All mining uses equipment often powered by petroleum-fuel machinery. Mining uranium requires disturbing one-millionth the earth of mining coal for similar energy production.
Charles F. Monette is a poet, teacher, playwright, artist, actor, builder, and U.S. Army veteran.
Lachlan Francis chairs the Windham County Democratic Committee. WESTMINSTER-Democrats in the state Legislature scored some...
Fric Spruyt represents District 9 in Brattleboro's Representative Town Meeting. BRATTLEBORO-At the July 8 Brattleboro...
Jim Freedman is a leadership consultant and the author of Becoming a Leader: Identity, Influence,
MONTPELIER-After a red-hot election cycle two years ago, Vermont is due for a significantly sleepier campaign season, according to unofficial filings with the secretary of state's office. Major party candidates were due to submit petitions to appear on the Aug. 13 primary election ballot by May 30, though it may take days for the candidate list to be finalized. In stark contrast to 2022, all of Vermont's statewide incumbents up for reelection are running again this year. And most of...
After I lost the Selectboard race, many people reached out with condolences. I told them all the same thing: I wasn't disappointed or discouraged. I was inspired. I met so many new people through my campaign. Their ideas fired my imagination, and their knowledge and experience stoked that fire. My desire to contribute to town government and to help shape our town's future is even stronger now than it was before I ran. Thank you to Franz Reichsman, Elizabeth McLoughlin,
Enjoy a special night out with dinner and a theater experience with The Vermont Theatre Company on Friday, Nov. 3, from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., at the NewBrook Firehouse on Route 30. According to a news release, “it's Mardi Gras in New Orleans and the Krewe of Midas is holding their annual masquerade ball. Old scores are settled and family secrets are exposed when Pierre Dupre, the King of the Krewe, is murdered. Who strangled the Mardi Gras King with...
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