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A Veteran Teacher DefendsThe Education Association
As one who has defended the Valley News and other media from charges of “teacher bashing,” I was saddened that recent articles and the editorial (April 15) have indeed served less to inform and more to spread division. See full story
A Parent Encourages Collaboration and Unity
As the parent of two children who passed through the halls of Lebanon High School in recent years, I was completely stunned, but not at all surprised, to read about Principal Jim Nourse's departure. See full story
The Risks of Treating Lake Morey
On May 5, Fairlee's voters will decide whether a chemical herbicide should be applied to Lake Morey, a 538-acre state lake infested with 45 acres of milfoil, an invasive plant. It's not clear to me that the chemical treatment, proposed for the next five years, is worth the risk to the lake's other plant and animal species or that the public would benefit. See full story
Previously in BACKTALK
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4/29/07
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