Commentary Series
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Hanna: DUI Deterrent

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Commentator and Vermont Law School Professor Cheryl Hanna has been following the efforts of one Vermont family to ensure that next year our roads will be a safer place for us all.
Jazz with George Thomas

Jazz: Come On Home

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We celebrate the coming new year with favorite New Releases including Gerald Clayton’s Two-Shade; Jessica Williams’ The Art Of The Piano and my favorite of 2009, Allen Toussaint’s The Bright Misissippi. Happy New Year!
Commentary Series
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Craven: Young Men’s Worlds

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As a filmmaker and Marlboro College professor, commentator Jay Craven is usually pretty busy, but he was glad to find time over the holidays to spend with his sons – and to reflect on the complex worlds young men inhabit.
VPR News
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Water Wars Brewing In The Northeast

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When it comes to water shortages in the U.S. the Northeast probably isn’t the first place that jumps to mind. But there are water wars brewing the region.
Commentary Series
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Mares: Quoting Reinhold Niebuhr

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The apparent influence of Protestant theologian Reinhold Niebuhr on the policies of President Obama gives commentator Bill Mares a chance to reflect on the impact Niebuhr had on his own family and thinking.
Jazz with George Thomas

Jazz: New Years & Best Of

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We celebrate the tenor saxophonist Joe Lovano’s birthday with his 2008 release Symphonica, his work with the John Pattituci Trio and his tribute to John Coltrane as part of The Steve Kuhn Trio’s 2009 ECM release. We also sample from the 1959 Charles Mingus’ Mingus Ah Um album.
VPR News
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VT Edition: Canada in 2009

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VPR’s Steve Zind talks with Dr. Paul Martin, Director of the University of Vermont’s Canadian Studies Program and Jeffrey Ayres and Chair of the Political Science Department from St. Michaels College about top Canadian news stories of 2009.
Commentary Series
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Gilbert: Luggage And Baggage

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While traveling recently, two incidents got commentator and Vermont Humanities Council executive director Peter Gilbert thinking about the advantages and disadvantages of new versus old – and about all the baggage we carry with us.
VPR News

Population Media Center Wins Award

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A non-profit located in Vermont has been honored for its work making a difference in some two dozen countries around the world. The Shelburne-based Population Media Center recently received a Peter F. Drucker Award granted to social organizations that demonstrate innovation and positive change in peoples’ lives.
VPR News

Vermont Lags Nation In Charitable Donations

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As 2009 ends, charitable organizations across Vermont are hoping that donors will take a last chance to be generous-and perhaps get a tax break or two.  But a new report puts the state near the bottom in the nation when it comes to the number of dollars donated per capita. And yet, the tough economy is also showing a surprising silver lining.
VPR News

Passenger Rail Expansion Tied To Stimulus

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Vermont transportation officials should learn within the next few months whether they will receive a $73 million federal grant that could help expand passenger rail service from Rutland to Burlington.
In Concert @ 8

Live at the Concertgebouw

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Antonio Pappano conducts the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in music of Ligeti, Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 with Leif Ove Andsnes, and the Symphony No. 2 of Sibelius.
Jazz with George Thomas

Jazz: Earl Hines, Michel Petrucciani, Sam Coslow

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We begin with Cocktails For Two, written by Sam Coslow who was born December 28, 1902 and move through pianist & composer Earl Hines’ work with Louis Armstrong in 1928 to his great solo and trio recording done in the 60’s & 70’s. Pianist Michel Petrucciani, also born on this date, gives us a virtuoso reading of Billy Strayhorn’s Take The A Train.  
VPR News

Dubie Supports Expanded School Choice

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Lieutenant Governor Brian Dubie says if he’s elected governor, he’d like to see greater use of school choice. And Dubie says families should be permitted to use public tax money to pay for an education at a religious school.
VPR News
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VT Edition: The Harvest Café

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VPR’s Jane Lindholm visits The Harvest Café at Fletcher Allen Health Care in Burlington.  Tha café is making an effort to connect the food people eat in the hospital with their personal health and environmental sustainability.
VPR News
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Guardsman Sees Changes With 2nd Deployment

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In 2004 VPR news spoke with Chris Day, a Vermont Army National Guardsman leaving for active duty in Kuwait. Five years later, Day – who teaches history at Brattleboro Area Middle School – is about to deploy again, this time to Afghanistan.
Holiday Programming
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A Season’s Griot

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A Season’s Griot celebrates Kwanzaa with traditional African-American songs and stories for and about children. Hosted by Madafo Lloyd Wilson, this hour-long program presents original works of poetry, music and prose.
VPR News

Douglas Makes Property Tax Reform Top Priority

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Governor Jim Douglas says he plans to identify property tax reform as one of his top priorities for the 2010 session. As part of that effort, Douglas says he’ll ask lawmakers to make some key changes to the way the state finances education.
Jazz with George Thomas
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Jazz: Christmas Day

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We celebrate the end of Christmas Day with some holiday sounds from Vince Guaraldi and Carla Bley and some new releases from the great Chicago Tenor Sax player Von Freeman and from trumpeters Enrica Rava & Dominick Farinacci.
VPR Classical
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Handel’s “Messiah”

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Handel’s classic, "The Messiah" is given a fresh new performance this evening starting at 8 with the Pittsburgh’s Symphony Orchestra and Mendelssohn Choir.
VPR News
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Pawlet Man Continues Christmas Tree Mission

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We hear a lot of stories about Christmas, but some are special enough that they stick with us from one year to another. VPR’s Susan Keese first told us about Russ Tarbell of Pawlet two years ago, as he went on a special Christmas tree mission on Mount Tabor
VPR News

VT Woman Appeals For Return For Stolen Wheelchair

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A 72-year-old Vermont woman whose wheelchair was stolen from her daughter’s car at a Massachusetts mall is appealing to common decency during the holiday season for the thief to return her lifeline.
VPR News
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The Search for Pharmceutical Waste In Northeast Ponds

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Researchers are studying rivers and ponds across the Northeast for traces of pharmaceuticals not just from dumping, but from human waste. As part of collaboration with northeast public radio stations Nancy Cohen from WNPR reports.
VPR News
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Lighted Cross Runs Afoul Of Act 250 Commission

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A 24-foot cross near a chapel in Lyndonville was illuminated last year at this time.  This year, though, it’s nearly invisible after sundown. That’s because the chapel’s owners have run afoul of Vermont’s Act 250 commission, which considers the cross "out of character" with its rural residential neighborhood.
Vermont Edition
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Winter Bike Commuting

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We talk to Nancy Schulz, Executive Director of the Vermont Bicycle and Pedestrian Coalition about winter bike commuting and Louise Penny, mystery writer and author of the bestselling novel The Brutal Telling.  
Classical Music with Walter Parker

Midday Classical: Monteverdi Vespers Psalms

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Claudio Monteverdi aspired to be in charge of music for St. Mark’s Basilica in Venice.  To that end, he published in Venice in 1610 his Vespers of the Blessed Virgin, consciously trying to "out-Venice" the Venetian composers, known for their elaborate style.  The gambit worked; he got the job. We’ll listen to Psalms from the 1610 Vespers, recorded in St. Mark’s.  
VPR News
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Rutland Bell Choir Captures Holiday Season

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There are few sounds that capture the holiday season as beautifully or as emotionally as bells. The Bells of Joy Handbell choir has been performing holiday concerts in Rutland for 26 years. Thirteen women play 60 bells and assorted chimes and drums. 
Jazz with George Thomas

Jazz: Holiday Music

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We sample some of the new releases and revisit old favorites in Holiday Jazz. From Carla Bley’s brassy new collection of carols to Ray Charles’ The Spirit Of Christmas and the classic A Charlie Brown Christmas with music from pianist Vince Guarldi.  
VPR News
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Stimulus Money Helping Homeless Find Housing

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Cold weather and the poor economy have swelled the ranks of people needing emergency housing, and homeless shelters are filled to capacity this winter. But there is also some good news. Federal stimulus money is helping some of the homeless find housing.
Vermont Edition
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Modern Homesteading

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We learn about modern homesteading and talk to people who are trying to make the lifestyle work. Also, we’ll talk with a Vermonter who won the New Yorker’s cartoon caption contest.
VPR News
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Foodbank Says Need For Food Growing

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There’s always a demand for the services provided by these non-profit organizations but given the recent crippling economic recession it’s no surprise that more and more people are turning to food banks to keep their families from suffering malnutrition, or worse.
VPR News

Gardener’s Supply Sold To Employees

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Burlington-based Gardener’s Supply Company has been sold to its employees. The owner of the 26-year-old garden products retailer started selling shares of the company to its employees in 1987. The company says it could have been sold to outside buyers, but employee ownership reaffirms the company’s commitment to Vermont and its 250 full-time and 100 seasonal employees. The company is privately owned and so doesn’t release sales figures. Owner and founder Will Raap says the founding mission of the company was to spread the joys of gardening.
Holiday Programming
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Northern Lights & Christmas Classics

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Starting at 8pm, it’s "Northern Lights" – Cheryl Willoughby’s annual singing, dancing celebration of the winter solstice. At 9pm Joe Goetz’s "Christmas Classics" visits several Scandinavian countries for a quiet, snow-covered hour of choral music.
VPR News
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Comcast, RETN Settle Differences

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The Comcast cable company and a Chittenden County public access TV station have settled their differences and signed a new five-year contract. Comcast is still negotiating with other local access organizations over costs and financial issues.
VPR News
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Audio Postcard: Brunswick

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VPR’s Steve Zind visits Brunswick, Vermont, home of six mineral springs once called the "8th Wonder of The World" by Ripley’s Believe It Or Not.
VPR News

Leahy Says Health Care Bill Is Step-Forward

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The first hurdle for reforming health care was cleared in the senate today, with lawmakers gathering for procedural voting in the nation’s Capitol at one in the morning. Vermont’s senior Senator Patrick Leahy pushed for a $250 million increase Medicaid funds for Vermont. He joined VPR’s Mitch Wertlieb this morning to talk about the vote. 
VPR News

Rutland Blood Drive Sets 1,000 Pint Goal

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Every year, hundreds of people gather in Rutland for an unusual holiday party at the Paramount Theater. There are presents, refreshments and lots of good cheer.  The only catch?  You have to give blood.
VPR News

Police Investigate Train-Car Crash In Randolph

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Police say they are still investigating a train-car crash that killed an elderly couple in Randolph, Vt., but they say crossing lights and bells were working at the time of the collision.
Vermont Edition
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Congressman Peter Welch

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We check in with Rep. Peter Welch about Congress’ work so far this term.  You can send your questions to vermontedition@vpr.net.  Also, we visit the town of Brunswick, Vermont.
Holiday Programming
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Solstice Celebrations

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VPR’s Robert Resnik (1PM) and VPR Classical’s Cheryl Willoughby (9pm) share music to reflect on the past year and light the way to the next one.  At 10pm, the Paul Winter Solstice Celebration from New York City.
My Place with Joel Najman

My Place: A Rhythm & Blues Holiday Celebration

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With the Christmas season here, Joel Najman’s My Place program looks back to the seminal rhythm & blues of more than a half-century ago for an hour of some of the most compelling and entertaining music recorded  for this special time of year. It’s a "Rhythm & Blues Holiday" this week on My Place.
VPR News
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Leahy Announces Big Medicaid Win for Vt

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Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., said Saturday that Vermont Medicaid payments will increase by $250 million for six years in the health reform plan under consideration by the U.S. Senate.
Jazz with George Thomas

Jazz: Holiday

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We sample Blues & Jazz versions of Holiday standards, including John Coltrane’s Greensleeves, Santa Claus Is Coming To Town by pianist Hilton Ruiz and a wonderful waltz At The Christmas Ball featuring the soprano sax of Jim Galloway. Happy Holidaze!
Vermont Edition
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State Senator Peter Shumlin

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Senate President and gubernatorial candidate Peter Shumlin discusses new developments in the re-licensing of Vermont Yankee and other issues that will face the state’s next governor.
Commentary Series
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Dunsmore: The Obama Doctrine

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President Barack Obama’s recent speeches at West Point and in Oslo have left liberals griping and conservatives gloating. This morning commentator and former ABC News diplomatic correspondent Barrie Dunsmore offers his interpretation of the president’s message.
VPR News

Legislative Leaders Say Session Will Focus On Economy

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Top legislators say the focus of the 2010 session will be on jobs, the economy and on producing a balanced budget. The Democratic leaders of the House and the Senate say now is not the time to raise taxes or expand social programs. And they vowed to keep an open mind as the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant seeks approval to operate for another 20 years.
VPR News
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Ti Ferry Remains Closed Due To Ice

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The Ticonderoga Ferry remains closed this morning due to ice forming on southern Lake Champlain. The ferry shut down service yesterday afternoon. The company says they worked through the night to get the ferry running again, and they hope to re-open soon.
VPR News

Daughter Charged In 2006 Killing Of Westford Woman

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Vermont State Police say a 78-year-old woman with Alzheimer’s disease who was reported missing in 2006 was killed by her daughter, who then burned her body in the backyard and had her son – the victim’s grandson – dispose of it.
VPR News

Vermont Yankee To File Power Deal

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The owner of the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant is expected to reveal a long awaited deal on what it would charge the state’s utilities for power if it’s operating license is renewed.
Jazz with George Thomas

Jazz: James Booker & Holiday

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We hear several selections from the gifted but eccentric New Orleans pianist & vocalist, James Booker. Classically trained and soaked in blues, R&B and jazz, James Booker has a unique swing with elements of the Caribbean in the mix.
VPR News

Temporary Route 4 Bridge Opens

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A temporary bridge has opened to truck traffic over the Connecticut River between Lebanon and Hartford, Vt., until a new bridge is built.
VPR News

Price Chopper Bids For P&C Stores

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An upstate New York supermarket chain is offering $54 million for 22 of the 46 P&C stores being auctioned by the bankrupt Penn Traffic Co.
VPR News

VT Supreme Court To Weigh Dog Shooting Case

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The Vermont Supreme Court is getting set to hear a long-running case over whether the owners of a dog that was fatally shot should be able to collect damages in a lawsuit for loss of companionship and emotional distress.
Jazz with George Thomas

Jazz: Andy Razaf

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We sample some of the best songs of lyricist Andy Razaf on the anniversary of his birth in 1895. He worked with many artists in the 1920’s & 1930’s, but made his reputation collaborating with Fats Waller on songs like Honeysuckle Rose & Ain’t Misbehavin’  
Vermont Edition
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Funding Our Schools

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We talk to Martha Allen, the newly elected president of the VT-NEA, about the teachers’ perspective on school funding and budget cuts. Also, Vermont Law School delegates in Copenhagen report back on the climate change conference. And, how to make igloos.
VPR News
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Circumferential Highway Gets New Design

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The state Transportation Agency is changing the design of the Circumferential Highway in an effort to win approval from federal agencies. Officials have re-designed the roadway to avoid destroying some wetlands. The change came after the Environmental Protection Agency opposed the original plan for a limited access highway.
VPR News

NH Legislators To Vote On Emergency Phone Messages

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With the memory of New Hampshire’s December 2008 ice storm still fresh, legislators will consider a bill that would allow the state to send residents automated phone messages about similar emergencies.
In Concert @ 8

In Concert @ 8: New York Philharmonic

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Riccardo Muti, cond. Honegger: Symphony #2 for String Orchestra and Trumpet; Philip Smith, trumpet Beethoven: Symphony #3 "Eroica" 9:41 pm: Siegmeister: Clarinet Concerto; Jack Brymer, clarinet; London Symphony Orchestra; Elie Siegmeister; Premier 1010  
VPR News
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VT Edition: Lake Champlain Cleanup

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VPR’s Jane Lindholm talks with the director of the state’s Clean and Clear program about controling nutrient loads in Lake Champlain.
Vermont Edition
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Lake Champlain Cleanup

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We talk with Julie Moore of the state’s Clean and Clear Program about the new draft plan to cleanup Lake Champlain. Also, Senator Bernie Sanders’ impact on Washington, and we read from your letters.
VPR News

Farmers Worried About Immigration Fines

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Vermont dairy farmers are waiting to find out if they’ll face fines or enforcement action after a federal immigration crackdown was launched last month. Meanwhile, Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy wants to change federal labor rules to allow farmers to employ migrant workers.
VPR News

Seven Firms Vie To Appraise Dams

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Seven firms are competing to appraise the value of eight hydroelectric dams on the Connecticut and Deerfield rivers in Vermont and New Hampshire.
VPR News

Douglas Names Flory To Senate Seat

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State Rep. Peg Flory is moving to the state Senate. Gov. Jim Douglas on Monday appointed the Pittsford lawmaker to succeed state Sen. Hull Maynard, who retired last month.
VPR News

NH To Seek Records From Local Goverment Center

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A judge has cleared the way for New Hampshire to subpoena records from the Local Government Center in its investigation into whether the center is using health insurance contributions for other purposes.
In Concert @ 8

SymphonyCast: Rotterdam Philharmonic

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Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor Anna Caterina Antonacci, soprano BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 1 BERLIOZ: La mort de Cléopâtre BERLIOZ: Symphonie fantastique MOZART: "Voi che sapete" from Le nozze di Figaro -Frederica von Stade, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Edo de Waart, conductor (Philips 420 084)
VPR News
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VT Edition: Cancer rates

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VPR’s Jane Lindholm talks with two Fletcher Allen surgeons about how they interpret slowing cancer rate data and about the work they’re doing in Vermont to battle the disease.
VPR News

Money for airport, Lake Champlain in spending bill

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Money for the Burlington airport, affordable housing projects and a drug task force in Vermont and 6-million-dollars for the cleanup of Lake Champlain have been included in spending bills passed by Congress. Money for the Burlington airport, affordable housing projects and a drug task force in Vermont and $6 million for the cleanup of Lake Champlain have been included in spending bills passed by Congress.
VPR News

Paterson Orders Delaying 10 Percent Of School Aid

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New York Governor David Paterson is ordering 10 percent of state aid payments to schools and local governments be delayed because the state is $1 billion short of its obligations due to be paid Tuesday.
Saturday Afternoon at the Opera
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MET Broadcast Opener

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VPR Classical is pleased to be your home for the Metropolitan Opera, and the new season starts this weekend!  Listen Saturday afternoon at 12:30 as the Met presents Puccini’s Il trittico (The Triptych), featuring New Hampshire native Patricia Racette in the leading role for all three operas. 
Jazz with George Thomas

Jazz: Swingin’ Hanukkah

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We welcome in the Hanukkah with Don Byron’s clarinet on Oi Tata and Kenny Ellis’ Swingin’ Dreidel. Several versions of a seasonal favorite, the Rodgers-Hammerstein My Favorite Things help celebrate McCoy Tyner’s birthday.
VPR News

Contractor Selected For Bridge Demolition

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Plans are moving forward for the demolition of the Crown Point Bridge. Vermont and New York transportation officials say they’ve selected an explosives contractor from Idaho for a controlled demolition.
Vermont Edition
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Gov. Candidate Deb Markowitz

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Our series of interviews with candidates in the Democratic primary for governor continues with Secretary of State Deb Markowitz. Also, a recap and analysis of this week’s top news stories.
Classical Music with Cheryl Willoughby

Morning Classics: Hanukkah

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The Jewish "festival of light" – Hanukkah – begins tonight at sundown. This morning’s mix features highlights from Handel’s Hanukkah story, Judas Maccabeus, along with Prokofiev’s idiomatic Overture on Hebrew Themes and a guitar concerto from a Jewish composer who left fascist Italy for a new life in the US, in 1939.   
VPR News

Cow Power Producers Get Boost In Rates

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The farmers who make electricity from cow waste will soon get a temporary boost in their rates. The state Public Service Board has responded to complaints from farmers and lawmakers – and has agreed to double the payment under the "Cow Power" program.
VPR News

Nuclear Plant Opponents Plan Walk To Montpelier

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A group of Vermont Yankee opponents who want the state to block its re-licensing are planning a novel approach – walking 122 miles from Brattleboro to Montpelier to buttonhole legislators at the Statehouse.
VPR News

NH Nonprofits Eager For Boost In Volunteers

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Leaders from several New Hampshire nonprofit organizations are getting together to discuss how they might benefit from the nearly $6 billion national service bill President Barack Obama signed in April.
In Concert @ 8

In Concert @ 8: Chicago Symphony Orchestra

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Paavo Jarvi, cond. Bernstine: Candide Overture Bernstein: Serenade after Plato’s Symposium; Vadim Gluzman, violin Barber: Knoxville, Summer of 1915; Renee Fleming, soprano Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra Bernstein: Divertimento for Orchestra  
Jazz with George Thomas

Jazz: Happy Swingin’ Hanukkah

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We begin with some swingin’ Hanukkah, dip into Christmas with The Airmen Of Note and hear a number of tenor sax players, including Von Freeman, Booker Ervin, Joe Lovano and, by request, Lester Young.
VPR News

Power May Not Be Restored Until Friday

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Around 4,600 Vermonters are still without power after high winds and a winter storm hit the state yesterday. And for some, it may be Friday morning before they come back online.
Vermont Edition
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Stem Cell Research

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We learn about the work UVM researchers are doing with adult stem cells, and we find out how revamped federal guidelines are affecting research nationwide. Also, we listen to the late poet Grace Paley read a Christmas story.
VPR News

Paterson Directs Cut In Aid Payments

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Governor David Paterson says New York has run out of cash and he’s directing budget officials to reduce aid payments to schools, local governments and non-profit service providers until things improve.
VPR News

Storm Blamed For Power Outages

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The winter storm that blasted the upper Midwest and New England knocked out power to at least 14,000 customers in Vermont.
Jazz with George Thomas
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Jazz: Ellen Powell Trio

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Join George Thomas for live jazz with Vermont musicians Ellen Powell on bass, Thomas Cleary on piano and Steve Wienert on drums. They’ll improvise on a mixture of standards and originals and we’ll chat on the state of jazz in Vermont.
VPR News
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Guard Brigadier General Headed To Afghanistan

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The Vermont National Guard’s 2nd in command will be among the 1500 guard soldiers headed to Afghanistan in the New Year.  Brigadier General Jonathan Farnham will be leading a new organization monitoring the training of Afghan security forces. 
VPR News

Rutland Mourns Loss of Joan Wing

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Rutland is mourning the loss of a life-long resident and prominent attorney known for her great sense of humor. Joan Wing died in a car accident yesterday morning on Route 7 in Ferrisburgh. She was 61.   
VPR News

Workers May Strike At North Adams Hospital

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There’s a contract dispute at a western Massachusetts hospital that also serves parts of southern Vermont. Unionized service workers at North Adams Regional Hospital have voted to strike if they don’t have a contract agreement by Saturday.
VPR News

Albany Seeks To Clean Own Ethical house

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New York’s Senate and Assembly say they are making a priority of tightening ethics rules, as a review of rules now in place shows they’re too weak to prevent lawmakers from using state employees, time and resources on private ventures.
In Concert @ 8

In Concert @ 8: New York Philharmonic

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Riccardo Muti, cond. Liszt: Les preludes Elgar: In The South, Op. 50 Prokofiev: Selections from Romeo and Juliet 9:36 pm: Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No.1 in D, Op.19; Maxim Vengerov, violin; London Symphony Orchestra; Mstislav Rostropovich; Teldec 92256        
Jazz with George Thomas

Jazz: Monk & Jimmy Smith

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We celebrate the birthday of Jimmy Smith, master of the Hammond B3 organ, an instrument he helped popularize during the 50’s & 60’s. As I continue to make my way through Robin D.G. Kelly’s new biography of Thelonious Monk we hear his music featuring the tenor saxes of Johnny Griffin, Coleman Hawkins & John Coltrane.  
Vermont Edition
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Driving Under the Influence

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We talk about the perennial problem of drunk and buzzed driving in Vermont, and then we check in with Brigadier General Jonathan Farnham about his new job leading the Afghan National Security Forces Development Assistance Bureau.
Classical Music with Cheryl Willoughby

Morning Classics: Jeg Synger Julekvad

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The Norwegian carol Jeg Synger Juelekvad ("I Sing a Christmas Song") is an another take on the same melody we recognize as the traditional carols, In Dulci Jubilo, and Good Christian Men, Rejoice! We’ll hear it, along with Francis Poulenc’s song cycle Un Soir de Neige ("A Snowy Evening") and Richard Harvey’s melodic Concerto Antico, based on Renaissance dance tunes. 
VPR News

NY Jury Convicts Bruno On 2 Of 8 Charges

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A federal jury found former New York Senate leader Joseph Bruno guilty on two counts of corruption and not guilty on five others after a landmark trial that exposed Albany’s practice of influence peddling by lawmakers.
VPR News

Vt., Maine Top Peace Corps Producers

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The Peace Corps says Vermont and Maine were among the nation’s top volunteer-producing states per capita in 2009. Vermont is ranked number 1 on a per-capita basis with 60 Peace Corps volunteers.
Jazz with George Thomas

