Town halls are the heart of their communities. Even in the most old-fashioned, Mayberry-type regions, these buildings always reflect the zeitgeist in some way. Sure, the walls might be covered in photos of times long since passed or memorials to local soldiers who fought in wars only remembered now in history books. But the same …
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Regarding the closure of NVU-Johnson, NVU-Lyndon, VTC-Randolph
To Whom It May Concern,I am writing to offer my thoughts on the potential closure of the Northern Vermont University campuses in Johnson and Lyndon and the Vermont Technical College campus in Randolph. In the interest of avoiding repetition and having everyone on the same page, I am emailing the VSC board and my Franklin County and …
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Keeping VSC Colleges Open Is Vital to Students, Residents, State
NOTE: The following piece is written by Tyrone Shaw, a writing and literature professor at Northern Vermont University – Johnson.Back when the institution was known as Johnson State College, Tyrone was my mentor and played an instrumental role in launching careers in journalism and related fields for many students, myself included. After the unexpected gut …
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Of Darlings and Decisions
There’s an old adage writers use as a guiding light: “Murder your darlings.” It comes from the English writer, Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch, and is part of the advice he gives to writers as part of On the Art of Writing: a collection of lectures he gave at Cambridge: “If you here require a practical rule …
LONG BOX OF MEMORIES: That One Panel in Daredevil #233
I’m not breaking any new ground here or offering a hot take by suggesting that one of the most definitive Captain America moments – maybe THE definitive moment – didn’t take place in his own comic book series. But every once in a while, the importance of this one panel – not an issue, not …
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