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...
Lachlan Francis chairs the Windham County Democratic Committee. He adds: "I'm proud that in Windham...
On a recent hot and sunny afternoon, regional high school students attending the Governor's Institutes of Vermont gathered for lunch at the SIT Graduate Institute, School for International Training. They'd already had a busy day attending group discussions on suicide prevention and other personal issues. This was a needed break before they'd press on with sessions and discussion on global issues. The students were part of a statewide program, hosted during the summer and winter, that facilitates study in a...
I do not live in Brattleboro, but as often as I can I visit a good friend there. She has not been well and had a serious surgery last year. I feel sure that better recovery has been hampered by her difficulty in getting to important medical appointments. I know there is a shuttle bus that can be booked, but the requirements and reservation practices are often not possible for my friend, so she has missed out on several very...
You might call Vermont Theatre Company's A Christmas Carol a holiday tradition that keeps on changing. “What is Christmas if not a series of traditions that are both familiar and new every year?” asks James Gelter, director and (with his wife Jessica) co-adaptor of this annual theatrical presentation in Brattleboro. “I can't imagine a holiday season that did not include A Christmas Carol. There is not one year in which I didn't view or perform in a production of the...
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