PUTNEY — Thank you, Joyce Marcel, for this wonderfully written and accurate tribute to my mother.
WESTMINSTER-A few days ago, I texted some of my family members to call their representatives...
BRATTLEBORO-There has been an unrelenting assault on our culture and our country since the inauguration...
TOWNSHEND-Several weeks ago, a Peruvian fisherman, stranded in the ocean for months, was miraculously found...
Lachlan Francis chairs the Windham County Democratic Committee. He adds: "I'm proud that in Windham...
Former Ambassador and State Senator Peter Galbraith knows a thing or two about diplomacy. After many years as a diplomat and consultant in places ranging from East Timor and Croatia to Iraq and Afghanistan, the Townshend resident says he has one simple rule to test the worth of a deal. “No negotiated agreement does everything that you want,” he said during a talk arranged by the Windham World Affairs Council on July 24 at 118 Elliot. “The measure is, is...
As I travel about my district, I keep getting asked: “How will the Legislature's vote for governor go?” Around the state, apparently, other legislators are hearing the same question. Here's a bit about that question, and why I'm sharing my choice. First, some history. Since no candidate received more than 50 percent of the votes, the Legislature will decide who becomes governor. In this year's election, Governor Peter Shumlin received the most votes, as Jim Douglas did in 2002 when...
Sky Hopinka's new film, maɬni - towards the ocean, towards the shore (2020), will begin screening in Epsilon Spires Virtual Cinema on Friday, April 9. A viewing link can be found at epsilonspires.org. The film (whose title is pronounced “moth-nee”) centers on Chinookan cosmology and the unfolding life transitions of its subjects, Sweetwater Sahme and Jordan Mercier. As described in a news release: “Sweetwater is pregnant and Jordan is awaiting the imminent birth of his second child. From these critical...
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