Friday, 6/26/09
NEWS:
‘Just Waiting for Some Sun'
Ed Meacham has 90 acres of hay he's been waiting almost three weeks to cut and bale. But it's not a lack of time or effort that keeps the North Hartland farmer from his fields. See full story
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NEWS:
Michael Jackson, ‘King of Pop,' Dies in Los Angeles at Age 50
Michael Jackson, 50, died yesterday in Los Angeles as sensationally as he lived, as famous as a human being can get. He was a child Motown sensation who grew into a moonwalking megastar, the self-anointed King of Pop who sold 750 million records over his career and enjoyed worldwide adoration. See full story
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SPORTS:
Spikes, Sandwiches
And a Vermont Victory
Woodstock -- It's amazing what a golfer can do with a turkey sandwich and a reliable pair of shoes. See full story
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CLOSE-UP:
‘It's Like Giving a Baby Up for Adoption'
Jodi Picoult has had other books turned into television movies, but My Sister's Keeper, which opens today in wide release, is the first Major Motion Picture. See full story
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EDITORIAL:
A Shift On Iran?
Obama Speaks Up for the People
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The political crisis in Iran will not end anytime soon. Though the government has managed, through brute force and uncounted killings, to drive most protesters from Tehran's streets for now, the popular opposition movement remains very much alive. The split between hard-liners and relative moderates at the most senior levels of power, too, is open and unresolved. The huge stakes of this struggle and the likelihood that it will persist for weeks or months require a fundamental change in U.S. posture. To his credit, President Obama began to deliver it this week. See full story
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For complete story, see today's Valley News
NEWS: Public Works Director in Enfield Is Charged With Assault on Teen
Enfield -- Enfield Public Works Director Ken Daniels has been charged with assault for allegedly making sexual advances toward a 16-year-old girl.
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NEWS: Ahmadinejad Rips Obama's ‘Interfering'
Tehran, Iran -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad lashed out at President Obama yesterday, warning him against “interfering” in Iranian affairs and demanding an apology for criticism of a government crackdown on demonstrators protesting alleged electoral fraud.
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NEWS: Girl's Strip Search Outlawed by Court
Washington -- The Supreme Court ruled yesterday that Arizona school officials violated the constitutional rights of a 13-year-old girl when they subjected her to a strip search on the suspicion she might be hiding ibuprofen in her underwear.
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