BRATTLEBORO — It sounds to me like Patrick Leahy doesn't want to be a senator from Vermont anymore.
ATHENS-Jeff Potter's column argues that because some United Nations officials and nongovernmental organizations argue Israel's...
BRATTLEBORO-Australian (secret) ballot is the only way all the registered voters of Brattleboro get to...
Tristan Roberts (tristan@tristanroberts.org) is a former state representative, a small-scale farmer, and a writer who...
Daniel Quipp served on the Brattleboro Selectboard from 2019 to 2025. BRATTLEBORO-In the last month...
BRATTLEBORO-The town will be modifying its parking zones on Wednesday, Sept. 3. To prepare for this transition, parking will be free on Tuesday, Sept. 2. According to a news release, parking zones will be renamed using numbers only to streamline the payment process. Rather than typing the word "zone" followed by a number, users will simply enter a string of numbers when paying through the Park Smarter app or text-to-pay system. For example, rather than typing "Zone1," users will enter...
Elaine Clift's article on women and (some) men's attitudes regarding their fitness as writers makes a point we all know well. However, when it comes to voting, we're not voting for gender, are we? Don't we profess voting for someone on the basis of values demonstrated by personal and political actions? If this is the case, our female candidate doesn't hold up well. If you're interested in learning more, Queen of Chaos: The Misadventures of Hillary Clinton, by Diana Johnstone...
In the mountains and along the coasts of Georgia, the ancient country that straddles the Caucasus Mountains, songs have echoed for centuries. Villages and regions developed their own distinctive approaches to melody and harmony, to style and timbre. Iberi, a men's choir from Georgia in Eurasia, will share their distinctive choral traditions at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, April 6, at Immanuel Episcopal Church, 20 Church St. The six-person vocal and instrumental ensemble channels Georgia's multitude of sounds, exploring the emotional potential...
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