Jazz: New Releases

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Holiday music slides in with favorite pianist Dave McKenna’s solo version of Let It Snow and the Eddie Higgins Trio rendition of Winter Wonderland. New releases include Howard Levy, Robert Glasper and Jared Gold.
VPR News
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VT Edition: Fundraising Practices

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VPR’s Jane Lindholm talks with Attorney General Bill Sorrell about the results of a new report from his office on the fundraising practices some non-profits use to solicit donations.
VPR News
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VT Edition: Changing Funding For Schools

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VPr’s Jane Lindholm talks with Vermont’s Education and Finance Commissioners about their ideas for changing school funding, in light of a declining state budget. 
Vermont Edition
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School Budgets

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We hear from Education Commissioner Armando Vilaseca and Finance Commissioner James Reardon about their school budget cutting suggestions, and how they would change the school funding system.  Also, a new report looks at how charities fundraise.
VPR News
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Memphremagog Land Left To Fish & Wildlife

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When a wealthy Northeast Kingdom man died two years ago, he left almost two miles of property along Lake Memphremagog to the government.  But there’s a catch: the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service hasn’t yet accepted the gift.
VPR News
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Guard Soldiers Depart For Training

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300 Vermont National Guard soldiers left for training in Indiana over the weekend. For them and the twelve hundred army guard members who’ll follow, it’s the final training stop before they deploy to Afghanistan early next year. 
In Concert @ 8

SymphonyCast: Minnesota Orchestra

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One of the great luxuries in life is to have something custom-made for you, and the lucky Minnesota Orchestra just got a hand-tailored piece delivered to them from the phenomenal Finnish composer Kalevi Aho. His "Minea" starts this Minneapolis concert, and the Orchestra sends its audience home whistling familiar tunes from Strauss’ Der Rosenkavalier.
My Place with Joel Najman

My Place: More From The Doowop Shop

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This week Joel Najman’s My Place program features another baker’s dozen of doowop group harmony recordings ranging from the mid-1950’s into the pre-Beatles 1960’s. Included are several old favorites as well as many obscure hard-to-find hidden gems of this genre.
VPR Specials
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Numbers

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Numbers are all around us, but are they really there? For those of us who are bad at math, this Saturday at 4 Radio Lab ponders if we could live in a world without numbers.
Jazz with George Thomas

Jazz: Bluesy Jazz

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We explore the role of blues in jazz including Charles Mingus’ Better Git It In Your Soul and his bluesy version of Jitterbug Waltz, and blues from Aretha Franklin, Stanley Turrentine, Jimmy Yancey, Ornette Coleman, Sonny Rollins and Sarah Vaughan.
Commentary Series
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Dunsmore: Pleasing No One

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President Barack Obama’s latest Afghanistan strategy has certainly provoked much reaction. But, as commentator and veteran ABC News diplomatic correspondent Barrie Dunsmore tells us this morning, not much of it has been positive.
VPR News
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Refugees To Tell Stories Of Arrival

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The Vermont Arts Council’s Art of Action project is headed to the Burlington International Airport this month for an exhibition. The airport is one of the first places visited by refuge when they immigrate to this country, and so it’s a fitting place for an event this Friday night.
VPR News

Salmon Pleads Guilty To DUI

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Vermont state Auditor Tom Salmon says he wants to move forward after pleading guilty to a charge of driving under the influence of alcohol.
Jazz with George Thomas

Jazz: Piano Trios

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We explore different piano trios, new and old, including trios lead by Vince Guaraldi, Jeff Hamilton, Vijay Iyer, Bill Mays, James Weidman and more. Several "Best Of The Year" releases include Allen Toussaint’s The Bright Mississippi" and vocalist Melody Gardot.
In Concert @ 8

Deutsche Welle Festival Concert: ARD International Music Competition, Munich

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Vanhal: Concerto for Double Bass in D Stanislau Anishchanka, double bass Munich Chamber Orchestra Daniel Giglberger, conductor   R. Strauss: Wie schon ist doch die Musik, from Die Schweigsame Frau Wilhelm Schwinghammer, bass Munich Radio Orchestra John Fiore, conductor   Schubert (arr. Kurt Gillmann): Erlkonig Falko Honisch, baritone Munich Radio Orchestra John Fiore, conductor   Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 5 in A, K. 219 Kei Shirai, violin Munich Chamber Orchestra Daniel Giglberger, conductor   Ravel: Introduction and Allegro Ruriko Yamamiya, harp Magalie Mosnier, flute Olivier Patey, clarinet Daniel Giglberger, violin Max Peter Meis, violin Kelvin Hawthorne, viola Kristin von der Goltz, cello   Louis Spohr: Variations on ‘Je suis encore dans mon printemps’ Anneleen Lennaerts, harp   Bizet: Je dis que rien ne m’epouvante, from Carmen Anita Watson, soprano Bavarian Radio Symphony Lawrence Renes, conductor     Delibes: Bell Song, Lakme Hye Jung Lee, soprano Munich Radio Orchestra John Fiore, conductor   Gounod: Jewel Aria, from Faust Sunyoung Seo, soprano Munich Radio Orchestra John Fiore, conductor            
VPR Series and Specials
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Marketplace Presents: The Climate Race

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As the UN prepares for the global climate summit in Copenhagen next week, the world’s major economic powers are positioning themselves to win in the new climate economy. Marketplace Presents: The Climate Race looks at the economic implications of climate change.
VPR News
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VT Edition: The Real Hanukah

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VPR’s Jane Lindholm talks with Rabbinical student and the student Rabbi at UVM Hillel, Joseph Berman about different interpretations of Hanukah.
Vermont Edition
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Christmas Tree Season Underway

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Christmas tree growing is big business in our region.  We look into how it’s grown, where our trees end up, and how to choose the perfect fir.  Also, a look at different perspectives to the Hanukkah story, and where to catch performances of Handel’s Messiah.
Commentary Series
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Gilbert: Montreal Massacre Anniversary

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This weekend scholars, social workers, and activists are gathering in Montreal for a three-day international conference about violence against women. Here’s commentator and Vermont Humanities Council executive director Peter Gilbert to tell you why.
VPR News

Salmon To Plead Guilty To DUI

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Vermont state Auditor Tom Salmon says he will plead guilty to driving under the influence of alcohol after being cited for DUI on Nov 13 in Montpelier.
VPR News
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Lawmakers, Regulators Question Yankee Spin Off

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Lawmakers and state utility regulators are asking tough questions about a plan to spin off Vermont Yankee into a new company. They want to know if the new corporation is taking on too much debt. And they’re asking whether the company will have enough money to make major repairs and dismantle the nuclear plant after it’s shut down.
VPR News

CVPS, State Settle On Utility Staffing Levels

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Central Vermont Public Service Corporation and the state say they’ve tentatively settled a complaint over the utility’s staffing levels. They’ve reached an agreement that calls on the company to eliminate 17 jobs within five years.
VPR News

Crew Says Phillips Ignored Piracy Warnings

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Some crewmen who were aboard the U.S.-flagged cargo ship Maersk Alabama when it was attacked by pirates last April now say ship captain Richard Phillips had ignored repeated warnings to keep his freighter at least 600 miles off the African coast.
VPR News

Vt. Health Dept. Says Flu Waning, Still A Threat

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The Vermont Health commissioner says the swine flu outbreak appears to be waning in the state. But Dr. Wendy Davis says the incidence of H1N1 swine flu is still widespread and there are still many people at high risk of complications who have not been vaccinated.
VPR News

Bill From Hodes Would End Bailout Program

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New Hampshire Congressman Paul Hodes has introduced a bill to end the bank bailout fund known as TARP, saying the funds should go toward paying down the national debt, instead.  
VPR News

New York State Lawmakers Reject Same-Sex Marriage Bill

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The Senate’s decision yesterday comes after months of delays and arm twisting by lawmakers who were sympathetic to the bill but came from conservative districts. It follows a recent referendum in Maine that struck down a gay marriage law before it could take effect.
Jazz with George Thomas

Jazz: Wynton Kelly

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We celebrate the birthday of pianist Wynton Kelly and hear his key sound in Miles Davis’ Kind Of Blue along with late 50’s-early 60’s work with Hank Mobley, John Coltrane, Cannonball Adderley and Dinah Washington.
VPR Series and Specials
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StoryCorps: National Day Of Listening

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All Thanksgiving week VPR Commentators shared their stories in the spirit of StoryCorps’ National Day of Listening.  Listen to their stories and take time to record the personal stories that enrich your own life.
Classical Music with Joe Goetz

Afternoon Classics: Poem of the Forest

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French composer Albert Roussel was a bit of a hybrid…a bit o’ Debussy and Ravel, a splash of Prokofiev, and even some Haydn and Mozart thrown in.  We’ll hear one of his earliest and most Impressionist works this afternoon, the Symphony #1 subtitled "The Poem of the Forest."  Also today, big piano works of Grieg and Beethoven, and a mass for Christmas by Palestrina.
In Concert @ 8

In Concert @ 8: New York Philharmonic

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Xian Zhang, cond. Haydn: Symphony #95 in C Minor Martinu: Piano Concerto #4 Incantation; Garrick Ohlsson, piano Sibelius: Symphony #1 in E Minor 9:32 pm: Herbert: Cello Concerto No.1 in D, Op.8; Lynn Harrell, cello; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner; London 417672  
Jazz with George Thomas

Jazz: Classics & New Releases

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We share some jazz classics, including the tenor sax of Sonny Rollins on Impulse!, the Clifford Brown-Max Roach Quintet on Jordu and new releases including the trio lead by pianist/composer Gerald Clayton and Howard Levy’s harmonica & piano work.
VPR News

Historian Finds John Brown’s Link To Vermont

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To some 19th century abolitionist John Brown was a folk hero. To others he was a violent terrorist.  To this day Brown is considered one of the more controversial figures of the 1800s.  Tomorrow, December 2nd, marks the 150th anniversary of Brown’s execution following his failed raid at Harper’s Ferry Virginia.   
VPR News

Vermont Committee Takes Up ATV Rule

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A Vermont legislative committee that reviews rules issued by the executive agencies of state government will consider whether to allow all-terrain vehicles on state-owned land.
VPR News

Dunne Says Resume Sets Him Apart

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Dunne was a House member for 4 terms in the 1990s, and a state senator from 2002 to 2006.  He also worked for a time as the head of ‘Americorps VISTA’ in Washington, D.C., and he now works in community relations for the internet search engine Google. 
VPR News

Institute Recommends School Choice

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The state of Vermont is spending more than it should on education. That’s the conclusion reached by The Ethan Allen Institute in a report released yesterday.
VPR News

Officers Run For Sheriff From Afghanistan

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Candidates for Sheriff in at least two Southern Vermont counties will be running for office in absentia next year. When the votes are cast, Windham County Sheriff Keith Clark and Bennington police officer John Behan will be stationed in Afghanistan.
VPR News

Paterson Ends Deficit Negotiations

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In the latest episode of Albany’s failure to address a worsening state deficit, Governor David Paterson says negotiations with the Legislature are over and its quote "last, best offer" falls far short of what’s needed.
Jazz with George Thomas

Jazz: Billy Strayhorn

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We celebrate the birthday of Duke Ellington’s alter-ego, pianist Billy Strayhorn, hearing songs done by Duke’s Orchestra, duets with Strayhorn & Ellington and vocalists including Lena Horne, Ella Fitzgerald and Johnny Hartman.
VPR News
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VT Edition: Zebra Mussels

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VPR’s Jane Lindholm talks with lake scientest Mary Watzin, director of the Rubenstein Ecosystem Science Laboratory at UVM, about the life cycle and impact of zebra mussels on the lake environment.
VPR News
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VT Edition: Gov. Candidate Matt Dunne

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VPR’s Jane Lindholm talks with Matt Dunne about why he wants to be governor, the top issues he wants to raise in the 2010 campaign, and how he’ll navigate a field of five Democratic candidates for the nomination.
Vermont Edition
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Gubernatorial Candidate Matt Dunne

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Democrat Matt Dunne discusses his campaign for governor as part of our series of interviews with the six candidates in the race. And scientist Mary Watzin of UVM explains the ecological impact of zebra mussels on Lake Champain.
Commentary Series
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Martin: Dropping Off The Kids

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Last Friday, many people around the country participated in the second annual National Day of Listening – an event that reminded commentator Mike Martin of a story often told by his wife’s family in France.
VPR News

Archery, Muzzeloader Season Begin Saturday

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The second part of Vermont’s archery season for deer begins Saturday, and state wildlife officials say hunters are seeing more big, older bucks thanks to antler restrictions begun four years ago.  
VPR News

Committee Leans Against ATVs On State Land

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A legislative committee that reviews rules issued by the executive agencies of state government appears poised to object to one that would allow all-terrain vehicles on state-owned land.
VPR News
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Farms Struggle To Dispose Of Plastic

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We tend to think of farm fields as bucolic, natural landscapes. But farms increasingly rely on plastic to store hay and silage, to build temporary greenhouses and to pot plants.
VPR News

Paterson takes $1.6 billion in emergency action

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New York Governor David Paterson is now taking $1.6 billion worth of temporary, emergency measures to cover the state’s December bills. That’s while he’s continuing to try to get the Legislature to agree with $1.4 billion more to address a deficit.
VPR News

Sanders Opposes A Second Bernanke Term At Fed

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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is expected to face tough questioning during a reappointment hearing this week, and Vermont independent Bernie Sanders says he won’t support another term for the Fed chief.
VPR News

Northern New England Launches Ski Season

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Northern New England’s ski industry is viewing the upcoming season with optimism, saying the amount of snow nature sends is a much bigger factor in determining how well the ski areas fare.
In Concert @ 8

SymphonyCast: Los Angeles Philharmonic

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Leonard Slatkin has made a career out of finding treasures of repertoire that few others are playing but which everyone would profit by hearing. His partner here is the fabulous Hilary Hahn, who’ll play Glazunov’s powerful Violin Concerto.
VPR Specials
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Stochasticity

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When lightning strikes twice, is it fate or just random chance? Today at 4, Radio Lab examines randomness and our faulty, human misunderstandings of it.
Commentary Series
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Guyon: The Best First Impression

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In the spirit of the National Day of Listening, commentator Annie Lawrence Guyon recalls a story often told during her family’s Thanksgiving holidays – about the welcome they were given when they came to this country.
Holiday Programming
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Thanksgiving with Vermont Public Radio

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VPR celebrates Thanksgiving with programs that help you prepare dinner, relax with traditional music, and reflect on the meaning of the holiday.  And by the way – VPR is grateful to our listeners for your support throughout the year!
Jazz with George Thomas

Jazz: Thanksgiving Day Feed

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Here’s our traditional Thanksgiving Day Jazz Feast with songs about Chasin’ The Bird; Carvin’ The Bird; Pass The Gravy, Sweet Potato, Frim Fran Sauce and lots more examples of Home Cookin.’  Happy Thanksgiving!
VPR News
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Volunteers Make “Pies For People”

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For the second year, a group of Northeast Kingdom volunteers made sure that Thanksgiving dinners for dozens of people ended with a helping of pie. They were baked in the kitchen of Sterling College in Craftsbury Common.
VPR News
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Non-profits Collect Hospital Waster For Developing Countries

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Hospitals throw out millions of dollars worth of unused medical supplies every year, for a number of reasons, such as because they’re outdated. Non-profit groups are collecting the supplies and shipping them to developing countries. But tons of items still wind up in landfills.
VPR News
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Fletcher company offers Vermont-grown cranberries

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If you’re a localvore and want to find some Vermont-grown berries, you don’t have many choices, even though it’s a native Vermont fruit. Bob Lesnikoski runs the Vermont Cranberry Company with his wife, Betsy in Fletcher. VPR’s Sarah Ashworth paid them a visit.
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Midday Classical: Paris Meets Kansas City

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Kansas City native Virgil Thomas spent most of 2 decades living in Paris.  While there, he said he wanted to write music "that was always, in one way or another, about Kansas City.  I wanted Paris to know Kansas City, to understand the way we like to think and feel on the banks of the Kaw and the Missouri."  A major work from this period is his Symphony on a Hymn Tune (1928), which we’ll listen to this morning.
VPR News
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Resorts Won’t Open For Thanksgiving

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Thanksgiving is traditionally the start of the season for many ski resorts. This year, thanks to a mild fall, some resorts are wondering if they’ll be open for holiday visitors. Stowe, Sugarbush and Okemo Mountain Resort had planned to open last weekend but have pushed back the date because warm weather has hindered snowmaking.
VPR News
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Administration Investigates Weatherization Program

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The Douglas administration has launched an investigation of the state’s weatherization program’s finances. The program is designed to help low-income people save money on fuel by making their homes more energy efficient. Two employees have been suspended with pay while the investigation is under way.
In Concert @ 8

New York Philharmonic

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Neeme Jarvi, cond. Beethoven: Creatures of Prometheus: Overture Mozart: Symphony #38 in D major "Prague" Zemlinsky: Lyric Symphony; Thomas Hampson, baritone, Hillevi Matrinpelto, soprano 9:31 pm: Scriabin: Piano Concerto in F sharp minor, Op.20; Anatol Lugorski, piano; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Pierre Boulez; DG 459647  
Jazz with George Thomas

Jazz: Teddy Wilson & Serge Chaloff

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We celebrate the birthdays of the great Boston baritone sax player Serge Chaloff and Teddy Wilson, pianist with Billie Holiday, Lester Young and many others. New releases include the Chicago tenor sax player Von Freeman’s Vonski Speaks.
VPR News

St. Albans Fire Damages Downtown Business

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A major fire badly damaged a building in downtown St. Albans early this morning and closed much of the downtown. There were no injuries. Investigators spent the morning and afternoon sifting through rubble to determine the cause.
VPR News
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VT Edition: 2010 Gubernatorial Race

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VPR’s Bob Kinzel talks with political analyst Eric Davis of Middlebury College about why there’s so more interest in the open governor’s seat with nearly a year to go before Election Day.
Vermont Edition
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2010 Gubernatorial Race

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Political analyst Eric Davis looks at the crowded field of gubernatorial candidates for 2010. And VPR’s Steve Zind talks with a digital forensics expert about the authenticity of a famous historic photo.
VPR News

Dairy Farmers Worried About Immigration Enforcement

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Dairy farmers and their immigrant workers are worried about a new federal enforcement effort launched last week. The government is investigating whether farmers have hired undocumented workers. Up to two- thousand Mexicans work on Vermont dairy farms. And the crackdown could result in some workers being deported.
Jazz with George Thomas

Jazz: Mills Brothers

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We begin with that 1930’s vocal super group, The Mills Brothers, on their own and with guest artists Louis Armstrong, Cab Calloway & the Don Redman Orchestra. New Releases include a 2002 recording of the great Chicago Tenor player Von Freeman, otherwise known as Vonski.  
In Concert @ 8

SymphonyCast: Cleveland Orchestra

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When was the last time you experienced 45 minutes of sheer bliss? Cellists love Dvorak’s Cello Concerto, and many of them consider its gorgeous melodies and lush harmonies as comprising the closest thing they’ll ever get to three-quarters-of-an-hour of musical ecstasy.
VPR News
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VT Edition: Hunger In Vermont

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VPR’s Steve Zind talks with the CEO of the Vermont Foodbank and the Executive Director of the Vermont Campaign to End Childhood Hunger about hunger in Vermont.
VPR News
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VT Edition: Our Differences And Our Future

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Susan Clark says there are few things that highlight the differences between traditional Vermont values and modern sensibilities more provocatively than the sight of a deer carcass on a pick-up. But she finds some lessons that span the divide.
Vermont Edition
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Hunger Worsens In Vermont

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A new USDA report shows the highest hunger levels in the U.S. since 1995.  In Vermont, 12% of households struggle with hunger.  We look into why the issue of hunger continues to worsen.  Also, Vermont’s state forests celebrate 100 years!
VPR News
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Collectors Finding Less Sea Glass

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One of the biggest environmental conundrums today is what to do with all of our trash: how to use less, recycle more, and get rid of it without burdening the ecosystem. But there are some people who actually covet old trash – in particular, glass that’s ended up in the sea.
My Place with Joel Najman
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My Place: Times Square Records

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This week Joel Najman’s My Place  program traces the little known history of Times Square Records and its enigmatic proprietor Irving "Slim" Rose, as well as featuring records purchased by Joel at the shop nearly a half-century ago.
VPR Specials
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New Normal

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Organisms change, and the result is evolution. This Saturday at 4, Radio Lab tells stories of adaptation that may have you thinking differently about war, violence, and human nature.
Interlude
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Interlude: St. Cecilia’s Day

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In honor of St. Cecilia’s Day (actually November 22nd), we hear works written in celebration of that day by Britten and Gounod.
Jazz with George Thomas

Jazz: June Christy & Coleman Hawkins

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We celebrate the birthday of Coleman Hawkins, the man credited with making the saxophone the great jazz instrument we know today. We hear the astounding range of his art, from his classic 1939 recording of Body And Soul which changed the jazz landscape, to collaborations with Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk, Sonny Rollins and John Coltrane.
Vermont Edition
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State Senator Doug Racine

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As part of our continuing series of candidate interviews, Chittenden Senator Doug Racine discusses his positions on health care reform, the future of Vermont Yankee and his plans to stimulate the Vermont economy.
VPR News
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Interview: UVM’s Sarah Carleton On Theater In A Down Economy

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UVM Theatre puts on its final performances this weekend of "You Can’t Take it With You" by George Kaufman and Moss Hart.  The play was written in the 1930’s but its themes are just a relevant in today’s economic downturn. Sarah Carleton directed the play, she speaks with VPR’s Peter Biello.
Commentary Series
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Dunsmore: Foreign Policy Limbo

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According to polls out this week, public support for President Obama’s foreign policies has slipped significantly in recent months. This morning commentator Barrie Dunsmore examines what’s gone wrong for a president who began with such enormous public good will, both at home and abroad.
VPR News
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Rutland’s Paramount Will Screen Films

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Back in 2000, a sold out crowd celebrated the grand re-opening of Rutland’s Paramount Theatre.   It’s been a hub of live entertainment ever since, but starting this weekend, the Paramount stage will also play host to the movies.   
VPR News

Democrats Hold First Debate

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The five Democratic candidates for governor faced off for the first time last night in a forum that focused on environmental themes. The candidates mostly agreed on the issues. But they tried to differentiate themselves on the details of the issues, their experience and their approach to governing.
VPR News

Feds Report Fewer Workplace Deaths In New England

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A federal agency says 136 people died in New England from work-related injuries last year. That’s 27 fewer than in the previous year and the lowest number since it began compiling the statistics in 1992.
VPR News

Hoffman Seeks Cash To Contest NY House Race

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Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman is writing to supporters saying he lost New York’s 23rd House race because of scheming, and he’s asking for financial support in case he decides to lodge a legal challenge.
VPR News

Vt. Nuke Critics Renew Campaign Against Relicense

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Two of Vermont’s most famous residents and one of its former governors have joined groups opposed to the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant in announcing a push for Town Meeting Day votes on whether the plant should keep operating past 2012.
In Concert @ 8

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

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Pierre Boulez, cond. Carter: Reflexions Stranivsky: Symphony in Three Movements Mahler: Symphony #7 9:57 pm: Stravinsky: Ave Maria; The Tallis Scholars; Peter Phillips; Gimell 2
Jazz with George Thomas

Jazz: Kenny Werner

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Pianist and keyboardist Kenny Werner’s birthday gives us an opportunity to hear the progression of his recordings from fairly straight-ahead solo piano on standards to his recent more experimental compositions and ensembles.
In Concert @ 8

Tensions: Music at the Power Plant in Heimbach

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TENSIONS: MUSIC AT THE POWER PLANT IN HEIMBACH SOLOISTS: Andrea Lieberknecht, flute; Tatyana Masurenko, viola; Jana Boušková, harp Claude Debussy (1862-1918) Sonata in F Major for Flute, Viola and Harp, L. 137 SOLOISTS: Shai Wosner, piano; Steven Osborne, piano Franz Schubert (1797-1828) Rondo in A Major for Piano, Four Hands, D. 951 SOLOISTS: Christian Tetzlaff, violin; Florien Donderer, violin; Isabelle Von Keulen, viola; Rachel Roberts, viola; Quirine Viersen, cello; Gustav Rivinius, cello Antonin DvoÅ™ák (1841-1904) String Sextet in A Major, Op. 48 Performed on June 25, 2009 in the Power Plant in Heimbach Recorded by Deutschlandfunk, Cologne (DLF) SOLOISTS: Lars Vogt, piano; Veronika Eberle, violin Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) Sonata in A Major for Piano and Violin, K. 526 SOLOISTS: Quirine Viersen, cello; Steven Osborne, piano Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992) Le Grand Tango for Cello and Piano SOLOISTS: Isabelle van Keulen, violin; Elisabeth Kufferath, violin; Rachel Roberts, viola; Florian Donderer, viola; Quirine Viersen, cello; Tanja Tetzlaff, cello Mark-Anthony Turnage (1960-) Returning for String Sextet Performed on June 26, 2009 in the Power Plant in Heimbach Recorded by Deutschlandfunk, Cologne (DLF)
Vermont Edition
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Going Blind Later In Life

