I'm looking forward to a day when dentistry offers a system of care rather than sporadic charity care for the many Vermonters who fall through the cracks.
PUTNEY-I am grateful to call Bex Slattery a colleague, blessed to call her a friend,
WILMINGTON-As a former Vernon resident (and one dying to move back there!) I wholeheartedly endorse...
BRATTLEBORO-Oscar Heller is my choice for the three-year seat on the Brattleboro Selectboard. As a...
BRATTLEBORO-Gov. Phil Scott has proposed eliminating Vermont's successful universal school meals program. As a parent...
Good day to you! We've been dealing with record-breaking late-September heat during the past several days, but that is all coming to an end as seasonable, cool Canadian air is set to sweep the southern Vermont region from late this week into early next week. There are a couple of minor rain chances, but aside from those, we should be enjoying dry, sunny, and seasonable autumn weather conditions. For Wednesday, we will be experiencing the final day of this recent...
Since the election disaster in November, most of those I know have been overwhelmed by the level of destructive and frightening behavior of the Republicans in Washington. At our store, Everyone's Books, every day we welcome people from the local area and from far afield who are confused, angry, and activated with new energy to resist this onslaught. Every day, people thank us for giving them the freedom to express their fear and hope for a better country. We are...
Yellow Barn's summer music festival will take place this year from Friday, July 9 to Saturday, Aug. 7, when audience members will be invited to return to the Big Barn in person. Proof of COVID-19 vaccination will be required for entrance. But the planning for the annual festival is part of a neverending process, executive director Catherine Stephan said in a recent interview. “That's the invisible side of Yellow Barn that people don't know,” she said. In January and February,
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