We inadvertently omitted a name on “Police should be taking hate speech seriously,” a letter that appeared in the July 18 issue. The letter should have been signed by both Arlene Distler and Steve Minkin.
BRATTLEBORO-In Brattleboro, a significant amount of public discourse happens online. While social media can be...
GREENFIELD, MASS.-When I saw the cover of The Commons, I decided to look over this...
BRATTLEBORO-The Brattleboro Area Interfaith Youth Group went off to Asheville, North Carolina! The multicultural group...
NORTHFIELD, MASS.-There are so many hysterical writers to this paper that it's difficult to focus...
Foodworks, the new food shelf on 141 Canal St., looks just like a neighborhood market. And that's by design, said Christine Colascione. Colascione is the coordinator of Groundworks Collaborative's food shelf program, which made the move last month from the cramped quarters of the Drop-In Center on 60 South Main St. to the former site of Domino's Pizza. “We wanted people to come inside and feel comfortable,” she said. That was a hard thing to do at the Drop-In Center,
Hiding is, in most cases, a practice of protection, for ill or good. A rule breaker or misbehaver can hide to avoid detection, capture, punishment. A shy person can hide to protect herself from unwanted scrutiny. A tired person can hide for rest and restoration. A zebra can disappear in the grasses, a tiger in the underbrush. One fleeing, one stalking, both surviving. Camouflage is often used for hiding our deadly penchant for violence, whether as sport hunters or to...
The Vermont Jazz Center welcomes guitarist Russell Malone to its stage on March 16. He will appear with his established quartet including pianist Rick Germanson, bassist Luke Sellick, and drummer Anwar Marshall. Perhaps best known for his Grammy-nominated work with vocalist Diana Krall, Malone is one of the leading guitarists on the jazz scene today. Malone is a hard-swinging guitarist also known for his evocative ballad playing. His signature sound is a full-bodied tone with long, fat, sustained notes, reminiscent...
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