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.
ATHENS-Jeff Potter's column argues that because some United Nations officials and nongovernmental organizations argue Israel's...
BRATTLEBORO-Australian (secret) ballot is the only way all the registered voters of Brattleboro get to...
Tristan Roberts (tristan@tristanroberts.org) is a former state representative, a small-scale farmer, and a writer who...
Daniel Quipp served on the Brattleboro Selectboard from 2019 to 2025. BRATTLEBORO-In the last month...
After taking a year off due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Harris Hill ski jump will celebrate its centennial with the return of the annual President's Day weekend competition on Feb. 19 and 20, 2022. As one of just six 90-meter ski jumps in the United States and the only one in New England, Harris Hill is known throughout North America and Europe as one of the more enjoyable jumping venues on the international circuit, with big crowds and a...
As a supporter of Molly Gray when she ran for lieutenant governor, I was disappointed in her announcement that she was now running for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. When the people of Vermont voted Ms. Gray into office as lieutenant governor, I'm sure many of them trusted, as I did, that she would fulfill her term, serve Vermonters well, and then, when the time would come, run for governor. Instead, it seems she viewed the state...
The Saxtons River Art Guild announces a one-day workshop on using watercolor pencils, given by Lynn Zimmerman, on Saturday, Nov. 4, at the United Church of Bellows Falls, 8 School St., from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Participants can bring their own set of watercolor pencils; however, all high-quality tools and materials will be supplied. A list of suggested supplies will be sent upon registration. Artists of any level are welcome. (1)By the end of the class, students will have...
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