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Voices

Thanks to fire departments for swift, professional response

By
Maria Ogden
Wednesday, August 31, 2022 — Issue 679

PUTNEY — On July 26, at our home in Putney, we lost one of our barns to a fast-moving fire.

Thanks to the swift and professional response by the Putney Fire Department and the many other towns that responded, the other structures on our property and the nearby forest were not impacted.

We are so grateful to the fire/rescue crews from Putney, Brattleboro, Dummerston, Westminster, Guilford, Spofford, Walpole, Westmoreland, Chesterfield, and Rockingham, as well as Rescue Inc. You all responded quickly and with such professionalism.

Many thanks, and we hope we never have to call you again!

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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Afghan refugees mark a year in southern Vt.

By
Randolph T. Holhut
Wednesday, October 26, 2022 — Issue 687

Nearly a year ago, community leaders gathered in the Cotton Mill for an event launching southern Vermont's efforts to welcome and resettle more than 100 evacuees from Afghanistan. These evacuees fled their homeland in August 2021 with the collapse of the Kabul-based Afghan government and the subsequent takeover of the country by the Taliban. They eventually ended up in Vermont at the beginning of this year, with the campus of the SIT/World Learning in Brattleboro as their first stop. Weeks...

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Voices

Medicaid cutoffs are ‘policy violence’

By
Karen Saunders
Wednesday, April 3, 2024 — Issue 759

Karen Saunders serves as vice president of the Vermont Workers' Center. If you or your family has been cut off from Medicaid or impacted by high health care costs, barriers to getting the care you need, or medical debt, she invites you to attend one of the Healthcare Is a Human Right's upcoming spring tour events to share your story. The tour, with events throughout the state, culminates Monday, April 25 with a last stop in Bellows Falls, at a...

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Arts

RFPL kicks off summer reading with 'The Colorful World of Butterflies'

Tuesday, June 24, 2025 — Issue 821

BELLOWS FALLS-The Rockingham Free Public Library announces the launch of its annual summer reading program, inviting readers of all ages to dive into a season of discovery, creativity, community, books, and fun. The program begins with a special kickoff event, "The Colorful World of Butterflies," presented by Jerry Schneider at 11 a.m. June 28. This engaging program brings the fascinating world of butterflies to life through vibrant visuals, science, and hands-on creativity. Children will also get to make their own...

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