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Parents Of Sick Kids Find Refuges Near Hospitals

As any parent knows, having a sick child is awful. And if the illness is serious or chronic, and the hospital is far from home, it’s also a logistical nightmare. So many families in the Upper Valley turn to David’s House in Lebanon, near Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center.
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Head Start Programs Brace For Budget Cuts

Unless Congress acts to prevent it, many federally funded programs will face severe budget cuts beginning March 1. That’s the date the budget-cutting plan called the "sequester" kicks in.  Among the targets likely to be hard hit in Vermont is Head Start, an early education program for low-income families.