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Voices

A brilliant choice for librarian

By
Kathleen O'Dean
Wednesday, November 25, 2015 — Issue 333

I am a long-time colleague of Starr's and a big fan. Brattleboro has made a brilliant choice! The town will reap rewards for years to come. I wish she were library director in my town.

Congratulations, Starr! Brooks Memorial Library is very lucky.

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

Nonprofits fear chill from changing political winds

By
Randolph T. Holhut and Jeff Potter
Wednesday, November 30, 2016 — Issue 385

Area legislators and local social service agencies recently shared their concerns about what new political leadership in both Montpelier and Washington might mean for continued funding of anti-hunger and anti-poverty programs. At the Nov. 17 meeting of the Hunger Council of the Windham Region at the Marlboro College Graduate Center, State Sen. Rebecca Balint, D-Windham, and state Reps. John Gannon, D-Wilmington; Emily Long, D-Newfane; Valerie Stuart, D-Brattleboro; and Molly Burke, P-Brattleboro talked about what can be done to keep the...

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Voices

Rockingham Selectboard will create brightest possible future

By
Bonnie North
Wednesday, March 17, 2021 — Issue 604

I want to express my deepest appreciation to everyone who participated in Rockingham's Selectboard elections. It's been such a rough year on all of us. Pandemic fears and restrictions made voting in our town elections especially challenging - not to mention the brutal weather! Nonetheless the total vote wasn't a great deal lower than last year's. I know all five of us on the board this coming year will strive together to do our best to create the brightest possible...

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Arts

Landmark College presents ‘Centering’ at the Fine Arts Gallery

Wednesday, February 3, 2016 — Issue 342

The art exhibition “Centering” opens on Feb. 27 at Landmark College's Fine Arts Gallery. Curated by art professor Jen Morris, the exhibit features five artists of regional, national, and international reputation. “I wanted to make sure that I invited artists with as broad a foundation of process as possible,” Morris said in a news release. “I tried to not just represent a variety of mediums, but also include studio-based artists, artists who are reinventing their medium's history of 'studio,' and...

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