Friday, 7/3/09
NEWS:
Woman, 79, Killed in Home
Woodstock -- A 79-year-old woman found dead inside her Curtis Hollow Road home Wednesday afternoon was the victim of a homicide, authorities said yesterday. See full story
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NEWS:
Jobs Lost At Torrid Pace
Washington -- Mounting job losses rattled hopes yesterday that the economy is on track to grow later this year, showing that prospects for American workers are terrible -- and still getting worse. See full story
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SPORTS:
VPA Head Knows Valley
Montpelier -- New Vermont Principals Association executive director Ken Page brings 36 years of combined teaching and administrative experience, but his passion for athletics began during his days as a reading teacher and coach at Lebanon Junior High School. See full story
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CLOSE-UP:
‘If Poetry Is Dead, We're Dead'
There's a twinkle in poet Susanne Dubroff's eyes, a soft smile and brightness in her laughter that belies the troubles she's seen. See full story
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EDITORIAL:
Rewarding Teachers
Obama Backs Pay for Performance
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There are basically two ways a teacher today can earn a bigger paycheck: collect graduate credits or wait on seniority. It's a system that is indifferent to teacher effectiveness or student achievement. That's why Education Secretary Arne Duncan is right to want to encourage schools to reward teachers and principals who deliver. See full story
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For complete story, see today's Valley News
NEWS: Raynetta Woodward Called ‘Soul of Vermont'
Woodstock --Behind a line of lilac bushes on the northeast corner of her trailer, laundry lines held a rain-soaked striped towel, purple blouse and pair of white socks that Raynetta Woodward will never unpin and carry back inside her mobile home.
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NEWS: N.H. Officials Say Blue-Green Algae Outbreaks Are Now More Frequent
Concord -- State environmental officials say that blooms of cyanobacteria, or blue-green algae, are increasingly frequent in the state's lakes and ponds, and that potent toxins produced by the blue-green scum could pose serious health risks to people and animals.
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NEWS: Vermont Guard Will Send 1,500 to Afghanistan
Colchester, Vt. -- The Vermont Army National Guard will send about 1,500 members to Afghanistan next winter in what would be the state's largest National Guard call-up since World War II.
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