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We look at the unique challenges of going blind later in life. Also, we talk with Gabrielle Meunier whose son got sick from peanut butter crackers one year ago and her efforts to improve food safety.
VPR News

Hunter Charged In Shooting

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Vermont State Police say a Topsham man has been charged with aggravated assault for allegedly shooting a fellow turkey hunter.
VPR News

NY Strikes Deal To Reform Authorities

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Gov. David Paterson and legislative leaders say they have agreed to landmark reforms of public authorities after years of failed attempts to force greater accountability on the entities involved in some of New York’s biggest scandals.
Jazz with George Thomas

Jazz: Johnny Mercer & Young Jazz

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Part two of our celebration of the 100th anniversary of Johnny Mercer’s birthday gives us versions of his lyrics & songs by Frank Sinatra, Billie Holiday, Charlie Parker and a vocal duet with Nat King Cole & Johnny Mercer. We finish the evening with jazz by a younger generation, represented by 19 year old alto sax player Hailey Niswanger and 20-something vocalist/composer Melody Gardot.
VPR News
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VT Edition: Backcountry Rescue

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VPR’s Jane Lindholm talks with Brian Lindner, one of the founding members of the Waterbury Backcountry Rescue Team about the logistics, risks, and expenses of wilderness rescue.
Vermont Edition
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Animal Cruelty

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We discuss animal cruelty from legal and philosophical perspectives, and then we talk to to Brian Lindner, team leader of the Waterbury Backcountry Rescue Team.
VPR News
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Haystack To Open For Limited Season

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An exclusive ski development that’s been on hold since 2007 will open this winter for limited skiing. The Haystack Club in Wilmington will open a handful of trails to attract prospective buyers to its proposed gated condominium resort.
VPR News

Senators: No Deal On NY Deficit

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State Senate Conference Leader John Sampson says a closed-door leaders meeting hasn’t resulted in a deal to address New York’s $3.2 billion deficit, only a commitment to keep talking for perhaps several more days.
VPR News

EMTs Authorized To Give Flu Vaccine

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The Vermont Health Department says more than 700 licensed emergency medical technicians across the state are eligible to administer the H1N1 flu vaccine.
In Concert @ 8

New York Philharmonic

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Alan Gilbert, cond. Magnus Lindberg: EXPO Messiaen: Poemes pour Mi; Renee Fleming, soprano Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique, Op. 14 9:49 pm: Nielsen: Pan and Syrinx, Op.49; Odense Symphony Orchestra; Edward Serov; Kontrapunkt 32193  
Jazz with George Thomas

Jazz: Johnny Mercer & Roswell Rudd

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First, we celebrate the Centenary of the birth of lyricist & vocalist Johnny Mercer and the birthday of jazz and world music trombonist Roswell Rudd. Then former VPR Jazz Host Bill Barton guest DJ’s for the 2nd hour.
VPR News
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VT Edition: Mean Mothers

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VPR’s Jane Lidholm talks with author Peg Streep about her book Mean Mothers, which explores the influence mothers have and how daughters of distant or cruel mothers can overcome the legacy of hurt.
Vermont Edition
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Mean Mothers

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We talk with author Peg Streep about the influence mothers have over daughters.  Also, a Vermont company has created iPhone applications from Audubon Guides.
VPR News

NH Radio Host, Blogger’s Attack Condemned

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A conservative Republican radio host, blogger and self-described citizen journalist is apologizing for calling New Hampshire’s Democratic Party chairman derogatory names – comments his party and a leading gay activist are condemning.
VPR News

Vonage Settles With Vermont And 31 States

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Vermont’s attorney general says the state will receive $45,000 as part of a $3 million multistate settlement with Vonage Holdings Corp., an Internet-based telephone company.
VPR Presents
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Sarah Chayes at Dartmouth

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Former NPR reporter Sarah Chayes has been living and working in Afghanistan for almost a decade. A dynamic speaker, Chayes makes Afghanistan’s political problems easy to understand. She recently spoke at Dartmouth College about corruption in Afghanistan’s government.
Jazz with George Thomas

Jazz: Diana Krall

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One of Canada’s greatest exports, vocalist and pianist Diana Krall, turns 45 today. We hear some of her early recordings and from one of her piano heros, Nat King Cole, as part of the Lester Young Trio.
Commentary Series
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Schubart: Political Plain Talk

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As the field of candidates widens in anticipation of next year’s gubernatorial election, commentator Bill Schubart wonders who among them will risk their election by talking plainly to Vermonters about the challenges ahead of us.
VPR News
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VT Edition: Sarah Chayes

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Sarah Chayes speaks with VPR’s Jane Lindholm about her experiences in Afghanistan and her work with a cooperative that makes skin care products from local crops.
VPR News
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Salmon Apologizes For DUI

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State Auditor Tom Salmon says his recent drunken driving charge will not affect his future political plans. Salmon says he admitted to police that he had had a few drinks before he was cited for driving under the influence.
VPR News

Vermont Route 108 Closed For The Winter

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Another sign of the changing seasons, the Vermont Transportation Agency says Route 108 through Smugglers Notch from Stowe to Jeffersonville is closed for the winter.
VPR News
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Group Says Vermont Could Become Culinary Tourism Leader

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Of an estimated 160 million Americans who travel for leisure, a survey shows that one in six have included a cooking class or a food-and-wine tour on a recent trip. Industry officials say Vermont is well positioned to become a leader in the growing market for culinary tourism.
VPR Specials
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Parasites

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Some creature, unbeknownst to you, living deep inside you has the ability to control your behavior. It may sound scary, but it’s more common than you think. Radio Lab uncovers the world of good and bad parasites.
Interlude
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Interlude: Animals

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In a program of birds and animals, we hear The Lark Ascending by Ralph Vaughan Williams, The Carnival of the Animals by Camille Saint-Saens, and The Birds of Ottorino Respighi.
Jazz with George Thomas

Jazz: Friday The 13th

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We finish right before midnight with the Sonny Rollins/Thelonious Monk classic "Friday The 13th" We fill several requests for John Coltrane and the Dafnis Prieto Sextet.
VPR News

Paterson, Leaders Say Deficit Talks Continue

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New York Governor David Paterson is resorting to even more secretive, one-on-one negotiations with legislative leaders to reach agreements on politically treacherous cuts to school aid and health care.
VPR News

VT Raises $150,000 To Bus Troops Home

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A fundraising effort to help bring Vermont National Guard troops home for the holidays so far has raised $150,000 that will be used to charter buses.
In Concert @ 8

In Concert @ 8: Chicago Symphony Orchestra

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CONDUCTOR: Bernard Haitink ORCHESTRA: Chicago Symphony Orchestra  PROGRAM: – Webern: Im Sommerwind – Haydn: Symphony #101 in D, "The Clock" – Mahler: Ruckert Lieder (with mezzo-soprano Christianne Stotjin) – Brahms: Symphony #1 in c, Op. 68
Jazz with George Thomas

Jazz: Buck Clayton

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We celebrate the birthday of trumpeter Buck Clayton with some classic sides with Count Basie & Lester Young. Also jazz with world vocals from David Murray and Miguel Zenon.
In Concert @ 8

In Concert @ 8: Bach Festival In Leipzig

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A "Bach Festival in Leipzig", tonight’s program from the Deutsche Welle Festival Concert Series. CONDUCTOR: Ludger Rémy CHORUS: Himlische Cantorey ORCHESTRA: Les Amis de Philippe [Performed on June 20, 2009 in the Old City hall, Leipzig] Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714-1788) – Cantata, Nun danket alle Gott (Now Thank We All Our God), H805 (Wq 241) – Cantata, Herr, lehr uns tun (Lord, Teach Us to Do), H 817 —— SOLOIST: Patrick van Goethem, countertenor ORCHESTRA: Il Gardellino [Performed on June 21, 2009 in the Old City Hall, Leipzig] Wilhelm Friedemann Bach (1710-1784) – Concerto in D Major, BR WFB C15 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) – Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust (Contented Rest, Beloved Soul’s Desire), BWV 170 Johann Christian Bach (1735-1782) – Quintet in F Major, Op. 11, No. 3
Vermont Edition
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The Business Of Organic Farming

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Longtime organic farmer Richard Wiswall has written The Organic Farmer’s Business Handbook to help farmers better manage finances and make a profit.  Also, the American Friends Service Committee has long been an active part of the peace movement, but now their Montpelier office is closing.
VPR News

Report Says New Lake Bridge Will Cost $67m

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A report prepared for the New York Department of Transportation says the cost of replacing a now-closed bridge over Lake Champlain will cost $67 million and take 22 months to build.
VPR News

VT Families Announce Memorial Plans

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The families of Vermonters killed in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are planning a memorial that will be built at the Vermont Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Randolph.
VPR News

Creditors Withdraw Motion In FairPoint Bankruptcy

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Bondholders who are owed more than $550 million by FairPoint Communications Inc. have withdrawn a motion asking a bankruptcy judge to appoint an examiner to investigate factors leading to FairPoint’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy last month.
VPR News

NH Publisher Defends State-Backed Line Of Credit

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News industry analysts say New Hampshire’s decision to guarantee a line of credit for the Eagle Times newspaper is a first, but probably won’t be the last example of government help for newspapers struggling with an unprecedented decline in their advertising revenue.
Jazz with George Thomas

Jazz: Hoagy Carmichael

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Well, sometimes it happens. We celebrated Hoagy Carmichael’s birthday tonight only to find out it really falls on November 22, not the 11. Still we got to hear some classic songs including, Skylark, Stardust, The Nearness Of You and others.
Vermont Edition
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Rating Our Presidents

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UVM professor of political science says its much more difficult for a president to rank among the nation’s top chief executives.  Plus, a live performance by Vermont banjo virtuoso Gordon Stone with drummer Pape.
VPR News

Schools Form Joint Hockey Team

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The Vermont Principals’ Association is going to allow the Northfield and Montpelier high schools to merge their varsity boys hockey teams this winter.
VPR News

NY Senate Not Expected To Vote On Gay Marriage

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After an effort to force a vote in New York’s Senate to legalize same-sex marriage appeared all but lost in an extraordinary session, Gov. David Paterson is placing the bill on agendas for special sessions on Monday and Tuesday.
VPR News

Missing Maine Girl Found

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Police say a missing 2-year-old Maine girl who was allegedly taken by her father has been recovered and is OK.
VPR News

Congressman Asks USPS For Employee Reimbursement Plan

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New Hampshire Congressman Paul Hodes is asking the United States Postal Service to present a plan to fully reimburse postal workers for wages they lost as a result of managers manipulating their electronic timecards.
VPR News
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Wilmington Marks Veterans Day

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The southern Vermont town of Wilmington held its Veterans Day observance a day early. Students from the region’s Twin Valley High School took the lead in organizing the event.
VPR News
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Zebra Mussels Could Be Factor In Bridge Corrosion

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Scientists say thick mats of zebra mussels in Lake Champlain can increase corrosion of things in the water near them. They say it’s possible that the tiny invasive species might have played a role in the structural damage of the Champlain Bridge.
VPR News

VT Landlords Hit For False Lead Paint Report

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The Vermont attorney general’s office has issued $10,000 in civil penalties against a landlord who was accused of filing a false lead paint compliance report about a property in Lyndonville.
VPR News

NY Senate Could Vote On Same-Sex Law

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Advocates for same-sex marriage are hitting New York’s state capital hard, trying to sway the few votes needed for final legislative approval of the bill in a special session Tuesday.
VPR News

NH Hospital Says Marriage Or CU For Benefits

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The Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center is telling its employees living in domestic partnerships that they will need to get married or obtain a civil union or lose their benefits.
Jazz with George Thomas

Jazz: Edward Simon & New Releases

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Pianist Edward Simon brings a trio to the Vermont Jazz Center, Brattleboro this coming Saturday, November 14 and we hear two selections from his 2006 release "Unicity" A selection of New Releases fill out the show.
In Concert @ 8

SymphonyCast: Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

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Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg is just as often found these days playing folk and flamenco as she is the great classics for violin. With Piazzolla’s Four Seasons it’s a little bit of both. Smokey music from Argentine tango parlors which takes an absolute virtuoso’s hand to pull off.
Vermont Edition
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Changing Vermont’s Courts

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A legislative commission appointed to look at how Vermont’s courts run, says it’s found at least $1 million in savings, and ways to be more efficient.  Also, we hear from an Afghan woman who is working to protect women’s rights.
VPR News
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Bridge Closing Stressful For Businesses

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Transportation officals are working through the permit process to get a ferry service going near the Crown Point Bridge. But as VPR’s Nina Keck reports, answers can’t come soon enough for many on either side.
VPR News

Schumer: Crack Down On Phony Flu Products

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U.S. Senator Charles Schumer is calling for a crackdown on what he says are phony pills, gloves, inhalers, masks, shampoos and even air fresheners sold on the Internet as remedies for swine flu.
VPR News

VT To Extend Trout Study Of Batten Kill

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The Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife is going to extend by a year its long-term study of the health of the trout population in one of the state’s most famous fishing rivers.
VPR News

Creditors Seek Examiner In FairPoint Bankruptcy

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A U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge has scheduled a Nov. 18 hearing on a motion to appoint an examiner to investigate factors leading to FairPoint Communications Inc.’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy last month.
VPR News

Lawyer: Worker At Vt. Slaughterhouse Was Provoked

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The lawyer for a Vermont slaughterhouse that was ordered shut down for allegedly mistreating baby calves says the person who secretly filmed footage that led to the closure provoked a plant worker to mistreat the animals.
My Place with Joel Najman

My Place: A Rose By Any Other Name Sounds As Sweet

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This week Joel Najman’s My Place program investigates the original given names of a number of 1950’s era songstresses whom we know from their hit records under their well-known professional stage names in a program titled "A Rose By Any Other Name Sounds As Sweet".
VPR Specials
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Afterlife

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Inevitably, everything dies: humans, civilizations, even the universe. Radio Lab stares down the very moment of passing and then speculates on what may lie beyond.
Interlude

Brahms & Arriaga

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We hear an early and a late work by Brahms, and a symphony by Juan Cris Óstomo de Arriaga.
Jazz with George Thomas

Jazz: Gus Kahn

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We sample some of the many song lyrics written by Gus Kahn on his birthday, including "I’ll Never Be The Same" and "Makin’ Whopee." We also celebrate the birthday of trumpeter Arturo Sandoval.
In Concert @ 8

In Concert @ 8: Chicago Symphony Orchestra

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Daniele Gatti, cond. Mendelssohn: Symphony #4 in A major "Italian" Prokofiev: Piano Concerto #4 for the Left Hand; Dmitri Alexeev, piano Beethoven:Symphony #3 in Eb Major "Eroica" 9:57 pm: Brahms: Hungarian Dance #10 in F; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Kurt Masur; Philips 411426  
Vermont Edition
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Gubernatorial Candidate Susan Bartlett

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We talk with Lamoille State Senator Susan Bartlett.  She’s one of four democratic candidates who have declared they’ll run for the state’s top office.  Also, VPR’s Ross Sneyd on developintg stories in the region, and a look back at the voices in this week’s news.
Classical Music with Walter Parker

Midday Classical: Stenhammar Serenade

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Swedish composer Wilhelm Stenhammar was inspired to write his Serenade while spending the spring of 1907 in Florence, Italy.  He wrote to a friend, ‘I’d like to compose the kind of beautiful poetry about the South of which only a Northerner is capable.’
VPR News
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Schools, Businesses Plan For Flu

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Flu is sweeping through schools and businesses early this year. As VPR’s Ross Sneyd reports, some have been forced to close and others are dusting off their contingency plans  
VPR News

Panel Rejects College Merger

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A panel considering the governor’s recommendation to consolidate the University of Vermont and Vermont State Colleges is recommending against merging the two institutions.
VPR News

NY Governor Calls For Special Session

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Gov. David Paterson is calling the Legislature back to Albany for a special session to cut the budget and possibly vote on legalizing same-sex marriage.
VPR News

Flanagan Won’t Face Charges

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A prosecutor says state Sen. Edward Flanagan will not face charges over allegations he engaged in inappropriate sexual conduct at a Burlington health club.
Commentary Series
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Dunsmore: The fall of the Wall

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Monday, November 9th, marks the 20th Anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall and the effective end of the Cold War. As ABC’s top foreign correspondent, commentator Barrie Dunsmore was in Berlin that night. This morning he reflects on some of the people who made that historic event possible.
Classical Music with Joe Goetz

VPR Classical Debuts

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Baroque masterworks by Handel and Purcell, a new Schumann Piano Quintet recording, and mezzo-soprano Magdalena Kozena’s album "Songs My Mother Taught Me" will be heard for the first time on VPR Classical this afternoon.
Jazz with George Thomas

Jazz: Blues & Hues

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We hear the theme of Blues & Hues with Jimmy Witherspoon’s blues vocals, Jay McShann’s piano and Nina Simone’s blues piano and vocals.
In Concert @ 8

In Concert @ 8: Dresden Music Festival

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Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, cond. by Kristjan Jarvi Bernstein: Overture to Candide Udo Zimmermann: Songs of an Island; Jan Vogler, cello Carter: Cello Concerto; jan Vogler, cello Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances, op. 45  
VPR News
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VT Edition: Bernie Sanders

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Senator Bernie Sanders joins VPR’s Bob Kinzel to talk about the healthcare debate, climate change legislation, and the U.S. strategy in Afghanistan.
VPR News

Uncertainty Grows On Vermont Yankee Future

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A key Vermont lawmaker says he thinks there’s still a possibility the Legislature will vote this coming session on whether to extend the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant’s license.
VPR News

NH Senators Hail Passage Of Unemployment Extension

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New Hampshire’s two senators are hailing Senate passage of a bill that would extend unemployment insurance benefits to workers in every state who are in danger of seeing their benefits run out in the coming weeks.
Jazz with George Thomas

Jazz: Ralph Sutton

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We celebrate the birthday of stride pianist Ralph Sutton and feature some recent favorites including the duet album with trumpeter Mark Isham and Australian vocalist Kate Ceberano.
In Concert @ 8

In Concert @ 8: New York Philharmonic

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program name: "From the Danube to the Rhine" Bramwell Tovey, cond. Strauss, Jr: The Gypsy Baron Overture Liszt: Piano Concerto #2 in A Major; Simone Dinnerstein, piano Ravel: Bolero Brahms: Hungarian Dances #4 and #10 R. Strauss: Suite from Der Rosenkavalier Brahms: Hungarian March #5 9:38 pm: Haydn: Symphony No.77 in B flat; Orpheus Chamber Orchestra; DG 415365    
VPR News

Nov. 1 Vermont Yankee Deadline Passes

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Legislative leaders say it will be "very difficult" to vote next year on whether Vermont Yankee’s license should be extended after the nuclear plant’s owners failed to meet a Nov. 1 deadline set by the Legislature to reach an agreement with the state’s utility companies.
Classical Music with Cheryl Willoughby

Morning Classics: Birdsongs

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Santiago de Murcia gives us a lively selection of "Canarios" – dances with origins in the Canary Islands – and the birdsongs continue with Schmelzer’s "Imitation Cuckoo" sonata, and the Cantus Arcticus Concerto for birds by Einojuhani Rautavaara.
Commentary Series
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Gilbert: Recent Amazing Discoveries

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Commentator and Vermont Humanities Council executive director Peter Gilbert has noticed that around the world people are finding things – amazing stuff – but why this spate of wonderful discoveries should be happening now, he doesn’t know.
Vermont Edition
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Governor Jim Douglas

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We interview Governor Jim Douglas about his recent economic development trip to Asia and the prospect for creating new jobs in Vermont.  
Jazz with George Thomas

Jazz: Sippie Wallace

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We begin with the vocals of Sippie Wallace, her Classic Blues inspired a young Bonnie Raitt. New releases and some Archie Shepp fill out the hours.
Vermont Edition
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Howard Dean on Health Care Reform

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Howard Dean has emerged as a leading spokesperson in encouraging Congress to pass a comprehensive health care reform bill. He discusses the latest Democratic plan in Washington and the fight that the legislation faces in the coming weeks.
VPR News

Free, 24-Hour Ferry Promised

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Commuters seeking to cross Lake Champlain between Addison, Vt., and Crown Point, N.Y., could be riding a free ferry by the end of the year.
VPR News

Biden Lends Hand In Upstate NY Congressional Race

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Vice President Joe Biden spoke at a rally Monday to support Democratic congressional candidate Bill Owens, who is facing third-party Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman in the special House election today .
VPR News

Jury Drawn In Case Of Dog Shooting

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Jury selection is set to begin in the case of an Essex, Vt., police officer charged with shooting and killing a neighbor’s dog while off duty.
In Concert @ 8

SymphonyCast: Berlin Philharmonic

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Chopin will have 200 candles on his birthday cake next March, and the music world is going to celebrate. Daniel Barenboim is a Chopin-lover of the highest order, and he gets the party started a bit early with both of Chopin’s gorgeous Concertos.
VPR News

VT Jobless Trust Fund To Meet

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A committee examining ways to prop up Vermont’s unemployment insurance fund meets this week in Montpelier, and it’s looking for public input.
VPR News

H1N1 Fu: Resources and Coverage

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Follow the latest developments of the H1N1 flu outbreak from NPR and VPR News. And learn what you can do to help prevent the flu.
VPR News

H1N1 Fu: Resources and Coverage

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Follow the latest developments of the H1N1 flu outbreak from NPR and VPR News. And learn what you can do to help prevent the flu.
VPR Specials
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Halloween: War of the Worlds

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Radio Lab dives into one of the most controversial moments in broadcasting history – Orson Welles’ 1938 radio play about Martians invading New Jersey.  And we ask: Why did it fool people? Could it happen again?
Jazz with George Thomas

Jazz: Halloween

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We scare ourselves silly with spooky, trite & profound jazz Halloween music gathered together, carved up and lit by a candle. The classic Blues For Dracula with Philly Joe Jones makes an appearence.  
Capitol Steps
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Politics Takes a Holiday: Halloween Edition

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Put down your torch and pitchfork and join the Capitol Steps for Politics Takes a Holiday. Enjoy this listener favorite as they musically skewer everything left, right and wrong with the country today!
VPR News

Vt Air Guard Base Finalist To Host New Fighter

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Vermont’s congressional delegation says the state’s Air National Guard base is a finalist to become one of the first operational bases for the next generation fighter plane, the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
In Concert @ 8

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

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Riccardo Muti, cond. with the CSO Chorus Verdi: Requiem Dvorak: Te Deum 9:57 pm: Josquin Desprez: A la mort; The King’s Singers; RCA 61814  
Jazz with George Thomas

Jazz: Zoot Sims

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From his part in the Four Brothers version of Woody Herman’s band to his duets with guitarist Joe Pass, we sample & celebrate Zoot Sims’ tenor sax. We also hear his wonderful work with the unique violinist Joe Venuti.
In Concert @ 8

Dresden Music Festival

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The Knights, conducted by Eric Jacobsen.   Dawn Upshaw, soprano   Charles Ives (1874-1954) The Unanswered Question   Osvaldo Golijov (1960-) Night of the Flying Horses   Franz Schubert (1797-1828) / Osvaldo Golijov She Was Here   Richard Rogers (1902-1979) He Was Too Good to Me from Simple Simon   Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990) Somewhere from West Side Story   Stephen Sondheim (1930-) There Won’t be Trumpets from Anyone Can Whistle What More Do I Need from Saturday Night   Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) / Steven Beck Chorale, O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden from St. Matthew Passion, BWV 224 (Adapted for Orchestra)   Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) Symphony No. 7 in A Minor, Op. 92   Jimi Hendrix (1942-1970) Machine Gun   Dmitry Shostakovich (1906-1975) Waltz No. 1 from the Jazz Suite No.
VPR News
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Norwich Class Prepares Cadets For Deployment

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A number of Norwich University’s Corps of Cadets belong to the Vermont National Guard – and they’re preparing to deploy to Afghanistan. For some, part of that preparation has included taking a class to help them better deal with the changes they’re about to experience.
Classical Music with Walter Parker
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Midday Classical: The Four Temperaments

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In his Symphony No. 2, Danish composer Carl Nielsen depicts the four temperaments, or humours, which the ancients believed make up the human personality.  1) Choleric: impetuous, excitable, irascible.  2) Phlegmatic: diffident, reserved, quiet.  3) Melancholic: sad, plaintive.  4) Sanguine: cheerful, optimistic.   
VPR News

Welch: Goldman Sachs should repay taxpayers

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Vermont’s lone congressman says Goldman Sachs should repay taxpayers the $12.9 billion it received through American International Group before it awards bonuses to employees this year.
VPR News

