Top Stories for Tuesday June 5, 2007

What Bill Clinton Said At Middlebury College Commencement

   Here is the edited text that former President Bill Clinton delivered on May 27th at Middlebury College. 
   Sathyavani Sathisan (Class of 2007, the student-chosen speaker), you gave a great speech-and you look fine without your mortarboard, don't worry about it. Let's give her a big hand. (applause)    I would also like to acknowledge a person who served in my administration, as Ambassador to Switzerland, your former Governor, Madeleine Kunin is here. Thank you for being here.   [ more ]

History Comes Alive at Mt. Abraham High School
By Ann Kensek
    If you think history is boring, you’ve probably never been in Jim Ross, Kristen Farrell or Chrissie Burg’s 10th and 11th grade American History Classes at Mt. Abe. Over 12 years ago Ross and Farrell asked themselves what they could do to make history more alive for their students, and as a result, a tradition was born. For the last 12 years the Friday before Memorial Day has found students and educator’s alike taking a step back in time through historical re-enactment at the high school.   [ more ]