GUILFORD-So Trump has been elected - again. If last time was bad, this time will...
The writers note that they originally sent this letter to their congregation. "We offer it...
WESTMINSTER WEST-Thank you to David Brooks for clearly saying in his Nov. 8 New York...
Hannah Sorila is a writer and community organizer who aims to align intention and impact...
In a 2015 report on southern Vermont's economic troubles, the authors pointed to a “lack of coordination across the region” and suggested an “integrated approach” to issues such as workforce development and marketing. Now, officials in Windham and Bennington counties say they've begun working to solve those problems. And the effort has gotten some financial help in the form of $50,000 inserted into the state's fiscal year 2017 budget and a $230,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Officials...
The season is Advent, when we turn toward the dark of the year and prepare for holiday rituals, a Christian gloss laid over deeper beliefs and ways of knowing that extend further into the past. Not long ago, we experienced the longest night of the year, and the light is slowly starting to return. But it is a dark time right now. I've never known a darker time than this. I've been alive since 1957, the year that Sputnik was...
The In-Sight Photography Project will hold its Family Open House on Friday, Sept. 4, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. during Gallery Walk. The open house gives area youth and their families a chance to meet staff, see what goes on at In-Sight, and learn about upcoming classes. Held at 45 Flat Street in downtown Brattleboro, the open house features hands-on activities, such as creating a photogram in In-Sight's darkroom. Student work will be on exhibit, along with video presentations from...
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