An economy-wrecking madness. To the relief of a majority of Americans — and a very large majority of Vermonters — the presidency of George W. Bush will terminate on Jan. 20. But Bush will likely leave America with one final gift, and if carried through by Obama, will wreck what's left of our productive economy. [News Source]

Tainted meats point to superbug C. diff in food. A potentially deadly intestinal germ increasingly found in hospitals is also showing up in a more unsavory setting: grocery store meats. [News Source]

No human mad cow case in Texas panhandle: officials (Reuters via Yahoo! News) There has been no human case of mad cow disease in the Texas panhandle area in the past month, the Texas Department of State Health Services said on Wednesday in response to rumors in Chicago markets of a woman patient there with the disease. [News Source]