State Wants Junkyard Closed In Milton

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The state of Vermont is trying to shut down a Milton junkyard The Vermont Attorney General’s Office filed paperwork Tuesday seeking a court order to get ABC Metals Recycling to stop accepting material.
VPR News

Deploying Guard Commander Describes Mission

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The man leading Vermont National Guard troops into Afghanistan says they could face hazardous duty in the war-ravaged nation, which is experiencing an uptick in U.S. casualties.
Jazz with George Thomas

Jazz: Andy Bey & Latin Jazz

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We celebrate the birthday of Andy Bey, who with his piano and vocals, often at a whisper, takes jazz standards and quietly re-works them into short story gems. Classic Art Blakey begins each hour.
In Concert @ 8

New York Philharmonic from Bravo! Vail Valley Musica Festival

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Alan Gilbert, cond. Beethoven: Egmont Overture Mozart: Symphony #41 in C Major "Jupiter" Beethoven: Symphony #7 in A Major Mendelssohn: Octet: Scherzo (arr. for orchestra) 9:21 pm: Delius: Florida Suite; Orchestra of Welsh National Opera; Sir Charles Mackerras; Decca 460290      
VPR News
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VT Edition: The Crown Point Bridge Closing

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VPR’s Jane Lindholm talks with Vermont Agency of Transportation Secretary David Dill and New York State Department of Transportation Acting Commissioner Stanley Gee about the state’s response to the Crown Point Bridge closing.
Vermont Edition
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Government Transparency

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We talk about government transparency in light of the Burlington and Montpelier financial controversies; discuss the Medical Reserve Corps with Tig Tillinghast; and answer your questions and emails in our recurring mailbag segment.
VPR News
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Dr. Irving Adler Honored

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A Shaftsbury resident once blacklisted for his progressive ideas will be honored by the American Civil Liberties Union in Vermont later this week.
VPR News

Company Fined For Debris Fire

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State officials say a Jamaica property management company has been fined $4,800 for burning debris from a demolished mobile home in Windham.
VPR News

Meetings Planned On Closed Lake Bridge

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Vermont Transportation Agency officials are planning a public meeting for Tuesday to discuss alternatives for people who can no longer use the Lake Champlain Bridge to reach Crown Point, N.Y.
VPR News

NJ Man Killed In Bennington Plane Crash

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The Federal Aviation Administration says the pilot of a small plane was killed when his aircraft hit a mountain near Bennington close to the border of New York state.
VPR News

NH Lawmakers Mull Bills To Expand Judicial Powers

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New Hampshire lawmakers are mulling whether to override Gov. John Lynch’s veto of bills meant to speed up the legal process for divorcing couples and to ease the backlog of jury trials by letting retired judges hear them.
Classical Music with Cheryl Willoughby
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Morning Classics: Waxing Rhapsodic

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Thanks to your support we were able to end the autumn membership drive successfully around 8:30 this morning. THANK YOU! We’ll celebrate with a morning of rhapsodies by George Gershwin, Dvorak, Liszt, Vaughan Williams, and Stanford to serenade the new day.  
VPR News
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FairPoint Voluntarily Files For Ch. 11 Protection

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Telecommunications services provider FairPoint Communications Inc. said Monday it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after agreeing on a deal with key lenders that will help lower its debt by $1.7 billion.
VPR News

Small Plane Reported Down Near Bennington

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Emergency crews from throughout Vermont will resume searching early Monday for a plane that reportedly crashed in the woods near Bennington after finding no sign of the aircraft overnight.
VPR News

Senate Committees To Hear About Radioactive Waste

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Two Vermont Senate committees will take up the question of whether there was an adequate review of the geology surrounding the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant when it was allowed to store radioactive waste in dry casks on plant property.
VPR News

Vermont Ski Areas Cut Back On Foreign Hiring

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Vermont ski areas say they will be using fewer workers from abroad this winter because of strong local demand for jobs and new visa policies that make foreign hiring less attractive for the resorts.
VPR News

Turkey Hunter Shot In Vermont

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Police say a 22-year-old turkey hunter has been treated for wounds after being accidentally shot by another hunter in Vermont.
VPR News

NH Lawmakers Take Up Medical Marijuana Veto

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Lawmakers will vote Wednesday whether to override Gov. John Lynch’s veto of a bill that would make New Hampshire the 14th state to legalize marijuana use by severely ill people.
VPR News
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Audio Postcard: Bradford, VT

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Bradford dairy farmer James Wilson produced his globes in the early 1800s.  Today, only a few are in existence, including one at the Bradford Historical Society.   
In Concert @ 8

Cleveland Orchestra

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Kurt Masur, cond. Beethoven: Leonore Overture #3 Beethoven: Piano Concerto #1 in C major; Louis Lortie, piano Beethoven: Symphony #7 in A Major
VPR Classical Specials
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Saturday Specials

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Walter Parker and Joe Goetz have a special morning of music planned, including the premiere of many new recordings from the VPR music library. Then at Noon, it’s an encore of the exciting annual "American Musical Sampler" program on Saturday Afternoon at the Opera with Peter Fox Smith! 
VPR News
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Deal Finalized To Bring 200 Jobs To NEK

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Governor Jim Douglas has finalized a deal that will help bring several hundred new jobs to the Northeast Kingdom. Douglas made the announcement from Seoul, South Korea, on the first stop on a multi-nation tour of the Far East.
Vermont Edition
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Active Geezering

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We look at ways seniors can stay active and healthy through nutrition, exercise, travel, and adventure.  Also, Burlington Free Press reporter Terri Hallenbeck fills us in on troubles at Burlington Telecom.
VPR News

Leahy Praises Broadened Hate-Crimes Law

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Sen. Patrick Leahy is hailing U.S. Senate passage of legislation broadening federal hate-crimes law to cover crimes based on gender, sexual orientation and disability.
VPR News

VT Fugitives Arrested In Mexico

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Vermont’s U.S. Marshal says two fugitives who jumped bail while awaiting trial on state home invasion charges have been arrested in Mexico.
Classical Music with Cheryl Willoughby
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Morning Classics: Thinking Friday

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Heading into the weekend with memorable music by Mozart, Rossini, Gershwin, and Grieg. Is there something you’re forgetting? We’re here to offer a gentle reminder that VPR Classical is a service we all help create ans support, through membership dollars. Please support the service by clicking on "Support VPR" above. Thank you!
Commentary Series
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Dunsmore: News as ideology

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The White House decision to do battle with FOX News is seen by many liberals in the media as justified – but bad politics. This morning veteran ABC News diplomatic correspondent and VPR commentator Barrie Dunsmore examines the issue.
VPR News

FairPoint Seeks Concessions From Union Workers

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Saddled by crippling debt, FairPoint Communications Inc. is asking its union employees in northern New England for pay cuts and other concessions as it seeks to avert filing for bankruptcy.
VPR News

Heating Aid Released

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The federal government has released $2.6 billion to help low-income households heat their homes in October, November and December.
In Concert @ 8

In Concert @ 8 – 10/23/09

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This week, we hear the Chicago Symphony under the direction of some of its past conductors, from Frederick Stock and Fritz Reiner to Sir Georg Solti and Daniel Barenboim.  The music is by Wagner, Copland, Beethoven, and Richard Strauss.
VPR News
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In Small-Versus-Large Story, Vt. Brewer Wins

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Last month, the makers of the "Monster" energy drink told the brewers of "Vermonster" beer that the beer’s label was a copyright violation. But with a small-versus-large story, the Morrisville brewer fought back with an army of social media networkers.
VPR News
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ANR Seeks To Create ATV Pilot Program

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The Agency of Natural Resources now says it wants to create a pilot program for up to three trails on state property. Environmentalists say the proposal still goes too far, and could lead to a surge in illegal riding.
VPR News
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H1N1 Vaccine Slow To Arrive

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Empty desks are showing up at schools, colleges and workplaces around the state as people come down with the swine flu. But, as VPR’s Ross Sneyd reports, shipments of a vaccine to help slow the spread have been slow to arrive.
VPR News

Grants Available For Vermont Specialty Crops

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Producers of Vermont’s "specialty crops" – including fruits, vegetables and maple products – could be in line for more than $200,000 in grants made available through last year’s federal Farm Bill.
VPR News

Lakeside Club To Start Pedestrian Ferry

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The Basin Harbor Club is planning to start a pedestrian ferry that will shuttle passengers between Vermont and New York while the Lake Champlain Bridge is out of service.
VPR News

Board To Hold Lottery For Energy Developers

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Vermont utility regulators are doing something unusual. The Public Service Board is holding a lottery to see which solar and biomass power developers get to sell their power at above-market prices.
VPR News
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Interview: Paula Poundstone

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VPR’s Mitch Wertlieb talks with comedian Paula Poundstone who returns to her New England roots this weekend with shows in Burlington, Vermont and Lebanon, New Hampshire.
Classical Music with Cheryl Willoughby

Morning Classics: Simple Gifts

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Music by Vaughan Williams, Gabrieli and Mozart to get the morning off to a lively start. Why lively? Because we’ve got some work to do to make sure VPR Classical is secure and supported enough to continue growing into the future. Your ‘simple gift’ will add to those of others and keep VPR Classical strong and growing. Please make your pledge by clicking on "Support VPR" above, and thanks if you already have!
Jazz with George Thomas

Jazz: Don Byas, Dizzy Gillespie, Fred Hersch

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We celebrate the birthdays of Don Byas(tenor sax), Dizzy Gillespie(trumpet) and pianist Fred Hersch. Don Byas played in several of Dizzy’s groups before leaving for Europe in the 1940’s. Fred Hersch is one of the most recorded artists over the last 20 years.  
VPR News
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Vermonster Name Likely To Stay

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A Morrisville Vermont brewer is breathing a sigh of relief today. Rock Art Brewery, which makes the popular ‘Vermonster’ beer, has apparently won its battle with Hansen Natural Corporation, maker of Monster Energy Drinks.
Classical Music with Joe Goetz

Afternoon Classics: VSO Preview

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We’ll hear Soovin Kim’s recording of a Faure sonata with pianist Jeremy Denk in anticipation of his appearance with the VSO this weekend, and hear the Schumann symphony that rounds out the Saturday evening program.
Vermont Edition
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Statistics

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We take a look at what all of Vermont’s top per capita rankings mean.  Also, the Vermont Symphony Orchestra celebrates 75 years, and a town postcard from Bradford.
Classical Music with Walter Parker

Midday Classical: Peer Gynt in Claremont

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This Sunday a new professional orchestra makes its debut at the Claremont Opera House:  The Connecticut River Valley Orchestra, directed by Max Culpepper will play Beethoven’s Egmont Overture, Schubert’s Unfinished Symphony, Grieg’s Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, and several selections featuring tuba virtuoso Oystein Baadsvik.  We’ll listen to the Grieg this morning.
In Concert @ 8

New York Philharmonic

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Alan Gilbert, cond Lindberg: EXPO Ives: Symphony  #2 Ives: The Unanswered Question Beethoven: Piano Concerto #4 in G Major; Emanuel Ax, piano 9:44 pm: Copland: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra; Garrick Ohlsson, piano; San Francisco Symphony; Michael Tilson Thomas; RCA 68541
Jazz with George Thomas

Jazz: Jelly Roll Morton

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Jelly Roll Morton declared himself the inventor of jazz. We listen to some of his 1938 Library Of Congress recordings as well as his Red Hot Peppers band releases.
Vermont Edition
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Understanding Vermont Taxes

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We talk with members of the Blue Ribbon Tax Structure Commission about Vermont’s tax system, and their work to determine whether or not the system is fair.  And, we visit with Cuban artist Aluan Arguelles.
VPR News

VT Road Secretary To Discuss Bridge Closing

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Vermont Transportation Secretary David Dill is planning to meet with reporters to discuss the closing of the Crown Point Bridge that crosses Lake Champlain between Vermont and New York.
VPR News

Reaction To New Medical Marijuana Policy

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Supporters of legalized marijuana use are praising a Justice Department memo that tells federal prosecutors not to go after people who are using or distributing marijuana in compliance with state medical marijuana laws.
In Concert @ 8

Bergen Philharmonic in Grieg Hall

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Rachmaninoff: isle of the Dead Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D Major; Hilary Hahn, violin Saint-Saens: Symphony #3 "Organ" Sevarud: "Minnesota" Symphony #8, first movement  
VPR News
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State Focuses On Broadband

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The Douglas Administration has made some changes in top technology positions as it re-focuses its efforts to bring broadband and cell phone service to all corners of the state.
Vermont Edition
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Vermont’s Hunting Culture

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We explore the traditions and culture of hunting-how it reflects our rural heritage, how it influences environmental conservation, and how our attitudes have changed. Also, we hear ideas on how to improve child care.
VPR News

VT Man’s Art Donation Called Largest

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The Museum of Modern Art in New York City is calling a Vermont man’s donation of more than $10 million the largest unexpected gift of its kind in its history.
VPR News

Canadian Dollar Gains Strength

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With the U.S. dollar hitting a 14-month low against the Canadian dollar, businesses along Vermont’s border are wondering if the changing currency values could help stimulate their economy.
VPR News

VT Willow Harvest Promises Cheap Biomass Fuel

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Middlebury College used to heat its buildings with oil, then switched to wood chips. Now, it’s planting a sustainable and relatively cheap fuel source – willow shrubs – that could help cut demand on the state’s forests.
VPR News

Drug Bust At Border

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Police say a New Jersey trucker is facing state drug charges after federal agents found 371 pounds of marijuana in his truck at the Highgate Springs port of entry.
VPR Presents
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VPR Presents Lilly Ledbetter

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When Lilly Ledbetter learned her male coworkers were paid more for doing equal work, she filed a complaint and began a wage discrimination debate that landed in the Supreme Court. Ledbetter appeared at Vermont Technical College with Senator Patrick Leahy on Saturday, October 17th.
VPR Classical Specials
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Saturday Specials on VPR Classical

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This Saturday will be filled with the sounds of dance music, new additions to our music library, and an afternoon of opera favorites and new discoveries. Join Walter Parker, Joe Goetz, Peter Fox Smith and Cheryl Willoughby for a special day of music!
VPR Classical Specials

The Best of VPR Classical New Recordings

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Over the past few months, I’ve been featuring new recordings and new additions to the VPR Classical music library on Friday afternoons.  This morning we’ll listen to some of the best of those recordings, and maybe even throw in a few brand new ones.
Vermont Edition
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Newsman Marselis Parsons Retires

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Television news anchor Marselis Parsons retires this week from WCAX-TV. He discusses the changes in jurnalism over his 42 years on the air. Also, Sen. Patrick Leahy talks with VPR’s Bob Kinzel about the role of anti-trust laws in the health insurance industry.
VPR News

NH Safety Dept to police: End firearms checks

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The New Hampshire Department of Safety has ordered law enforcement agencies to stop running background checks before returning confiscated firearms to their owners, saying it’s a misuse of the system.
VPR News

Border states commission gets funding

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A new commission promoting economic development in northern border regions of New York, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine has won $1.5 million in federal funding.
VPR News

Official says Burlington broke law on telecom

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Vermont’s public service commissioner says Burlington broke the law when it used city money to set up a telecommunications service. But Mayor Bob Kiss says the city has done nothing illegal in setting up Burlington Telecom.  
VPR News

Panel to discuss dairy plight

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Representatives from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, local dairy cooperatives and the Vermont Agency of Agriculture are meeting to discuss the current plight facing dairy farmers.
Jazz with George Thomas

Jazz: Membership Drive

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We hear jazz selected to inspire you to call and make a pledge of financial support to you public radio station, VPR. Make a pledge now at VPR.net And thanks.
In Concert @ 8

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

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All-Sibelius program: The Swan of Tuonela Lemminkainen in Tuonela Violin Concerto in D Minor; Lisa Batiashvili, violin Rakastaava for Strings Symphony #5 in Eb Major 9:57 pm: Schubert: Der Jngling an der Quelle, D.300; Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone; Gerald Moore, piano; EMI 69503  
VPR News
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Captain Phillips Will Head Back To Sea Next Year

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Captain Richard Phillips of Underhill says he hasn’t been to sea since his dramatic rescue from Somali pirates in April, but he plans to return to his ship next year.  In the meantime he’s been busy with opportunities that arose as a result of his celebrity status.
VPR News
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Kunin To Receive Prestigious Eleanor Roosevelt Award

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This weekend, former governor Madeleine Kunin will be receiving the Eleanor Roosevelt Val-Kill Medal. The award is given every year to those who’ve lived by values that were heralded by the former first lady – among them, social justice, and racial and gender equality.
VPR News
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State looks at expanding lottery

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Managers of the multi-state lottery games Powerball and Mega Millions are asking states to participate in both games, rather than just one. As VPR’s Ross Sneyd reports, the Vermont Lottery Commission will take up the question next week.
VPR News

NH Victim Witness program gets recognition

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New Hampshire has been chosen as one of two states to receive a Justice Department grant because it’s victim witness office has been recognized as a model homicide services program.
Commentary Series
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Gilbert: The Al Smith Dinner

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Tonight is the night of one of the most venerable Washington events at which politicians and others crack jokes at the expense of their opponents – and themselves. Here’s commentator and executive director of the Vermont Humanities Council Peter Gilbert with the details.
Jazz with George Thomas

Jazz: Membership Drive

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I love membership drives where listeners do their part in supporting VPR and it’s commitment to air Jazz Monday through Friday. Take a moment to call 1-800-639-6391 or go to VPR.net and make a pledge of financial support. And thanks.
Jazz with George Thomas

Jazz: Membership Drive

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Our Membership Drive kicks off with new jazz, young jazz vocalists and piano jazz from every direction, all made possible by your support. Please call 1-800-639-6391 or pledge online at VPR.net to show your support for jazz and all the programing you enjoy on VPR. And thanks.  
Commentary Series
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Slayton: Views of the lake

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Paintings of Lake Champlain by some of Vermont’s leading artists are now hanging at the Vermont State House. The show’s title is "Champlain’s Lake Rediscovered," and, after seeing it, commentator Tom Slayton has these thoughts.
VPR News
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VT Edition: Animal Antiboitics

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VPR’s Jane Lindholm talks with the director of the Food & Environment Program at the Union of Concerned Scientists about human health and the the use of antibiotics in animals.
VPR News

Vermont State Hospital at near capacity

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Vermont’s mental health commissioner says the state psychiatric hospital is nearly full and regional hospitals are operating at 80% capacity as officials try to come up expansion plans.
VPR News

In Montpelier, big disclosure of accounting error

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The city of Montpelier’s disclosure of a $462,000 accounting error that dates to 2004 has officials in Vermont’s capital city scrambling – and residents demanding to know why it wasn’t made public sooner.
VPR News

NH state workers to be laid off

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Gov. John Lynch says 250 workers will lose their jobs and another 60 will be demoted now that New Hampshire’s largest state employee union has rejected a contract that included 19 furlough days.
In Concert @ 8

New York Philharmonic

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Alan Gilbert, cond. Brahms: Violin Concerto, Op. 77; Frank Peter Zimmermann, violin Schoenberg: Pelleas and Melisande 9:49 pm: Hovhaness: Alleluia and Fugue; Seattle Symphony; Gerard Schwarz; Delos 3157  
VPR News
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Interview: Christina Asquith on “Sisters In War”

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Christina Asquith recounts the two years she spent in Baghdad reporting on the Iraq war in a new book, "Sisters In War." As conditions for journalists deteriorated, Asquith hid with an Iraqi family, and was given a close-up look at how the war affected their lives.
VPR News

NH state workers reject contract

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New Hampshire state workers have rejected a contract that included 19 furlough days, meaning hundreds of pink slips will be going out later this week.
Jazz with George Thomas

Jazz: Monk

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We belatedly celebrate the birthday (10.10.1917) of Thelonious Monk, the greatest jazz composer after Duke Ellington. His bands included two of the best tenor sax players, John Coltrane & Charlie Rouse.
In Concert @ 8
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In Concert: Dudamel’s LA Debut

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The energetic young conductor Gustavo Dudamel makes his debut as the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s new maestro, In Concert @8 on Monday evening, October 12th. Don’t miss one of the most anticipated classical events of the season!
Classical Music with Cheryl Willoughby
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Morning Classics: Glory of Gabrieli

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Last night’s cool air gave us the first widespread hard frost of the season. Spirit-warming classics for the cold start to the day, including the Empire Brass’ recording The Glory of Venice, and Morten Lauridsen’s gorgeous setting of the traditional text, O Magnum Mysterium – O, great mystery.
My Place with Joel Najman

My Place: The Crest Records Story

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Crest Records was one of the small independent record companies that proliferated during the early days of the Rock & Roll explosion, successfully competing with the much larger major companies that dominated the music industry during previous decades. Founded in Los Angeles in 1955, Crest Records released a total of 115 45rpm singles before it closed its doors in 1962. This week Joel Najman’s My Place program samples 15 of those releases, among them the earliest solo recordings by Rock legend Eddie Cochran.
VPR News
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Leahy applauds Obama’s Nobel award

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Senator Patrick Leahy says awarding the Nobel Peace Prize to President Obama is a clear signal that the world community sees the President’s leadership on foreign affairs as a positive step in helping to resolve difficult international issues.
VPR News
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VT Edition: Dan Fogel on UVM finances

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VPR’s Bob Kinzel talks with UVM President Dan Fogel about how the university has dealt with financial concerns, and whether Vermont students are being priced out of higher education opportunities at UVM.
Classical Music with Walter Parker

Midday Classical: Saint-Saens’ Egyptian Concerto

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When writing a concerto to celebrate his 50th anniversary as a performer, Saint-Saens found inspiration in Egypt, where he sometimes spent part of the winter.  His "Egyptian" Concerto incorporates sounds he heard on the Nile, from a boatman’s love song to crickets and frogs.  We’ll hear it played by pianist Stephen Hough.
VPR News

State reaches deal with Vermont Yankee

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The Vermont Department of Public Service has reached an agreement with the owners of the Vermont Yankee on its proposal to spin off the nuclear power plant to a new company called Enexus.
Commentary Series
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Dunsmore: Afghanistan

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President Barack Obama is struggling with the most important national security decision of his presidency so far- whether to send more American troops to Afghanistan. This morning, veteran ABC News diplomatic correspondent and VPR commentator Barrie Dunsmore looks at Obama’s quandary.
VPR News

Federal contractor pays $1.4 million after probe

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A contractor for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security must pay $1.4 million in back wages to 237 workers following an investigation of employee misclassification by the federal Department of Labor.
In Concert @ 8

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

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Bartok: Excerpts from Bluebeard’s Castle Bruckner: Symphony #2 in C Minor Beethoven: Symphony #5 in C Minor 9:57 pm: William Schuman: Mail Order Madrigals: Attention, ladies!; The Joyful Company of Singers; Peter Broadbent; ASV 939  
In Concert @ 8

Rhapsody for Cello and Piano at the “Arithmeum”

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Gautier Capucon, cello; Gabriela Montero, piano Prokofiev: Sonata in C Major, Op. 119 Mendelssohn: Sonata #2 in D Major, Op. 58 Rachmaninoff: Sonata in G Minor, Op. 19 Rachmaninoff: Vocalise Op. 34/14 Rachmaninoff: Variation #18 from Paganini Rhapsody Montero: Improvisation on a theme from Beethoven’s First Piano Concerto  
VPR News
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VT Edition: Ancient Roads

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VPR’s Jane Lindholm talks with Trevor Lashua of the Vermont League of Cities and Towns and Johnathan Croft of the Agency of Transportation about ancient roads in Vermont..
VPR News
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Contest aims to draw people closer to a river

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A group of river enthusiasts is trying to draw people closer to a river in an unusual way. As part of a collaboration with Northeast public radio stations, WFCR’s Jill Kaufman reports on a Connecticut River song-writing contest.
VPR News

Welch to host health forums

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Vermont’s lone representative in the U.S. House is planning to host two public meetings on health care reform on the next two Saturdays.
VPR News

Fogel announces academic changes at UVM

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The University of Vermont is undergoing a process designed to make the school stand out academically at a time when colleges and universities are becoming more price competitive.
VPR News
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UVM contract talks break down

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The University of Vermont and its maintenance workers have reached an impasse in contract talks. Both sides say the biggest difference between them is how much salaries would go up in a new three-year contract.
Vermont Edition
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Photographing Vermont

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Ever wish you could take a better photograph?  Not sure how to capture the best light?  Or how to find inspiration?  We answer all of your photography questions!  Also, an update on the GI Bill.
VPR News

Vt. winter oil prices forecast down

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The Vermont Fuel Dealers Association is hailing word from a federal agency that heating oil prices are expected to be down this winter from last year.
VPR News

Forum addresses future of energy in Vermont

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It’s uncertain if Vermont Yankee will meet a Nov. 1 deadline to offer future power contract to the state’s utilities, setting up the prospect that the Legislature won’t vote on the relicensing of the nuclear power plant this session.
In Concert @ 8

