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...
The 2008 amendments to the 1996 Vermont lead law enforce time limits between identifying the problem and completing repair work on hazardous surface. The law also restricts access to identified surfaces and components, and areas directly below deteriorated surfaces, including physical barriers. Beginning Jan. 1, 2010, new legal tools will be in place to make it easier to enforce the law. A $400 ticket may be issued by the Dept. of Health for failure to file Essential Maintainance Practices (EMP)
Arlene Distler took note of the “effort of the growing number of artists and appreciators of arts” in the community. I am grateful for her making these familiar statements, but I must add that there is more to the story. We live in a large town abundant with residential artists. And, indeed, these people are “starving artists.” What strikes me is that there is no mention of the city's largest employer, the Brattleboro Retreat, and the absence of therapeutic activities.
In 1995, Jodi Clark took a theater trip to London as a student at Marlboro College, and there she saw a performance of Tom Stoppard's intellectual comedy of manners, Arcadia. “I loved it,” Clark says, recalling that what struck her about the show “was the way the play could cover many complex intellectual thoughts and family issues in a simple, clear fashion. I always wanted to see what I could bring to this drama of ideas.” Clark finally gets her...
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