BRATTLEBORO — Last year, on U.S. profits of $5.6 billion, Amazon didn't pay federal income tax.
The company's “warehouse associates,” who work at $12.63 per hour, did.
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The writers note that they originally sent this letter to their congregation. "We offer it...
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The ballot question's co-sponsors have provided few details about their vision for how a mayoral system would work. As a result, most of the discussion has been filled by questions and opinion. Many people have written letters to local news outlets raising concerns about what a mayoral government would mean. Would Brattleboro relinquish the town manager position? Would Representative Town Meeting go away? Would the new system concentrate too much power in one position? How much would a mayoral system...
Unlike a letter writer in your Aug. 12 issue, I had no problem whatsoever with the semantics or the emphasis in MacLean Gander's essay about COVID-19. As he says, although we here in Vermont are in better shape than most other states, the virus does not respect borders and this is no time to relax our vigilance. The thing we have to fear with this virus is people not taking it seriously enough, rather than taking it too seriously. The...
Vocalist Jay Clayton will appear live at the Vermont Jazz Center on Saturday, Oct. 23, at 8 p.m., as part of a tour celebrating her 80th birthday. She will be accompanied by the Ray Gallon Trio, with Ray Gallon on piano, Jay Leonhart on acoustic bass, and Billy Drummond on drums. An adventurous singer whose training and repertoire are deeply rooted in jazz standards, Clayton's dozens of recordings as a leader reveal a comfort with the Great American Songbook and...
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