By the state, by what the state would say, we could easily double or triple that, if we went after the most-chronic attendance problems.

We look at parents as partners. We're partners in working towards their kids' success. The last thing we want to do is to get in this adversarial relationship, but when you've exhausted every available option, there must be some bottom line, and there must be some point where you say you must obey the law.

It was out of character for him to do this. He just kept saying that he had a surprise for us tomorrow and, of course, I didn't know what kind of surprise he had.

People become so deeply attached to the sound of one period that they blow a fuse when you move on. I've heard people complain bitterly about recordings they haven't even heard.

Happiness isn't a fortune in a cookie. It's deeper, wider, funnier, and more transporting than that.

Vermont is not known for gated communities.