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Voices

So happy for family

By
Betsy Jaffe
Wednesday, July 8, 2015 — Issue 313

Love this story! Ana was my son Leo's preschool teacher. I am so happy for the family and the amazing resourcefulness and commitment that brought them all back together. So happy for Ana.

Voices

With the right support, refugees in rural Vermont can thrive

By
Pablo Bose and Thomas Huddleston

Pablo Bose is a professor in the Department of Geography and Geosciences at the University...

Representative Town Meeting works for a town the size of Brattleboro

By
Rebecca Bartlett

BRATTLEBORO-I have lived and voted in Brattleboro for 45 years, and I am writing about...

The wonder of paradox

By
Meg Mott

Meg Mott is professor emerita of Marlboro College and Emerson College and describes herself as...

Editing words about war, and our great divide

By
Jeff Potter

Jeff Potter has edited The Commons since 2008 and has been working in and around...

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News

Vernon dam incident not serious, new owner says

By
Mike Faher
Wednesday, July 5, 2017 — Issue 415

The recent failure of a bulkhead at the Vernon hydroelectric station spurred an incident report to federal regulators. The full report hasn't been released. But dam owner Great River Hydro and officials at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) are classifying the problem as minor. “The incident involved a relatively small bulkhead, with the only impact a slight loss of water, and there was no danger to the public,” said Craig Cano, a commission spokesman. “A new bulkhead is being...

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Voices

What comes first, our own self interests or the environment?

By
Dr. Tamara Stenn
Wednesday, April 24, 2019 — Issue 507

I was one of the lucky 2,000 customers who was able to lease a Tesla Powerwall from Green Mountain Power. For $15 a month per panel, paid over 10 years, I was given two panels that would switch on if the grid went down. These panels would also provide backup energy for Green Mountain Power (GMP) when necessary. Valued by Tesla at almost $8,000 each, including installation, this $1,800 total investment seemed like a good deal from GMP, the first...

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Arts

NXT Gallery presents paintings by Sarah H. Paulson

Wednesday, November 8, 2023 — Issue 739

NXT Gallery, 15 Kimball Hill, hosts the opening reception of "Dragon Land," an exhibition by artist and acupuncturist Sarah H. Paulson. The event will take place on Sunday, Nov. 19, from 4 to 6 p.m. "My art practice is performative," Paulson says in a news release. "I believe that performance, in its sacred form, has the capacity to bring the human being closest to what it means to be human. This sentiment is at the heart of all my work,

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