Benny Johnson has nagging injuries to his spinal cord and shoulder, products of a lifetime spent in the construction industry. Without daily medicine the pain is unbearable, something Johnson was... Read more »
January 19, 2010
New Amherst Group Seeks to Aid Public Schools, Save Open Space
A group of Amherst residents is gathering signatures on a petition that would have the town spend more on public schools, open space protection, and other items. The petition supports a so-called... Read more »
January 13, 2010
At Capitol After 122 Miles, Marchers Say: Close Vermont Yankee
More than 150 people walked to the Vermont statehouse on January 13, completing a 122-mile march that began in Brattleboro on January 2. The protesters were calling on the state legislature to... Read more »
January 12, 2010
Talking With Local Homeless People
I met Steve Cuoco last May as he sat on the sidewalk outside Thorne’s Marketplace, eating out of a Chef Boyardee can. His sign that read “homeless vet” leaned against a coffee cup full of... Read more »
January 09, 2010
Death Penalty Opponents Score Win in NH, Fight Bill in Massachusetts
On January 6, the New Hampshire House voted against a bill that would have allowed the state to execute people because they committed murder under a wider range of circumstances than allowed under... Read more »