Sunday, 1/4/09
NEWS:
A Year of Horror, Heartbreak
John Thiels lived quietly, apparently content to work, return to his Canaan trailer and plan his next hike. Police say that when his buddy Casey Hadcock proposed a Saturday night camping trip to a remote patch of woods in Bridgewater last June, Thiels quickly accepted. See full story
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NEWS:
A Day for Hard-to-Find Hay
West Lebanon -- Horse people from around the Upper Valley took a number and waited their turn in the cold yesterday morning outside of West Lebanon Feed and Supply. See full story
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BUSINESS:
Taking the Initiative
Barnard -- Job-hunting is difficult enough, but when you're a teenager trying to make money during wintertime in a recession, it can be especially daunting. See full story
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SPORTS:
Lebanon Gets a Boost With Win Over Hanover
Lebanon -- If beating an archrival provides a psychological lift, consider last night's 52-41 win over Hanover a successful early-season session of therapy for the Lebanon High boys basketball team. See full story
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EDITORIAL:
Bill of Health Curbing Costs, Improving Care
In the 15 years since the Clintons and a few hundred handpicked experts famously failed to reform health care, a lot has changed -- for the worse. Life expectancy in the United States has fallen further behind that of other wealthy nations. Costs continue to rise and are now threatening an already weak economy. And more people than ever before -- some 45 million — are without health insurance. See full story
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For complete story, see today's Valley News
Perfect Match
When Peter Hayward went to the Lucy Mackenzie Humane Society in West Windsor to find a new dog to replace his white boxer that died right before Thanksgiving, his intention wasn't necessarily to take in an older dog. But Ramona, a 10-year-old, caught his eye.
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Business-Savvy Singer Takes Helm at Opera North
Lebanon -- The corps of Upper Valley volunteers who ran the administrative side of Opera North realized a couple of years ago that the Lebanon-based opera company needed a professional director.
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