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During National Infant Immunization Week, the Vermont Department of Health says vaccination is the first line of defense against measles.

Early childhood educators have specialized skills, but our colleagues leave the field every day to work for higher-paying jobs at big box stores, bagel shops and banks.

"I feel like I'm almost losing a child since it was my labor of love since I was 27 years old," said owner Robin Doyle

Tracy Rae Podpeskar, a mother, attorney and partner of Trenti Law Firm in Virginia, died on Dec. 4. She was 43. In her profession, Podpeskar was perhaps best known for carving her own path at the law firm from her beginnings as a legal secretary to law student intern to associate attorney and then to partner in 2012. “Tracy practiced family law at the highest level, both as a skilled and zealous litigator for her clients and as a talented and effective mediator,” according to her obit...

Tracy Rae Podpeskar, 43, a lifelong resident of Virginia, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, December 4, 2020. She was born on July 14, 1977, in Wausau, Wis., the daughter of Lee and Mary (Jameson) Podpeskar. Of all her many achievements, Tracy’s biggest accomplishment, and the one that she was most proud of was to be the mother of her two amazing daughters, Jordan and Hayden. She bragged about them to all who knew her and loved to share the achievements of her two smart, independent youn...