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Profits should foster debateWealth and power shape public policy in ways that benefit the wealthy and the powerful. Like how we measure the economy. We measure prices, jobs and wages monthly, but not profits.We measure the rate of inflation — how...

Navigating the maze of charities can be tricky. But when you find a match, your satisfaction and fulfillment will fly high.Are you the curious type? Here’s a week to know about. It’s National Philanthropy Week. I call it Upper Valley Philanthropy...

Arts leaders address diversity, equity and inclusionOn Sept. 23, staff and board leaders from 10 Upper Valley arts and culture organizations gathered in a brightly-lit conference room at Hypertherm for a day-long convening about the hard and...

LEBANON — West Central Behavioral Health sent out a letter to its adult clients in Lebanon earlier this summer informing them that due to a workforce shortage, people receiving individual therapy were now being asked to join groups instead.“We...

Give change a chance in CroydonNecessity is the mother of invention. On March 12, the people of Croydon gave the school district a healthy dose of necessity by demanding a responsible $800,000 budget. The board responded with an innovative education...

Two years ago, the Upper Valley, and much of the world, began what at the time was described as a two-week lockdown.As weeks turned into months and then years of COVID-19 restrictions, people began to reckon with how they’d spent their time before the...

The temperature was a bone-chilling minus-2 degrees with a stiff wind whipping through the parking lot behind Chappy’s Restaurant, the newly opened breakfast and lunch spot on Canaan’s main street this past Monday morning. I was meeting a Canaan Lions...

WEST LEBANON — I didn’t expect to be writing another of these columns. Like many people, I held out hope at the end of last year that 2021 would be better.I imagined gathering with friends and family without second thought; packed concert venues and...

Out & About: Lebanon art exhibit sheds light on mental health struggles Kevin Soracis "The Comforts of Home," is part of new exhibit at AVA Gallery and Art Center titled "Tethered by Light: A Group Exhibition Inspired by National Mental Health Awareness Month of May," which runs from April 23-June 4. (Photograph courtesy AVA Gallery and Art Center) Shawna Gibbs "Movie Night" is part of new exhibit at AVA Gallery and Art Center titled "Tethered by Light: A Group Exhibition Inspired by National M...