Tuesday, 3/31/09
NEWS:
Cleanup of Toxic Cloud in Limbo
Hartford -- With the current owner of a property in White River Junction refusing to pay for a toxic waste cleanup that could cost up to $500,000, state officials have turned the case over to the Vermont Attorney General, leaving disgruntled neighbors waiting for a permanent fix. See full story
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NEWS:
GM Bankruptcy May Be Goal
The federal government's sweeping plan to reshape General Motors Corp. makes it increasingly likely that the struggling carmaker will enter bankruptcy, a possibility signaled yesterday by President Barack Obama. See full story
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SPORTS:
A Connoisseur's Quandary
Hanover -- Never mind that the results from the first two rounds of the NCAA Division I men's hockey tournament threw reason and expectation to the wind. Here's the crux of the matter: What’s a neutral fan to do? See full story
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CLOSE-UP:
Literary Pursuits
Around a corner table in the otherwise empty library last week at Cornish Elementary School, a visiting author looked shyly around the table at the eight seventh- and eighth-graders chosen by their teachers to meet with him for lunch. See full story
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EDITORIAL:
The Veto Declaration
It's Better to Know
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Democratic legislative leaders and gay-marriage advocates sharply rebuked Gov. Jim Douglas last week after he announced that he intended to veto pending legislation that would allow same-sex couples to wed in Vermont. They should have applauded, at least with one hand. See full story
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For complete story, see today's Valley News
NEWS: City Legislator Andersen to Quit
Lebanon -- The national recession and slowdown in construction spending is claiming another victim, this time it's a Lebanon lawmaker who says he can no longer afford to stay in his $100-a-year post as a state representative.
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NEWS: St. Mary Parents in Talks for New School
Claremont -- Members of St. Mary parish are working with a start-up independent Catholic school in Keene to explore whether it might expand its operations in the building now occupied by St. Mary School, which the Diocese of Manchester will close in June.
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NEWS: Inbox: Douglas Hears Feedback to Veto Threat
Montpelier -- Some called him a homophobe. Some accused him of spreading hatred. Some thanked him, or applauded him for showing “backbone” in the face of pressure from gay rights advocates.
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NEWS: Automakers On Obama Short Leash
Washington -- Declaring that the country had reached the end of the road with Detroit's automakers, President Obama yesterday mapped a new course for bailed-out General Motors and Chrysler in a series of moves designed to force the hands of workers, creditors and others with a stake in the companies.
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