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Voices

What happened to Vermont?

By
Laura J. Lynch
Wednesday, March 16, 2016 — Issue 348

I thought Vermont had more sense than this. We, the people of the 17 towns of southern New Hampshire, have fought the Kinder Morgan pipeline and do not want it in our state.

What is wrong with the so-called “green state”?

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

Vermont investigation contributes to national understanding of COVID-19 transmission

Wednesday, October 28, 2020 — Issue 585

An investigation conducted by Vermont Department of Health scientists and released last week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that transmission of the coronavirus can occur during multiple brief exposures with someone who is infected. According to a news release, staff from the Health Department and the Department of Corrections looked into an instance in which a state correctional officer became infected after several brief interactions with incarcerated people who had COVID-19. None of the individual...

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Voices

Cute? In what way?

By
Charlene Wakefield
Wednesday, August 31, 2022 — Issue 679

I hate the groundhog. I don't care what anyone says, and others do have some things to say. But I have a mind of my own when it comes to groundhogs. To be fair, I don't necessarily hate your groundhog, or groundhogs in general, or even groundhogs as a species - although I could be persuaded to. Nevertheless, I can't go along with those who claim they're so cute and fun. Cute in what way? The way they wobble and...

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Arts

Eric Bass presents farewell performance of ‘Autumn Portraits’ at Sandglass

Wednesday, November 22, 2017 — Issue 435

On Thanksgiving weekend, Sandglass Theater honors the retiring of Eric Bass's award winning solo show, Autumn Portraits. Sandglass' longest-touring piece will perform on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 24 and 25, at 7:30 p.m., for the last time. This show remains a staple of the Sandglass artistic vision and a meaningful influence in the lineage and art of puppetry globally. According to a news release, “Autumn is a metaphor for that time of life when our thoughts turn inward, when we...

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