WEST BRATTLEBORO — Beautifully written! It's easy to lose sight of the ones we do help when we focus our hearts on the ones we can't.
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...
The Vermont Small Business Development Center (VtSBDC) of Brattleboro is sponsoring a workshop, “3 Secrets to Successful Conflict Management,” at the Marlboro College Graduate Center, Room 2E, in Brattleboro on Tuesday, April 26, from 9 a.m. to noon. The workshop starts from the premise that while some conflicts are unavoidable, conflicts often present opportunities for growth and improvement. According to a news release, “effective conflict-management skills give people the ability to identify and handle conflicts wisely, objectively, and powerfully. How...
John Moran is a nonpartisan leader who has done a good job serving our district. He has held regular office hours in every town he represents and makes a point of trying to help all of his constituents, regardless of their politics. He has voted to expand credit to small businesses, to boost workforce training, and to promote job creation. It is his priority to see single-payer health care up and running in Vermont. He has worked on alternatives to...
The Jamaica Community Arts Council welcomes storyteller Rusty DeWees to the historic town hall on Saturday, April 21. DeWee's iconic persona, The Logger, is part-comedian, part-musician, and, according to a news release, “all Vermont, with a side of cussin' to entertain everyone … almost.” The Boston Globe has called his original one-man comedy show, The Logger, “inventive, entertaining ... poignant.” DeWees was raised in Stowe, and lives in Elmore. He has worked in every entertainment medium, including 30 films and...
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