I am so sorry to lose Pat Smith. She was the voice of the Reformer for me, and always helpful.
MacLean Gander is retired from a long career as a professor and administrator at Landmark...
Deborah Lee Luskin , one of this newspaper's original columnists, blogs at deborahleeluskin.com. WILLIAMSVILLE-I have...
Meg Donahue is cofounder and chief creative officer of MamaSezz.com, an online enterprise that works...
Emily Carris Duncan (ecarrisduncan.com) represents the Windham-6 district (Wilmington, Whitingham, and Halifax) in the Vermont...
BRATTLEBORO-On May 1, hundreds of people took to the streets of downtown Brattleboro to protect democracy and denounce the Trump administration's effort to roll back workers' rights, cut education funding, carry out mass deportations, and much more. "Show up and make your voices heard," said Calvin Dame of Brattleboro Area Action, one of the organizers of a May Day march along with Brattleboro Indivisible and 50501 Vermont. "This isn't about right and left. It's about right and wrong." "This is...
After nearly 40 years, Bob Backus is retiring. Dr. Bob joined the medical staff of Grace Cottage Hospital in the early 1970s. The indispensable nurse-choreographer of the office, Sue Clark, would greet you as Dr. Bob buzzed out to escort you to his office and into a rocking chair draped with a well-worn crocheted throw. You'd sit amidst his museum/office festooned with photos of the people of the valley, his medical-related cartoons, and posters offering some none-too-subtle advice about smoking.
Thomas Jefferson never knew the Monticello of today - in perfect condition, impeccably furnished. Dartmouth College senior lecturer Marlene Elizabeth Heck explains the lifelong project Jefferson called his “essay in architecture” during the February edition of the First Wednesday lecture series presented by Brooks Memorial Library and the Vermont Humanities Council, on Feb. 1, at 7 p.m., at the library. Heck's work focuses on the architectural and social history of America in the “Age of Jefferson.” She is particularly interested...
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