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Voices

They still sound great

By
Betsy Nichols
Wednesday, February 25, 2015 — Issue 294

Wonderful article - thanks. It prompted me to listen to Feathers tonight for the first time in a few years; the group still sounds great.

I'm going to look for Ruth Garbus's solo music online now!

Voices

‘Nobody knows what I’m going to do’

By
MacLean Gander

MacLean Gander is retired from a long career as a professor and administrator at Landmark...

On being Jewish now

By
Deborah Lee Luskin

Deborah Lee Luskin , one of this newspaper's original columnists, blogs at deborahleeluskin.com. WILLIAMSVILLE-I have...

Some notes on bravery (and Brahms)

By
Meg Donahue

Meg Donahue is cofounder and chief creative officer of MamaSezz.com, an online enterprise that works...

Looking beyond generalizations

By
Emily Carris Duncan

Emily Carris Duncan (ecarrisduncan.com) represents the Windham-6 district (Wilmington, Whitingham, and Halifax) in the Vermont...

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Study recommends bike lanes, widened sidewalks in West Brattleboro

By
John Snyder
Wednesday, November 26, 2014 — Issue 282

Michael Bosworth clapped politely and let out a wan cheer with the six or seven others of the audience as the Selectboard approved a scoping study that recommends adding bike lanes and widening sidewalks to both sides of Western Avenue between Academy School and Greenleaf Street. The vote, cast at the Nov. 18 Selectboard meeting, followed a consultant's slideshow on road changes in the area, and years of mounting municipal and voter concern about bicycle and pedestrian safety. “There is...

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Voices

Education as life

By
Ethan Reischmann
Wednesday, June 25, 2014 — Issue 260

Let's take a moment to step back and reflect on what this day means. Our diplomas don't say much by themselves. They confirm that yes, you have the skills necessary to graduate high school: mainly filling in multiple-choice bubbles and coming up with solid excuses for why your paper is late. More than that, however, that little slip of paper means that you have had an education. This is nothing to sneeze at; just this fact alone puts you in...

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Arts

Documentary screening to benefit Planned Parenthood

Wednesday, February 14, 2018 — Issue 446

The Breast Archives, a radical documentary exposing how breasts can affect self-esteem and life experiences for women, is showing in Brattleboro on Sunday, Feb. 18, at 4 p.m., at 118 Elliot. Tickets are $10 (suggested donation), and all proceeds will benefit Planned Parenthood of Northern New England's Brattleboro health center. According to a news release, the film shares the unadulterated stories of nine women who disclose bodily shame and disconnection. As these women slowly reconnect with their body-based stories, they...

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