New York Philharmonic

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Alan Gilbert, cond. Mahler: Symphony #3 9:44 pm: Bach: Cantata No.192 “Nun danket alle Gott”; Helen Donath, soprano; Niklaus Tüller, bass; Gächinger Kantorei; Bach-Collegium Stuttgart; Helmuth Rilling; Hänssler 92057  
Vermont Edition
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Dairy Farmers Continue to Struggle

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Congress will pay dairy farmers one time emergency aid payments of between $5,000 and $25,000 to help offset low milk prices.  But many wonder if it will be enough?  Also, a Vermont author looks into the history of female astronauts.
Classical Music with Walter Parker

Midday Classical: Vaughan Williams’ Pastoral Symphony

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During the First World War, English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams drove an ambulance in France.  At the end of the day, if the War was quiet, he drove his ambulance to a spot where he watched the sun set over the landscape.  During these moments, his Pastoral Symphony began to take shape.  We’ll listen to it this morning.
VPR News
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VT Edition: The Economic Stimulus Debate

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The debate over the 787 billion dollar federal stimulus package pits those who see it as an ineffective and ultimately damaging effort to revive the economy against those who argue only government had the resources to do what was necessary to avert disaster.  Justin Wolfers is associate professor of business and public policy at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.  Jeffrey Miron is director of undergraduate studies at Harvard University. The two are in town for a University of Vermont debate on the federal stimulus.  They spoke with VPR’s Jane Lindholm about the debate.
Classical Music with Walter Parker
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Midday Classical: Parnas-Serkin

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A trio of progeny of great musicians will be at Bennington College Tuesday evening.  Pianist Peter Serkin (son of pianist Rudolf Serkin) joins with the teenaged sisters Madalyn and Cicely Parnas (granddaughters of cellist Leslie Parnas).  We’ll listen to Peter play a Mozart Piano Concerto and the sisters Parnas play Duets by Gliere this morning.
VPR News

Vermont boosts payoff for renewable energy

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Vermont has launched a new effort to promote development of renewable energy by requiring utilities to pay fixed rates for solar, wind, biomass and other renewable resources.
VPR News

Farm family in land battle with government

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A family whose dairy farm is on Vermont’s border with Canada is hoping it can work out an alternative to the federal government’s plan to take 10 acres of their land for an expanded border station.
VPR News

NH’s deer hunt outlook shows increase

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The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department says the 2009 deer hunt outlook calls for a 5 to 10 percent increase over the nearly 11,000 deer killed statewide last year.
VPR News

Some Vt. flu clinics canceled

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Some Vermont flu shot clinics are being postponed or canceled because of a delay in shipments of the seasonal flu vaccines.
VPR News

3rd arrest in Vt. burglaries

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Police say there’s been a third arrest in connection with a burglary spree in Vermont’s Franklin and Addison counties.
My Place with Joel Najman
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My Place: Mary Travers 1936-2009

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For over 45 years folk singer Mary Travers was a member of  Peter, Paul and Mary. She passed away on September 16th, and this week Joel Najman’s My Place celebrates Travers’ lifetime of music and social activism.
Jazz with George Thomas

Jazz: Sonny Rollins & Other Tenors

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Tenor Saxophones are featured tonight including Sonny Rollins, John Coltrane, Hank Mobley & Johnny Griffin plus several Charlie Christian/Benny Goodman songs recorded 70 years ago on October 2nd 1939.
Classical Music with Walter Parker

Midday Classical: A Colour Symphony

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Composer Arthur Bliss came across a book of heraldry, which ascribed certain associations to particular colors.  It inspired him to write his Colour Symphony in 1922.  The four movements are Purple (amethysts, pageantry, royalty, death); Red (rubies, wine, revelry, furnaces, courage, magic); Blue (sapphires, deep water, skies, loyalty, melancholy); and Green (emeralds, hope, youth, joy, spring, victory).
VPR News
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Expo draws job seekers

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A career expo in Bennington on Thursday drew a couple hundred job seekers to the town’s Southwestern Career Development Center.
VPR News
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Brattleboro Literary Festival

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VPR’s Mitch Wertlieb speaks with Vermont poet and festival committee member Wyn Cooper about some of the events and highlights for literature lovers of all ages taking place at the Brattleboro Literary Festival this weekend.
Commentary Series
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Slayton: The Art of Action

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The "Art of Action," an art show that looks at the future of Vermont is now showing in Brattleboro and will travel throughout Vermont in the coming year. Commentator Tom Slayton saw the show recently and has these comments.
In Concert @ 8

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

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Jaap van Zweden, cond. Wagenaar: Cyrano de Bergerac Liszt: Piano Concerto #2 in A; Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano Bruckner: Symphony #5 in Bb Major 9:57 pm: Beethoven: The Ruins of Athens: Turkish March; St. Louis Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin; RCA 7716  
Vermont Edition
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Senator Patrick Leahy

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Health care reform, climate change and the prospect of sending more troops to Afghanistan are some of the key issues being debated in Washington. Senator Patrick Leahy discusses these topics and many other issues currently facing Congress.
Jazz with George Thomas

Jazz: Dave Holland

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Dave Holland’s birthday brings in a wealth of friends including Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Roy Haynes and more, in addition to Dave Holland’s own ensembles.
In Concert @ 8

Handel Festival in Halle

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SOLOISTS: Anna Korondy, soprano; Jörg Waschinski, countertenor; Jörg Gottschick, bass   ENSEMBLE: Ensemble Arcadia   George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) Nel Dolce Tempo, Cantata for Soprano and Basso Continuo, HWV 135a Dalla Guerra amorosa, Cantata for Soprano and Basso Continuo, HWV 102b Dalla Guerra amorosa, Cantata for Bass and Basso Continuo, HWV 102a Quando sperasti, or core, Cantata for Soprano and Basso Continuo, HWV 153 Nell’ africane selve, Cantata for Bass and Basso Continuo, HWV 136a Se tu non lasci amore, Chamber Trio No. 1 for Two Sopranos, Bass and Basso Continuo, HWV 201a   Performed on June 6, 2009 in the Francke Foundation, Halle Recorded by Central German Radio, Halle (MDR)
VPR News
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Russian “Life Stories”

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"Life Stories" is a new collection of original works by Russian writers published in the U.S. by Russian Information Services, which is based in Montpelier. All proceeds from the book will benefit Russian hospice care.
VPR News
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Forums push single-payer health plan

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A Burlington group that advocates for workers is holding a series of forums around the state to persuade lawmakers that they should adopt a single-payer health care plan.
Classical Music with Cheryl Willoughby
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Morning Classics: October’s Here!

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October’s here, bringing out the hunters in music by Mehul and von Weber – and a burnished bouquet of autumn-blooming flowers by Scottish composer James Oswald. We’ll also hear from 2006 National poet laureate Donald Hall, reading his poem "Kicking the Leaves".
Jazz with George Thomas

Jazz: Oscar Pettiford & Apples

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We celebrate the birthday of Oscar Pettiford (bass & cello) and Fall with songs of apples & what we do with them: apple cider and Scrapple From The Apple. Plus Charles Mingus on piano instead of us usual bass.  
Commentary Series
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Levin: The Mannahatta project

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At the same time that Champlain was exploring further north, Henry Hudson was sailing through what would become New York City. Commentator Ted Levin has been trying to imagine what it looked like back then.
VPR News
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UN envoy Galbraith removed from post

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Vermonter Peter Galbraith is being recalled from his diplomatic post in Kabul after a disagreement over how to address disputed election results in that country. Galbraith served as second-in-command of the United Nations mission in Afghanistan.
Vermont Edition
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Vermont’s Outdoor Gear Industry

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Since the founding of Orvis, the state has been home to a long tradition of companies that cater to outdoor activities.  We look into how the industry has grown and changed.  Also, a talk with children’s book author Kate Messner.
Classical Music with Walter Parker

Midday Classical: Mendelssohn’s Last Work

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When Felix Mendelssohn’s beloved older sister Fanny died suddenly in the spring of 1847, he was distraught.  They had been close since childhood.  Felix could not compose for months.  When he did resume, with his own health failing, he wrote one of his most anguished and personal works, the String Quartet in F minor.  We’ll listen to this last complete work of Mendelssohn played by the Emerson Quartet, who will include it on their program at Middlebury College Friday.
VPR News
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Remote areas a challenge for broadband service

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Vermont is on track to have much of the state covered with high speed Internet by the end of next year. But the agency charged with overseeing the telecommunications work says it may be more difficult to blanket the entire state with cell phone service.
VPR News

Con man nabbed at U.S. border

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Authorities say a con man who has made a living stealing from wealthy hotel guests around the world has been arrested in Vermont.
VPR News

Swine flu vaccine due in NY next week

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New York State will get its first doses of swine flu vaccine next week, with many reserved for health care workers, some of whom oppose the mandatory inoculations.
VPR News

VT wind project could aid small town

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Green Mountain Power Corp. could end up paying most of the municipal taxes in northern Vermont town of Lowell, if it’s allowed to build a proposed wind power project.
VPR News

Lawyer: Church at fault in sex abuse

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A lawyer for a former altar boy says the Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington disregarded the welfare of children when it hired a priest with a history of child molestation allegations.
Classical Music with Cheryl Willoughby

Morning Classics: Spinning, Spinning

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The Greek myth of Herucles includes the story of the hero in exile: dressed in women’s clothes, and forced to spin yarn for the Lydian Queen Omphale. We’ll hear that story spun in music by Camille Saint-Saens – and, the spinning chorus from Wagner’s Flying Dutchman.
VPR News
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VT Edition: Fall Bird Migration

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VPR’s Jane Lindholm talks with naturalist and self described bird diva Bridget Butler about fall bird migrations and find out which ones of our feathered friends will keep us company throughout the winter months.
Vermont Edition
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Fall bird migration

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"Bird Diva" Bridget Butler talks all things ornithological on Vermont Edition’s fall bird show. Also, winter weather predictions from the Old Farmer’s Almanac.
VPR News
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Vermont’s first wood pellet plant opens

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Governor Jim Douglas will be in North Clarendon Tuesday to celebrate the grand opening of Vermont’s first wood pellet plant. As VPR’s Nina Keck reports, the new company is especially welcome in Rutland County
VPR News

Longtime Vermont farm closing

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A family farm in Wilmington, Vt., is closing for good on Oct. 31, saying it can no longer afford to stay in business.
VPR News

Barre added to flu forum location list

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Vermont state officials are gearing up for a forum on flu preparations Tuesday in Rutland, and have added Barre to the list of locations where similar events will be held.
Jazz with George Thomas

Jazz: New Releases

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New Releases including the SFJazz Collective with Joe Lovano, solo piano blues from Jessica Williams and a tribute to Aretha Franklin called Project A.
VPR Presents
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Journalist Paul Roberts Speaks at UVM

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Listen to Paul Roberts, author of "The End of Food," at 8 Monday evening.   Roberts spoke at UVM as part of the George D Aiken Lecture Series last week.  Hear his dicussion about the shortcomings of our food system and what you can do to make it more sustainable. 
VPR News

Burlington Telecom to file for expansion

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Officials with Burlington’s municipal telephone, cable and Internet service say they expect it will be late Tuesday or Wednesday when they file an expansion plan with the Vermont Public Service Board.
VPR News

States tax the rich at their peril

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This year, New York’s deep-pocketed rich are being required to dig even deeper to help shore up state finances through new and higher income taxes.
My Place with Joel Najman
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My Place: Remembering Drummer Earl Palmer

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Joel Najman remembers Earl Palmer, a year after the drummer’s death in September of 2008. In a professional career as a studio musician that extended over six decades, Earl Palmer played on countless recording sessions and became the most recorded drummer in the history of the music industry.
Interlude

Interlude: George Gershwin

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We celebrate the September 26, 1898 birthday of George Gershwin with a bouquet of historic performances, some of them by Gershwin himself.
Jazz with George Thomas

Jazz: Roy Eldridge, Sam Rivers

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It’s always a treat to follow Marian McPartland’s Piano Jazz, esp. when she has a guest like Roy Eldridge. We begin our show with examples of Roy’s trumpet work with Billie Holiday and Charles Mingus and move on to birthday celebrations of the tenor saxophonists Sam Rivers & Bill Pierce.
Commentary Series

Dunsmore: Obama at the U.N.

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For many weeks President Barak Obama has focused his attention on health care reform. However as commentator Barrie Dunsmore notes, this week the problems of the world have captured the president’s attention and they are even harder to fix than health care.
Classical Music with Joe Goetz

Afternoon Classics: Kreisler (not Fritz)

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Schumann’s Kreisleriana is not based on the real composer Fritz Kreisler, but on an imaginary Kreisler from a novel by E.T.A. Hoffman.  This Kreisler is a gifted but fledgling composer who is ultimately a failure.  We’ll hear a new recording by pianist Vassily Primakov, who should be much, much more famous than he actually is.  Great stuff, don’t miss it!
VPR News
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VT Edition: Is civil discourse dead?

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Has the country completely lost its ability to have a civil political discussion? Dartmouth Professor Linda Fowler and St. Michael’s College Professor Bill Grover offer their thoughts on the subject.
VPR News
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Voices in the Week’s News: September 25, 2009

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The Senate opened anti-trust hearings in the dairy industry, Bernie Sanders called for a new Afghanistan exit strategy, the Douglas Administration made plans to cut 300 state jobs, Brian Dubie and now Matt Dunne considered entering the gubernatorial race and Dartmouth College installed a new president. These were some of the voices in the news this week.
VPR News
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Vermont Reads 2009: Finding the Way Home

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During the war, 120,000 men, women and children were interned by the U.S. government, essentially for looking like the enemy. After the war they were free to go. But where? Many had lost everything. So the challenge was where and how to return home – how to once again "belong".
In Concert @ 8

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

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From the 2009 Dvorak Festival, Sir Mark Elder, cond. In Nature’s Realm, Op. 91 Romance in F Minor, Op. 11; Rachel Barton Pine, violin Song to the Moon from Rusalka; Patricia Racette, soprano Cello Conceto in B Minor, Op. 104; Alisa Weilerstein, cello Symphony #8 in G Major 9:57 pm: Handel: Hornpipe; Academy of Ancient Music; Christopher Hogwood; L’oiseau-lyre 436132  
In Concert @ 8
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The Spectacular Legacy of Erich Kunzel

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Cincinnati Pops conductor Erich Kunzel died on September 1st, leaving behind a simple wish: he wanted to be remembered by having his recordings played around the country. The Spectacular Legacy of Erich Kunzel honors that wish, and offers remembrances from many of Kunzel’s friends and colleagues. 
VPR News
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VT Edition: State employees union negotiations

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Reporter John Dillon talks with VPR’s Jane Lindholm about the politics of the impasse in the negotiations to cut personnel costs failed between the Douglas administration and the state employees union.
Vermont Edition
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Aftermath of Afghan elections

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Diplomat Peter Galbraith joins us to discuss the accusations of fraud in Afghanistan’s elections. The Vermonter serves as a deputy chief for the united Nations in Kabul. Also, an examination of politics and budgets numbers in the layoff of state workers that is set to begin. And trip into farm fields with the Vermont FoodBank’s gleaning program.
Classical Music with Walter Parker
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Midday Classical: Bold Island

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We’ll listen to the world premier recording of the Bold Island Suite by Howard Hanson, inspired by the coast of Maine.  It’s conducted by Erich Kunzel, who lived on the Maine coast.  Kunzel died earlier this month and will be the subject of a special at 8 this evening on VPR Classical.
VPR News

Report: FairPoint says stock could be removed

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A spokeswoman for FairPoint Communications says the company has been told its stock could be removed from the New York Stock Exchange because it has sold for less than $1 for 30 days.
Jazz with George Thomas

Jazz: John Coltrane

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We celebrate the birthdays of boogie-woogie pianist Albert Ammons; composer, band leader, arranger and tenor saxophonist Frank Foster; pianist Les McCann and John Coltrane.
In Concert @ 8
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Blanche Moyse 100th Birthday Special

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We celebrate the 100th birthday of Blanche Moyse, among the founders of the Marlboro Music Festival, and the founder of the Brattleboro Music Center and the New England Bach Festival.   We’ll hear the Gloria from Bach’s Mass in B minor, from the 2000 NEBF, and excerpts from Bach’s St. Matthew Passion, from the 1984 NEBF.
VPR News
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President Obama addresses the U.N.

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VPR will carry President Obama’s address to the United Nations as he lays out his view of international cooperation in the 21st century.  NPR’s Neal Conan and Mara Liasson anchor this live coverage.
VPR News
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Vermont Reads 2009: New Surroundings, No Provisions

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As America went to war, thousands at home headed for a worrisome future in the custody of the U.S. government. And that’s where we pick up our series, Vermont Reads, as the U.S. Army was ill prepared to provide transport, food and shelter to 120,000 men, women and children.
VPR Classical Specials
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Blanche Moyse 100th Birthday Celebration

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September 23 marks the 100th birthday of Blanche Honegger Moyse, one of the founders of the Marlboro Music Festival, and founder of the Brattleboro Music Center.  VPR Classical celebrates her incalculable musical legacy with special programming throughout the day.
VPR News

Administration seeks 200 to 300 job cuts

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A day after negotiations broke down between the state workers’ union and the administration, the governor’s staff on Tuesday started delving into which jobs would be cut.
VPR News
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President Obama addresses the U.N.

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VPR will carry President Obama’s address to the United Nations as he lays out his view of international cooperation in the 21st century.  NPR’s Neal Conan and Mara Liasson anchor this live coverage.
Jazz with George Thomas

Jazz: Autumn Pt. 2

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Autumn in Jazz, Pt. 2 includes versions of autumnal songs by Cannonball Adderley, Bill Evans, Mary Stallings, Sarah Vaughan, and the classic Johnny Hartman and John Coltrane version of Autumn Serenade.
Commentary Series
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Doane: Advancing in Afghanistan

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The commander of American forces in Afghanistan recently delivered his assessment of the current situation to the Obama administration.  As the President considers this report and a shift in strategy, commentator Larry Doane is thinking about what the best way forward might be.  
VPR News
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VT Edition: Celebrating Blanche Moyse

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We celebrate the life and music of musician and chorale conductor Blanche Moyse.  She founded the Brattleboro Music Center and the New England Bach Festival, and this year she celebrates her 100th birthday.  
VPR News
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VT Edition: VSAC’s future

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VPR’s Jane Lindholm talks with VSAC President Don Vickers and Chronicle of Higher Education reporter Becky Supiano about how federal legislation could impact the agency.
In Concert @ 8

San Francisco Symphony

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Michael Tilson Thomas, cond. Brahms: Symphony #4 in E Minor Brahms: Piano Concerto #2 in Bb Major; Leif Ove Andsnes, piano 9:40 pm:  Brahms: Haydn Variations, Columbia Symphony Orchestra, Bruno Walter, Sony 42022  
Vermont Edition
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Fictional Vermont

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We talk with author Ann McKinstry Micou about the many novels set within the Green Mountain state, and what their themes and settings reveal about Vermont.  Also, a look at deteriorating art at our rest stops, and we read from our mailbag.
VPR News

NH union leaders to vote on contract

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Leaders for the union representing most state workers in New Hampshire are voting whether to send a tentative contract agreement to its members for a vote.
VPR News

VT seeks deer photos

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The state of Vermont is soliciting digital photos of deer, for posting on the web site of the state Fish and Wildlife Department.
Vermont Edition
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Re-organization of Vermont courts

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The Vermont Supreme Court wants to reorganize the court system in the state. It’s a move that could save money and make the judiciary more efficient, but not everyone agrees that it would be a positive change.
Classical Music with Walter Parker

Midday Classical: Franz Schmidt’s 3rd Symphony

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In 1928 the American committee observing the centennial of Schubert’s death held a contest for the best new symphony ‘in the spirit of Schubert.’  Although it didn’t win, the Symphony No. 3 of Franz Schmidt was judged best entry from Austria (Schubert’s home).  We’ll listen to it this morning.
VPR News

Vermont mayor looks to drop sex-offender law

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The mayor of the city of Barre, Vt., is recommending that officials not fight for an ordinance that regulates where sex offenders can live, nearly two weeks after a judge struck it down.
VPR News

Vt. general fund revenues a bit above target

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Vermont’s state general fund revenues are slightly above their targets for the first two months of the fiscal year, but the state’s top budget officer says it’s not time to celebrate.
Commentary Series
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Gilbert: Battle of Quebec

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Tomorrow is the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Quebec.  Commentator and Executive Director of the Vermont Humanities Council Peter Gilbert reflects on that compelling story, and on two historic heroes in his own life.
In Concert @ 8

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

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Xuian Zhang, cond. Respighi: Three Botticelli Pictures Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin Britten: Variations on a Theme of Franke Bridge Faure: Dolly Suite Williams: Memoirs of a Geisha; John Williams, cond, Yo Yo Ma, cello 9:57 pm: Shostakovich: Ballet Suite No.1: Galop; Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Neeme Järvi; Chandos 7000    
Classical Music with Joe Goetz
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VPR Classical Debuts

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More new recordings and releases today, including Verdi’s Requiem, and piano recordings featuring pianos from the time of the composers in question.  And a new Haydn recording that is sure to please.
Jazz with George Thomas

Jazz: Fall, Summer

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There’s a back and forth this time of year with warm days and cool nights. We mix classic autumn songs with yet another version of Summertime. The young violinist Jonathan Russell duets with Bucky Pizzarelli ahead of his Vermont shows.  
VPR News
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Program gets kids in the garden

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More and more schools in Vermont are trying to get kids to grow some of the healthy vegetables that end up on their lunch trays. VPR’s Charlotte Albright tagged along with a group of kids who call themselves "sprouts," in Glover.
Vermont Edition
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Oil prices and winter heating costs

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We check in with Matt Cota, head of the Vermont Fuel Dealers Association about trends in oil prices and how customers are approaching this winter. Also, Jane Lindholm talks with mayor Thomas Lauzon about how he envisions the city’s future.And Glover schoolkids help get veggies into their lunchroom.
Classical Music with Walter Parker

Midday Classical: Mozart’s Requiem

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Mozart left his Requiem unfinished at his death.  It is still most often heard in the version completed by his pupil Franz Xaver Sussmayr.  On the 206th anniversary of Sussmayr’s death we’ll listen to Mozart’s Requiem, as completed by Sussmayr.
VPR News
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Manchester area mourns loss of Jay Hathaway

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The town of Dorset, and the Manchester region, are mourning the loss of one of their most prominent citizens. Jay Hathaway, Executive Director and the Manchester in the Mountains Regional Chamber of Commerce, died unexpectedly last Saturday.
VPR News

Experts see more wind power, transmission lines

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New England’s governors have endorsed a plan calling for up to a third of the region’s electric power to come from wind by 2030, with a big new network of high-voltage transmission lines to move the energy from source to market.
Commentary Series
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Hanna: Supreme Court season

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In observation of Constitution Day, Vermont Law School Professor and commentator Cheryl Hanna offers a preview of the upcoming Supreme Court term and some developments we can expect to see over the coming year.
Classical Music with Joe Goetz

Afternoon Classics: Students of Nadia

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Today is the birthday of the great musical pedagogue Nadia Boulanger.  Her list of influencial student musicians is staggeringly long, and we’ll hear works by some of them this afternoon: Leonard Bernstein, Aaron Copland, David Diamond, and more.
VPR News
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Welch votes to reprimand Joe Wilson

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Congressman Peter Welch has voted to reprimand one of his Republican colleagues who shouted "you lie" at President Obama during a joint session of Congress last week.
In Concert @ 8

New York Philharmonic

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Barber: Adagio for Strings; Leonard Bernstein, cond. Barber: Violin Concerto; Isaac Stern, violin Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde; Mildred Miller, Ernst Hafliger 7 pm: Bernstein: Divertimento: Blues; Vienna Philharmonic; Leonard Bernstein; DG 457691  
Jazz with George Thomas

Jazz: Cannonball Adderley

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We celebrate the birthday of alto saxphonist Cannonball Adderley who worked with Bill Evans, Nancy Wilson and some of Miles Davis’ most famous recordings including Kind Of Blue.
VPR News

USDA says NH farmers, others can get loans

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The USDA is making disaster loans available for farmers in all of New Hampshire’s 10 counties because of crop losses and plant disease caused by excessive rain since June.
VPR News

New program asks consumers to help farmers

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Three New England states are urging consumers to chip in and help save the region’s dairy farms, which are struggling with record-low prices being paid for their milk.
In Concert @ 8

San Francisco Symphony

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Tchaikovsky: Bluebird Pas de Deux from Sleeping Beauty (arr. Stravinsky) Shostakovich: Violin Concerto #1;  Vadim Gluzman, violin Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances, Op. 45 9:30 pm: Stravinsky: Firebird Suite; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; Riccardo Chailly; London 458 142  
Classical Music with Joe Goetz

Afternoon Classics: Musical Potpourri

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No clear theme today…but we’ll hear a nonet by Louis Spohr and works by Charles Avison, and Charles Gounod.  We’ll hear concerti by Rachmaninoff and one of Bach’s sons.  We’ll hear 20th century motets based on Gregorian themes.  And we’ll hear Preludes and other things by Leonard Bernstein and Cesar Franck.
VPR News
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VT team completes first season of box lacrosse

