BRATTLEBORO-Big thanks to Joyce Marcel for an excellent article/interview with Becca Balint, and big thanks...
BRATTLEBORO-As I listen to all the reports of what's happening in the Texas Legislature, I...
SAXTONS RIVER-An open letter to Gov. Phil Scott: On Aug. 10, I received an email...
GUILFORD-In the subheading referring to "the 'cruelty' of the budget bill," I understand why you...
Amid a nationwide shortage of responders, southern Vermont's largest emergency medical service provider is launching the state's first EMS-specific training school. Rescue Inc. will tap $1 million in federal and state funds to open a new Vermont EMS Academy in Newfane. “Many rural communities in Vermont and around the region rely on their local emergency medical responders, but there's a dearth of qualified individuals and training opportunities,” said Marc Schauber, the academy's program manager. “With many communities being an hour...
So many of us are distressed about the daily piling on of terrible news, the bizarre words and actions from Donald Trump, and the complete and total moral capitulation of the Republican party. I'm a white, straight business owner, and my busy bookstore actually benefits from people being home, from so many children being educated by their families, and from the many people who need visible yard signs, pins, and stickers to express their views. I personally am actually doing...
Brooks Memorial Library will again partner with the Vermont Humanities Council to present the 2020-21 season of the First Wednesdays lecture series. However, due to the COVID-19 crisis, the October, November, and December 2020 talks in the series will only be offered online, via Zoom. The first Brattleboro lecture, “Merely Bystanders: The Psychology of Courage and Inaction,” is set for 7 p.m. on Oct. 7. Catherine Sanderson, Amherst College psychology professor and author of The Positive Shift: Mastering Mindset to...
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