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• Author charts ‘lifelong journey toward meaning and joy’

  31-12-2017 23:27 via vtdigger.org
  Thomas Moore recently visited Manchester’s Northshire Bookstore to read from his new book, “Ageless Soul: The Lifelong Journey Toward Meaning and Joy.” Photo by Kevin O’Connor/VTDiggerMANCHESTER — Turning 77 last fall, Thomas Moore knew his new book, “Ageless Soul: The Lifelong Journey Toward Meaning and Joy,” would speak to his fellow elders. But to everyone else?
  A young man hearing the question had a quick answer.
  “I turn 30 next week,” he
  
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• Vermont sees case of E. coli amid US outbreak

  31-12-2017 21:23 via vtdigger.org
  (This story by Nora Doyle-Burr was published by the Valley News on Dec. 29, 2017.)
  A multistate outbreak of E. coli has infected one person in Vermont and two in New Hampshire.
  Federal and state officials are still investigating the source of the outbreak, which so far has infected 17 people in 13 states, including one person in Chittenden County and two in New Hampshire’s Cheshire County.
  “(We) have to investigate to determine if there’s a common source,” said Beth Daly,
  
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• Then Again: Kipling’s brief and stormy stay in Vermont

  31-12-2017 21:04 via vtdigger.org
  Rudyard Kipling in 1895. Wiki Commons image(“Then Again” is Mark Bushnell’s column about Vermont history.)
  Vermont has always drawn famous people who wished they weren’t quite so well known. Here, they’ve sought peace and privacy, and for the most part have gotten it.RELATED STORIESThen Again: Kipling’s brief and stormy stay in VermontThen Again: How Christmas came to VermontThen Again: A former governor’s shady railroad dealingsThen Again: A Vermont pro
  
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• Welch likely to face primary challenge in 2018

  31-12-2017 20:26 via vtdigger.org
  Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt. File photo by Bob LoCicero/VTDigger
  (This story by John Gregg was published by the Valley News on Dec. 28, 2017.)
  U.S. Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt., cruised to re-election in 2016, facing no primary or Republican opponent and defeating a fringe candidate while gaining almost 78 percent of the vote.
  But it does appear the six-term Democrat will face a primary challenge in 2018, and from a fellow Upper Valley resident, to boot.
  Dr. Daniel Freilich. Courtesy photoDr. Daniel Freil
  
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• Making the Grade: Vermont students fall in the middle of the pack compared with other states

  31-12-2017 18:16 via vtdigger.org
  Read the story on VTDigger here:Making the Grade: Vermont students fall in the middle of the pack compared with other states.
  
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• A Tiny Vermont Town Is a Big Cradle of Olympians

  31-12-2017 16:03
  Norwich’s outsize success in Olympic sports has much to do with the way it collectively rears its children, helping them succeed without causing burnout.
  
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