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This summer, a team of Vermonters has been playing a 10-game schedule of box lacrosse. VPR’s Ric Cengeri took in a game in Essex during the Vermont Voyageurs’ final weekend of action.  
VPR News
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Some skeptical of biomass benefit

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There are a growing number of proposals to build wood-burning biomass power plants in the Northeast. Some environmentalists say wood can be a renewable, low-carbon fuel. But others aren’t convinced.
VPR News

Rare killing stirs remorse in Vermont villagers

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When a rash of break-ins and burglaries hit earlier this year, lots of people in Woodstock, Vt., figured it was probably just Charles "Punky" Haynes, stealing to keep body and soul together.
VPR News

Woodstock park featured on quarter

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Vermont’s only national park – the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park in Woodstock – will be featured on a U.S. quarter.
VPR News

Program to help hurting dairy farmers

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Agriculture officials in Vermont, New Hampshire and Massachusetts are urging consumers to buy local milk and dairy products to support area farmers.
Classical Music with Cheryl Willoughby

Morning Classics: Olympia & Coppelia

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Whether you know her as Olympia (in music by Offenbach) or Coppelia (in the Delibes ballet), she’s more or less the same character, from the writings of ETA Hoffmann. This morning we’ll hear music from both treatments of the story of the life-sized mechanical doll.
From the Top
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From The Top: 10th Anniversary Show

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This Sunday evening at 5 join VPR Classical in wishing a big happy 10th birthday to From the Top, NPR’s showcase of young musicians. The program has spent the last decade introducing us to some of the very best rising talent from around the nation – and, right here in Vermont!
My Place with Joel Najman

My Place: Leiber & Stoller Part 4: The Drifters

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A profile of the music of Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller continues with a look at their songwriting and production work with the Drifters from 1956 to 1963. Leiber & Stollers’ lush, string-laden production numbers with the Drifters were called by some "little symphonies for the kids", and include some of the most enduring hits of the pre-Beatles 1960’s.
Interlude

Bela Bartok

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We hear a program of music written and/or performed by Béla Bartók.
VPR News
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Voices in the week’s news: September 11, 2009

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Layoffs of more state workers appeared imminent, the National Guard’s mission in Afghanistan remained unclear and FairPoint faced regulators’ questions. These were some of the voices in the news this week:
VPR News

NY top court to hear lieutenant gov case

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Attorneys for New York Gov. David Paterson and Senate Republican leader Dean Skelos will square off before the state’s highest court over whether Paterson’s appointment of a lieutenant governor is unconstitutional.
VPR News

Bennington to hold 911 memorial service

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The town of Bennington, Vt., is planning to release nearly 90 white doves as part of its Sept. 11 memorial service, joining in the release of more than 4,000 nationwide.
VPR News

FairPoint gets extension on Vt. deadline

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FairPoint Communications has been granted a one-week extension for filing a formal response to the state of Vermont’s call for an investigation into whether it has the financial viability and expertise to keep operating in the state.
VPR News

NH releases swine flu vaccination plan

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Pregnant women, young children with medical conditions and health care providers who have direct contact with patients will be the first people vaccinated against swine flu in New Hampshire.
Commentary Series
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Dunsmore: Obama’s health care speech

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President Barack Obama’s health care speech Wednesday night was received favorably by a majority of those who watched it. But, as commentator Barrie Dunsmore points out this morning, while Republicans remain solidly opposed – it’s the Democrats that he needed most to impress.
In Concert @ 8

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

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Rameau: Suite from Nais Bach: Cantata #35 Geist und Seele wird verwirret Bach: Orchestral Suite #1 Handel: Music for the Royal Fireworks 9:55 pm: Mendelssohn: Octet, Op.20: Scherzo; London Symphony Orchestra; Claudio Abbado; DG 415353  
VPR News
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Frustrations flare over state worker layoffs

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The Douglas administration says it can lay off more state workers without legislative approval. And the administration says it may be forced to cut an additional 200 jobs, unless it can win more concessions from the state employees union.
Classical Music with Joe Goetz

Afternoon Classics: Christopher Hogwood’s birthday

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English conductor Christopher Hogwood turns 68 today.   Best known for his interpretations of Baroque and early Classical music, he has also become known for conducting neo-classical works by composers like Hindemith, Martinu, and Stravinsky.  This afternoon we’ll hear Hogwood performing Bach and Stravinsky’s "Pulcinella."
VPR News

NH employee union leaders to discuss contract

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Leaders of New Hampshire’s largest employee union are meeting to discuss whether to keep negotiating over the latest contract proposal, end talks or send the proposed agreement to union members with the recommendation they vote it down.
VPR News
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Regulators question FairPoint officials at hearing

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At a hearing in Derry, New Hampshire on Wednesday, FairPoint officials met with regulators from New Hampshire, Maine and Vermont. Officials from the beleaguered company said they are making progress responding to customer complaints.
VPR News

Energy grants to three VT counties

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Three Vermont counties – Franklin, Caledonia and Orleans – have been awarded federal grants to pursue energy efficiency and renewable energy projects.
Commentary Series
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Henningsen: SAT and American dreams

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With a tip of his hat to Labor Day – just past – and the academic year – just beginning – commentator Vic Henningsen has an  "American Dream" story about a poor but honest youth who rises to fame and fortune on his own merits – and the consequences of his achievements.
In Concert @ 8

Cleveland Orchestra

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Stravinsky: Symphones of Winds Prokofiev: Sinfonie-Concertante in E Minor for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 125; Truls Mork, cello Beethoven: String Quartet #14 in C# Minor, Op. 131; Arr. Dmitri Mitropoulos 9:54 pm: Rezniček: Donna Diana Overture; New York Philharmonic; Zubin Mehta; Sony 63053    
Jazz with George Thomas

Jazz: Elvin Jones sans Trane

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We celebrate drummer Elvin Jones’ birthday, not with his most famous recordings as part of  John Coltrane’s Quartet, but as a sideman to Wayne Shorter, Earl Hines, Grant Green, Helen Merrill and many more.  
VPR News
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Presidential Address to Congress

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President Barak Obama addresses a joint session of Congress on the nation’s efforts at health care reform.  Melissa Block hosts this special coverage from NPR.
VPR News
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Gardening 101: Fall Garden Prep

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Charlie Nardozzi of the National Gardening Association joins VPR’s Jane Lindholm to wrap up our summer series of gardening advice with tips on putting your garden to bed and preparing for next spring.
Vermont Edition
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Vermont’s constitution

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The constitution of the Vermont Republic was written in 1777 and 232 years later, that document remains largely intact. We dig into the history, lore and legacy of this living document. Also, gardener Charlie Nardozzi answers your last questons of the gardening season.
VPR News

Experts to examine NY site of old British fort

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An archaeological team from Vermont’s Lake Champlain Maritime Museum is expected to begin work Wednesday on a project at the Hudson River site of what was once Britain’s largest fortification in North America.
VPR News

Ruling on Vermont Yankee appeal postponed

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The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has postponed indefinitely a ruling on an appeal filed by a group opposed to the relicensing of Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant.
VPR News

Northern New England states question FairPoint

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Regulators from Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont, unhappy about numerous customer service, order-fulfillment and other problems with FairPoint Communications Inc. are getting together to ask company officials questions.
In Concert @ 8

New York Philharmonic

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Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker highlights Saint-Saens: Carnival of the Animals Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf Britten: Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra 9:50 pm: J. Strauss II: An der schönen, blauen Donau; NBC Symphony Orchestra; Arturo Toscanini; RCA 60308  
VPR News
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Gardening 101 With Charlie Nardozzi

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Horticulturalist, Charlie Nardozzi, from the National Gardening Association joined VPR’s Jane Lindholm throughout the summer on Vermont Edition to talk gardening tips.
VPR News
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Presidential Address to Congress

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President Barak Obama addresses a joint session of Congress on the nation’s efforts at health care reform.  Melissa Block hosts this special coverage from NPR.
In Concert @ 8

San Francisco Symphony and Chorus

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Bernard Labadie, cond. Haydn: Te Deum forthe Empress Maria Therese Haydn: Symphony #100 in G major "Military" Haydn: Mass "In Time of War" in C major 9:25 pm: Beethoven: Symphony No.2 in D, Op.36; Vienna Philharmonic; Claudio Abbado; DG 423590    
Vermont Edition
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Major General Michael Dubie on Afghanistan

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Vermont National Guard troops will face a different, possibly more dangerous mission in Afghanistan.  We learn more specifics about their mission, and how it fits within the larger U.S. strategy.  Also, an update on FairPoint’s continuing problems, and using wasps to find a destructive beetle.
Jazz with George Thomas

Jazz: It’s About Time

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It’s about time as we get into fall and into Jazz. From the collaboration between Miles Davis alumni and Indian musicians on It’s About That Time to David "Fathead" Newman’s version of As Time Goes By, it’s all about racing the clock and relaxing.
In Concert @ 8

Budapest Festival Orchestra at the Proms

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Conductor Ivan Fischer’s secret with an orchestra is to get his musicians to "play," as in, rediscover the childlike joy of making music with friends. The results are stunning, especially with the orchestra that Fischer founded himself.
Vermont Edition
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Well adjusted kids in an age of self-importance

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Psychologist Polly Young-Eisendrath says today’s children are being raised to think every one of them is a winner with the potential to be great, and that’s actually causing more harm than good. Also, singer-songrwriter Lisa Piccirrillo plays tracks from her debut album, Momentum.
My Place with Joel Najman

My Place: Leiber & Stoller Part 3 -The Coasters

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Our profile of the music of Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller continues with a look at their work with the Robins and the Coasters from 1950-1963. The Coasters, known as "The Clown Princes of Rock & Roll" were the first vocal group inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame.
VPR News
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Voices in the Week’s News: September 4, 2009

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Senator Patrick Leahy continued his push for the Truth Commission, a petition called for Brian Dubie to run for governor, a new transmission line was approved for Hydro-Quebec, the state found no discrimination of National Guard members working at a correctional facility and same-sex marriages became legal in Vermont. These were some of the voices in the news this week.
Commentary Series
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Slayton: Hiker rescue

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The Adirondack Mountains in upstate New York is one of the largest wilderness areas in the country. Recently, commentator Tom Slayton and a group of friends found out what happens when someone gets hurt, miles from roads, shelter, and medical care.
In Concert @ 8

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

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Daniel Barenboim, cond. Wagner: Prelude to Parsifal Benjamin: Dance Figures Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D major; robert Chen, violin Bartok: Piano Concerto #3; Misuko Uchida, piano 9:53 pm: Paul Alan Levi: Bye, Bye Toots: Bye, Bye Toots; Counterpoint; Robert De Cormier; Albany 1088  
Classical Music with Joe Goetz
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VPR Classical Debuts

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Shostakovich 5, Ravel songs, and pianist Stephen Hough’s latest recording are among the musical selections we’ll hear for the first time on VPR Classical this afternoon.
Jazz with George Thomas

Jazz: New and Fresh

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We sample some of the newest & freshest from the jazz world, including sounds from Terence Blanchard,  Bill Easley, Robert Glasper and the late John Hicks.
In Concert @ 8

Cleveland Orchestra

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Franz Welser-Most, cond. Stravinsky: "Dumbarton Oaks" Concerto Beethoven: Symphony #1 in C Major, Op. 21 Dutilleux: Symphony #2 "Le Double" Ravel: Bolero  pm: Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro: Overture; Tafelmusik; Bruno Weil; Sony 46695  
In Concert @ 8

New York Philharmonic Premieres

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Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto #2; Elisabeth Leoskaja, piano, Kurt Masur, cond. Berio: Sinfonia; Swingle Singers, Luciano Berio, cond. Zwilich: Symphony #3; Jahja Ling, cond. 9:41 pm: Alun Hoddinott: Doubles; David Cowley, oboe; Rosalie Armstrong, harpsichord; BBC Welsh Symphony Orchestra; Tadaaki Otaka; Nimbus 5357  
VPR News
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Robert Resnik remembers Willie Beaudoin

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VPR’s Robert Resnik reflects on the death of Willie Beaudoin, who was the last in his generation of family members who helped keep the tradition of French Canadian music alive in Vermont.
VPR News
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VT Edition: Credit Security

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Peter Stephenson, security expert and chair of the Norwich University computing program speaks with VPR’s Jane Lindholm about why credit security breaches keep happening, and what you can do to keep your information safe.
Vermont Edition
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How safe is your credit information?

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We talk with security expert and Norwich University professor Peter Stephenson about why credit security breaches keep happening, and how you can keep your information safe.  Also, Valley News reporter John Gregg fills us in on a tax petition in Claremont.  And, we remember musician Willie Beaudoin.
VPR News

NY law school awarded incentive

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An upstate New York law school has been awarded a four-year $250,000 incentive to help clean technology companies deal with complex legal issues.
VPR News

Man charged with 1 of 3 Rutland robberies

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An 18-year-old Rutland man once charged in connection with the theft of a laptop computer that contained unreleased images of the late Anna Nicole Smith is pleading not guilty to a charge he robbed a city convenience store.
Jazz with George Thomas

Jazz: Willie Ruff

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One of my early jazz heroes, french hornist Willie Ruff, ends the program from his "Strayhorn" album recorded with his long-time piano partner Dwike Mitchell. New releases with McCoy Tyner, James Carter/John Medeski and more.    
In Concert @ 8

San Francisco Symphony

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Bernard Labadie, cond. Gluck: Suite from Orpheus and Eurydice Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K. 622; Carey Bell, clarinet Ravel: Pavane for a Dead Princess Bizet: Symphony in C Major 9:38 pm: Mozart: Flute Concerto No.2 in D, K.314; James Galway, flute; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Sir Neville Marriner; RCA 68256  
In Concert @ 8

London Symphony Orchestra at the Proms

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London Symphony Orchestra Bernard Haitink, conductor   Mahler: Symphony No. 9   9:35 Saint-Saens: Carnival of the Animals London Symphony Orchestra, Skitch Henderson, conductor Julius Katchen, piano; Gary Graffman, piano; Kenneth Heath, cello London 425 505 
Commentary Series
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Schubart: On the mediasphere

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It might seem as if commentator Bill Schubart has finally lost it – turning against the very media of which he has so long been a part. But he says he’s only trying to better understand their singular implications and highest and best use.
VPR News
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VT Edition: Sugar Consumption

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Jane Lindholm talks with a UVM nutritionist about American consumption of large amounts of sugar, and why culture has become so obsessed with nutritional studies, and quick fixes.
Vermont Edition
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How much sugar is too much?

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UVM nutritionist Rachel Johnson talks with us about new guidelines that limit the number of added sugars we should consume.  Also, a look at plans to expand the Calvin Coolidge Historical site, and we read from the mailbag.
VPR News
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Hitting Home: Summer Employment

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The economic downturn has meant that many high school and college students faced a tight job market this season. But as VPR’s Lynne McCrea reports, federal stimulus money provided some young Vermonters with better-than-ever work opportunities.
VPR News

One percent local option tax encouraging to some

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Some Vermont municipalities are encouraged by the latest quarterly receipts from their one percent local option sales taxes. But analysts say the numbers overall continue to be weak, and any local optimism may be premature.  
VPR News

Dubie weighs run for governor

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Lt. Gov. Brian Dubie is expected to decide in a couple of weeks whether to run for governor in 2010 following incumbent Republic Gov. Jim Douglas’ announcement that he will not seek re-election.
All the Traditions

All the Traditions: Dedicated to Willie Beaudoin

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Fado singers, a wonderful new release of classic Woody Guthrie tracks, a preview of next weekend’s New World Festival in Randolph, and a special dedication to the memory of Willie Beaudoin, one of Burlington’s great traditional Franco-American musicians.
Interlude

Peter & Sam’s Favorites

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Peter Fox Smith and Sam Sanders share two of their favorites: a Boccherini String Quintet and the Mahler Symphony No.4.
VPR News
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Voices in the week’s news: August 28, 2009

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In addition to Governor Douglas’ announcement to not seek re-election, a Vermont soldier died in Iraq, a whistleblower called into question Fairpoint’s readiness to take over from Verizon.  These were some of the voices in the news this week.
VPR News
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Douglas decision fuels candidate speculation

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Governor Jim Douglas’ decision not to seek re-election means that Republicans will need to find a gubernatorial candidate. And the decision is also likely to encourage more Democrats to run for governor.
VPR News

Douglas says he won’t seek re-election

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Vermont Gov. Jim Douglas says he won’t run for re-election. Douglas, a four-term Republican who has bucked Vermont’s political tide for years, says he won’t seek another two-year term in 2010 but has no plans to seek any other office.  
VPR News

Transgender youth wants genderless bathrooms

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A transgendered South Burlington High School senior is asking the Vermont Human Rights Commission to back an effort to require the state’s middle and high schools to offer genderless bathrooms.
VPR News

Rite Aid pays $80K penalty for transition issues

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The Vermont Secretary of State’s office says the Rite Aid Corporation has agreed to pay an $80,000 administrative penalty for violating practice standards after it bought the Brooks pharmacy chain.
Commentary Series
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Dunsmore: The big lie

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The health care reform debate has dominated the news this month. But in commentator Barrie Dunsmore’s opinion, Americans remain more confused and uncertain than ever – and this is a bad omen for more than health care.
In Concert @ 8

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

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Elgar: Enigma Variations Tippett: Suite in D, A Suite for the Birthday of Prince Charles Britten: Serenade for Tenor, Horn, and Strings; Robert Tear, tenor, Dale Clevenger, horn Mendelssohn: Sympphony #3 "Scottish" 9:57 pm: Delius: Young Venevil; Ian Partridge, tenor; Jennifer Partridge, piano; Etcetera 1063  
Vermont Edition
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Governor Jim Douglas

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With 16 months left in his fourth term as governor, Jim Douglas has announced that he will not seek re-election in 2010. He discusses his surprise decision, what the future holds and how this will affect the next governor’s race.
Jazz with George Thomas

Jazz: Lester Young Centennial

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The Centennial of the birth of Lester Young, jazz master of clarinet and tenor sax, gives us a chance to hear him with Count Basie, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Teddy Wilson and more.
Vermont Edition
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Governor Douglas won’t run in 2010

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Governor Jim Douglas is making an unexpected announcement this morning about his political future in Vermont: he’s not running for re-election in 2010. Listen to Vermont Edition at noon as we discuss the implications for the governor’s race.
Classical Music with Walter Parker
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Midday Classical: Who Was Rebecca Clarke?

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The English-born Rebecca Clarke referred to herself as "violist and composer."  During the early 20th-century she played chamber music in London with the greatest musicians of the time.  She later came to America where she was a regular performer at the concerts of Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge in Pittsfield, MA, in the 1920’s.  It was for those Pittsfield concerts that she wrote her Viola Sonata, which we’ll listen to this morning.
VPR News

NNE states to hold joint session with FairPoint

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A southern New Hampshire community will be the host of a joint hearing next month at which regulators are expected to question FairPoint executives about the troubled communication company’s problems.
VPR News

VT Dept. of Motor Vehicles warns of scam sites

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The Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles is warning about bogus Web sites that try to get credit card numbers from people seeking to register their vehicles or renew their drivers’ licenses.
In Concert @ 8

Cleveland Orchestra

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Franz Welser-Most, cond. Beethoven: Diabelli Variations; arr. Uri Caine Bernstein: Suite from West Side Story Piston: The Incredible Flutist; Joshua Smith, flute 9:55 pm: Mozart: Rondo in D, K.514; Lowell Greer, natural horn; Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra; Nicholas McGegan; Harmonia Mundi 907012  
VPR News
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VPR coverage of Senator Edward Kennedy

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VPR and NPR coverage of the death of Senator Ted Kennedy, including personal comments from Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy, an NPR Timeline of Kennedy’s life and career, and more reactions from around the region and the country.
VPR News
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VPR coverage of Senator Edward Kennedy

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VPR and NPR coverage of the death of Senator Ted Kennedy, including personal comments from Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy, an NPR Timeline of Kennedy’s life and career, and more reactions from around the region and the country.
Vermont Edition
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Practical impact of same-sex marriage law

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Sen. Patrick Leahy remembers Sen. Ted Kennedy. Also, what are the practical changes from civil unions to marriage? We’ll look at the implications for couples considering marriage — from legal and tax questions, to social mores of modern weddings. And a remembrance of Rochester resident Marion Leonard.
VPR News

NH lawmakers discuss teen ‘sexting’

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A group of lawmakers is exploring protecting teens who send sexually explicit photos by cell phone — commonly called ‘sexting’– from being charged under New Hampshire’s child pornography laws.
VPR News

VT test scores mixed

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Vermont high school students’ SAT scores were down slightly this year, but students showed improvement on ACT and advanced placement exams.
In Concert @ 8

New York Philharmonic

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Beethoven: Violin Concerto; Pinchas Zuckerman, violin Strauss: Dance of the Seven Veils from Salome Scriabin: Symphony #3  
Classical Music with Joe Goetz

Afternoon Classics: Leapin’ Lenny

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Today is the birthday of Leonard Bernstein.  We’ll hear his Divertimento, his raucous recording of Rhapsody in Blue (as pianist AND conductor), and his collaboration with the Vienna Philharmonic for the Symphony #2 of Jean Sibelius.  
VPR News
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Group pushes for “fetal homicide” law

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A car accident in Bennington earlier this month resulted in the death of unborn twins, and serious injuries to the mother. Now a group that wants to toughen legal protections for the unborn, is pushing for a state law criminalizing ‘fetal homicide.’  
Commentary Series
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Mares: Biden on Russia

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After hearing some recent remarks by Vice-President Joe Biden, commentator Bill Mares is wondering if a split in the administration is developing over our policies toward Russia.
In Concert @ 8

San Francisco Symphony

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Steven Stucky: Son et Lumiere Mozart: Piano Conceto #18 in Bb Major; Richard Goode, piano Nielsen: Symphony #2 "The Four Temperaments"  
In Concert @ 8

Oslo Philharmonic

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Alan Buribajev, cond. Weber: Oberon Overture Mozart: Clarinet Concerto; Martin Frost, clarinet Schoeck: Die Sommernacht Mendelssohn: Suite from "A Midsummer Night’s Dream"
Commentary Series
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Nardozzi: Community gardening week

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For those who want to grow more of their own fruits, vegetables, and herbs, but don’t have room to garden where they live, community gardening is a life saver. And Commentator Charlie Nardozzi is here to celebrate community gardeners… during National Community Garden Week.
VPR News
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Douglas fights Pentagon plan

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Governor Jim Douglas says the Pentagon is working on a plan that would allow military officials to run their own disaster response operations, independent of those set up by governors. Douglas says the proposal will lead to chaos in the field.
VPR News
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Drop in Vt. unemployment rate may be short lived

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According to a new report, unemployment in Vermont dropped faster than in any other state in the country last month. But state officials believe the good news is going to be short lived and doesn’t represent a turnaround for the state economy.
Classical Music with Joe Goetz

Afternoon Classics: Dumky and Tuba

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Dvorak’s "Dumky" Trio, which will be heard this Wednesday evening as part of the first concert of the Lake Champlain Chamber Music Festival.  We’ll also hear a rare concerto for bass tuba by Ralph Vaughan Williams, and a classic recording of Rudolf Serkin playing Beethoven.
Vermont Edition
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Nursing shortage?

