Thanks for Maggie Lake memoriam

Hayden Lake

Wednesday, February 25, 2015 — Issue 294

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

Voices

Seeing difference as a strength, not a weakness

Marc Thurman

Marc Thurman is the director of the Centers for Diversity and Inclusion at Landmark College.

Irony and hypocrisy

Karen Tyler

BRATTLEBORO-Charlie Kirk very publicly said that he believed it was worth the cost of a...

Trump and Republicans are trampling on our most sacred freedoms

Stephen Stearns

BRATTLEBORO-Are you thinking about our Constitution's First Amendment today? I am. Before our revolution in...

We need to come out for the next No Kings march on Oct. 18

Dan DeWalt

WILLIAMSVILLE-Every day we wake up to news of yet another assault on our Constitution and...

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Outmaneuvering the heroin traffickers

Dr. Thomas Simpatico doesn't think it's news to anybody that “the war on drugs hasn't gone well.” The chief medical officer for the Department of Vermont Health Access, Simpatico calls the current environment a “supply-and-demand market.” And he names the solutions, “from a simple business sense”: the new controlled delivery system that “simply outmaneuvers” the criminal element by making opiate replacement therapy (ORT), or medically assisted therapy (MAT), cheaper to access. ORT, as delivered through this Hub and Spoke Initiative,

The need for nuance

Christian Avard

Wednesday, May 8, 2024 — Issue 764

UNITY, N.H.-I want to commend Tim Wessel for his sincere attempt to address Hamas's terrorist attack in southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2024. Israel should not be left off the hook for its brutal occupation of the Palestinian Territories. Wessel tried to make that clear. He also tried to make clear that Hamas shouldn't be left off the hook, either. But, sadly, trying to inject nuance into the complex discussion of the Mideast crisis is drowned out by overzealous voices...

'Saxtons River Suite' makes its world premiere at Main Street Arts

Wednesday, November 4, 2015 — Issue 330

On Saturday, Nov. 7, and Sunday, Nov. 8, Main Street Arts (MSA) hosts the world premiere of the “Saxtons River Suite,” composed by Carol Wood and performed by the Vermont Symphony Orchestra Ensemble and the Counterpoint Chorus. The suite and the art curtains it inspired will be the center of a musical and visual tribute celebrating this 500-person village, its seasons, and the beauty of the region throughout the year. The Nov. 7 premiere performance will be part of a...

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Thanks for Maggie Lake memoriam

Hayden Lake

Wednesday, February 25, 2015 — Issue 294

Voices

Seeing difference as a strength, not a weakness

Irony and hypocrisy

Trump and Republicans are trampling on our most sacred freedoms

We need to come out for the next No Kings march on Oct. 18

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News

Outmaneuvering the heroin traffickers

Allison Teague

Wednesday, June 18, 2014 — Issue 259

Voices

The need for nuance

Christian Avard

Wednesday, May 8, 2024 — Issue 764

Arts

'Saxtons River Suite' makes its world premiere at Main Street Arts

Wednesday, November 4, 2015 — Issue 330

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