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Voices

A great gift

By
Dotty Schnure
Wednesday, February 17, 2016 — Issue 344

The only thing I don't believe, Susan Odegard, is that you are not an accomplished person. Wow - you have found beauty in yourself and the world and have articulated it so well.

Thanks for this gift of an article.

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

Marlboro College sells graduate center building to Renaud Brothers

By
Randolph T. Holhut
Wednesday, August 22, 2018 — Issue 473

Marlboro College announced on Aug. 15 that it had sold the former downtown home of its graduate center to Renaud Brothers, a Vernon-based construction firm. According to a news release, Renaud Brothers Construction agreed to a price of $3 million for the 42,000-square-foot office building. The property will now be known as 28 Vernon Street, named after the limited liability corporation that was formed to buy and manage the property. “We are pleased to be selling this valuable facility to...

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Voices

Water insecurity is horrible

By
Baylie Houle
Wednesday, January 18, 2017 — Issue 391

In our world today, water is being polluted. There is not enough water for everyone. This is bad, because water should be for everyone like snow is for everyone. Some people think they can have all the water they want, but I think water should be for everyone and shared equally. I think it is wrong to have most people have dirty water. I also don't get why some people think they can have all the water they want; to...

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Arts

Southern Vermont Lyric Theatre celebrates music of Verdi

Wednesday, October 4, 2017 — Issue 428

Southern Vermont Lyric Theatre presents its fourth annual “Verdi in Vermont” concert at the Grafton Church. This year, two concerts will be offered: Saturday, Oct. 7, at 7 p.m., and Sunday, Oct. 8, at 3 p.m. The annual concert celebrates one of the most famous of all Italian opera composers: Giuseppe Verdi. Born on October 9 or 10, 1813, Verdi wrote 25 operas that have become the most performed by any operatic composer. Not only was Verdi an influential composer,

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