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New nursing graduates no longer have their pick of jobs, because older nurses are putting off retirement.  But is it only temporary?  Plus, a look back at the legacy and Vermont life of homesteaders Scott and Helen Nearing.
VPR News
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Hitting Home: Downsizing Weddings

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Summer is the busiest season for weddings in Vermont, among locals and out-of-state couples alike. But some who make their living on these celebrations have found that weddings have changed in the middle of a recession.
VPR News
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News groups compete to fill Eagle Times void

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When the Claremont Eagle Times and its fleet of weeklies shut down suddenly last month, readers wondered where their local news would come from. Now they actually have choices, as news groups from around the Northeast compete to fill the void created by the Eagle Times’ bankruptcy.
My Place with Joel Najman

My Place: Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller – Part One

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Two of the rock & roll era’s most successful songwriters and record producers have been Jerry Lieber and Mike Stoller, whose life work was honored in 1995’s enormously successful Broadway review, "Smokey Joe’s Cafe." Joel Najman presents the first part of a series exploring the music of Leiber and Stoller.
Saturday Afternoon at the Opera
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American Musical Sampler

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The American Musical Sampler program returns with an afternoon of Broadway show music.  We’ll feature classic favorites, little known gems and new recordings including Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Allegro.
Jazz with George Thomas

Jazz: Count Basie’s Birthday

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We celebrate Count Basie’s Birthday (8.21.1904) sharing early recordings with Lester Young, collaborations with vocalists Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Joe Williams, Frank Sinatra and more. Blues with Big Joe Turner featuring the spare piano of late Basie.
VPR News
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Voices in the week’s news: August 21, 2009

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State leaders agreed to a plan to cut the state budget even more, in light of the economic forecast, while debate continued over funding for state pensions. These wer some of the voices in this week’s news.
Vermont Edition
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Restructuring Vermont health care

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Cambridge physician Dr. Deb Richter and former Human Services Secretary Con Hogan talk about their new book, "Gridlock: The Unhealthy Politics of Health Care in Vermont." Also, former Governor Howard Dean says Democrats shouldn’t compromise on a public option; he talks with Bob Kinzel about national health care proposals.
VPR News

New NH gaming commission to meet

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New Hampshire’s new Gaming Study Commission will meet September 1st to start reviewing the options for expanded gaming in the state, the potential to generate revenue and the effect on the quality of life.
VPR News
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Fair cancels pig exhibits

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A staple of fair season won’t be seen when the Caledonia County Fair begins its five-day run next week. Fair organizers say they’ve canceled any pig exhibits this year because of concerns related to the swine flu outbreak.  
In Concert @ 8

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

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Pichas Zuckerman, cond. Haydn: Symphony #60 in C major "Il Distratto" Haydn: Violin Concerto in G Major; Pinchas Zuckerman, violin Bach: Concerto in F, BWV 1060 Haydn: Symphony #98 in Bb Major Schubert: Symphony #3 in D major 9:57 pm: Beethoven: The Ruins of Athens: Turkish March; St. Louis Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin; RCA 7716    
Jazz with George Thomas

Jazz: Jimmy Raney

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Guitarist Jimmy Raney’s birthday finds him in the company of Stan Getz, Sonny Clarke and Mahalia Jackson. John Coltrane compositions turn up in Steve Kuhn’s new ECM release "mostly Coltrane" and Jessica Williams’ solo piano take on Trane’s "Lonnie’s Lament"
VPR News
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Filmmaker Liz Canner on “Orgasm Inc.”

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VPR’s Jane Lindholm talks with filmmaker Liz Canner about her new documentary Orgasm, Inc. which explores the pharmaceutical industry’s attempt to create a female sexual dysfunction in order to market a drug that can cure it.
Vermont Edition
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Health of Vermont’s Lakes and Ponds

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UN diplomat Peter Galbraith joins us from Afghanistan to share his impressions of the today’s presidential elections there. We talk with members of the non-profit Federation of Vermont Lakes and Ponds about their work to protect the state’s small waterways. And, a Vermont filmmaker releases a documentary on the so-called ‘female Viagra.’
Classical Music with Walter Parker

Midday Classical: Schubert’s Symphony No. 7?

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Among the many pieces Schubert left unfinished at his early death was a symphony in E.  He completed only the first portion of the first movement; but he wrote the leading melody line for the entire symphony.  Brian Newbould filled in the rest.  Judge for yourself whether it sounds like Schubert.
VPR News

NH Attorney General confirmed

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The Executive Council has unanimously confirmed Michael Delaney to replace Kelly Ayotte as New Hampshire’s attorney general.
VPR News

Vermont builds $12 million crime lab

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Construction has started on a new long-awaited state crime lab that officials say will be needed to handle a big increase in the number of DNA samples the state will gather under Vermont’s new sex offender law.
VPR News
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Storekeepers brace for sales tax holiday

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Another "sales-tax holiday" will be held this weekend and state officials say they hope it will provide a boost to the economy. As VPR’s Ross Sneyd reports, storekeepers and consumers are both bracing for a busy day of shopping.
In Concert @ 8

Cleveland Orchestra

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Franz Welser-Most, cond. Mozart: Symphony #35 in d, K 385 Ades: Chamber Symphony Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64; William Preucil, violin Respighi: Church Windows 9:54 pm:  Holst: The Planets: Mercury, the Winged Messenger; Berlin Philharmonic; Dir Colin Davis; Philips 422403      
Jazz with George Thomas

Jazz: Jimmy Rowles’ Birthday

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We celebrate Jimmy Rowles’ birthday with some of the jazz legends he accompanied on piano. Billie Holiday, Ben Webster, Stan Getz, Benny Goodman, Lee Konitz and many more join the party. And then there’s his voice.
VPR News

Farmers work to bring grains back to Vermont

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Up until the late 1800s, Vermont was known as the "bread basket" of the region.  But in the early 20th century, grain growing began to taper off, as production became cheaper and markets opened up in the Midwest.  Now some farmers are working to bring back grains like oats, barley and wheat on farms in Vermont. 
VPR News

UVM’s part-time faculty OKs contract

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The union representing part-time faculty at the University of Vermont has ratified a new three-year contract that includes a 2 percent salary increase for each of the three years.
In Concert @ 8

New York Philharmonic

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Kurt Masur, cond. Britten: War Requiem; Samuel Wong, Carol Vaness, Jerry Hadley, Thomas Hampson, Westminster Choir, American Boychoir 9:57 pm: Traditional (arr. Britten): Come you not from Newcastle?; Carolyn Watkinson, contralto; Tan Crone, piano; Etcetera 1046    
Commentary Series
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Learned: The journey matters

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 Commentator Andrea Learned has been thinking about the paths people and organizations take toward more sustainable practices, and she reminds us to engage with the journey.
Vermont Edition
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Vermont Grains

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More farmers are growing wheat, oats, barley and other grains in Vermont.  Also, Burlington Free Press reporter Candace Page on the migration of Bicknell’s Thrushes.  And, the author of a book on Vermont "curiosities" shares his favorites.
Commentary Series
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McCallum: Origami behind bars

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While most of us can take a vacation from our structured and demanding lives, commentator Mary McCallum works with a special population that has found  another more unusual way to get away from the stresses of their daily routine.
VPR News
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New taps may increase maple sap production

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The University of Vermont and two private companies have developed a new device that they say might boost maple sap production as much as 90 percent. The small plastic spouts will allow sugarmakers to tap their trees earlier and keep the sap flowing longer into the season.
VPR News

NH reports first swine-flu related death

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A New Hampshire woman has died after becoming sick with swine flu. The state’s Department of Health and Human Services says the 22-year-old woman from Hillsborough County had other health problems that may have contributed to her death.
In Concert @ 8

San Francisco Symphony

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Gustavo Dudamel, cond. Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto #1; Kiril Gerstein, piano Stravinsky: The Firebird (complete ballet) 9:28 pm: Nielsen: Symphony No.1; Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Järvi; DG 437507  
Classical Music with Joe Goetz

Afternoon Classics: Cool off with Brahms

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Call me crazy, but the key of E Minor always seemed to be a "cool" key for me.  So, on a hot day, we’ll hear the Symphony #4 by Brahms with the Vienna Philharmonic and Leonard Bernstein.  Although, I’m sure Lenny was sweating profusely during the recording session….
Vermont Edition
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Canadian health care system

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How the Canadian health care system works, what people north of the border want to change about access to and delivery of health care. Also, VEDA makes loans available to dairy farmers in distress.
Commentary Series
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Slayton: In pursuit of puffins

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Ten miles out in the Atlantic Ocean, where downeast Maine meets the Bay of Fundy, there’s a tiny island with a host of unusual seabirds. Recently, Tom Slayton went in search of both the island and the birds.
VPR News
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Hitting Home: Small banks thrive

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Vermont is one of only two states in the nation that doesn’t have any banks that took bailout money from the federal government. The other is Montana. One reason is because Vermont banks are so small.  
VPR News
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Sanders faces voters at health care meeting

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Senator Bernie Sanders faced tough questions this weekend during two town meetings on health care reform.   Lawmakers have been holding similar town meetings across the country and many have turned into shouting matches with angry protestors.   VPR’s Nina Keck attended Sanders’ first meeting in Rutland and filed this report.
VPR News

Vermont to promote bat habitat

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The Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife wants to help private landowners make it easier for the endangered Indiana bats to live on their land.
VPR News

Backpack giveaway set for Wednesday

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A campaign to provide disadvantaged Vermont schoolchildren with backpacks and school supplies wraps up this week, with a trunk worth being delivered to families in Burlington.
Jazz with George Thomas

Jazz: Stuff Smith

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The first hour tonight is given over to the Centennial of the birth of Stuff Smith, jazz violinist extraordinaire. We hear him playing with Ella Fitzgerald and Dizzy Gillespie.
Commentary Series
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Marro: Woodstock at 40

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Nick Marro covered the Woodstock Music and Arts Festival and says in many ways the music, as good as some of it was, was secondary to the social consciousness raised by a diverse group of people from all parts of the country.
Vermont Edition
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Progressives prepare for 2010 gov’s race

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Vermont’s Progressive Party says it would support a Democratic candidate for governor in 2010 if the candidate passes a litmus test on three issues. Bob Kinzel talks with Anthony Pollina about Democrats and Progressives getting behind one candidate. Also, political analysis with Eric Davis of Middlebury.
Commentary Series
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Bookchin: Woodstock at 40

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This weekend marks the fortieth anniversary of the Woodstock music festival.  Commentator Debbie Bookchin was only 13 years old when she attended, but the hopes and aspirations of that time still resonate with her today.
VPR Series and Specials
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Woodstock at 40

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It’s been 40 years since the 3-day weekend of peace, love and music on Max Yasgur’s farm in Bethel New York.  Vermonters look back at the Woodstock Music and Arts Festival.
In Concert @ 8

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

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Pierre Boulez, cond. Stravinsky: Four Studies for Orchestra Szymanowski: Violin COncerto #1; Frank Peter Zimmerman, violin Stravinsky: Pulcinella (complete ballet) Varese: Ionisation Varese: Ameriques 9:56 pm: Ives: The Circus Band March; Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra; Lukas Foss; Pro Arte 3102  
VPR News
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Vermonter works to preserve rare donkey

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One Vermonter is doing her part to preserve a rare donkey from France on her farm in Hartland – and thanks in part to her efforts, its making a comeback. VPR’s Steve Zind paid a visit to the Hamilton Rare Breeds Foundation.  
In Concert @ 8

Cleveland Orchestra

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Franz Welser-Most, cond. Mozart: Symphony #25 in G Minor, K. 183 R. Strauss: Burlseke in D Minor, Op. 3; Emmanuel Ax, piano Szymanowski: Symphony #4 for Piano and Orchestra; Emmanuel Ax, piano Dvorak: Slavonic Dances, Op. 46 9:55 pm: Bernstein: Divertimento: March “The BSO Forever”; Vienna Philharmonic; Leonard Bernstein; DG 457691  
VPR News
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Sex offender lawsuit uncovers registry loophole

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Some sex offenders living in Vermont will not be listed on an "expanded Internet registry" because of an inadvertent mistake by the Legislature. The mistake was discovered when two of the offenders sued the state over the new registry requirements.
VPR News
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VT Edition: 100 on 100 Relay

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This weekend, teams of six runners will compete in the annual "100 on 100" relay race, from Stowe to Okemo. Race organizer Scott O’Neil talks with VPR’s Jane Lindholm about the lure of long distance running and team camaraderie.
Commentary Series
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Clark: Not Town Meeting

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Members of Congress have been getting earfuls of loud opinions from their constituents as they hold "town hall meetings" on health care. But commentator Susan Clark takes issue with people who are co-opting that phrase.
Vermont Edition
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How accessible is Vermont?

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The state is teeming with opportunities for disabled Vermonters to stay active.  But just how accessible is the state on a day-to-day basis? Also, runners gear up for the 100 on 100 race this weekend, and a commentary on misusing the term "town meeting."
VPR News
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Conservation advocates struggle to fund projects

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Plummeting land values means there are new opportunities for conserving open space in the East.   Forests and farms are sitting on the market and prices are dropping. But state officials are struggling to find money for conservation projects. 
VPR News

Mozart Festival is $400,000 in debt

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One of northern Vermont’s highest-profile music festivals is $400,000 in debt and struggling to survive. The Vermont Mozart Festival says its ticket sales have been hurt by the economy and especially by the rain.  
VPR News

State park bathrooms to go solar

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The Vermont state parks are going solar. Governor Jim Douglas is expected to announce a plan to install solar hot water systems at bathrooms and bathhouses at state park campgrounds around Vermont today.
VPR News

Vt. pushing search for Asian beetle and ash pest

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture is urging people across the Northeast to be on the lookout for the Asian longhorned beetle, a nonnative pest that threatens maple trees and other species of hardwood.
In Concert @ 8

New York Philharmonic

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Webern: Symphony, Op. 21 Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring Prokofiev: Selections from Romeo and Juliet Rorem: Symphony #3 9:57 pm: Mozart: Contredanse, K.535 “La bataille”; Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra; Hans Graf; LaserLight 15887  
VPR News
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Falling land values create conservation opportunities

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States are facing tough decisions about where to invest their shrinking budgets. In most cases protecting open space is not at the top of the list. But the downturn in the economy has also meant, in some places, a drop in land values, and that’s creating new opportunities to preserve land and curb development.
VPR News

State Education Board chairman to step down

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The chairman of the Vermont State Board of Education is stepping down. Tom James, a retired IBM executive, has served a six-year term on the board and will attend his final monthly meeting on September 15th.
VPR News

Suit settled against tour company in capsizing

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Civil liability claims have been settled against the tour company that arranged the fall foliage tour that ended with 20 passengers dying when their boat overturned on an Adirondack lake in 2005.
In Concert @ 8

San Francisco Symphony

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Michael Tilson Thomas, cond. Schuman: Violin Concerto Beethoven: Symphony #3 "Eroica" 9:32 pm: Villa-Lobos: Piano Concerto No.2; Cristina Ortiz, piano; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Miguel Gómez-Martinez; London 430628  
Vermont Edition
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Slow Money

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We talk with Woody Tasch, who’s working to direct more investments toward local, sustainable agriculture programs.  Also, we take a walk in the woods with the editor of a new Walking Trails guidebook.
VPR News
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VT Edition: Woody Tasch on Slow Money

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Woody Tasch is the author of the book Inquiries into the Nature of Slow Money Investing as if Food, Farms, and Fertility Mattered and he’s in Vermont to speak at the Vermont Fresh Network’s annual forum.
VPR News
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Hitting Home: Layoffs at Ethan Allen

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By the end of August, about 250 workers at the Ethan Allen Furniture factory in Beecher Falls will be out of work.  In this economy, and in this remote corner at the juncture of Vermont, New Hampshire, and Canada, the prospects for re-employment are especially slim.
VPR News
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Businesses feel pinch of low milk prices

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It’s fair season in Vermont. The annual celebration of farming is also a place where agriculture companies meet with their customers-dairy farmers. And in this time of low milk prices, many grain companies, equipment dealers and agricultural service businesses also have to change the way they do business.
VPR News

Lynch to sign plant closings bill

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New Hampshire Governor John Lynch plans to sign a bill Monday requiring larger companies to give 60 days notice to their workers and to New Hampshire of mass layoffs or plant closings.
In Concert @ 8

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

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Put the hottest conductor in the world at the moment with the ensemble recently acclaimed as the greatest orchestra in the world, and what do you get? Don’t miss this!
All the Traditions

All the Traditions – The 40th Anniversary of Woodstock!

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How can it be 40 years since that hot and muddy and music-filled weekend in Ellenville, NY? Another very hot and crowded free concert with the Jefferson Airplane and Santana in New York’s Central Park the weekend before convinced my friends and  I to skip Woodstock, but I was lucky enough to see many of the headliners during that wild summer of 1969…This show also includes a specal dedication to folk icon Sandy Paton, who passed on at the end of July at the age of 80. He was the founder of Folk-Legacy Records, and, along with his lifetime partner Caroline Paton, is responsible for introducing many of us to Gordon Bok, Archie Fisher, and Cindy Kallet (among many many others).Add to that a preview of the Piper’s Gathering bagpipe festival in Killington this weekend and the Tuvan throat singers Alash visiting Burlington next week, and a wild show is guaranteed!
VPR Series and Specials
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Live Jazz at Newport 2009

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The annual jazz festival in Newport, R.I. is celebrating its 55th year this weekend. NPR Music, with partners WBGO and WGBH, will present live coverage and recording archives of George Wein’s CareFusion Jazz Festival 55.
VPR News

Senate confirms U.S. Attorney, U.S. Marshall

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The Senate has confirmed Vermont’s next U.S. Attorney and U.S. Marshal. The Senate voted today to confirm the nominations of Tristram Coffin as the top federal prosecutor in the state, and David Demag as the U.S. Marshal.
Classical Music with Joe Goetz

Afternoon Classics: Weekend Preview!!

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Yet another preview of concerts coming up this weekend.  Several music festivals are wrapping up, including the Yellow Barn Festival, Vermont Mozart Festival, Killington Music Festival, and the North Country Chamber Players’ White Mountain Music Festival.  We’ll hear works by Ravel, Haydn, Francaix, and Beethoven that can be heard at these festivals over the weekend.
VPR News
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Farmers learn about different crops

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Farmers are looking for different crops to grow and new ways to improve the soil while protecting the environment. Some of these innovations were on display in Alburgh this week, as researchers and farmers got together to check out results from recent field trials.
VPR News

Gregg calls Cash for Clunkers a ‘wreck’

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Republican New Hampshire Senator Judd Gregg voted against extending the "Clash for Clunkers" plan, saying it’s a "wreck" for future generations of taxpayers who will be forced to pay the bill for today’s new car purchases.
VPR News

Organic farmers attend conference

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More than 1,500 organic farmers and gardeners are expected in Massachusetts this weekend for the 35th Northeast Organic Farming Association conference.
In Concert @ 8

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

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Esa-Pekka Salonen, cond. Gustavo Dudamel, cond. Bartok: Music for Strings, Percussion, and Celesta Part: Symphony #4 Debussy: La Mer Castellanos: Santa Cruz de pacairigua: Suite Sinfonica 9:57 pm: Mozart: Contredanse in B flat, K.603, No.2; Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra; Hans Graf; LaserLight 15887  
Vermont Edition
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Patriotism and the American Flag

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We talk with Vermont author Woden Teachout about her new book, Capture the Flag: A Political History of American Patriotism.  Also, Sen. Illuzzi proposes electing Public Service Board members, and we visit Burlington’s Ethan Allen Tower.
VPR News

Dean Foods skips milk commission meeting

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The Vermont Milk Commission has asked dairy processors to help farmers struggling with low milk prices. But there were no clear solutions that emerged from this week’s meeting. And the main player in the market – Texas-based Dean Foods – didn’t show up.
VPR News

Arts organizations $600,000 in stimulus money

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Vermont arts organizations have been awarded over $600,000 in stimulus money. The 42 grants will be used to preserve jobs in the non-profit art sector that might be threatened by the economic downturn.
In Concert @ 8

Cleveland Orchestra

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Franz Welser-Most, cond. Botti: Translucense Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto #1; Leif Ove Andsnes, piano Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra 9:55 pm: Wilder: Air for oboe; Humbert Lucarelli, oboe; Manhattan Chamber Orchestra; Richard Auldon Clark; Newport 85570  
VPR News

Sanders dairy amendment passes Senate

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Farmers could earn an extra $1.50 for every hundred pounds of milk they produce under a plan offered by Senator Bernie Sanders. The Senate added the provision this week to an agriculture appropriations bill.
VPR News

Plattsburgh breakwater gets stimulus funding

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The breakwater at the mouth of Plattsburgh Harbor on Lake Champlain will be rebuilt this fall using money from the federal stimulus package. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says it’s awarded a $1.9 million contract for the work.
VPR News
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State may fine Yankee for failure to monitor dry cask radiation

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State regulators may levy fines against Vermont Yankee for its failure to monitor radiation that comes from its high-level nuclear waste. The company was required to report the temperature and radiation from storage containers that hold spent nuclear fuel. State officials say they’re concerned about the apparent violation.
VPR News

Fuel prices substantially lower than last year

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The price of home heating oil in Vermont is substantially lower now than it was at this time last year. The Vermont Public Service Department says the average price of a gallon of oil was $2.34 last month.
Jazz with George Thomas

Jazz: Louis Armstrong’s Real Birthday

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After years of celebrating trumpeter Louis Armstrong’s birthday on July 4, 1900 (a little too perfect, no?) it turns out his real birthday was August 4, 1901. It seems worthwhile celebrating both dates whenever possible considering Louis is still the best known jazz artistin the world.  
Commentary Series
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Schubart: The farm crisis

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Commentator Bill Schubart was recently struck by news reports that UVM Extension has set up a hotline for struggling farmers and shares his thoughts on the current state of the Vermont dairy industry.
Classical Music with Joe Goetz

Afternoon Classics: Leif Ove Andsnes, the Courageous One

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When Norwegian pianist Leif Ove Andsnes made his Russian debut, he chose to play Rachmaninoff’s Third Piano Concerto.  That’s bold!  And it was very successful.  Today we’ll hear a recording of that work that Andsnes made with his "hometown band," so to speak, the Oslo Philharmonic, with conductor Paavo Berglund.
VPR News
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High-speed rail planners get dose of reality

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Transportation officials from around New England have visions of a high-speed rail network, but on Monday they got a dose of reality. The Obama administration has eight billion dollars for trains – and demands for 13 times more money from 40 different states.
VPR News

Legislator proposes elected PSB

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An influential legislator says he’ll introduce a bill in the next legislative session calling for the Vermont Public Service Board to be elected rather than appointed, as the utility regulation panel is now.
In Concert @ 8

San Francisco Symphony

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Michael Tilson Thomas, cond. Paul Robison, flute Thomas: Agnegram Thomas: Notturno Sibelius: Symphony #7 Shostakovich: Symphony #9 9:20 pm: Finzi: Cello Concerto, Op.40; Raphael Wallfisch, cello; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra; Vernon Handley; Chandos 8471  
In Concert @ 8

Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

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British surprises from the UK’s Sir Roger Norrington. Vaughan Williams’ Double Piano Concerto — hiding in the shadows for over 60 years — and William Walton’s Symphony No. 1, the striking product of a broken heart.
Jazz with George Thomas

Jazz: Summertime and the Rain Has Stopped

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Jazz: It’s summertime and the rain has stopped, for the momen. We sample some seasonal songs, enjoy the alto sax magic of Phil Woods, by request, and check out the new Laurence Hobgood piano CD with features the bass Of Charlie Haden.  
VPR News
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Neighbors protest Bennington community garden

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Ever since Michelle Obama dug her trowel into the White House Lawn this spring, community gardens have been springing up everywhere. But they don’t always make everyone happy. Some residents of a Bennington neighborhood are protesting a community garden on their street.
VPR News

Sanders says dairy farmers need more help

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Senator Bernie Sanders says more needs to be done to help Vermont’s dairy farmers recover from the economic crisis that they face. The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced last week that it was increasing its support price for cheese and powder milk.
All the Traditions

All the Traditions: So Many Local Concerts, So Little Time!

