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Dartmouth secures millions to research rural health-care access for seniors
LEBANON — Dartmouth Health and the Dartmouth College Geisel School of Medicine will use millions of dollars to study rural health-care access for older adults. “When we look at older patients,…
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5mOpinion: Tall Tales: How did we get to the Upper Valley?
Since all strong relationships are based on honesty, I want to start with a confession; I am a flatlander. While I’m in a confessing mood, I might as well share that I had never heard the term “flatlander” until my mother-in-law called me one more than 30 years ago. Whereas my mother-in-law has lived her […]
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6mOpinion: School business managers play critical role in communities
The recent news coverage on Claremont’s financial struggles spotlights the often-underappreciated role of the school business manager. At the same time, it downplays the complications business managers and school boards face in managing their budgets. These complications are often beyond their control and can result in accumulated deficits if they are not addressed quickly. As […]
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6mOpinion: Vermont won a Meta settlement. Now let’s build the division that keeps us winning
I support this week’s $17 billion Meta settlement and congratulate Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark and her office for their work to see it through. I also know the office that just won this case is not staffed to keep winning. Companies are making money off addictive features and privacy abuses at a scale that […]
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5mOver Easy: Laugh more, live longer
Attention Upper Valley: The internet says we can live more than seven extra years if we think positively about aging. I’m all in, I think. I came across this claim on a website that likely uses AI to trick humans into clicking on virtual stuff. But it wasn’t entirely a waste. My online search dug […]
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10m'Stronger now than it was': Quechee Gorge Bridge reopens with new suicide barriers
HARTFORD — Inside the gift shop next to the Quechee Gorge Bridge, Pam Kendall was pleased to see the new and improved structure finally completed, though she doesn’t agree with every aspect of the design. “I feel the rails are way too low,” she said of the barrier between the sidewalk and road. Kendall worries […]