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Ross Momaney (rmm-art.com) is a visual artist and arts educator. By blending these roles, he...
Michelle Bos-Lun and Richard Nelson are state representatives who sit across the table from each...
Carolyn North (carolynnorthbooks.com) is a writer of books that address "the interface between matter and...
Jon Hoover is assistant executive director of Groundworks Collaborative. BRATTLEBORO-This community needs to come together...
The day after a brush fire scorched most of her property, landowner Siiri Lane took a few minutes to speak after a long day and night. “How amazing all these firefighters are,” she said Tuesday from her home on Ginseng Hill. “I get teary about it." Lane called emergency services Monday to report the fire. “I looked out the window, and it looked wrong,” she said of the landscape. Lane owns some of the property that burned; the rest is...
A recent political cartoon pictures President Biden dressed as Santa Claus standing in front of a present-laden Christmas tree with a family in their living room. His presents include things such as reduced unemployment/more people employed, inflation down to pre-pandemic levels, low gas prices, etc. The family is depicted rejecting his offers, saying something to the effect of "No, we're not buying it!" This captures comically yet frustratingly the kind of headlines one sees these days of Biden's approval ratings...
BRATTLEBORO-Naturalist Patti Smith will lead a workshop on creating and maintaining a nature journal from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 31, in the Community Meeting Room of Brooks Memorial Library. A nature journal that captures observations and experiences can bring enhanced, intensive attention to one's surroundings, Smith says. Keeping a nature journal can be a potent tool for learning or for finding peace and beauty. In this workshop, Bonnyvale Environmental Education Center (BEEC)'s Smith will share some...
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