Monday, 5/18/09
NEWS:
Access to Hospital a Problem
Lebanon -- Some days, if the weather holds and she doesn't feel too much pain, Lynne Anderson thinks she could manage the half-mile walk from her home to the hospital. See full story
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NEWS:
Abortion Draws Plea By Obama
South Bend, Ind. -- Amid a scattering of angry protests over his support for abortion rights, President Obama addressed the issue head-on yesterday at the University of Notre Dame, calling for “open hearts, open minds, fair-minded words” in the pursuit of “common ground.” See full story
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NEWS:
Locals in College: Dutille Chases Those Steeples
While mastering long distances for Lebanon High, Derek Dutille always bugged his coach Andrew Gamble to run hurdles. Something about the stop-and-go technique fit Dutille's makeup; he was just sure he'd thrive. See full story
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CLOSE-UP:
Building the Montshire
When Joan Waltermire joined the staff of the Montshire Museum of Science in 1978 as a designer of exhibits, she was returning to the Upper Valley with a new masters degree in botany and fresh divorce papers. The museum had opened two years before to display Dartmouth College's donated, aging natural history collection in a hall on Lyme Road in Hanover previously used as a bowling alley. See full story
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For complete story, see today's Valley News
A LIFE: ‘The Most Remarkable Woman '
Corinth -- Until last month, few parishioners of Bradford, Vt.'s Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church could remember an Easter without Gloria Miller. Least of all the most recent generation of kids to whom she taught catechism.
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NEWS: Sri Lankan Rebels Concede Defeat
New Delhi -- The Tamil Tigers admitted defeat yesterday in their quarter-century struggle against the Sri Lankan government and offered to lay down their weapons to protect those still alive.
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NEWS: Banks' Crucial Ploy Faces Ban
Washington -- The end is nearing for an accounting trick destined to be remembered as a hallmark of the housing boom, because it allowed financial firms to conceal a vast expansion in their lending from regulators and investors.
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