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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...
Officials say Windham County's foster care population has jumped more than 50 percent in the past year, leading to increased pressures on families, social agencies, and schools. At a recent Brattleboro meeting that included social workers, educators, legislators, and others, the problem was summed up in four words - “a system under stress.” There were suggestions for improvements and discussions of bright spots, including an innovative outreach program at one Brattleboro elementary school. But there was no getting around the...
The United States Postal Service,(1) which is not funded by tax money and is the only non-corporate mail service, is (2)struggling to stay in operation. (3)The agency needs government money desperately right now so it won't go under. At stake are the jobs of 640,000 employees.(4) The universal mail service will be needed for thousands and thousands of Americans to vote in the upcoming November election(5). President Trump threatened not to sign the recent coronavirus stimulus bill if it included...
BRATTLEBORO-It promises to be an afternoon of humanitarian support and fine music as a host of regionally and internationally recognized musicians queue up for Life Aid for Palestine, a benefit concert on Sunday, Sept. 7, from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Latchis Theatre in Brattleboro, and on livestream. Organized by local advocates for Palestinian justice and liberation and co-sponsored by Southern Vermont for Palestine, the event, according to its press release, comes "at a time when many of us...
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