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Farming with Oxen 101: VT college students learn old-fashioned, sustainable agriculture
Associated Press WriterPOULTNEY, Vt. (AP) — Devin Lyons typically starts his days this summer cooking fresh eggs for breakfast from the farm's chicken coop. Then, depending on the weather, he and a dozen other college students might cut hay in the field using a team of...Tags: Animals, Students, Pennsylvania, Agricultural Research and Technology, Arable Farming
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More Vermont church properties face liens to cover awards in priest sex abuse trials
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A judge has put liens on four church-owned rest homes and part of the Vermont Roman Catholic diocese's investments in order to cover jury awards in two priest sex abuse cases. The two cases resulted in $12.3 million damage...Tags: Colchester, Freedom of the Press, Sexual Assault, Abusive Behavior, Crimes
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Hidden History: Holiday united Adams, Jefferson forever
Independence Day holds special meaning for all Americans, but it is also a day marked by interesting and ironic occurrences in presidential history. For instance, Calvin Coolidge, the 30th president, was born on July 4, 1872, in Vermont and our fifth...Tags: Heads of State, Zachary Taylor, James Monroe, The White House, Government
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Book Calendar
Words & Ideas Compiled by Grace Krilanovich MONDAY Joanna Smith Rakoff: The author of "A Fortunate Age" will read and sign her new novel. Book Soup, 8818 W. Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood. 7 p.m. Free. (310) 659-3110. TUESDAY Footnotes and Headlines:...Tags: Beverly Hills, Santa Ana, David Lynch, California, Books
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Jill Stauffer Wins Leadership Award
HARTFORDJill Stauffer, vice president of Customer Care for Comcast's Western New England Region, which includes Connecticut, was recently recognized with the Women in Leadership Award by the New Britain YWCA foundation at the 13th Biennial Women in Leadership...Tags: Employees, UPS Inc., Government, Connecticut, New Britain
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Lebanon Towne Militia A Living Reminder Of Our Revolutionary History
The Hartford CourantRe-enactment groups are helping keep American history alive across much of the country, including New England, where a number of Revolutionary War groups conduct encampments and simulate historic battles year-round. Among these is the Lebanon Towne...Tags: Connecticut, Rhode Island, Armed Forces, Defense, Massachusetts
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Farmers markets reach out to food stamp recipients
Associated Press WriterThe luxuries of the East Atlanta Village Farmers Market -- where shoppers peruse European-style breads and organic dog biscuits along with locally grown produce -- are a stark contrast to the neighborhood, where Census officials have estimated 20...Tags: Rhode Island, Poverty, Atlanta, Connecticut, Michigan
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Radio royalities
Tribune NewspapersRadio stations call it a performance tax, and the music industry has dubbed it a royalty fee. But both refer to the same initiative that has been gaining momentum in Congress -- and making broadcasters nervous. The Performance Rights Act, a bill...Tags: Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Radio, Nancy Sinatra, Parliament, Dionne Warwick
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New law in New Jersey aims to close the book on school districts without schools
Associated Press WriterHADDONFIELD, N.J. (AP) — The school districts in such New Jersey hamlets as Hi-Nella (population 1,029), Teterboro (population 18) and Victory Gardens (population 1,546) will be history by the time schools open in fall 2010 under a bill signed by...Tags: Dining and Drinking, U.S. Department of Education, Maine, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Government
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12 hospitalized in connection with possible E. coli outbreak in beef linked to Colo. company
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — At least 12 people, two of them suffering kidney failure, have been hospitalized in connection with a possible E. coli outbreak in beef suspected of having sickened people in nine states, federal health officials said Wednesday....Tags: Illinois, Diseases, Health Organizations, California, Maine
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Military board says gay NY National Guard officer should be discharged for coming out
Associated Press WriterSYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — A military administrative board recommended Tuesday that a National Guard officer who publicly announced he's gay should be discharged for violating the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy. Lt. Dan Choi would be the...Tags: Guerrilla Activity, Environmental Pollution, Minority Groups, The White House, West Point
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Montreal woman sentenced to 15 years for drowning 8-year-old son in Vermont
NORTH HERO, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont judge has sentenced a Montreal woman to 15 years in prison for drowning her young son three years ago. Judge Michael Kupersmith issued the sentence to 51-year-old Louise Desnoyers (day-noy-AY') on Wednesday in Grand...Tags: Punishment, Trials
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