BRATTLEBORO — Shut off air conditioning in all government offices in the 10 most offending countries*.
BRATTLEBORO-We are living in a moment of deep crisis for our democracy. Billionaires and political...
WESTMINSTER-A few days ago, I texted some of my family members to call their representatives...
BRATTLEBORO-There has been an unrelenting assault on our culture and our country since the inauguration...
TOWNSHEND-Several weeks ago, a Peruvian fisherman, stranded in the ocean for months, was miraculously found...
Windham Southeast School District (WSESD) voters will see three races for school board directors in the Tuesday, March 7 election. One candidate is running unopposed for a fourth seat on the board. Kimberly Price and Jaci Reynolds are vying to represent Brattleboro in the three-year seat being vacated by Emily Murphy-Kaur. Also, Robin Morgan — appointed last fall to the seat held by David Schoales, who resigned in October — is being challenged to complete the one year remaining on...
The Oct. 4 edition of The Commons' Voices section offered a winning double header about the climate emergency and the role of car-centric culture. Then we had Indigenous Peoples' Day, when their leaders continued to tell us that we need to cut our consumption of everything, including the use of fossil fuels. In fact, Marcie Rendon. an Indigenous leader whose thinking I respect, asks us to cut our consumption in half this year and then in half the following year.
Tickets for the 2024 Marlboro Music summer season go on sale on Friday, March 1, at 9 a.m. Performances take place from July 13 to Aug. 11 in Persons Auditorium on the Potash Hill campus in Marlboro. At Marlboro, musicians "enjoy the rare and invaluable synergy of music, community, nature, freedom, and time," say organizers in a news release. For nearly two months, "exceptional young professionals - who are invited each winter following competitive auditions - " are joined by...
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