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Voices

Ava Whitney: grit, determination, and maturity

By
Glenn Richardson
Wednesday, November 16, 2022 — Issue 690

WILLIAMSVILLE — I appreciated Randolph T. Holhut's recent Sports Roundup column in which he highlighted the talented athlete, Ava Whitney, and her heartfelt appeal for more awareness and support for the Brattleboro Union High School cross country, Nordic skiing, and track teams.

These endurance sports have had outsider status for decades, yet despite this reality, Ava Whitney has clearly developed grit, determination, and maturity through her distance endeavors.

Thank you, Mr. Holhut, for sharing an inspiring profile of local talent.

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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An uphill battle against toxic mold

By
Virginia Ray
Wednesday, September 7, 2022 — Issue 680

While it looks like something out of a fairy tale, beneath its charming exterior Linda and Don Marcille's Old Ledge Road home contains a mold problem - a problem that they believe has rendered it a toxic trap. “It's a bad situation,” says Linda, a fine arts painter. “We shouldn't be living in the house.” Brain fog, stress, trauma, and grief are the hallmarks that mold is leaving on the Marcilles, who have just about exhausted all the avenues they...

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Voices

So where is the media discussing the outrage of the left?

By
Nancy Braus
Wednesday, December 15, 2021 — Issue 643

We see stories written daily about the supposed outraged far-right partisans. They are in high dudgeon about the audacity of wearing a piece of cloth over their mouths and noses, as well as the terrible unfairness of being asked (and, in some cases, pressured) to accept a vaccine that will protect the public from a terrible disease. They are furious about the nonexistent stolen election of their god, Donald Trump. The rage extends to the terrible injustice of trying the...

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Arts

Four bands with local connections to perform in Brattleboro

Tuesday, July 15, 2025 — Issue 823

BRATTLEBORO-Four bands led by women will be performing at Marigold, 157 Main St. on Sunday, July 20 starting at 7:30 p.m. Members of the bands have Brattleboro roots. From New Orleans, Keaton Schiller and Lyla George will each be playing indie rock sets with their bands. Schiller, a New Orleans-based singer-songwriter, sings gritty melodies with strikingly intimate lyrics. George has developed her craft as a singer, writer and guitarist blending the hectic sounds of the metropolitan New York streets with...

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