Saturday, 11/7/09
NEWS:
Day Care Centers Go Dark
For a single parent like Shirray Johnson, the Children's Castle was almost too good to be true. See full story
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NEWS:
Recession Rocking Rural States
Hanover -- One is the Democratic governor of a small New England state with lots of ledge and forests and 137.8 people per square mile. See full story
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CLOSE-UP:
By Nicola Smith -- Valley News Staff Writer
When Malcolm Browne arrived in Saigon in 1961 as a reporter for the Associated Press, his assignment was to monitor the political situation and keep in contact with the various power factions that were vying for dominance of South Vietnam. Browne, who was conversant in French and who would later win a Pulitzer Prize for his Vietnam coverage, knew Asia well from his time in the Army in Korea and Japan in the 1950s, when he was a reporter for The Stars and Stripes, but this was his first trip to Vietnam. See full story
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SPORTS:
Dartmouth Women Rally for First Victory
Hanover -- Staring at the possibility of its worst start to a season in more than 20 years, the Dartmouth women's ice hockey team rallied with four unanswered goals last night to defeat St. Lawrence 4-2 at Thompson Arena. See full story
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EDITORIAL:
Wrong Direction
N.H. Rescue Policy Is Misguided
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Now that the state of New Hampshire is billing some of the unfortunate people who get stranded in the wilderness for the cost of their rescue, maybe it should insist that those people write out the check before assistance is provided. Faced with the choice of forking over the money or being left to the mercy of the elements, most people needing assistance wouldn't hesitate. And the benefits for the state are obvious: Rescuees would fully appreciate the value of the service rendered, and the bad publicity that comes when the state waits to send out a bill would be avoided. See full story
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For complete story, see today's Valley News
NEWS: Deficit Hits Hartford Schools
Hartford -- Facing a $1.7 million gap in the budget for next year, Hartford Superintendent Don LaPlante is proposing a plan that would reconfigure the elementary schools by grade level, cut about nine teaching positions and implement furloughs.
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NEWS: Border Patrol Returns With 2 Checkpoints
Lebanon -- The interstate checkpoint operated by the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol not only returned to the Upper Valley this week, it came back in a double dose: Federal agents were stopping cars yesterday and Thursday along both Interstate 91 and Interstate 89.
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SPORTS: Football Players Remain Sunny
Hanover -- The sun had set and darkness had began to smother Memorial Field late yesterday afternoon as the Dartmouth football team concluded its brief, final workout in preparation for today's clash with visiting Cornell. The temperature dropped toward the upper 30s and the wind picked up, but from dark corners of the field came happy yelps and laughter.
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SPORTS: Champs, Meet Champs: Marauders Keep Running
Hanover -- Now that the state championships are over, it's time for the state championships.
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CLOSE-UP: Cast Milks ‘Goats' for Wackiness
Few cinematic pleasures are as sublime as George Clooney in full Clark Gable mode, as he is for much of the comedy The Men Who Stare at Goats. His hair cropped to a metal-filings brush cut, with a full mustache to match, he cuts a figure similar to Gable when he was beginning to thicken and age so appealingly, his eyes a bit worn, but still aglint with mischief and magnetism.
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