Nancy Drew as feminist detective in children's fiction
A reader recalls Nancy Drew's independence and courage, contrasting her with gender stereotypes in many books. The piece traces Drew’s creation by Edward Stratemeyer and Carolyn Keene Harriet Adams, notes Ned Nickerson’s limited romance, and laments library access and edition availability while urging reintroduction of Nancy Drew to young readers.
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Bennington Free Library
Debbie
Nancy Drew
Astrid Lindgren
Drew
Nancy
Carson
Ned Nickerson
Ned
Carolyn Keene
Hardy Boys
Bobbsey Twins
Tom Swift
Bomba
Edward Stratemeyer
Stratemeyer
Keene
Harriet Adams
Mobil money for solar energy
Mobil Oil plans to invest up to 30 million dollars to produce silicon ribbons for solar cells, aiming to cut costs and enable rooftop electricity. Tycho Labs in Massachusetts develops continuous silicon ribbons and automates production, with goals to scale to longer ribbons and multiple ribbons per melt.
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Mobil Oil
Mobil
Tycho Labs
Waltham
Mass
A. I. Mlavsky
Mlavsky
James Meyer
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Tycho
Bennington Play Day Features Local Talent and Civic Notes
A track meet at the playground drew participation from regular attendees with winners Annette Cahill Billy Mack and Mary Colliano. boys winner Robert Mayhew girls winner Marjorie Gorman three feet six inches. Vermont banking and local planning topics persist including Luther R Graves appointment, Knights of Columbus installation, and regional planning seminars amid a broader Washington impeachment debate on constitutional order and the take care clause.
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Florence R. Kinsley
John F. Lonergan
Annette Cahill
Billy Mack
Mary Colliano
Robert Mayhew
Marjorie Gorman
Luther R. Graves
First National Bank of
Bennington
American Bankers Association
Vermont
Federal Housing Administration
Lawmakers Reflect on Accountability and Duty in Nixon Era
The article recalls US lawmakers debating executive power and rule of law during Nixon era proceedings. William Cohen votes impeachment despite Nixon loyalty, while Paul Sarbanes and Lawrence Hogan stress accountability and lawful limits. James Mann and Walter Flowers urge Congress to responsibly wield power amid shortages and lasting lessons.
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House Judiciary Committee
Cambodia
John Ssiberling
Ohio
Seiberling
Kent State
William Cohen
Maine
Richard Nixon
Cohen
Paul Sarbanes
Maryland
Sarbanes
Lawrence Hogan
FBI
White House
Hogan
Walfomen
James Mann
South Carolina
Mann
Thomas Paine
Judiciary Committee
Congress
Walter Flowers
Alabama
Recycling Garbage Into Garden Fertilizer The Advice
Massachusetts Audubon Society writer Polly Bradley explains disposing waste wisely urging composting to turn limp lettuce, celery tops, and yard scraps into rich soil. She notes avoid meat bones and dog dirt, stresses separating recyclables like papers cans and bottles for burials, and suggests limiting use of disposals.
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Polly Bradley
Massachusetts
Audubon Society
Sewage as Fertilizer and Energy In Aquaculture Debate
Advocates urge reusing sewage rather than dumping it into water bodies. They propose turning waste into fertilizer or methane for heat and energy, or using it as fish feed in aquaculture, noting it can support robust fish growth.
Molasses-fed newspapers aid dairy cows in Japan
The Milwaukee Journal notes researchers in Japan feed shredded newspapers soaked in molasses to four Holstein cows, supplying about a sixth of their daily feed. The cows reportedly produce good milk, a result unsurprising to observers.
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Wisconsin
Japan
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Rutland
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Nixon
Wiley Mayne
Iowa
Ray Thornton
Arkansas
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New York
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Bebe Rebozo
Milwaukee Journal
St. Bennington, Vt
Shadowbrook
Riding Stables, Inc
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Pownal
Jim Horrigan
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Bennington / Bennington Plaza
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Brattleboro
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West Dover
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