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Voices

Thanks for Maggie Lake memoriam

By
Hayden Lake
Wednesday, February 25, 2015 — Issue 294

PUTNEY — Thank you, Joyce Marcel, for this wonderfully written and accurate tribute to my mother.

Voices

Coming to common sense on common ground

By
Django Grace

Django Grace spoke a version of these words at the No Kings 2.0 rally in...

Windham County NAACP: In support of Dr. Etan Nasreddin-Longo

By
Windham County Branch of the NAACP

BRATTLEBORO-The Windham County Branch of the NAACP was surprised to learn of Dr. Etan Nasreddin-Longo's...

The people are always right

By
Laura Sibilia

Laura Sibilia delivered these remarks at the No Kings 2.0 event in Wilmington on Oct.

The cognitive dissonance of consuming animal products

By
Lindsey Britt

Lindsey Britt is the founder of Compassionate Dining, a Brattleboro-based volunteer group inspiring people to...

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Rockingham Selectboard hopefuls make their cases

By
Robert F. Smith
Wednesday, March 20, 2024 — Issue 757

The five candidates running for two open one-year seats on the Rockingham Selectboard - Jamey Berrick, John Dunbar, Bonnie North, Stan Talstra, and Deborah Wright - held a forum at the Rockingham Free Public Library. The March 13 forum also included candidate Rick Cowan, who is running unopposed for the three-year seat left vacant by Bonnie North. Voters will cast their ballots at the polls on Tuesday, April 2 at the Masonic Temple at 61 Westminster St. in Bellows Falls.

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Voices

We can do better

By
Don Rosinski
Wednesday, August 16, 2023 — Issue 727

I am not going to comment on this commentary by Robert Fritz, as it simply plays the same old tune that has been kicked around for a long time. But it made me think. If people watch the man we now call president and believe he has any kind of grip on reality, then we are fooling ourselves or we are blinded by our hate for the former president. There are better, younger, and more qualified folks out there who...

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Arts

Lorkin O'Reilly, Melanie MacLaren play Gaelic roots-inspired folk at Epison Spires

Wednesday, March 23, 2022 — Issue 656

March is traditionally a time for shamrock decorations and pints of green beer, but this year Epsilon Spires is offering an opportunity to celebrate the season of Saint Patrick's Day a little differently with a live performance of Lorkin O'Reilly's Irish-inspired original folk music on the evening of Saturday, March 26. Joining him on the bill will be Melanie MacLaren, a singer-songwriter raised in New York who moved to Nashville in 2020. “O'Reilly's breathy vocal delivery and hypnotically rhythmic guitar...

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