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Voices

Someone’s vaccine status is what’s best for that person

By
Betsy Thomason
Wednesday, April 14, 2021 — Issue 608

WEST TOWNSHEND — To vaccinate or not to vaccinate: That is not the question.

The unasked question is this: How am I caring for my immune system?

We all stew in this pandemic brew together - vaccinated folks in the research group, those without the vaccine in the control group.

So when someone reveals their vaccine status, rest assured it is what's best for that person.

When there is risk related to your body, choice is an essential aspect of the democratic process - as long as it's your choice.

Fear of “the other” generates stress which promotes dis-ease. How are you caring for your body to promote well-being?

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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Groundworks to open motel-based Seasonal Overflow Shelter for winter of 2020-21

Wednesday, November 25, 2020 — Issue 589

The state's emergency motel voucher program is set to continue providing motel rooms as COVID-safe shelter through March 31, 2021. Those who do not qualify for such lodging can take cover in a seasonal overflow shelter in a local motel. Groundworks Collaborative has been providing support to more than 180 people from at least 100 households currently sheltering in Brattleboro motels. Employees of the nonprofit have noted an increase in the number of people who are found ineligible for state-funded...

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Voices

Finding resilience in the face of hardship

By
Eve Fritz
Wednesday, June 8, 2022 — Issue 667

Even though it was almost 12 years ago, I still get nervous when it rains. With climate change, the rains are only going to get heavier, loosening the soil even more, eroding the land that sits on the edge of its rivers and creeks. I think about “Vermont Strong,” that slogan we see on the back of pickup trucks like mine. Created as a symbol of our commitment, of Vermonters helping repair our community after Tropical Storm Irene, for me,

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Arts

Windham World Affairs Council presents talk on a ‘New Left surge’ in Latin America

Wednesday, July 19, 2023 — Issue 723

Independent journalist and scholar Linda Farthing will share her analysis of Latin America's New Left surge with the Windham World Affairs Council on Wednesday, July 26, at 6:30 p.m., at 118 Elliot. Her talk, "The Pink Tide 2.0? A New Left Surge in Latin America," is based on the Spring 2023 issue of NACLA (North American Congress on Latin America) Report on the Americas, which she edited. In that issue, Farthing examined the past two decades of Latin American politics.

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