Thursday, 6/25/09
NEWS:
Lebanon Meets to Map a Future
Lebanon -- A walk-to-work city or a rural community. Twenty-five years from now Lebanon could resemble neither, or a mixture of both, depending on choices Lebanon residents are struggling now to make. See full story
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NEWS:
Fed Sees Recession Losing Some Punch
Washington -- The Federal Reserve issued a vote of confidence in the economy yesterday, saying it would take no new action to combat a recession that, while still severe, appears to be loosening its grip. See full story
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SPORTS:
Woodstock Graduate Is Always on the Go
Keene, N.H. -- Squeezing four practices and a game into three days isn't always considered a relaxing end to the week, but it's a relief for Woodstock’s Callie Bellimer. See full story
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CLOSE-UP:
Jazz Greats
To Perform
At Festival
Some of the top names in jazz will be on stage next week in Woodstock as the Interplay Jazz festival gets under way. Two-time Grammy Award nominee singer Karrin Allyson joins jazz great Sheila Jordan on the faculty of the week-long event. See full story
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EDITORIAL:
Changes Afoot
DHMC's Puzzling Announcement
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When the region's dominant health-care provider announces it has important and exciting news, people will spare some time from their busy lives to pay attention. But we suspect that no matter how many times Upper Valley residents read the announcement on Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center's Web site (www.dhmc.org) about the formation of something called Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health, they will end up more confused than enlightened. See full story
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PRIMARY SOURCE
Leahy Locks In
U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., shocked no one yesterday when he announced that he will run for a seventh term next year. See full story
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For complete story, see today's Valley News
NEWS: N.H. Budget Squeaks Past Legislature
Concord -- Next month, smokers, campers, drivers and boaters will dig deeper into their pockets to pay for the services New Hampshire will provide citizens in an $11.5 billion budget passed yesterday.
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NEWS: Vt. Nonprofit Calls Obama's Student Loan Proposal a Disaster
Officials with a nonprofit that provides Vermont students with financial assistance say a proposal backed by President Obama would decimate their organization and erode services for students throughout the state.
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NEWS: Reappearing S.C. Governor Confesses to Affair
It all started innocently, the South Carolina governor said, when he and a woman struck up a conversation eight years ago. She confided in him about being separated from her husband and Mark Sanford provided comfort, counseling her to get back together for the sake of her two boys, and because marriage is sacred. He asked for her e-mail address and they kept in touch, he from South Carolina and she from Argentina.
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