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Voices

Populist movement has Jill Stein

By
William Brighenti
Wednesday, July 6, 2016 — Issue 364

Wow, thanks for dismissing Jill Stein.

The populist movement doesn't have to wait to move forward - Jill Stein is a candidate. Thanks for ignoring her. Why did you even bother to mention her name?

Voices

Stand together and push back on April 5

By
Indivisible Brattleboro

BRATTLEBORO-We are living in a moment of deep crisis for our democracy. Billionaires and political...

Here’s how you can get in touch with federal lawmakers

By
Lori Larue

WESTMINSTER-A few days ago, I texted some of my family members to call their representatives...

What will it take for us to get louder and more visible?

By
Calvin Dame

BRATTLEBORO-There has been an unrelenting assault on our culture and our country since the inauguration...

Attack on cultural diversity is mean, shameful, intentional

By
Paul Weber

TOWNSHEND-Several weeks ago, a Peruvian fisherman, stranded in the ocean for months, was miraculously found...

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News

Hope and defiance

By
Randolph T. Holhut
Tuesday, January 21, 2025 — Issue 799

BRATTLEBORO-Under a slate gray sky with a cold wind sweeping across the Town Common, approximately 200 people gathered on Jan. 18 for a peaceful rally that, in the words of organizers, united people "in solidarity as humans, as immigrants, as LGBTQIA+ individuals, as BIPOC communities, as allies." They marched on the downtown sidewalks from Flat Street to the Common with a variety of signs, plenty of Palestinian Authority flags, and a desire to prevent the next four years of the...

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Voices

A new pen for the box

By
Charlene Wakefield
Wednesday, June 2, 2021 — Issue 615

When I retired recently, my former employers gave me a pen. I hope I don't lose it. I really love pens, yet I'm an expert at losing them. Lately, I've been writing with an old Cross pen that still works after having been stored in a box for 20 years or longer. I lost that one a few weeks ago and looked everywhere for it. I crawled around on my hands and knees, I removed cushions, I rolled back carpets,

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Arts

MSA Coffeehaus features folk quartet 2 x 2

Wednesday, May 24, 2017 — Issue 409

The folk quartet 2 X 2 returns to the Main Street Arts Coffeehaus on Saturday, May 27, at 7:30 p.m. Mark Grieco, Valerie Kosednar, Betsy Rybeck Lynd, and Lee Rybeck Lynd will present a concert of a cappella and accompanied music distinguished by its broad range of styles, including traditional and contemporary folk songs from around the world. Formed three years ago, the group has been well received in concerts around the region. The MSA concert will include songs arranged...

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