PUTNEY-I am grateful to call Bex Slattery a colleague, blessed to call her a friend,
WILMINGTON-As a former Vernon resident (and one dying to move back there!) I wholeheartedly endorse...
BRATTLEBORO-Oscar Heller is my choice for the three-year seat on the Brattleboro Selectboard. As a...
BRATTLEBORO-Gov. Phil Scott has proposed eliminating Vermont's successful universal school meals program. As a parent...
Energy independence. Changing the utilities' business model. Getting Vermonters off heating oil and onto renewables. Governor Peter Shumlin uttered these phrases throughout his visit to Brattleboro on April 15. He said he seeks to change the business model from the bottom up, for energy providers like Green Mountain Power (GMP) and heating oil providers. Shumlin said, soon, GMP will ask homeowners, “how can we help you get rid of us.” Right. But are utility companies on board with that? In...
For many Americans, Bernie Sanders is a new and different candidate - one marked by honesty, a commitment to justice for all, an unwillingness to campaign negatively or accept corporate money, and a fundamental belief in the possibilities of government to be a force for good. The mainstream narrative about Bernie is that, while he is attracting huge crowds all around the country, larger than the media star Donald Trump, he can't win the nomination because everyone knows Hillary Clinton...
Vermont Theatre Company announces auditions for the June Shakespeare in the Park production of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, directed by Jessica Gelter. The Tragedy of Julius Caesar is a thrilling drama, in which community leaders manipulate each other into assassinating the head of their political system. It explores how that irrevocable choice leads their community into more violence and inevitable fascism. According to Gelter, this year's VTC Shakespeare production will feature gender-fluid casting in this political tragedy, which will...
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