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Voices

A memorial for Bill Guay

By
Robert A. Oeser
Wednesday, February 3, 2016 — Issue 342

BRATTLEBORO — Thank you for documenting Bill Guay's effect on us.

A memorial is being planned for Mon., Feb. 15 at 10 a.m. at the First Baptist Church, 190 Main St., Brattleboro.

Voices

When online community discussion becomes a skewed feedback loop

By
Angela Earle Gray

BRATTLEBORO-In Brattleboro, a significant amount of public discourse happens online. While social media can be...

Love Trumps hate?

By
Lyle Hughes

GREENFIELD, MASS.-When I saw the cover of The Commons, I decided to look over this...

Area youth gave a week of in poverty- and hurricane-relief work in North Carolina

By
Brattleboro Area Interfaith Youth Group

BRATTLEBORO-The Brattleboro Area Interfaith Youth Group went off to Asheville, North Carolina! The multicultural group...

Hyperventilating Trump haters need to get a grip

By
Julia Duncan

NORTHFIELD, MASS.-There are so many hysterical writers to this paper that it's difficult to focus...

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In the spirit of the season

Wednesday, December 11, 2019 — Issue 540

If you are overwhelmed by the crass commercialism that has overtaken the holiday season, a trip to see Shirley Squires' 1,500 nativity sets in her home might be just what you need. She has been collecting nativity sets since 1993 and, as the collection grew, in 1997 she decided to share it with anyone with an interest in visiting. As the years have passed, Squires, 90, has given up most of her living spaces to the Christmas displays. The only...

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Voices

A letter to Bernie Sanders

By
Curtiss Reed Jr.
Wednesday, August 5, 2015 — Issue 317

Dear Bernie Sanders: In a moment of bewildered frustration after your encounter with Black Lives Matter activists in Arizona, you asked, “How do we best deal with racism in America?” Your inquiry and affect indicated that you have moved from a state of being unconsciously unskillful with people of color to a state of being consciously unskillful. And this shift sets the stage for powerful, effective change if you are up to the task. As executive director of Vermont's longest...

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Arts

Hoey art exhibit opens at Next Stage Gallery

Wednesday, November 21, 2018 — Issue 486

The Gallery at Next Stage presents “Passages: Charcoals by Ailyn Hoey,” from Nov. 16 through Feb. 11, with an artist reception on Sunday, Nov. 18, from 4 to 6 p.m. The Gallery, created as part of the recent $1.7 million renovation, is located at Next Stage, 15 Kimball Hill. Growing up in rural Vermont, Hoey spent many hours exploring its woods, river banks, and beaver ponds. Hoey has always liked to create with her hands and started painting and drawing...

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