Monday, 1/5/09
NEWS:
New Year, Same Concerns
Upper Valley residents talked with guarded hope yesterday as they discussed the new year, the nation and a haggard economy, although most thought the country's financial resurrection wouldn't happen by the end of 2009. See full story
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NEWS:
Richardson Withdraws As Nominee
Washington -- New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson withdrew yesterday from consideration as incoming commerce secretary, citing an ongoing federal “pay-to-play” investigation involving one of his political donors as a significant obstacle to his confirmation. See full story
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CLOSE-UP:
Crusaders Too Much for Green
Hanover -- Before Dartmouth women's basketball begins a 40-day fast from home games, it had to fend off some Crusaders with a similar history to its own. Yesterday's performance didn’t exactly part the Red Sea. See full story
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CLOSE-UP:
Going the Way of the Hospitalist
Charlie Amico has two primary care doctors, and he thinks that is just fine. One is Terry Cantlin, who see Amico at the health center near Amico's home in Bethel. The other is Martin Johns, who, along with a team of three physician assistants, looks out for Amico while he stays at Gifford Medical Center in Randolph, which lately, as a result of complications from colon surgery, has been happening more than Amico would like. See full story
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EDITORIAL:
Regulate Big Tobacco
Congress Should Pass Legislation
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Even Barack Obama -- he of the compulsive exercise regimen and workout-video-worthy physique -- hasn't been able to escape the clutches of nicotine. The president-elect, whose struggle to give up cigarettes is well documented, still sneaks an occasional smoke. That cigarettes can ensnare someone as disciplined as Obama speaks to their potency. It is inconceivable, then, that the most deadly product legally sold in the United States is exempt from federal regulation. (Meanwhile, the Food and Drug Administration oversees dog food, perfume and, yes, nicotine gum.) The new Congress should pass legislation that would give the FDA authority to regulate Big Tobacco. See full story
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For complete story, see today's Valley News
A LIFE: ‘He Touched So Many People With His Kindness, Faith and Hope'
Enfield -- Elmer Murray was what you might call a workingman's preacher.
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NEWS: Israeli Forces Split Gaza Strip
Jerusalem -- Israeli soldiers and tank columns bisected the Gaza Strip yesterday, isolating its largest city amid fierce clashes on multiple fronts with militant fighters.
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NEWS: Congress Returning to Face Daunting, Varied Agenda
Washington -- Rarely have lawmakers confronted an agenda as ambitious as the one Congress will face upon convening this week, with an incoming president pushing to stabilize an economy on the brink of long-term recession, to create universal health coverage and to overhaul federal energy policies.
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