GUILFORD-So Trump has been elected - again. If last time was bad, this time will...
The writers note that they originally sent this letter to their congregation. "We offer it...
WESTMINSTER WEST-Thank you to David Brooks for clearly saying in his Nov. 8 New York...
Hannah Sorila is a writer and community organizer who aims to align intention and impact...
After many delays, a large-scale landfill solar project is under new ownership and appears to be moving ahead. Windham Solid Waste Management District officials say a multinational solar developer has partnered with a Burlington company to build a 5-megawatt array on Brattleboro's closed and capped landfill. The previous developer ran into financial problems and was unable to do much with the project, which was enabled by special legislative language in 2014. But officials say they're seeing welcome signs of progress.
When I was 19 and newly married, I quit my teaching job at PS 70 in the Bronx on the spur of the moment to be a writer. For five days, I sat in front of my Smith Corona staring at the blank white page and chain smoking Marlboros. There was a pot of black coffee on the stove, and I downed it 15 times a day like an alcoholic gulps Scotch. I got up, stretched, sat down again, and...
Local writer Shanta Lee Gander is among the recipients of the 2020 Vermont Arts Awards recognizing outstanding individual and organizational contributions to the arts. Awards, presented by the Vermont Arts Council, honor educators, artists, performers, advocates, administrators, volunteers, and scholars and recognize Vermonters for their contributions in five categories. Gander will receive the Arthur Williams Award for Meritorious Service to the Arts. In its award announcement, the Arts Council called Gander “a multidisciplinary artist who transformed a challenging childhood into...
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