Thursday, 3/26/09
NEWS:
District Will Seek a 2nd Waiver for Junior High
Lebanon -- The School District will again ask state officials for permission to keep aging Lebanon Junior High School open another year, as the district continues to grapple with voters' rejection earlier this month of a new, $24.9 million middle school. See full story
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NEWS:
AIG Exec Quits In ‘Times' Op-Ed
Charlotte, n.c. -- An American International Group Inc. executive who received a retention bonus worth more than $742,000 after taxes has resigned publicly -- in an Op-Ed column in The New York Times. See full story
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SPORTS:
Rackets in Hand, Father and Son Take on Nation's Best
Hanover -- Mark Reed felt like the Granite Stater trying to hide his accent in the middle of downtown Savannah, Ga. See full story
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CLOSE-UP:
Dancing ‘Cinderella'
Whatever storm is roiling the world outside the theater or inside audience members' minds, the ballet is beautiful, exacting and pure. See full story
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PRIMARY SOURCE
Standing Pat
Republican Gov. Jim Douglas' promise yesterday to veto the “marriage equality” bill if it passes the Vermont House may only intensify debate over gay marriage, and the New Hampshire House is also expected to vote on its own such bill today. See full story
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EDITORIAL:
Paying A Premium
New Hampshire's Pension System
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In some respects, a proposal to impose a monthly health insurance premium on former New Hampshire state employees who retired early is difficult to contemplate. The proposal would change the rules after these workers did their math and made their retirement decisions, and it would come at a time when the stock market's travails already have slammed their retirement savings. Nevertheless, because these are hard times -- and because the change would bring New Hampshire's practices in line with other states -- this idea is rightly in the mix as legislators debate the next state budget. See full story
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For complete story, see today's Valley News
NEWS: Gov. Intends Veto Of Gay Marriage
Montpelier -- Gov. Jim Douglas said yesterday he will veto a gay-marriage proposal if it passes the Legislature, the first time he has signaled such an intent before final legislative action on a bill.
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NEWS: A Windfall for Twin State Schools
Vermont and New Hampshire together could be getting more than $440 million in federal education money over the next two years thanks to the new stimulus law pushed through Congress by President Obama. But it comes with a catch.
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NEWS: N.H. House Backs Repeal of Death Penalty
Concord -- Three months after a man was sentenced to die for killing a police officer -- New Hampshire's first death sentence in 50 years -- the House voted yesterday to repeal capital punishment.
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NEWS: Obama Pushes Budget at Capitol
Washington -- President Obama went to Capitol Hill yesterday to rally support among skeptical Senate Democrats for his $3.6 trillion spending plan, focusing attention on the core initiatives that unite the party while downplaying the issues that divide it.
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