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Voices

Loss of an amazing person

By
Antoine Jordan
Wednesday, November 25, 2015 — Issue 333

BRATTLEBORO — Nick Widomski was a really amazing person, and everybody who knew him is going to miss him terribly.

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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Road boss seeks greener pastures — and more roads

By
Olga Peters
Wednesday, April 18, 2018 — Issue 455

Hannah Tyler has just left her job as water and highway superintendent of the Department of Public Works in Brattleboro. She has traded that title in to become director of public works 67 miles north at the Windsor County town of Hartford, where she will manage the department and its 30 employees. There, she will lead her department in providing services to the town and its five villages (Hartford, Quechee, West Hartford, White River Junction, and Wilder), including maintaining 140...

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Voices

Historical perspective on Russia hacking

By
Tim Kipp
Wednesday, December 28, 2016 — Issue 389

As we have learned, the 2016 election was hacked by foreign sources, most probably Russia, according to U.S. intelligence sources and President Obama. The domestic reaction among the mass media, politicians, and the public have been justifiably explosive, as this represents a legitimate threat to our already compromised democratic processes. Yes, there is a real sense of violation here but perhaps some historical perspective would be helpful - a perspective that has been virtually ignored by the mainstream media. Since...

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Arts

BMC showcases student ensembles with annual concert

Wednesday, June 6, 2018 — Issue 462

The Brattleboro Music Center showcases student ensembles with the annual Spring Student Orchestras Concert. The free event is scheduled for Tuesday, June 12, at 7 p.m., at the BMC, 72 Blanche Moyse Way. The concert represents a finale for the year and will include all levels of student ensembles, including the Tigers Ensemble, the Music in the School beginner and intermediate year programs, the Youth String Ensemble and adult student ensembles, as well as the Brattleboro Area Middle School Strings...

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