BRATTLEBORO-Big thanks to Joyce Marcel for an excellent article/interview with Becca Balint, and big thanks...
BRATTLEBORO-As I listen to all the reports of what's happening in the Texas Legislature, I...
SAXTONS RIVER-An open letter to Gov. Phil Scott: On Aug. 10, I received an email...
GUILFORD-In the subheading referring to "the 'cruelty' of the budget bill," I understand why you...
Approaching its 60th anniversary, Rescue Inc. - Windham County's largest and longest-serving ambulance provider - is marking an exceptionally healthy year. The private nonprofit that serves 14 communities has opened Vermont's first training academy for emergency medical services, signed pioneering support contracts with the town's main health care facilities - Brattleboro Memorial Hospital and the Brattleboro Retreat - and is set to distribute fall COVID-19 and flu vaccines to the uninsured for the state Department of Health. "The regional model...
Hannah Sorila is a writer and community organizer who aims to align intention and impact in community safety and public policy. She is a Representative Town Meeting member from District 8. BRATTLEBORO-When I was a first-year college student, I read a speech by Ivan Illich called "To Hell with Good Intentions." It fundamentally changed my life. In it, Illich critiques the hypocrisy (likely unconscious in many of the students being addressed) of engaging in critical analysis of the power dynamics...
BRATTLEBORO-Artists Chris Sherwin, Nick Kekic, and other members of the Vermont Glass Guild will transform two children's drawings of imaginary creatures into glass sculptures during a live demonstration on Saturday, April 26, from 1 to 4 p.m. Presented by the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center (BMAC) in connection with the exhibition "Glasstastic," the event will take place at Sherwin's and Kekic's adjoining studios at 33 Bridge St. in Bellows Falls. This family-friendly event offers viewers an opportunity to witness the...
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