The Commons Online5d
Issue #799
PUTNEY - Learn about simple methods and everyday equipment used to make watercolor paints at the Putney Public Library, 55 Main St., on Wednesday, Jan. 29, at 6:30 p.m. Participants will create ...
The Commons Online5d
Sibilia finds victory in defeat for House speaker
DOVER-Even though she lost her courageous challenge to become speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives for the new biennium, Rep. Laura Sibilia, I-Dover, says she is glad she ran. "It really ...
The Commons Online5d
Dummerston library expands kids’ program with more space
DUMMERSTON-The future of children's offerings at Lydia Taft Pratt Library will be a whole lot brighter thanks to a $54,700 grant from the Vermont Early Childhood Fund (VECF) to build a new program for ...
The Commons Online5d
Not all Vermonters benefit from trapping
WARDSBORO-I agree, we do need facts. Have you heard of CWD (chronic wasting disease)? It's a fatal neurodegenerative disease that affects deer, elk, and moose. It is prevalent out west but ...
The Commons Online5d
‘You may end up in a situation you didn’t welcome’
BRATTLEBORO-Standing on the sidewalk next to 9 Canal St., a multi-family apartment building above the Brattleboro Food Co-op, Windham & Windsor Housing Trust (WWHT) Executive Director Elizabeth ...
The Commons Online5d
Israel has an absolute responsibility to eliminate a terrorist threat
LEYDEN, MASS.-I was lucky to have been born in Boston in 1947 and never served in the military and have never lived any portion of my life with an existential threat hanging over my head. I have never ...
The Commons Online5d
Does our country’s current direction reflect our values?
GUILFORD-Our family owes our existence to the United States, not only for taking my parents and grandparents in as refugees, but for the country's heroic involvement in the Second World War. My ...
The Commons Online5d
Corrections and clarifications
BRATTLEBORO-The Commons' report in the Jan. 15 issue about a community forum organized by Hank Poitras, aka Planet Hank, touched some nerves, to say the least. Several points to clarify or correct: • ...
The Commons Online4d
Palaver Strings’ ‘Rise and Shine’ celebrates the viola
BRATTLEBORO-Palaver Strings presents "Rise and Shine," celebrating the viola. The concert is scheduled for Friday, Jan. 31, at 7 p.m. at the Brattleboro Music Center. This program explores the sonic ...
The Commons Online5d
Public schools would not meet my family’s needs
BELLOWS FALLS-As a single mother of two special-needs children, I have witnessed firsthand how Vermont's current system often fails its most vulnerable populations. I share my story with the hope of ...
The Commons Online5d
Antisemitism flourishes in our town and in the pages of the newspaper
The writer is president of Vermont Friends of Israel. ATHENS-In response to Bert Picard's criticisms that my most recent letter makes "dangerous" and "wild accusations," I ask, does Mr. Picard also ...