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Voices

An unreasonable, but terribly powerful, fear

By
Maggie Brown Cassidy
Wednesday, October 21, 2015 — Issue 328

PUTNEY — I am so grateful for this commentary, which names the unreasonable, but terribly powerful, fear - of a tyrannical government actually disarming citizens - behind so many opponents of gun-safety laws.

Voices

What has the U.S. done?

By
Kate Kenner

GUILFORD-So Trump has been elected - again. If last time was bad, this time will...

Keeping faith in ‘interesting times’

By
The Beloved Community VT

The writers note that they originally sent this letter to their congregation. "We offer it...

Election results: obvious, but still shocking

By
M.N. Scherbatskoy

WESTMINSTER WEST-Thank you to David Brooks for clearly saying in his Nov. 8 New York...

We’ve become a business with a community problem

By
Hannah Sorila

Hannah Sorila is a writer and community organizer who aims to align intention and impact...

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News

Entergy agrees to fund VY emergency planning

By
Mike Faher
Wednesday, August 17, 2016 — Issue 370

Entergy has agreed to give the state $600,000 for Vermont Yankee emergency planning over the next two years, and officials say some of that money will be allocated to towns in the vicinity of the shut-down nuclear plant. The funding is part of a new contract between Entergy, the plant's owner, and the Vermont Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security. Due to changes in federal safety regulations at Vermont Yankee, Entergy's mandatory emergency planning payments to the state ended...

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Voices

Goodnow: a worthy successor to seat that Tim O’Connor held

By
Thomas W. Costello
Tuesday, July 23, 2024 — Issue 774

BRATTLEBORO-In 1968, Tim O'Connor ran for the Legislature, for the seat I was later elected to in 1996. Tim was 32 years old, a lawyer in town. A more humane, dedicated, and skilled public servant has never again served us. It is with the spirit of Tim in my mind that I endorse the candidacy of Ian Goodnow for the Legislature. Ian is also 32, and a lawyer who works in town at 51 Putney Rd., as did Tim. Ian...

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Arts

House Blend to perform in Westminster West

Wednesday, November 5, 2014 — Issue 279

House Blend, a self-led a cappella chorus dedicated to the music of many cultures and traditions, invites you to a concert on Saturday, Nov. 15, at 7:30 p.m. at Westminster West Church. The concert includes an arrangement of “Viva la Quince Brigada,” a favorite of Pete Seeger. Other pieces come from Brazil, South Africa, and New Zealand. The group, based in Saxtons River, says it is committed to sharing the joy of its music with its audience - and to...

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