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Voices

Beautiful flowers in Brattleboro

By
Sarah Bowen
Wednesday, July 26, 2017 — Issue 418

BRATTLEBORO — I'm writing in appreciation of the beautiful flowers we have throughout downtown Brattleboro this summer!

Our quality of life is higher because of these flowers. Many thanks to those who are responsible for them.

Voices

What has the U.S. done?

By
Kate Kenner

GUILFORD-So Trump has been elected - again. If last time was bad, this time will...

Keeping faith in ‘interesting times’

By
The Beloved Community VT

The writers note that they originally sent this letter to their congregation. "We offer it...

Election results: obvious, but still shocking

By
M.N. Scherbatskoy

WESTMINSTER WEST-Thank you to David Brooks for clearly saying in his Nov. 8 New York...

We’ve become a business with a community problem

By
Hannah Sorila

Hannah Sorila is a writer and community organizer who aims to align intention and impact...

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News

‘We are the government’

By
Olga Peters
Wednesday, February 27, 2019 — Issue 499

It's easy to take Town Meeting for granted. It is, on its surface, the annual gathering of small-town voters to debate small-town things. It's an endearing New England tradition wrapped in local characters and tied with a string of Robert's Rules of Order. Town Meeting, however, is We the People made local. Yes, it's easy to roll one's eyes at an hour-long debate about hiring a dog catcher, concedes Susan Clark, the town moderator for Middlesex. Town Meeting is powerful...

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Voices

Let us rededicate ourselves to Martin Luther King Jr.’s last fight against poverty

Wednesday, January 10, 2018 — Issue 441

Every third Monday in January, we celebrate the life of Martin Luther King Jr. - a day largely marked by recommitments to the continued struggle for racial and economic justice within the United States. In 2017, we saw the ongoing repression of racialized groups and the normalization of violence and brutality. The consequences of racism arise in so many different sectors of society, and they disproportionately impact people of color. MLK's fight for racial equality also entailed his commitment to...

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Arts

Lorkin O'Reilly, Melanie MacLaren play Gaelic roots-inspired folk at Epison Spires

Wednesday, March 23, 2022 — Issue 656

March is traditionally a time for shamrock decorations and pints of green beer, but this year Epsilon Spires is offering an opportunity to celebrate the season of Saint Patrick's Day a little differently with a live performance of Lorkin O'Reilly's Irish-inspired original folk music on the evening of Saturday, March 26. Joining him on the bill will be Melanie MacLaren, a singer-songwriter raised in New York who moved to Nashville in 2020. “O'Reilly's breathy vocal delivery and hypnotically rhythmic guitar...

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