PUTNEY — Thank you, Joyce Marcel, for this wonderfully written and accurate tribute to my mother.
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...
The creative economy in Vermont is no longer just a sideshow. Arts and culture have become a significant part of the state's overall economy, which was why, on April 9, the downstairs hall at Next Stage Arts in Putney was filled with visual artists, circus performers, photographers, writers, and representatives of various cultural institutions from all over Windham County. They had gathered for a conference titled “Southern Vermont Creative Meeting: Nexus of Art & Economy.” Organizers of the conference -
The scourge of gun violence in our schools and society has spawned a renewed debate about the causes. We can blame the National Rifle Association for sure; it is a significant co-collaborator. But of the 70 million gun owners, only 5 million are NRA members, and the rest are unaffiliated or members of other, perhaps less-extreme gun-rights organizations. Numerous other political advocacy organizations are better funded than the NRA. We can also blame our neutered politicians. The vicious irony here...
Visiting master Senegalese dancer, teacher, and choreographer Caro Diallo offers an intensive weekend of Zumba and dance classes on Nov. 15 and 16 at the Stone Church, 210 Main St. This is Diallo's eighth time visiting Brattleboro. He taught twice a week here in August and September. Organizers say this is the last chance to take classes with him before he heads back to Senegal and Switzerland, where he teaches the rest of the year. Diallo, a certified Zumba teacher...
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