Inspiring business

Marjorie Albrecht Ray

Wednesday, May 4, 2016 — Issue 355

TOWNSHEND — Great interview; very inspiring! We're lucky to have companies like Mondo Mediaworks in Brattleboro!

Voices

Seeing difference as a strength, not a weakness

Marc Thurman

Marc Thurman is the director of the Centers for Diversity and Inclusion at Landmark College.

Irony and hypocrisy

Karen Tyler

BRATTLEBORO-Charlie Kirk very publicly said that he believed it was worth the cost of a...

Trump and Republicans are trampling on our most sacred freedoms

Stephen Stearns

BRATTLEBORO-Are you thinking about our Constitution's First Amendment today? I am. Before our revolution in...

We need to come out for the next No Kings march on Oct. 18

Dan DeWalt

WILLIAMSVILLE-Every day we wake up to news of yet another assault on our Constitution and...

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‘The best part of somebody's bad day’

Dial 911. A dispatcher answers. Paramedics, firefighters, or police respond to the emergency. It's simple for the public to call emergency services, said Chief of Operations for Rescue Inc., Drew Hazelton. For emergency medical services (EMS) to respond, however, an intricate system of moving parts is required - a system that the public takes for granted. This week, local EMS organizations will participate in National EMS Week, designed to honor and highlight the work of emergency responders. “We want to...

Linda Dierkes, remembered

Mary Ellen Copeland PhD

Wednesday, November 9, 2022 — Issue 689

Everything connected to Linda Dierkes' death was planned. As the pain increased and became less and less bearable, she took advantage of Vermont's Death with Dignity Law after being diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer. An incredibly brave thing to do. Linda called it her “liftoff.” She chose the time: 11 a.m. on July 10, 2021. She was lying outside on a chaise lounge overlooking the hills of West Brattleboro, wearing a brightly flowered shirt that she bought for herself...

Regional artists tackle theme of pandemic

Wednesday, May 11, 2022 — Issue 663

How will we emerge? This question is central to the new interactive art exhibition, “Emergence,” at Main Street Arts in Saxtons River. This show, the third one since COVID-19 closed the organization in 2020, features the work of 10 artists living and working in southeastern Vermont. They are Anya Bredbeck of Westminster, Vale Burns of Brattleboro, Candace Jensen of Westminster West, Meetra Khamoosh who recently arrived from Afghanistan, Collin Leech of Westminster West, Evie Lovett of Westminster West, Fiona Morehouse...

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Inspiring business

Marjorie Albrecht Ray

Wednesday, May 4, 2016 — Issue 355

Voices

Seeing difference as a strength, not a weakness

Irony and hypocrisy

Trump and Republicans are trampling on our most sacred freedoms

We need to come out for the next No Kings march on Oct. 18

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‘The best part of somebody's bad day’

Olga Peters

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Voices

Linda Dierkes, remembered

Mary Ellen Copeland PhD

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Arts

Regional artists tackle theme of pandemic

Wednesday, May 11, 2022 — Issue 663

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