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New health care law pumps money, benefits into Vermont

Posted on March 25, 2010 |
By Andy Kirkaldy



MIDDLEBURY — The massive health care reform bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on Sunday and signed into law by President Obama on Tuesday represents an important step forward but falls short of perfection, say Vermonters familiar with the legislation.

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More to be insured, get consumer protections

Posted on March 25, 2010 |
By Andy Kirkaldy



MIDDLEBURY — Health care reform legislation passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on Sunday and signed by President Obama on Tuesday calls for sweeping changes in American medical care, some of which will take effect this year and others that will be phased in over the next several years. 

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Peddie to carry supplies and offer aid to Haitians

Posted on March 25, 2010 |
By Andrea Suozzo



MIDDLEBURY — In just a few weeks, Carol Peddie will be on her way to Haiti.

What brought Peddie, the associate dean of Library and Information Services at Middlebury College, to this point was both her desire to help out in the Caribbean nation hit by a Jan. 12 earthquake and a fortunate connection.

At the end of February, the Hubbardton resident heard from Dr. Joan Huffman, a trauma surgeon and friend from Jacksonville, Fla. Huffman had traveled to Haiti just after the January temblor, and Peddie had asked her to look out for any volunteer opportunities.

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Computers key to student collaboration

Posted on March 25, 2010 |
By Kathryn Flagg



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BRISTOL — A Bristol educator is among a team of teachers statewide making a push to reform the way technology is used in Vermont classrooms.

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Illig conquers three of America's longest trails

Posted on March 25, 2010 |
By Andrea Suozzo



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MIDDLEBURY — “The hardest thing about through-hiking the Appalachian Trail is getting to the start.”

So begins “Trail Ways, Path Wise,” the first book in John Illig’s Triple Crown Trilogy, and so began his talk last Thursday to around 70 people gathered in the auditorium of Middlebury Union High School.

The talk was part of the Green Mountain Club’s James P. Taylor Outdoor Adventure series, and it was the Bread Loaf section’s annual contribution to the 18-year-old lecture series — last year the speaker was Dan Brown, owner of the Swift House Inn.

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Monkton school hires principal

Posted on March 25, 2010 |
By Kathryn Flagg



MONKTON — Bristol resident and Williston elementary school teacher Susan Stewart will be taking the helm at Monkton Central School next year in the wake of the retirement of longtime principal Rich Jessup.

Jessup, who has worked at the elementary school for 20 years, retired on medical leave this past fall. Interim principals Richard Schattman and Edorah Frazer have led the school this year, but the Monkton school board decided to offer Stewart the full-time job as a permanent replacement at a board meeting last week.

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Middlebury to review utility rates

Posted on March 25, 2010 |
By John Flowers



MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury selectmen next month will review the impact the recently increased municipal water and sewer rates have had on the town’s neediest residents and determine what, if any, adjustments should be made to reduce their financial burden.

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MDs rethink blood transfusions

Posted on March 25, 2010 |
By Kathryn Flagg



BRIDPORT — A team of topnotch doctors from around the world landed in Bridport at the end of February to reexamine commonly held medical beliefs about blood transfusions.

The four-day conference took place from Feb. 26 through March 1, and included doctors from as far afield as Austria and Australia. At the heart of their research is the concern that blood transfusions are risky, expensive and often unnecessary — and yet, they continue to be done frequently in American hospitals and around the world.

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Brighter Planet ready to relocate

Posted on March 25, 2010 |
By John Flowers



MIDDLEBURY — Brighter Planet, a Middlebury company dedicated to providing consumers with practical solutions to fighting climate change, will be reducing its organizational footprint in Middlebury as it looks for better ways of helping people worldwide reduce their own respective carbon footprints.

Rob Adler, Brighter Planet’s director of business development and strategic partnerships, confirmed the environmental organization is slightly downsizing its workforce and shifting its headquarters from Middlebury to San Francisco.

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Probate court might be spared from merger

Posted on March 22, 2010 |
By John Flowers



MIDDLEBURY — Addison County Probate Court will continue to function on its own and will not be merged with probate courts in Rutland and Bennington counties, according to legislation recently passed out of the House Judiciary Committee.

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