BELLOWS FALLS — Thank you for writing such a complete piece about our town. Well done.
BRATTLEBORO-Big thanks to Joyce Marcel for an excellent article/interview with Becca Balint, and big thanks...
BRATTLEBORO-As I listen to all the reports of what's happening in the Texas Legislature, I...
SAXTONS RIVER-An open letter to Gov. Phil Scott: On Aug. 10, I received an email...
GUILFORD-In the subheading referring to "the 'cruelty' of the budget bill," I understand why you...
The partial federal government shutdown is putting thousands of Vermonters at risk of hunger, in particular those who receive 3SquaresVT - known nationally as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). With the end of the shutdown still uncertain, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), one of the federal agencies affected by the shutdown, has authorized states to issue benefits early for the month of February. According to a news release, the Economic Services Division of the Vermont Department for Children...
WILLIAMSVILLE-Mark Treinkman responded to an opinion he didn't like by belittling its author, questioning the legitimacy of its points, and offering his own more "scholarly" opinion as a substitute. He advocates for "knowledge and context," so let's try to apply some to what he wrote. Mr. Treinkman correctly reminded us that Jews have lived alongside Arabs in Palestine for centuries. Jews and Arabs, in fact, coexisted with minimal friction between them for a very long time. It was only when...
<p>Week four at Yellow Barn’s 54th Summer Festival continues with a series of concerts and events that highlight the work of Composer in Residence Hilda Paredes, including Yellow Barn’s annual Composer Portrait, which gives audiences the opportunity to enter a conversation with the composer and the musicians performing her work.</p> <p>The cornerstone of Paredes’s residency, and the subject of her composer portrait, is the American premiere of her award-winning chamber opera <em>Harriet</em><em>:</em><em> Scenes from the Life of Harriet Tubman</em>.</p> <p>The...
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