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Focus on Act 46
Voices

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

Coming to common sense on common ground

By
Django Grace

Django Grace spoke a version of these words at the No Kings 2.0 rally in...

Windham County NAACP: In support of Dr. Etan Nasreddin-Longo

By
Windham County Branch of the NAACP

BRATTLEBORO-The Windham County Branch of the NAACP was surprised to learn of Dr. Etan Nasreddin-Longo's...

The people are always right

By
Laura Sibilia

Laura Sibilia delivered these remarks at the No Kings 2.0 event in Wilmington on Oct.

The cognitive dissonance of consuming animal products

By
Lindsey Britt

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

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Cuba comes to Brattleboro

By
Wendy M. Levy
Wednesday, November 4, 2015 — Issue 330

Although Havana is approximately 1,477 miles from Brattleboro, the organizers of the Brattleboro Film Festival and the Windham World Affairs Council aim to bring Cuba a lot closer during the weekend of Nov. 6. In a series of events that would have hardly been possible before 2014, when presidents Barack Obama and Raúl Castro reopened diplomatic relations between the United States and Cuba, locals can experience Cuban academia, film, music, and food without having to travel to Miami or sneak...

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Voices

Helping families and kids

By
Debra Gass
Wednesday, April 6, 2016 — Issue 351

While it might be true that Vermont is at a crisis point in our child-protection system, we have people and programs in communities throughout the state working to address the thorniest issues currently plaguing Vermont. They do so through Vermont’s 15 Parent Child Centers, which have been working with community partners to ensure that families get the help they need to give their children the best possible start in life. Yet for the past 20 years, Parent Child Centers have...

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Arts

Vermont Everyone Eats documentary comes to Latchis

Tuesday, October 1, 2024 — Issue 784

BRATTLEBORO-Southeastern Vermont Community Action (SEVCA), Downtown Brattleboro Alliance, and Latchis Arts are teaming up to present Ramen Day - The Vermont Everyone Eats Story, in partnership with the Vermont Agency of Commerce and Community Development (ACCD) and documentarian Corey Hendrickson for a one-week run at the Latchis Theatre. This 35-minute film about the Vermont Everyone Eats (VEE) program featuring local participants opens on Saturday, Oct. 5, at 7 p.m. It will be followed by a panel discussion with those integral...

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