Bristol NewsLocal news for Bristol, NH continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.World's most evil nation- July 2, 2008 AS the countdown to the election accelerates, aside from Iraq, the absence of fundamental disagreements between Prime Minister John Howard and Opposition Leader Kevin Rudd over our ties with the US provides assurance that no matter the poll's outcome, the relationship will remain robust. In fact, there is every reason, it seems, for complacency.http://www.topix.net/city/bristol-nh/2008/07/worlds-most-evil-nation?fromrss=1 Woman Plows Into Store, Tries to Buy Beer- July 2, 2008 A convenience store became an unwilling drive-in when a 74-year-old woman plowed her car through the front window and then tried to buy a six-pack of Budweiser, police and the owner said.http://www.topix.net/city/bristol-nh/2008/07/woman-plows-into-store-tries-to-buy-beer?from... Starbucks Closing 600 U.S. Stores- July 2, 2008 Starbucks Corp. said Tuesday it will close 600 stores in the United States in the next year and cut back the number of new stores it had planned to open.http://www.topix.net/city/bristol-nh/2008/07/starbucks-closing-600-u-s-stores?fromrss=1 Man gets prison time in morphine death: Dispensed drug at party in 2001- July 1, 2008 BRENTWOOD - An Exeter man was sentenced to state prison on Monday for dispensing drugs that resulted in someone's death almost eight years ago. Eric Mansfield, 30, formerly of 4 Allard St. in Exeter, pleaded guilty in Rockingham County Superior Court on Monday to one count of dispensing a controlled drug with death resulting, and two counts of sale of a controlled drug. Mansfield was sentenced to 5 to 15 years in state prison for dispensing the controlled drug morphine to Sarah Sawicki,...http://www.topix.net/city/bristol-nh/2008/07/man-gets-prison-time-in-morphine-death-dispen... Poll: Schools not properly preparing kids for life- July 1, 2008 It's not much of a report card. Half of Americans say U.S. schools are doing only a fair to poor job preparing kids for college and the work force. Even more feel that way about the skills kids need to survive as adults, an Associated Press poll released Friday finds.http://www.topix.net/city/bristol-nh/2008/06/poll-schools-not-properly-preparing-kids-for-... |