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Voices

Lucky library

By
Laura Cooper
Wednesday, November 25, 2015 — Issue 333

Congratulations, Starr LaTronica! Brooks Memorial Library is very lucky.

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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Early voting has begun statewide

Wednesday, July 1, 2020 — Issue 568

The early voting period for the Vermont Statewide Primary elections, which take place on Tuesday, Aug. 11, has begun. Secretary of State Jim Condos said in a news release that voting early or by mail “has taken on an increased importance during the COVID-19 pandemic. As we all do our part to protect the public health, voting by mail is a safe and secure way to have your voice heard in our democratic process while reducing traffic at the polling...

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Voices

Retreat LGBT+ unit shutdown increases risks for vulnerable patients

By
Rheba Reynolds
Wednesday, January 15, 2020 — Issue 544

Amidst a standoff between state officials and the Brattleboro Retreat over financing, the Retreat has been scrambling to make up for massive budget shortfalls. One of the heaviest casualties so far is the supposedly temporary closure of one of the seven inpatient units, Osgood 2, the only LGBT+ inpatient program in the country. The unit closed on Dec. 23, 2019 and as of today, Jan. 10, has not been reopened. Staff for the unit, admissions staff, and patients are left...

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Arts

Literary Cocktail Hour features regional mystery writers

Wednesday, July 15, 2020 — Issue 570

The Brattleboro Literary Festival will host a free virtual Literary Cocktail Hour. The event, on Friday, July 17, at 5 p.m., will feature three mystery writers: Archer Mayor, Paula Munier, and Julia Spencer-Fleming. Archer Mayor is the locally-loved author of the Vermont-based Joe Gunther series. The Orphan's Guilt, the 31st book in the series, is forthcoming in September. Paula Munier is the creator of the Vermont-based Mercy and Elvis mystery series featuring former Army MP Mercy Carr and her retired...

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