New job in the offing?

Abby Jones

Wednesday, April 13, 2016 — Issue 352

Excellent article, thanks! Do you think Hillary Clinton asked Patrick Leahy to be vice president or secretary of state?

Voices

The cognitive dissonance of consuming animal products

Lindsey Britt

Lindsey Britt is the founder of Compassionate Dining, a Brattleboro-based volunteer group inspiring people to...

Building housing, building hope

Chloe Learey

Chloe Learey is the executive director of Winston Prouty Center for Child and Family Development...

More damage to health care coming, no thanks to Trump

Mike Mrowicki

Mike Mrowicki has served since 2007 in the Vermont House of Representatives, where he represents...

Fiscal shock: The public deserves answers about BMH

Richard Davis

Richard Davis, a retired registered nurse and tireless advocate for access to health care, is...

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Businesses send clear message: not enough workers

Representatives from businesses across Windham County gathered in the cafeteria of the School for International Training's Stephen and Nita Lowey International Center. They sipped coffee and shared stories from the trenches of doing business in a state with an unemployment rate of 2.1 percent. It was time for a regional SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats) analysis. “This is a real and continuing challenge for our employment base,” said Jeff Lewis, a consultant hired to hold the summit. The former...

A top civilian honor, sold for campaign cash

Rick Holmes

Tuesday, August 27, 2024 — Issue 779

Rick Holmes is retired and living in Marlboro after a long career in journalism and opinion-writing, mostly at the MetroWest Daily News in Framingham, Massachusetts, where he served as opinion editor. MARLBORO-Donald Trump caught some deserved criticism from veterans recently for saying the Presidential Medal of Freedom is the equivalent of the Congressional Medal of Honor. "It's actually much better," Trump said, "because everyone gets the Congressional Medal of Honor, they're soldiers. They're either in very bad shape because they've...

Crowell Gallery to present 'Depth, Movement and Light'

Wednesday, July 31, 2019 — Issue 521

During the month of August, the Crowell Art Gallery at Moore Free Library, 23 West St., presents “Depth, Movement and Light,” an exhibit by artist Valerie Takvorian and poet Mary Scriber. An artists' reception will be held on Saturday, Aug. 3, from 1 to 3 p.m. This exhibit invites visitors to consider the relationship between the written word and the canvas as the images of impressionistic landscape painter Valerie Takvorian are combined with the words of poet Mary Scriber. Each...

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New job in the offing?

Abby Jones

Wednesday, April 13, 2016 — Issue 352

Voices

The cognitive dissonance of consuming animal products

Building housing, building hope

More damage to health care coming, no thanks to Trump

Fiscal shock: The public deserves answers about BMH

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Businesses send clear message: not enough workers

Olga Peters

Wednesday, October 9, 2019 — Issue 531

Voices

A top civilian honor, sold for campaign cash

Rick Holmes

Tuesday, August 27, 2024 — Issue 779

Arts

Crowell Gallery to present 'Depth, Movement and Light'

Wednesday, July 31, 2019 — Issue 521

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