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Voices

A business watch?

By
Chris Antoniello
Wednesday, July 17, 2019 — Issue 519

BRATTLEBORO — We here at Harmony Underground see the problem hour by hour. People are afraid to come in the parking lot, and I don't blame them.

We would love to see a business watch, like a neighborhood watch. What can be done?

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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A celebration of the book

By
Olga Peters
Wednesday, October 16, 2019 — Issue 532

At this year's Brattleboro Literary Festival, more than 55 authors of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry will delve into the rich - and, sometimes, contentious - theme of identity. “To survive in the world, you need to know who you are and where you come from,” said festival founder Sandy Rouse. Rouse said that at this year's festival - the 18th - the literary works presented will focus on identity, from the personal, to the communal, to the global. The festival...

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Voices

Which conditions are more pernicious?

By
Betsy Thomason
Wednesday, November 17, 2021 — Issue 639

Finally, thanks to Covid, everyone knows about the work of respiratory therapists. We're now recognized as the profession that manages folks connected to mechanical ventilation. Nurses and doctors rely on respiratory therapists' knowledge and experience to help patients return to breathing on their own. Now that I am retired, the best use of my 25 years of experience in respiratory therapy work is to publicly share my knowledge and point of view. Let's start with masks. There are two types:

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Arts

Soles of Duende will take the Bandwagon Summer Stage

Tuesday, August 20, 2024 — Issue 778

PUTNEY-The Next Stage Bandwagon Summer Series presents dance trio Soles of Duende on Saturday, Aug. 24, at 6 p.m. at The Putney Inn, 57 Putney Landing Rd. A Brooklyn-born Puerto Rican from New Haven, a Mexican Puerto Rican Jew from the Lower East Side, and a Bengali Indian from Jersey walked onto the wooden floor, and the rest? History. "Bonded by their deep love of music, their crafts, and true connection," write organizers in a news release, "Soles of Duende...

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