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Voices

May I remove that sticker?

By
Gina Faro
Wednesday, August 5, 2020 — Issue 573

BRATTLEBORO — My ballot is filled out, and though in some regards I don't care who sees who I voted for, but given the current state of surveillance and near-state of autocracy, I noticed the sticker on the “voted ballot envelope” has my name and address on it, and find that very disconcerting. I pretty much trust no one.

Please advise. May I remove that sticker? Is the sticker there only because it was mailed to me - and then, should not people be told they could remove the sticker for privacy?

Voices

Planet Hank is at our door

By
Anne Henshaw

Anne Henshaw is an independent educational consultant and advocate for disability rights. CHESTER-On Oct. 18,

Danger to the Constitution

By
Laurie Goldman

TRENTON, MAINE-Jo Schneiderman's piece on self-censorship is one of the most important and precise framings...

We must do more to stop U.S. complicity in Gaza

By
Steve Wangh

BRATTLEBORO-Our senators, Peter Welch and Bernie Sanders, and our Representative, Becca Balint, have been in...

Sweat and ash: the spirit of community in Windham

By
Michael Pelton

Michael Pelton, a farm owner and operator and engaged community member, serves on the Windham...

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Windham school lawsuit moves ahead, but most claims dismissed

By
Ethan Weinstein
Wednesday, May 1, 2024 — Issue 763

WINDHAM-Parents in the Windham School District, who sought via a lawsuit to have the district pay tuition to send students elsewhere, have had a majority of their claims dismissed. But Windham Superior Court Judge David Barra allowed a central part of the suit to continue - the allegation that Windham Elementary School, which last spring had fewer than 20 students, failed to meet the state's quality standards for education. "The only claim that remains is [...] for deprivation of the...

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Voices

The impact of one concerned citizen

By
Marcy Hermansader
Wednesday, May 11, 2022 — Issue 663

Joyce Marcel's column brought back pleasant memories of my own - getting up at the crack of dawn to go to the Newfane Flea Market with my late husband, Jonathan Flaccus, owner of The Unique Antique on Main Street in Putney. But I'd like to add a dark moment to the story. On Sept. 10, 2000, Jonathan wrote a letter to Bill Graham, then the Windham County Sheriff, alerting him to the proliferation of dealers selling guns at the market.

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Arts

Aerial dance meets outdoor adventure at tree dancing workshop

Tuesday, July 23, 2024 — Issue 774

BRATTLEBORO-p>Award winning trapeze dancers Serenity Smith Forchion, an internationally known circus aerialist, and Mark Przekurat, an arborist intent on educating the world about the future of our forests, are offering their workshop in two levels on Saturday, Aug. 3, and Sunday, Aug. 4, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday features an introduction to Tree Dancing, while Sunday's session features a more advanced class. "Students can work at their own pace and own level," Forchion explained in a news release.

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