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Vt. HS Learns Tough Math Lesson
Vt. HS Learns Tough Math Lesson
Dec 11, 2007 2:25 PM CST

Vt. HS Learns Tough Math Lesson

S&P miscalculates, leading to goof in US News national rankings

(Newser) - Vermont’s Montpelier High School was bursting with pride over its fifth-place ranking on US World & News Report’s top-100 schools list, until—whoops!— the magazine said the school wasn’t even in the top 100. “We were up there among all these schools for the talented...

Green Mountain State Is in the Pink

Preventive medicine helps Vt. wrest 'healthiest state' crown from Minn.

(Newser) - Vermont is the nation's healthiest state, beating out Minnesota, which has topped the list for the past 4 years. The ranking system takes into 20 factors, such as infant mortality, obesity, and even high school graduation rates, USA Today reports. Mississippi was ranked the country's unhealthiest state, one notch below...

Auto-Emission Ruling Boosts States' Rights

Federal judge rules against carmakers on standards for greenhouse gases

(Newser) - Vermont can set its own greenhouse emissions standards to curb gases that contribute to global warming, a federal judge ruled yesterday in a decision that boosts states’ rights. Automakers sued the state after it adopted standards originally made law in California, saying the regulations were impractical and would upend the...

Leahy to Act in Batman Flick
Leahy to Act in Batman Flick
Aug 20, 2007 2:25 AM CDT

Leahy to Act in Batman Flick

He won't be in tights

(Newser) - Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy, a long-time Batman aficionado, will play a role in the upcoming Batman movie, "The Dark Knight." And while President Bush and some members of the GOP may think he has the title role, he plays only a small part as a "distinguished gentleman....

Springfield, Vt., Takes 'Simpsons' Honors

Beats out 13 other Springfields to host movie premiere July 21

(Newser) - Springfield, Vt., edged out 13 other Springfields to win the right to host the July 21 premiere of The Simpsons movie—set, of course, in Springfield. Voters in an online poll chose the video homage by the team from the Green Mountain State, a spoof of the show's opening sequence.

America's Top Ten Diners
America's Top Ten Diners
Jun 17, 2007 7:15 AM CDT

America's Top Ten Diners

Don't look too far west of the Mississippi for any of them

(Newser) -
  1. AVALON DINER, Houston, TX
  2. BECKY'S DINER, Portland, ME
  3. BLUE BENN DINER, Bennington, VT
  4. CONNELLY'S GOODY GOODY DINER, St. Louis, MO
  5. DUTCH KITCHEN, Frackville, PA

Woman Dogged by Staring Charge Gets Arf

Prosecutor cites difficulty of calling police K9 to testify

(Newser) - A Vermont woman charged with cruelty to animals after she stared at a police dog "in a taunting/harassing manner" is free to make faces at any animal that crosses her path. The county prosecutor dropped the charges after finding a big hole in his case: The alleged victim was...

Museum Bids to Turn eBay to Art
Museum Bids to Turn
eBay to Art
May 29, 2007 9:16 AM CDT

Museum Bids to Turn eBay to Art

Vermont museum gives celebs $1000 to blow online, then curates finds

(Newser) - Ebay as high culture? The Shelburne Museum in Vermont is showcasing the online auction winnings of celebs such as Jerry Seinfeld, Bianca Jagger, and John Lurie, in an exhibition titled "Got eBay? Celebrity Collections Created Online." Museum director Stephen Jost gave a group of big names $1000 each...

Vermonters Vote to Impeach President

Over 35 towns pass resolutions charging Bush with lawbreaking

(Newser) - Vermont, the state with civil unions, Ben and Jerry's, and a socialist senator, has taken the "think globally, act locally" motto to heart with a call for President Bush's impeachment—town by town. In a series of local meetings initiated by activists, residents introduced a resolution charging the administration...

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