Saturday, 12/27/08
NEWS:
‘We Are at the Cutting Edge'
Hartford -- With the opening of the Upper Valley Aquatic Center just more than a month away, the smell of wet paint and cement dust permeated the air last week, while hundreds of workers in hard hats hurried about the building and a boom lift's beeps echoed in the background. See full story
◊
NEWS:
Pakistan Puts Troops on India's Border
Karachi, Pakistan -- Ratcheting up tensions heightened by last month's terror attack in Mumbai, India, Pakistan yesterday redeployed thousands of troops toward its border with India and canceled soldiers' furloughs, according to security and intelligence officials here. See full story
◊
SPORTS:
Storms, Economy Wreak Havoc With Snowmobilers
Even those who rely on snow for their sport can get tired of it. Snow is normally a welcome sight for Twin State snowmobile riders, who collectively spend millions of dollars each winter exercising their passion. But the area's two major storms that totaled upward of 40 inches in some places in the last week is rendering trail maintenance personnel in need of a reprieve. See full story
◊
EDITORIAL:
Message Received
Elected Officials Curb Spending
***
Representative government works pretty well. That's hardly a news flash, but it may come as a surprise to Vermont Gov. Jim Douglas. Judging by the way he has flogged the so-called Vote Twice Law, the governor believes that the democratic system is in need of improvement. See full story
◊
For complete story, see today's Valley News
NEWS: Orange-Windsor Checking Addresses
South Royalton -- Suspecting that some families are using fake addresses to send their children to favored schools, the superintendent of the Orange-Windsor Supervisory Union is asking recently arrived families in three of the five OWSU communities to state which town they live in.
◊
NEWS: Valley's Uninsured Find There's No E.R. for Dental Problems
White River Junction -- When a person without health insurance breaks a leg, an emergency room physician will set the break and let hospital accountants decide how to pay the bill.
◊
NEWS: Vt.'s Choppy Revenue May Upset Legislative Calendar
Montpelier -- Vermont lawmakers say they may take a start-and-stop approach to the upcoming legislative session while they wait for a highly uncertain revenue picture to come into focus.
◊
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
