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April 17, 2008
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Two VLS Students Get Lucky
After 30-Second Canoe Trip
The White River in April may look like a lot of fun to play in when you’re as accomplished as the kayak artist in this photograph. Howerer, two law students at Vermont Law School discovered last week an unpleasant truth about Vermont rivers in springtime: They are terrifyingly dangerous up close. More...
Town Manager
Resigns in Randolph
By M. D. Drysdale

Apparently to the surprise of almost everyone in Randolph town government, Town Manager Peter Butterfield on Monday announced that he would resign as of June 13. More...

CFM Enters
Chapter 11
Bankruptcy
By M. D. Drysdale

Faced with a severe nationwide slump in the sales of new homes that need new stoves and fireplaces, the corporate parent of Vermont Castings filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last week. More...

The Mesmerizing
Magic of Maple
By Morgan Brown

If you live in Vermont, you probably know someone who sugars, which makes sense considering the Green Mountain State is the largest producer of pure maple syrup in the United States. More...

 Community News
•Mud Season
Variety Show
Returns to Chandler
Mud season was celebrated in grand style again this year as on Friday and Saturday night, the footlights glowed on the stage of Randolph’s 100-year-old Chandler Music Hall. More...
•Brookfield Principal
•Whitcomb & Rochester Students
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 Arts & Entertainment
•White River Valley Players Present
‘Ah, Wilderness!’ in Rochester
The White River Valley Players of Rochester will present Eugene O’Neill’s three-act comedy, "Ah, Wilderness!" April 25 and 26 and May 2 and 3 at 8 p.m.; and April 27 and May 4 at 2 p.m. at the Rochester High School auditorium. More...
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Three RUHS Composers’
Work Will Be Performed
•Acadian Fiddling
Will Heat up Chandler
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 Calendar
•Concerts Calendar
Thursday, April 17-Sunday, April 27
Calendar submissions should arrive at least one week in advance of the intended publication date. Mail entries to The Herald of Randolph, P.O. Box 309, Randolph, VT, 05060; or fax them to 728-9275 or to news@ourherald.com. More...
•Dance Calendar
Thursday, April 17-Sunday, April 27
•Exhibits Calendar
Thursday, April 17-Sunday, April 27
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 Obituaries
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C.O. Flanagan
BARRE—Christopher O. Flan-agan, 84, died Sunday, April 13, 2008 at Central Vermont Hospital in Berlin. More...
•Florence Mohlère
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G. Evelyn Flint
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 People
•Whitcomb Teacher Sarah Helman
Chosen for State Music Award
Whitcomb Junior/Senior High School music teacher Sarah Helman has received the "Outstanding New Music Educator of the Year" award from the Vermont Music Educators Association (VMEA). More...
•Anderson ‘Volunteer of the Year’
•Lukana’s Dream Supplies Funds
To Build Peruvian School
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 Columns
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Abusive Practices by Credit Card Companies
Must Be Stopped
Most of us have heard the stories from our neighbors or friends: What began as the ordinary use of a credit card unexpectedly and unfairly led to a quicksand of debt. More...
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 Editorials
•Rep. Welch’s Success
After just 16 months as Vermont’s only member of the U. S. House of Representatives, Rep. Peter Welch has hit his stride and is becoming the effective Congressman that his prior record promised he’d be.. More...
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