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Voices

With a show in pandemic limbo, Rockingham board demands set be struck

Wednesday, July 22, 2020 — Issue 571

Voices

With the right support, refugees in rural Vermont can thrive

By
Pablo Bose and Thomas Huddleston

Pablo Bose is a professor in the Department of Geography and Geosciences at the University...

Representative Town Meeting works for a town the size of Brattleboro

By
Rebecca Bartlett

BRATTLEBORO-I have lived and voted in Brattleboro for 45 years, and I am writing about...

The wonder of paradox

By
Meg Mott

Meg Mott is professor emerita of Marlboro College and Emerson College and describes herself as...

Editing words about war, and our great divide

By
Jeff Potter

Jeff Potter has edited The Commons since 2008 and has been working in and around...

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News

Seasonable, fair weather rules; some showers/storms for Thursday, Monday

By
Dave Hayes
Wednesday, August 14, 2019 — Issue 523

Hello and good day to you, Windham County folks! I hope things are well with you. We've got a few meteorological changes underway over the next seven days, but they should be accompanied by any extremes in temperature or humidity. After a pleasant enough day on Wednesday, we'll see a disturbance move through on Thursday into Friday with some scattered showers and thunderstorms possible. The weekend looks fair, with increasing temperatures each day. Humidity builds in by Sunday, and by...

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Voices

Timing unfortunate for firefighters union’s support of town-operated ambulance

By
Judy and Jack Davidson
Wednesday, March 22, 2023 — Issue 707

Recently, the union of the Brattleboro Firefighters issued a letter expressing its support for a town-operated ambulance service. Although we deeply appreciate the work of our firefighters in protecting us from fire and responding quickly to emergency medical events in town, we regret the timing of this endorsement by the union. Few citizens in town have read the full AP Triton report, which describes four options for an ambulance service. There has been no public meeting other than AP Triton's...

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Arts

Next Stage presents Ali McGuirk, Michael Roberts on July 8 at Retreat Farm

Wednesday, July 6, 2022 — Issue 671

Next Stage Arts Project and Twilight Music present Vermont-based singer/songwriters Ali McGuirk and Michael Roberts with their bands, as part of the 2022 Next Stage Bandwagon Summer Series, on Friday, July 8, at the Retreat Farm on Route 30. With a total of seven Boston Music Award nominations, Ali McGuirk is recognized as one of New England's most compelling artists. Blending classic soul power with a folk music lyricism, she “captivates audiences with her powerful, sultry voice, heartfelt songwriting, and...

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