BRATTLEBORO-We are living in a moment of deep crisis for our democracy. Billionaires and political...
WESTMINSTER-A few days ago, I texted some of my family members to call their representatives...
BRATTLEBORO-There has been an unrelenting assault on our culture and our country since the inauguration...
TOWNSHEND-Several weeks ago, a Peruvian fisherman, stranded in the ocean for months, was miraculously found...
Brattleboro needs a better way to handle the mentally ill in crisis and people picked up for public intoxication, and, with some state money, local organizations can provide just that. That's what members of the Vermont Legislature's Mental Health Oversight Committee heard repeatedly on June 15 at a special hearing held at the Brattleboro Retreat. At present, the emergency room at Brattleboro Memorial Hospital is the first stop for the mentally ill and substance abusers in trouble. “It's a big,
For nine years, our neighbor Frank has housed an emu he rescued from Santa's Land in Putney. Frank's emu is about 5 feet tall. In case you are unfamiliar with the emu, it's second to the ostrich in the largest existing flightless bird category. Not that I knew any of this until recently, as his emu lives in a stall on his property, and I'd never dared to stop there. One recent day, my husband Bill noticed something unfamiliar in...
Sean Altman may be best known for writing the theme song to PBS' hugely popular children's show, Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?, but he's hoping to go down in history for something a little different - penning the first great Irish-style, Jewish drinking song. “I wanted to show how preposterous the Blood Libel is,” says Altman about his song Christian Baby Blood, a satirical take on the ancient myth that Jews murder Christian babies and use their blood in the...
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