Education by design in Shaftsbury for youth learning
A long essay argues that curriculum debates split between traditional and progressive models. It urges democracy friendly curricula focused on problem solving and social responsibility, outlining five absolutes and four laws of learning to shape schooling. It warns parents and educators to drop preconceived notions and adapt to individual rates of learning, improving over time. Youth learning lies at the core while schools provide the soil.
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Round eggs in square sizes and wartime pricing tale
A long reminiscence about egg sizes and pricing during wartime, recalling Andy Christie's clash with the Office of Price Administration over peewee eggs and other market quirks. The column links poultry facts to local notes on residents, contests, a fire, military callups, and public works in Arlington and Bennington with dated items from 1950 and 1965.
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Friendship
Maine
Harper’s Weekly
Andy Christie
Washington
Office of Price Administration
Andy
Kingston
N.H
OPA
United States of America
New Hampshire
Wenonah Povsner seeks Democratic Vermont House seat
Shaftsbury reports Mrs Wenonah Povsner filing petitions to run as a Democrat for the Vermont House of Representatives. The North Bennington Water Board notes a temporary lifting of a hose ban while automatic sprinklers remain prohibited. Historical notes mention St Augustine's 1565 settlement and the 1900 Galveston disaster, and Ford’s pardon of Nixon in 1974.
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Shaftsbury
Wenonah Povsner
Vermont House of Representatives
North
Galveston
Tex
Gerald Ford
Richard Nixon
Catch-up pay for federal workers sparks debate in 1960s
In the 1960s the Kennedy push to align federal worker pay with private industry fueled claims of rising salaries and costly benefits. The piece argues catch-up pay inflated federal wages, burdens taxpayers, and distorts comparisons, noting pension boosts, middle management excess, and biased survey methods while urging reform amid union influence.
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Kennedy
Advisory Commission On Intergovernmental Relations
Washington
Massachusetts
Associated Press
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