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Voices

Grandfather’s words resonate

By
Marjorie Albrecht Ray
Wednesday, September 13, 2017 — Issue 425

BROOKLINE — Thank you, Becca Balint, for sharing your grandfather's words. It is beyond sad that such a kind, thoughtful man was murdered in Austria years ago, yet this hateful energy is still alive today.

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

Early voting has begun in Brattleboro

Wednesday, October 14, 2020 — Issue 583

Due to the pandemic, there is no in-person early voting in Brattleboro. However, all active registered voters were automatically mailed a ballot. Voters are urged to follow the instructions included with the ballot, including signing the certificate envelope and making sure the ballot is inside that envelope. Voters are asked to use a black ballpoint pen or a no. 2 pencil to mark the ballot. “Do not use a marker, as it can bleed through to the back of your...

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Voices

Hatred does grow in Vermont

By
Linda Huebner
Wednesday, March 29, 2017 — Issue 401

I would like to offer some fact-checking and editing assistance to the folks who created the “Hate does not grow well in the rocky soil of Vermont” banner displayed at the recent WeCAN event in Brattleboro. First, the fact-checking: I think the statement, as currently phrased, is demonstrably untrue. Hatred is long- and well-established among our glacial boulders. Ask the Abenaki. Ask the victims of eugenics. Ask migrant workers on our dairy farms. Ask Vermonters of color, who deal with...

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Arts

BMAC presents online talks on spaceships, artificial intelligence, and NFT

Wednesday, April 27, 2022 — Issue 661

The Brattleboro Museum & Art Center (BMAC) will present two free online talks in connection with the NFT art exhibit “Anne Spalter: The Wonder of It All,” which features AI-generated digital videos of fantastical, morphing spaceships. Register at brattleboromuseum.org. “Spaceships and Art: A Match Made in the Imagination” is a Zoom presentation by Ron Miller on the history of spaceships in art, on Thursday, April 28, at 7 p.m. The author of Spaceships: An Illustrated History of the Real and...

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