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...
Standing next to a patch of half-cleared forest, 63-year-old Dan MacArthur is hundreds of miles away from Wall Street, but he's well ahead of the game this summer when it comes to beating high gas prices. He drives a diesel car that runs on waste vegetable oil – a “grease car.” In fact, MacArthur uses eight different biodiesel vehicles for his farm and construction business, ranging from his Volkswagen New Beetle to an assortment of trucks to the wood-splitter for...
At the Dec. 15 Selectboard meeting, when the board discussed an ordinance to restrict how much rent can be required of new tenants, I found the thoughtful and constructive tone set by its chair, Tim Wessel, and the rest of the board very refreshing, especially as I have been so focused on the profoundly dysfunctional national political scene for so long. Some of the comments from the public, however, proved that our little town is not immune to the politics...
PUTNEY-Next Stage Arts and Twilight Music present an evening of acoustic folk music from far and near by Louisiana-based Ordinary Elephant and Putney-based Early Risers at Next Stage, 15 Kimball Hill, on Friday, April 12, at 7:30 p.m. Folk duo Ordinary Elephant has spent the better part of the last decade on a never-ending tour that's earned Crystal and Pete Damore critical acclaim and made fans of luminaries like Tom Paxton and Mary Gauthier. In 2017, the couple took home...
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