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Voices

Can’t we agree that kids shouldn’t fear being shot?

By
John S. Warren
Wednesday, March 7, 2018 — Issue 449

EAST DUMMERSTON — Given the recent close call at Fair Haven Union High School, I wonder if David Van Deusen remains as sanguine about the continuation of the status quo in Vermont concerning questions of gun legislation as he maintains.

While it may, by the greatest good fortune, remain just below the surface here, the specter of mass killing is unrelieved in the rest of the country. It should be clear that the present situation is intolerable, and political calculations must be set aside for the welfare of young people.

Can't we all at least agree that children should be able to go to school without fear that they will be shot?

Voices

Planet Hank is at our door

By
Anne Henshaw

Anne Henshaw is an independent educational consultant and advocate for disability rights. CHESTER-On Oct. 18,

Danger to the Constitution

By
Laurie Goldman

TRENTON, MAINE-Jo Schneiderman's piece on self-censorship is one of the most important and precise framings...

We must do more to stop U.S. complicity in Gaza

By
Steve Wangh

BRATTLEBORO-Our senators, Peter Welch and Bernie Sanders, and our Representative, Becca Balint, have been in...

Sweat and ash: the spirit of community in Windham

By
Michael Pelton

Michael Pelton, a farm owner and operator and engaged community member, serves on the Windham...

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Brattleboro begins work on next year’s budget

By
Virginia Ray
Tuesday, October 7, 2025 — Issue 835

BRATTLEBORO-Approximately 25 people turned out Sept. 11 for a Selectboard public budget listening session at Brooks Memorial Library, offering strong and sometimes conflicting feedback for both greater fiscal austerity and more creative revenue generation. Selectboard Chair Elizabeth McLoughlin opened the meeting by clarifying the current budget is not a "double-digit tax increase," as she noted has been reported. "The increased tax rate due to the municipal budget was an increase of 8.9%," she said. "When that tax was factored together...

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Voices

Put kids first by voting no on merger

By
George Carvill
Wednesday, October 25, 2017 — Issue 431

There is no such thing as a free lunch - and those who are trying to convince you otherwise are going to hurt the Brattleboro school kids if you believe them. I'm talking about the school mega-merger on the ballot for Nov. 7. The big merger plan calls for equity between the schools in Brattleboro and the smaller schools in Guilford, Putney, and Dummerston. In a nutshell, equity means that the smaller schools will get the special programs currently enjoyed...

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Arts

Awards to arts organizations to fund cultural infrastructure

Wednesday, September 15, 2021 — Issue 630

Four Windham County arts and community organizations have received Cultural Facilities Grants from the Vermont Arts Council. The organization recently awarded more than $300,000 to 17 such institutions around Vermont, calling the act “a critical investment in the state's aging cultural infrastructure.” According to a news release, the program supports capital improvements to town halls, theaters, library buildings, museums, community centers, and other public spaces where Vermonters gather for arts and cultural activities. The Vermont Legislature has also allocated an...

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