Vermont

Carrie McAdoo and Jennifer Callahan. That sums it up for me. Running helps me keep the weight off, but there’s something about training in a group — especially in a group you work with — that’s invaluable. This past winter, five of us at St. Albans Town... Full Article at The New York Times

“If a baby dies, what do you do?” “You get another baby. It is the same with farming.” She and her husband, Michele Mpambazi, are among the new Vermonters who have replanted after last summer’s devastating flood. Wearing African wrapped textile skirts... Full Article at The New York Times

An eight-hour layover is enough to explore part of a city. Overnight interruptions are even better, whether or not the airline picks up the hotel tab. I got into this habit when I worked in Kenya from 1995 to 1998 and had to commute to Vermont... Full Article at The Washington Post

In the second half of this year, 4G LTE coverage will expand to cover select cities in Illinois, Maryland, Missouri, New Hampshire, Oregon, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, Washington and West Virginia. By the end of 2012, 54 percent of U.S. Cellular... Full Article at Engadget

However, Michael Duane, an assistant attorney general, said his office reviewed the bill and said, "we believe that the risk of H.464 being found unconstitutional is low." Duane said the bill does not interfere with interstate commerce laws, as the ban... Full Article at United Press International

Md. , May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Senate today joined the Governors of Colorado, Maryland, Missouri, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia and Washington and 246 Mayors in 45 States and Washington D.C. in declaring this Saturday, May... Full Article at PR Newswire

"The market was pretty weak overnight, futures were under a lot more pressure, but Merkel made a comment reiterating she wants Greece to stay in the euro and that appears to have stabilized futures," said Paul Mendelsohn, chief investment strategist at... Full Article at The New York Times

For the 60 percent of Americans recently surveyed by Consumer Reports who said they always or sometimes would rather buy U.S.-made goods than those made elsewhere, Vermont Castings, Huntington Patriot, Weber's Genesis and Summit were all made in the... Full Article at PR Newswire

Pa. , May 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In a strong demonstration of its commitment to increasing its presence in the Northeastern U.S. , Allstate Insurance Company has announced that it is looking to appoint 140 new agency owners in Connecticut, Maine, New... Full Article at PR Newswire

Park Service. The work will necessitate closing the upper observation decks and first floor of the battlefield’s much-visited State of Pennsylvania Monument between about June 8 and June 28. The other, smaller monuments — the New York State Monument in... Full Article at The Washington Post

MONTREAL, May 14, 2012 /CNW Telbec/ - Valener Inc. (Valener) (TSX: VNR), which has held the public ownership interest in Gaz Métro Limited Partnership (Gaz Métro) since September 30, 2010March 31, 2012. Valener's results For the second quarter of fiscal... Full Article at PR Newswire

“That is the hull of our boat, and Dollar General wants to put its fist right through the hull.” Citizen groups have also opposed dollar stores in other states, including New Hampshire, New Mexico, California and Indiana. But such battles can be... Full Article at The New York Times

"All the demands that we're making -- for social justice, economic equality, against the wars and occupations -- they're all linked by opposition to a system that's out of control," Ashley Smith, who flew to Chicago from Vermont, told the Chicago Tribune. Full Article at United Press International

The Obama administration told Congress on Friday that “additional items and services” would be released to help Bahrain “maintain its external defense capabilities.” The administration emphasized that holds on “TOW missiles and Humvees” would continue. ... Full Article at The New York Times

Olshan has stepped up and written one for the home team. CLOUDLAND (Minotaur, $24.99) is set in the bleak Upper Connecticut River Valley that forms the border of Vermont and New Hampshire, a place where spring doesn’t arrive until it’s summer. Catherine... Full Article at The New York Times

They were Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. To... Full Article at The New York Times

The survival of the spring-hinged clothespin into the modern era is an unlikely story of Darwinian selection. From 1852 to 1887, the U.S. patent office issued 146 separate patents for clothespins. The first design that resembles the modern clothespin... Full Article at The New York Times

Beginning May 17, 4G LTE will be expanding to: Cape Cod and Northern Vermont The Southern shore of Long Island The Jersey Shore including Sea Bright and Monmouth Beach, Belmar, Point Pleasant, Toms River, Atlantic City and into Cape May County... Full Article at Engadget

Americans younger than 40 approve of gay marriage by a big margin. This explains the rush to amend state constitutions in what amounts to a King Canute-like attempt to hold back the actuarial tide. But same-sex marriage is already allowed in... Full Article at The Washington Post