http://www.rutlandherald.com Pulitzer Prize Winning Vermont Newspaper Established 1794 en-us randal.smathers@rutlandherald.com webmaster@rutlandherald.com http://www.rutlandherald.com/article/20100209/NEWS03/2090356/1004/NEWS03 MONTPELIER – Over and over again Vermonters warned lawmakers taking testimony on the governor's recommended budget that the proposed cuts would cost more in the long run than they saved. ... - By LOUIS PORTER VERMONT PRESS BUREAU Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.rutlandherald.com/article/20100209/NEWS03/2090307/1004/NEWS03 BURLINGTON — A former Cape Cod, Mass., civil rights activist was sentenced Monday to 7-1/2 years in prison for what a Vermont federal district court judge called the most "egregious" child pornography case he'd seen. ... - By MARY ANN BRAGG CAPE COD TIMES Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.rutlandherald.com/article/20100209/NEWS04/2090364/1004/NEWS03 MONTPELIER — FairPoint Communications submitted its business reorganization plan Monday, nearly five months after the troubled telecommunications company filed for bankruptcy. ... - By DANIEL BARLOW Vermont Press Bureau Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:47:00 EST http://www.rutlandherald.com/article/20100208/NEWS03/2080362/1004/NEWS03 MONTPELIER – Coming amendments to a 2009 law that expanded the state's Internet sex-offender registry appear to have staved off at least one lawsuit challenging the new statute. However civil-rights advocates say it's only a matter of time before the broadened Web-based registry faces a more strenuous constitutional challenge. ... - By PETER HIRSCHFELD VERMONT PRESS BUREAU Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.rutlandherald.com/article/20100208/NEWS03/2080366/1004/NEWS03 MONTPELIER – In the early-morning hours of Jan. 7, a violent car crash on Route 15 in Lamoille County forever changed the course of Sarah Cardinal's life. ... - By PETER HIRSCHFELD VERMONT PRESS BUREAU Sun, 07 Feb 2010 22:35:00 EST http://www.rutlandherald.com/article/20100207/NEWS03/2070372/1004/NEWS03 Bacteria – and other micro-organisms – get a bad rap. All winter long, we wash our hands to keep them away. We sanitize our dishes in a dishwasher, our clothes in the washing machine, and our bodies in the shower. We consider microorganisms to be "germs," and want to keep those little critters off us. ... - By THOMAS K. SLAYTON Sun, 07 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.rutlandherald.com/article/20100207/NEWS03/2070370/1004/NEWS03 A story in the Rutland Herald on Jan. 31 misidentified the owner of a camp destroyed by a fire in Chester. James Foley of Abington, Mass., is the camp's owner. ... - The Associated Press The Associated Press The Associated Press Sun, 07 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.rutlandherald.com/article/20100207/NEWS03/2070369/1004/NEWS03 WATERBURY — The state of Vermont is accepting applications for a pair of conservation camps it holds each summer for children 12 to 14 years old. ... - The Associated Press The Associated Press The Associated Press Sun, 07 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.rutlandherald.com/article/20100207/NEWS03/2070368/1004/NEWS03 BURLINGTON — Nuclear power will be the topic of a debate at the University of Vermont. ... - The Associated Press The Associated Press Sun, 07 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.rutlandherald.com/article/20100207/NEWS03/2070367/1004/NEWS03 BURLINGTON — A student leader at the University of Vermont says students have reached a tipping point and can't abide more tuition and fee increases. ... - The Associated Press Sun, 07 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.rutlandherald.com/article/20100207/NEWS03/2070366/1004/NEWS03 MONTPELIER – Super Bowl Sunday has become one of the biggest party nights of the year, ranking right up there with New Year's Eve. But police from Bennington to Rutland to Montpelier have a message for partiers: Don't drive drunk, because we're out in force. ... - By SUSAN ALLEN STAFF WRITER Sun, 07 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.rutlandherald.com/article/20100207/NEWS03/2070365/1004/NEWS03 Last week's call for a repeal of "don't ask, don't tell" by Adm. Mike Mullin, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, marked the first time an active-duty, high-ranking military official has explicitly called for an end to the military policy, which prevents openly gay men and lesbians from serving. ... - By STEPHANIE M. PETERS STAFF WRITER Sun, 07 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.rutlandherald.com/article/20100207/NEWS03/2070359/1004/NEWS03 BARRE – The Barre Auditorium was a sea of camo and rifle bags Saturday as an estimated 2,400 people from across the region poured into the 2010 Central Vermont Gun Show to buy, sell and trade everything from a $2,495 Civil War rifle to feather jewelry and organic oatmeal. ... - By SUSAN ALLEN STAFF WRITER Sun, 07 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.rutlandherald.com/article/20100207/NEWS03/2070355/1004/NEWS03 BURLINGTON – Few hysterically funny comedies can claim to be based on absolute fact, but Vermont Stage Company's "Souvenir" certainly is one. ... - By JIM LOWE Staff Writer Sun, 07 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.rutlandherald.com/article/20100206/THISJUSTIN/2060331/1004/NEWS03 BERLIN – As an orthopedic surgeon with extensive trauma experience, Dr. Chris Meriam has seen his share of horrific emergency room injuries. ... - By PETER HIRSCHFELD VERMONT PRESS BUREAU Fri, 05 Feb 2010 21:57:00 EST