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.
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...
The Selectboard has narrowly voted to hire a sustainability coordinator, despite a lack of consensus even among proponents on exactly what encompasses “sustainability.” Members of the public who packed the board room for a two-hour discussion at the Aug. 20 Selectboard meeting overwhelmingly urged the board to take action. The board eventually voted 3–2 to create the new staff position, directing staff to create a job description and recruit candidates. That job description will likely shape how the town moves...
Your recent article about the impact of the new anti-immigrant agenda on local educational institutions was eye-opening and very discouraging. The United States was founded by immigrants and almost all of us have ancestors who were immigrants. Immigrants enrich our country in so many ways. They are hard working and entrepreneurial; 40 percent of Fortune 500 companies were founded by immigrants or the children of immigrants. Some in this administration are forgetting that the fundamental protections embodied in our Constitution...
Acoustic musicians Alex Sturbaum, Cedar Stanistreet, and Arthur Davis present an afternoon of traditional and original songs and tunes from both sides of the Atlantic on Sunday, March 13, at 3 p.m. The concert will be the first at the new Exit 1 Emporium at Vermont Marketplace (formerly The Outlet Center) on Canal Street. Admission is on a sliding scale of $10 to $20. Sturbaum is based in Olympia, Washington. As a singer, songwriter, dance musician, and multi-instrumentalist, he performs...
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