What a lovely piece! It's so hard to make such a huge sacrifice, even when we know it's the best and right thing to do.
Emily Hallock is a patient care technician at Brattleboro Retreat. She originally posted this piece...
WEST BRATTLEBORO-Free the drugs. I suggest the state of Vermont offers free drugs administered by...
PUTNEY-The Jim Jeffords ("I didn't leave the party, the party left me") solution: The U.S.
MIDDLEBURY-CCM Holland Mills' letter itself is filled with untrue statements and harmful rhetoric, which I,
Mike Hebert, who has represented Vernon and Guilford in the Vermont House of Representatives since 2011, announced last week that he will not seek re-election this November. In a letter he sent to his constituents, the 67-year-old Vernon Republican said health concerns played a big part in the decision to not run for a fifth term in the Legislature. “As many of you know, not long ago I was critically ill, and if not for the love, support, and care...
Regarding the “no-fault eviction”: Wrong! It should be called “no-fault termination”! I have been a landlord in Brattleboro since 1969. Because I am self-employed, no pension, I saw owning rental property as an opportunity to provide for my old age! All my apartments have one-year leases, which allows a tenant not to renew after one year. Why should the owner not have the same opportunity? If you have a good tenant, you hope to keep that person. However, sometimes it...
Next Stage Arts Project and Twilight Music present indie/folk/chamber-pop quintet Winterpills, plus contemporary folk singer/songwriter Antje Duvekot, at Next Stage on Saturday, Jan. 21, at 7:30 pm. One of the most exciting bands to emerge from Northampton, Massachusetts, in recent years,Winterpills plays “haunting, delicate, dynamic music with shimmering melodies and aching lyrics,” according to a news release. Philip Price (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Flora Reed (vocals, keyboards), Dennis Crommett (vocals, guitar), Max Germer (bass) and Dave Hower (drums, shaken things) maintain...
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