BRATTLEBORO — It's a sad day when a writer loses a job. I hope Pat Smith and Mike Fahar find meaningful work that will continue to contribute to their community.
Emily Hallock is a patient care technician at Brattleboro Retreat. She originally posted this piece...
WEST BRATTLEBORO-Free the drugs. I suggest the state of Vermont offers free drugs administered by...
PUTNEY-The Jim Jeffords ("I didn't leave the party, the party left me") solution: The U.S.
MIDDLEBURY-CCM Holland Mills' letter itself is filled with untrue statements and harmful rhetoric, which I,
When Brandy Cheney tries to convince kids to stay away from opiates, she has a secret weapon: Brutal honesty. Cheney, a recovery coach and youth advocate at Turning Point in Springfield, offers her own story of addiction, arrest, and recovery to students as young as 8 years old. Like others who spoke here at an April 5 community meeting on opiate issues, Cheney preached the importance of telling children and young adults the truth - and reaching far beyond the...
Someone you know might be an addict; in fact, you might love an addict yourself. Addiction to illegal substance - yes, drugs - destroys families. Using is personal to each individual, who often believes their actions affect only themselves. That is not surprising, because addiction to drugs is often described as an egocentric disease. As the user destroys their life, those people around them are drawn into the insanity. Thus, they become “sick,” too. For the addict, hope is on...
On Sunday, June 21, at 8 p.m., Simba celebrates the Summer Solstice of 2015 at the Evening Star Grange in Dummerston Center. This annual music and dance party happens on the first day of summer. In 1989, the band started by playing a benefit on the Brattleboro Common to shut down the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant; they called themselves the “No Nukes Band.” That group became Simba, and 26 years later, they have played on dance floors, lawns, and...
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