Voice of the newspaper

Susannah Griefen

Wednesday, July 8, 2015 — Issue 313

I am so sorry to lose Pat Smith. She was the voice of the Reformer for me, and always helpful.

Voices

Seeing difference as a strength, not a weakness

Marc Thurman

Marc Thurman is the director of the Centers for Diversity and Inclusion at Landmark College.

Irony and hypocrisy

Karen Tyler

BRATTLEBORO-Charlie Kirk very publicly said that he believed it was worth the cost of a...

Trump and Republicans are trampling on our most sacred freedoms

Stephen Stearns

BRATTLEBORO-Are you thinking about our Constitution's First Amendment today? I am. Before our revolution in...

We need to come out for the next No Kings march on Oct. 18

Dan DeWalt

WILLIAMSVILLE-Every day we wake up to news of yet another assault on our Constitution and...

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Covid levels remain low, but new variant looms

For many Vermonters, this summer has been a time of diminishing worries about COVID-19, but this status could change quickly as the new BA.5 Omicron subvariant is starting to drive an uptick in cases nationwide. Vermont is reporting an increased proportion of BA.5 cases, according to the July 13 Vermont Department of Health (VDH) surveillance report. However, it does not seem to have driven a spike in overall cases in the state thus far. In New England, BA.5 made up...

If the president is immune to indictment, then the Constitution no longer has any meaning

Larry Allen Brown

Wednesday, August 22, 2018 — Issue 473

The issue of indicting a sitting president now comes into focus. A sitting president must be able to be indicted, because otherwise he could get away with murder. Literally. The argument made from those like Rudy Giuliani is that the president must be impeached first, and then when he's no longer in office, you can indict him. But that leaves a gaping hole in the process that the framers of the Constitution would never have agreed with. When the Constitution...

Next Stage Bandwagon Series presents Afrobeat ensemble Armo

Wednesday, August 9, 2023 — Issue 726

The Next Stage "Bandwagon Summer Series" presents Afrobeat ensemble Armo on Friday, Aug. 18, at 6 p.m., at the Retreat Farm, 45 Farmhouse Square. Armo's sound focuses on classic and contemporary Afrobeat. Founded by longtime Antibalas bandmates Amayo (vocals, keyboards), Jordan McLean (trumpet, percussion), Marcus Farrar (percussion, vocals), Nikhil P. Yerawadekar (guitar, keyboards), Kevin Raczka (drums), and Justin Kimmel (bass), Armo creates spontaneous arrangements of the music of Fela Anikulapo Kuti, The Daktaris, Ebo Taylor, William Onyeabor, The Art Ensemble...

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Voice of the newspaper

Susannah Griefen

Wednesday, July 8, 2015 — Issue 313

Voices

Seeing difference as a strength, not a weakness

Irony and hypocrisy

Trump and Republicans are trampling on our most sacred freedoms

We need to come out for the next No Kings march on Oct. 18

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Covid levels remain low, but new variant looms

Randolph T. Holhut

Wednesday, July 20, 2022 — Issue 673

Voices

If the president is immune to indictment, then the Constitution no longer has any meaning

Larry Allen Brown

Wednesday, August 22, 2018 — Issue 473

Arts

Next Stage Bandwagon Series presents Afrobeat ensemble Armo

Wednesday, August 9, 2023 — Issue 726

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