Wednesday, 12/31/08
NEWS:
Recyclables Start to Pile Up
Upper Valley recyclables eventually could be headed for a landfill rather than reuse if the plummeting prices for things such as scrap metal and paper don't turn around, according to one industry expert, but local recycling officials were skeptical it would come to that. See full story
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NEWS:
Illinois Gov.
Names Pick For Senate
Washington -- Brushing aside the objections of Democratic leaders, embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich selected former state attorney general Roland Burris yesterday to take the Senate seat previously held by President-elect Barack Obama, setting up a potential constitutional showdown. See full story
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SPORTS:
Dartmouth Takes Third-Place Game
Hanover -- Two meteorites completely out of the Blue (Sky) produced loud impacts for the Dartmouth women's basketball team last night in Leede Arena. See full story
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EDITORIAL:
Sharing the Caseload
Coordinating Human Services
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While the New England tradition of individual communities taking care of their own has many benefits, the geography of human need doesn't always fit neatly inside a town border. For this reason, the decision by Lebanon and Enfield to share some social service functions merits praise and, perhaps, emulation. See full story
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For complete story, see today's Valley News
NEWS: Hartford Elks Face Extinction
Hartford -- The future of the embattled Elks Club of Hartford appears uncertain as a member who holds a mortgage on the building housing the lodge is moving to foreclose on the property.
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NEWS: Deaths of Columbia Astronauts Detailed
Poor pressure suit design led the seven astronauts aboard the Columbia space shuttle to black out almost immediately when the craft broke apart during re-entry in 2003 and they probably were killed as their bodies were buffeted by the craft's violent contortions, a NASA panel said yesterday.
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NEWS: Kennedy Not a Polished Political Public Speaker
New York -- If Caroline Kennedy had, you know, only known.
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