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Focus on Act 46

On towns’ options for school choice and the pressure for change
Wednesday, May 4, 2016 — Issue 355

• Viewpoint: Education Secretary Rebecca Holcombe on towns' ultimate autonomy in offering school choice to their respective students.

• Counterpoint: Compass School Director Rick Gordon responds to Holcombe's piece.

• Viewpoint: David Schoales, a member of the Brattleboro Selectboard and Town School Board, offers his personal point of view on the rush to change.

Voices

Bridges, island hold tremendous potential

By
Jason Cooper

Jason Cooper, a real estate investor, developer, and property manager, has served as a steering...

Let’s dedicate our budget to the loving stewardship of Brattleboro

By
Jessica Dolan

Jessica Dolan, Ph.D. (District 8) is a Brattleboro Representative Town Meeting member. BRATTLEBORO-Our predecessors were...

New law could transform how we address homelessness

By
Emilie Kornheiser

Emilie Kornheiser, Ian Goodnow, and Mollie Burke represent Brattleboro in the Vermont House of Representatives.

Standing with the autism community

By
Health Care and Rehabilitation Services

SPRINGFIELD-On April 16, during his inaugural speech as secretary of health and human services, Robert...

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County legislators see priorities become state law

By
Joyce Marcel
Wednesday, June 21, 2023 — Issue 720

The Legislature returns to Montpelier this week to see if it can override Gov. Phil Scott's veto of the budget and take care of a few other pressing concerns. Meanwhile, two of Windham County's legislative leaders are celebrating remarkable victories. In her first year as chair of the House Transportation Committee, Rep. Sara Coffey, D-Guilford, managed to create, negotiate, and pass, in conjunction with the Senate, the $850 million Transportation Bill that the governor signed into law on June 12.

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Voices

Eastes, Becker have performed well

By
Paula Marks
Wednesday, February 23, 2022 — Issue 652

With a little less than a year's residency in Guilford, I do not know either of the gentlemen being challenged for their Selectboard seats, nor do I know their opponents. That said, it appears to me, as a veteran of various boards and committees, that both Zon Eastes and Michael Becker have performed well overall in addressing critical issues and in seeking to enhance the Guilford community. I am also wary of conspiracy theories, as they can be concocted so...

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Arts

Latchis film series concludes with ‘The Wolfpack’

Wednesday, August 19, 2015 — Issue 319

The Latchis Theatre's Off the Beaten Path film series concludes this weekend with The Wolfpack, a unique documentary critics have described as “undeniably fascinating” and “stunning (and amazingly well done) and hard to believe.” The Off the Beaten Path series, presented in collaboration with the Brattleboro Film Festival, showcases recent films which may have slipped under the radar but are worth seeing. The Wolfpack will be presented on Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 22 and 23, at 4 p.m. Directed by...

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