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.
ATHENS-Jeff Potter's column argues that because some United Nations officials and nongovernmental organizations argue Israel's...
BRATTLEBORO-Australian (secret) ballot is the only way all the registered voters of Brattleboro get to...
Tristan Roberts (tristan@tristanroberts.org) is a former state representative, a small-scale farmer, and a writer who...
Daniel Quipp served on the Brattleboro Selectboard from 2019 to 2025. BRATTLEBORO-In the last month...
Erosion, aesthetics, decommissioning funding and the ongoing reproductive health of spotted salamanders all played a role in the final design of Vermont's latest large-scale solar array. The state Public Service Board has granted a certificate of public good for construction of a 2.2-megawatt photovoltaic facility off Route 30 in Bondville, a village in the town of Winhall. The approval comes after the developer, Vermont Solar Farmers LLC, reached agreements with state environmental regulators and with residents near the proposed project.
I'm nostalgic for the America I knew growing up in the 1950s, when you could count on people to do the right thing and tell the truth. I also miss our democratic government kept in check by the venerable Supreme Court and the Constitution. We didn't have all of it right, but I truly felt we were on a path to correct our past sins and make America great. Today, a large segment of our population wants to “Make America...
Auditions for Deerfield Valley Players' production of Cabaret will be held in Memorial Hall, 14 West Main St., March 20, 2019, from 5:30 to 8 p.m., and also on March 21 and 22, in the Community Room of Brattleboro Savings & Loan, 221 Main St., from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Be prepared to sing a song of your choice, and a song from Cabaret (16 bars each). Accompaniment will be provided. Performance dates are Aug. 1, 2, and 3 in...
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