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The peak of summer concert time: Music that will be featured at the Long Trail Festival, the Whole Hog BarBQ and Music Festival, the Valley Stage Festival, The Northeast Kingdom Music Festival, countless "music on the green" concerts all over the area, and a wealth of new arrivals to our music library too!
Interlude

Rossini’s Stabat Mater

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Rossini’s Stabat Mater is preceded by the Mendelssohn Piano Concerto No.1 performed by Murray Perahia.
VPR News

Event celebrates Buffalo Soldiers at Fort Ethan Allen

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In July of 1909, the Tenth Cavalry arrived at Fort Ethan Allen in Colchester. The regiment was made up of 750 African American men, known as "Buffalo Soldiers." The regiment’s name is thought to have been created by Native Americans, who said there were physical similarities between the troops on horseback and a herd of buffalo. 
My Place with Joel Najman

My Place: A Mixed Bag Of “Top 40” And “Bottom 40” Hits From The Early Days Of Rock & Roll

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This Week Joel Najman’s My Place program presents a mixed bag of "Top 40" and "Botton 40" hits from the early days of Rock&Roll. Some of the most cherished and enduring recordings from the rock era’s formative years did not rank high on the national popularity charts when they were first released decades ago. On this week’s program, Joel Najman mixes a generous sample of these "Bottom 40" hits along with some favorite chart-toppers from the 1950’s and 1960’s.
Commentary Series
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Dunsmore: Israel, Iran, and Obama

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American-Israeli relations are going through rough times over Israeli settlements in Arab territory and Iran’s nuclear program.  Today, commentator Barrie Dunsmore, veteran ABC News diplomatic and foreign correspondent, gives us an update.
VPR Series and Specials
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History Under the Waves: The General Butler

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This week VPR looks at what sent five ships to the bottom of Lake Champlain and into the history books in the series History Under the Waves. Next Up: The General Butler and its dramatic end on a cold December night in 1876 at the Burlington Breakwater. Listen Friday during All Things Considered.
Vermont Edition
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Buffalo Soldiers

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One hundred years ago, the Tenth Cavalry, a regiment made up of 750 African-American men known as Buffalo Soldiers arrived in Vermont.  We talk with scholars and descendants about their legacy.  Also, we check in on the week’s news and listen back to your letters.
Classical Music with Walter Parker

Midday Classics: Music for a Lost Play

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Rosamunde, Helmina von Chezy’s play about a Princess raised by sailors and a Prince living among shepherds, disappeared from the stage after 2 performances and is believed to be lost.  It would be forgotten, as well, had not Franz Schubert written such wonderful music for it.
VPR News
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UVM professors measure happiness

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Throughout the centuries, philosophers from Plato to Thomas Jefferson have written about the quest for happiness. Now, a pair of University of Vermont scientists say they’ve come up with what they think is the best way to measure what makes us joyful or sad.
In Concert @ 8

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

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Albeniz: Interlude and Dance from La Vida Breve Falla: The Three-Cornered Hat Falla: Nights in the Gardens of Spain Franck: Symphony in D Minor 9:57 pm: Shostakovich: Ballet Suite No.1: Dance; Moscow Chamber Orchestra; Constantine Orbelian; Delos 3257  
Jazz with George Thomas

Jazz: Duke & Basie

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Jazz: Duke Ellington & Count Basie face off in a Battle Of The Bands. Ben Webster steps out on his own & tunes of pianist & composer Thelonious Monk.
Vermont Edition
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Organic certification standards

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Vermont is in the top ten in the country when it comes to the number of certified organic farms and businesses.  We’ll look at what it takes to become an organic producer or processor and the issues surrounding the federal certification standards.
Classical Music with Walter Parker

Midday Classical: Beethoven’s Septet

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During Beethoven’s lifetime, his Septet became so popular that he began to resent the attention it drew away from his other works.  We’ll listen to it this morning.  Also today, Debussy’s Children’s Corner Suite played by Grant Johannesen, who was born July 30, 1921.
VPR News
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Author Brad Kessler recounts life with goats

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Author Brad Kessler recounts a life with four-legged friends in his new book, "Goat Song".  Kessler tells of  his experiences learning to become a goat herder and cheese maker, and reflects on what it’s like to live with the animals who directly feed you.
VPR News
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Stratton, state in conflict over property taxes

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An adjustment by the town of Stratton in response to declining second home values has set the town on a collision course with the state department of taxes. How the issue plays out could make a difference of more than two million dollars in the state’s education property tax fund.
Classical Music with Joe Goetz

Afternoon Classics: Piano Trios Around the State

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Felix Mendelssohn’s D Minor piano Trio Op. 49 will be performed by Monica Ohuchi, Mary Rowell, and Frances Rowell as part of the Craftsbury Chamber Players’ program this week in Burlington and Hardwick…and Beethoven’s "Archduke" Trio will be performed in Killington this Saturday as part of the Killington Music Festival.  We’ll hear both of those works this afternoon performed by the Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson trio.
VPR News
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VT Edition: Composer Steve Reich

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Since the 1960s composer Steve Reich has helped define modern music and he’s influenced a generation of jazz and classical musicians. He says his time in Vermont has have provided him with an opportunity to create some of his best work.  He speaks with VPR’s Steve Zind about his music.
Vermont Edition
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Gov. Douglas on health care

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As the new chair of the National Governors Association, Gov. Jim Douglas says health care is a top priority for states. We talk with Gov. Douglas about the federal efforts to overhaul health care policy, and how state governments are affected. Also, composer Steve Reich explains how Vermont inspires his music.
Commentary Series
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Luskin: Opera North

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When commentator Deborah Luskin left New York City for the wilds of northern New England, she thought she’d be giving up live opera. She’s been delighted to discover that she was wrong.
VPR News
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History Under the Waves: The Phoenix

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All this week in our series "History Under the Waves" VPR is looking at five historic wrecks that lie at the bottom of Lake Champlain. Today, we look at the Phoenix. Built in 1815, it was the second commercial steamboat launched on Lake Champlain.
Vermont Edition
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Lessons from a Russian orphanage

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Vermont child psychologist and writer Robert Belenky shares his observations on how several cultures address the issue of how to raise troubled and orphaned children. Also, the newest student member of the state Board of Education prepares for his role, and the music of Gil Shohat.
Commentary Series
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Gilbert: On written language

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The four hundredth anniversary of Samuel de Champlain’s arrival on the lake that now bears his name has reminded commentator and Vermont Humanities Council Executive Director Peter Gilbert of two movies – and of the miracle of written language and reading.
VPR News
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Valley News expands into Claremont

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The Claremont, New Hampshire, area lost its daily newspaper earlier this month when the Eagle Times abruptly closed. That loss has created a local ‘news vacuum’ in the region. And a former competitor up the river from Claremont hopes to fill it.
In Concert @ 8

San Francisco Symphony

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Herbert Blomstedt, cond. Mozart: Divertimento in D Major, K. 251 Mozart: Piano Concerto #22 in Eb Major, K. 482; Jonathan Biss, piano Mozart: Symphony #8 in D major, K. 504 "Prague" 9:43 pm: Mozart: Symphony in G, K. deest; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner; Philips 416619  
In Concert @ 8

Rotterdam Philharmonic

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The Canadian conductor Yannick Nezet-Seguin is one of those musicians whom players perform with and immediately ask to return. The Dutch even did better than that, as they recently asked him to return and stay on as chief conductor of the Rotterdam Philharmonic.
Vermont Edition
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Vermont’s Long Trail

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Vermont’s 272 mile footpath through the Green Mountains is about to turn 100.  We celebrate the trail, and learn about its creation.  Also, a look at why some species of bumblebees are disappearing from Vermont.
VPR News
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Cool weather slowing crop growth

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Vermont agriculture leaders say crops have been stunted this year by cool temperatures and relentless rain. They say that nearly all crops are maturing much more slowly this year. And as VPR’s Ross Sneyd reports, that could make the dairy crisis even worse.
My Place with Joel Najman
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My Place: A Musical Profile of Singer Connie Francis – The Early Years

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The rock&roll era’s first female vocalist to have a million-selling teen hit, the first to have two consecutive #1 Hot 100 hits, and, in 1960, the youngest singer to headline at a major Las Vegas  venue is Newark, New Jersey’s Connie Francis. This week, Joel Najman’s My Place program presents a musical profile of the early career of the now 70-year old Miss Francis, celebrating her successful recovery from decades of deep personal and health difficulties and her triumphant return to the performance stage in an entertainment career that today extends more than 65 years.
VPR News
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Thrufters & Throughstones: Weapon Factory

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This week, Vermont Edition is exploring some of the music included in the compilation called Thrufters & Throughstones, a special collection of music celebrating Lake Champlain’s Quadricentennial. Today we hear Weapon Factory, by The Wards
VPR News
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VT Edition: “Weapon Factory”

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Vermont Edition has been exploring a new CD set that chronicles our region’s musical history. Today we look at punk music’s influence in Vermont and hear the song "Weapon Factory" by The Wards.
VPR Series and Specials
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Thufters and Throughstones: Vermont Punk Music

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This week during Vermont Edition, host Jane Lindholm talks with Andy Kolovos of the Vermont Folklife Center about Thufters and Throughstones, a new cd celebrating more than 400 years of Vermont music. Next up: Punk music with Vermont band, The Wards.
Vermont Edition
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Vermont Beer

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Vermont has more craft brewers per capita than anywhere else in the nation.  We look into the industry’s recent growth.  Also, an update on dairy prices and we continue our series of 400 years of Vermont music.
VPR News
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Ticonderoga celebrates 100 years of restored fort

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This weekend, Fort Ticonderoga will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the re-opening of the restored fort. Re-construction of the 18th century fort began in 1909 as the region marked the 300th anniversary of the explorations the French explorer Samuel de Champlain.
Jazz with George Thomas
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Jazz: Ellis Marsalis Interview

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George Thomas talks with Ellis Marsalis, patriarch of the New Orleans-based Marsalis clan (including sons Wynton, Branford, Jason, and Delfayo) and mentor to Harry Connick, Jr. and countless others.  
VPR News

State ends year with small surplus

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When Administration Secretary Neale Lunderville closed the 2009 budget, there was still $14 million on hand. But he says that’s not an indication that Vermont’s financial problems are over.
VPR News
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Thrufters & Throughstones: Hegonay/Gwanuday

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This week, Vermont Edition is exploring some of the music included in the compilation called Thrufters & Throughstones, a special collection of music celebrating Lake Champlain’s Quadricentennial. Today we hear Hegonay/Gwanuday, by Hand in Hand
VPR News
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Thrufters & Throughstones: La Bergére

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This week, Vermont Edition is exploring some of the music included in the compilation called Thrufters & Throughstones, a special collection of music celebrating Lake Champlain’s Quadricentennial. Today we hear La Bergére, by Michéle Choiniére.
Classical Music with Cheryl Willoughby

Morning Classics: Franz Berwald’s Birthday

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He made a living as an orthopaedic surgeon. At different points in his life he also managed a sawmill, and a glass factory. As for music? Stockholm native Franz Berwald wrote much in his lifetime, but was mostly overlooked although he came from a long line of more than four generations of musicians. Today’s Berwald’s birth date (July 23, 1796). We’ll hear his beguiling concert piece, Elfenspiel.
Classical Music with Walter Parker

Midday Classical: Leon Fleisher is 81

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We’ll celebrate pianist Leon Fleisher’s 81st birthday with something from his latest album: Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 12.  Also today, a Fantasia for Soprano Saxophone by Villa-Lobos which will be on the Vermont Mozart Festival’s program Saturday; and Schubert’s big String Quintet.
VPR News

Businesses want to expand foreign investment

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Several Vermont businesses say they’ve been able to expand and add jobs by relying on capital from foreign investors. But they say ready access to that money could dry up unless Congress reauthorizes a special immigration program that encourages such investment.
VPR News
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Vermont farmers struggle for survival

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State officials have asked Washington for emergency relief. They hope that the Obama Administration will buy time for farmers before more structural changes are made in the federal farm support system.
VPR News
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Gardening 101: Critters

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Charlie Nardozzi, horticulturalist with the National Gardening Association joins VPR’s Jane Lindholm to give some tips to keep the critters out of the garden.
VPR News

Officials say grants could improve passenger rail service

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Officials say one of the passenger trains serving Vermont should get to New York an hour faster, if New England wins federal grants. They also want to re-establish passenger rail service between Burlington and New York and begin to restore the rail line that once connected Montreal and Boston.
VPR News

Sanders says more green jobs needed

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Senator Bernie Sanders says federal policy should encourage the creation of "green jobs" that can reduce the reliance on fossil fuels. Sanders chaired a hearing in Washington Tuesday about what states and cities across the country are doing in the field.
VPR News

Racine hits Douglas on ‘public option’

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Democratic gubernatorial candidate Doug Racine is criticizing Governor Jim Douglas over the incumbent Republican’s opposition to a so-called public option as part of federal health care reform.
Vermont Edition
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Sen. Patrick Leahy

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Judge Sonia Sotomayor’s hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee have concluded. We talk with the committee chair, Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy, about the Supreme Court nominee and take your questions.
VPR News
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VT Edition: High-Speed Rail Funding

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Robert Ide, Agency of Transportation’s Rail Program Manager speaks with VPR’s Jane Lindholm about what’s in the New England high-speed rail proposal for stimulus funds, and how likely Vermont is to see these improvements.  
Vermont Edition
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High-speed rail in Vermont

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The federal stimulus program includes billions of dollars for high-speed rail, and Vermont is aiming to get a share of that grant money. We look at how the New England states have banded together in their request for federal money to provide high-seed rail. Also, we’ll see how honey bees are faring after three years of Colony Collapse Disorder.
Classical Music with Walter Parker

Midday Classical: The 5 Browns

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The 5 Browns are piano-playing siblings (3 sisters, 2 brothers).  We’ll listen to their version of The Sorcerer’s Apprentice of Paul Dukas and other works.  They’ll be at the Southern Vermont Arts Center this evening.  Also today, the Piano Quartet No. 1 of Faure, which will be on the programs of the Manchester Music Festival and the Green Mountain Chamber Music Festival this week.
VPR News

Douglas says NGA will focus on health care

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Health care will be the special focus of Governor Jim Douglas over the next year as he heads up the National Governors Association. One of his primary objectives will be protecting states from shouldering too much cost from the initiatives being developed in Congress.    
In Concert @ 8

San Francisco Symphony

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Herbert Blomstedt leads an all-Tchaikovsky program, including the Piano Concerto No. 1 and the "Pathetique" Symphony.
VPR News
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Regulators wrap up Yankee re-licensing review

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The Douglas administration says Yankee has to show Vermont the money if it wants to keep operating for another 20 years. The state also wants Yankee to show it can pay to decommission the plant in 2032, when the new license would run out.
VPR News
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VT Edition: “Young Charlotte”

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Andy Kolovos, archivist with the Vermont Folklife Center talks with VPR’s Jane Lindholm about "Young Charlotte", a folk ballad that is part of a collection of songs celebrating Vermont music in a new two-disc collection.
VPR News
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Thrufters & Throughstones: Young Charlotte

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This week, Vermont Edition is exploring some of the music included in the compilation called Thrufters & Throughstones, a special collection of music celebrating Lake Champlain’s Quadricentennial.  Today we hear the folk ballad "Young Charlotte"
Vermont Edition
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Juvenile Justice

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Vermont has the lowest incarceration rate for juveniles in the nation, because the state instead focuses on rehabilitating kids in the community.  Also, we begin a series that looks at the first 400 years of music in our region.
VPR News
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Community hospitals form partnership to save money

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Three Vermont community hospitals have formed a partnership that they hope will save them money on contracts and purchases. As VPR’s Ross Sneyd reports, they also hope it will prepare them for whatever health care changes Washington eventually adopts.
My Place with Joel Najman

My Place: More Of The Songs Of Composer Burt Bacharach

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There are many who consider Burt Bacharach the greatest living composer of popular music of the 20th century. What is irrefutable is the fact that Burt’s compositions, many in collaboration with lyricist Hal David, are among the most cherished and enduring hits of the 1960’s and beyond. As Burt Bacharach continues composing in his 81st year, Joel Najman’s My Place program features a look a number of Burt’s biggest successes as well as a handful of fascinating obscurities from a songwriting career that today extends well over six decades.
Interlude

Franz Schmidt

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We celebrate the rarely-heard music of the Austrian composer Franz Schmidt.
Commentary Series
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Gilbert: Footprints in the Serengeti

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On the fiftieth anniversary of an important archeological discovery, commentator and Vermont Humanities Council executive director Peter Gilbert considers that discovery – and recalls a few of his own memorable impressions of that part of the world.
Commentary Series
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Dunsmore: Benefits of diversity

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The confirmation hearings this week for Supreme Court nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor went about as expected. But as commentator and veteran ABC News diplomatic correspondent Barrie Dunsmore tells us this morning, an important element was missing.
VPR News

New DEC commissioner and deputy secretary named

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Vermont Natural Resources Secretary Jonathan Wood has promoted two agency managers to become commissioner of the Department of Environmental Conservation and deputy secretary of the Agency of Natural Resources.
In Concert @ 8

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

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Daniel Barenboim, conductor Haydn: Symphony No. 95 in C minor  Schoenberg: Pelleas et Melisande Schubert: Symphony No. 9 "Great C major"   9:57 pm: Schubert: Rosamunde: Shepherd’s Melody; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Kurt Masur; Philips 412432    
VPR News

Critics say Act 250 rules change threatens historic heritage

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The Douglas Administration wants to change the rules for developers whose projects could affect historic or archeological sites. Officials say the rules are confusing and potentially costly to business. But critics say the proposal will weaken protections for the state’s historic heritage.
In Concert @ 8

Cleveland Orchestra

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Colin Davis, ond. Berlioz: Beatrice et Benedict Overture Mozart: Piano COncerto #25 in C Major, K 503; Mitsuko Uchida, piano Sibelius: Symphony #2 in D Major, op. 43 9:55 pm: Weber: Turandot: Overture; Philharmonia Orchestra; Neeme Järvi; Chandos 9066  
Classical Music with Joe Goetz

Afternoon Classics: Summer visitors

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We’ll hear from two musical visitors to Vermont: cellist Allison Eldredge, who will be performing with the Killington Music Festival this weekend, and pianist Jean-Francois Latour, who is a frequent soloist with the Vermont Mozart Festival…and he’ll also be performing live on VPR Classical on August 3rd.
VPR News

Waterfront Festival wraps up

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The Burlington International Waterfront Festival wrapped up last night. The 13-day event marked the 400th anniversary of Samuel de Champlain’s exploration of the lake and region.
VPR News
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State wants to expand big game hunting

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The Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife will hold two public hearings next week on a 10-year, big game management plan.  The plan will help the department manage Vermont’s deer, moose, bear and wild turkey populations – which it says are thriving.
In Concert @ 8

New York Philharmonic

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Rossini: Overture to Semiramide; Riccardo Muti, cond. Berlioz: Les Nuits d’Ete; Ian Bostridge, tenor, Colin Davis, cond. Tchaikovsky: Symphony #6 "Pathetique"; Lorin Maazel, cond. 9:41 pm: Haydn: Symphony No.59 in A “Fire”; Philharmonia Hungarica; Antal Dorati; London 448531  
Classical Music with Cheryl Willoughby

Morning Classics: Bastille Day

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Allons, citoyens! Bastille Day brings French music and music on French themes (like Mozart’s "Paris" Symphony #31 and Schumann’s Faschingsschwank aus Wien, which prominently features the "Marseillaise" French national anthem as one of its themes.)
VPR News
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Volunteers on look out for invasive beetles

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Two insect pests with a voracious appetite for hardwood trees have been found near Vermont’s borders. The Asian Long Horned Beetle and the Emerald Ash Borer are invasive species. And both bugs have the potential to devastate New England forests.
In Concert @ 8

San Francisco Symphony

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Michael Tilson Thomas, cond. Ligeti: San Francisco Polyphony Bartok: Piano Concerto #3; Helene Grimaud, piano Shostakovich: Symphony #6 9:24 pm: Schubert: Symphony No.4 in C minor, D.417 “Tragic”; Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Claudio Abbado; DG 423653  
VPR News
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VT Edition: The Baseball Show

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Northeast Sports Network voice Jack Healey and Burlington Rep. Kurt Wright joing VPR’s  Bob Kinzel to discuss the first half of the baseball season and what to expect after the All-Star break
VPR News
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Springfield fitness center hopes to expand

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Two and a half years after its opening, Springfield’s recreation and fitness center is bursting at the seams and ready to expand. The facility has been renamed the Edgar May Health and Recreation Center, in honor of its most tireless supporter.
VPR News

Leahy predicts quick confirmation for Sotomayor

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Senator Patrick Leahy predicts Sonia Sotomayor will be quickly confirmed to the Supreme Court. Senator Leahy says he won’t permit any "name-calling or histrionics" when the Senate Judiciary Committee takes up Sotomayor’s nomination later today.
In Concert @ 8

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

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Kurt Masur, cond. Brahms: Piano Concerto #1; Nelson Freire, piano Dvorak: Symphony #9 "From the New World" Chopin: PIano Sonata #3, movt. 2; Nelson Freire, piano Brahms: Symphony #2, movts. 3 and 4; Bernard Haitink, cond.  
Vermont Edition
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Annual Baseball Show!

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Baseball’s annual All-Star Game means it’s time for Vermont Edition’s annual baseball show! The Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees are fighting for the top spot in the American League East. We’ll look at baseball’s most storied rivalry, and the close pennant races across Major League Baseball.
VPR News
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Chittenden Reservoir celebrates 100th birthday

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Hundreds are expected to pick up trash around Chittenden Reservoir on Saturday during an annual cleanup day sponsored by Central Vermont Public Service. As VPR’s Nina Keck reports, the event will also celebrate the reservoir’s 100th birthday.
VPR Classical Specials

The Morning News

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Taking a look at new additions to the VPR Classical Library…all thanks to your support!  Old recordings that we didn’t have, and new recordings hot off the press…you’ll hear it all this morning.
Commentary Series
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Dunsmore: The death of McNamara

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The death of former defense secretary Robert McNamara this past week set off a cascade of memories for millions of American’s of a certain age. Commentator and veteran ABC News diplomatic correspondent Barrie Dunsmore is of that age.
VPR Series and Specials
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Through the Eyes of Champlain

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This week during Morning Edition, VPR Commentator Mike Martin introduces us to Samuel de Champlain in the series "Through the Eyes of Champlain". On Friday he offers a brief glimpse of the man himself and the image most people associate with him.
VPR News

Eagle Times publishes last edition

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The Eagle Times, a newspaper serving Claremont, New Hampshire and many Vermont towns will publish it’s final edition today. We get some perspective this morning from Mike Donoghue, executive director of the Vermont Press Association, who said the closing was unexpected.
VPR News
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Producers welcome changes to raw milk regulations

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Farmers who sell raw milk in Vermont say new regulations that went into effect this month will force them to make some changes and may add to the cost of their product. But overall, they welcome the new law, which will allow them to market and sell more milk.
VPR News

Welch concerned about small business bill

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Congressman Peter Welch is concerned that a bill making its way through Congress could hurt small Vermont businesses. The Small Business Innovation Research program provides money to small firms that Welch create jobs for Vermonters.
VPR News

Officials plan swine flu response

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Vermont officials are working with their state and federal counterparts to plan for the return of the swine flu this summer. Vermont officials are involved in a meeting in Washington about preparing for the return of swine flu this fall.
VPR News

Firefighters battle St. Johnsbury blaze

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At least four fire departments are battling a 4-alarm fire in downtown St. Johnsbury this morning. The fire is believed to have started late last night in a convenience store on Main Street, just yards from the Fairbanks Museum. 
In Concert @ 8

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

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Gustavo Dudamel, cond. Barber: Adagio Mozart: Piano Concerto #21; Stephen Hough, piano Brhams: Symphony #2 Golijov: Azul; Yo Yo Ma, cello 9:57 pm:  Brahms: Hungarian Dance No.14 in D minor; Vienna Philharmonic; Claudio Abbado; DG 410615    
VPR News
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VT Edition: “Speed The Plow”

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Harry McEnerny, of Castleton State College and Steve Small, of the A.R.T. Career Theater program at the Hannaford Career Center in Middlebury speak to VPR’s Jane Lindholm about the Town Hall Theater production of "Speed the Plow"
Vermont Edition
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Running a Family Business

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We talk about the rewards and challenges of running a successful family business, and discuss how to transition from one generation to the next.  Also, we talk with two veteran Vermont actors, about their craft and about mentoring younger actors
VPR News

Essex woman recommended for U.S. District Court

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A state court judge from Essex Junction has been recommended to fill a vacancy on the U.S. District Court for Vermont. Judge Christina Reiss would be the first woman to sit on a federal court in Vermont if she’s formally nominated by the president, and confirmed by the Senate.
VPR News
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Gardening 101: Roses

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Charlie Nardozzi, senior horticulturist and spokesperson for the National Gardening Association, talks with VPR’s Jane Lindholm about growing beautiful, fragrant roses and how to best ensure their survival and blooms.
VPR.net Extras
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Wabanaki Creation Story

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The summer VPR Artist Mug depicts the Wabanaki Creation story as told by Carolyn Black. Hunt and Black perform as The Laughing Couple throughout the northeast. In their stage presentation Carolyn recites the creation story and Rick illustrates it on a large mural.
VPR News

Cost remains barrier to health insurance

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More people have health coverage in Vermont as the state has rolled out new programs aimed at covering the uninsured. But a new survey shows that cost remains a major barrier, despite state subsidies of insurance premiums.
VPR.net Extras
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Wabanaki Creation Story

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The summer VPR Artist Mug depicts the Wabanaki Creation story as told by Carolyn Black. Hunt and Black perform as The Laughing Couple throughout the northeast. In their stage presentation Carolyn recites the creation story and Rick illustrates it on a large mural.
Commentary Series
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Gilbert: Vietnam anniversary

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Vermont Humanities Council executive director and commentator Peter Gilbert has been thinking about the first Americans to die during the conflict we refer to as the Vietnam War. And it began a half-centry-ago tomorrow.
Vermont Edition
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Grandparents raising grandchildren

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We explore the growing trend of "kinship families" — grandparents and other relatives raising grandchildren, nephews, nieces when parents can’t meet the task. And we hear about the other quadricentennial: the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson’s trip up the river to Albany.
In Concert @ 8

San Francisco Symphony

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Vladimir Ashkenazy, cond. Rautavaara: Manhattan Trilogy Bruch: Scottish Fantasy; James Ehnes, violin Respighi: Fountains of Rome Roussel: Bacchus et Ariane, Suite #2 9:41 pm: Ellen Taaffe Zwilich: Oboe Concerto; John Mack, oboe; The Louisville Orchestra; James Sedares; KOCH 7278    
In Concert @ 8

Dallas Symphony Orchestra

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Something’s happening in Dallas! Critics and audiences are raving about what they hear in the chemistry between the Dallas Symphony Orchestra and its new Music Director, Jaap van Zweden. A beautiful Brahms and Tchaikovsky program shows what all the fuss is about!
Commentary Series
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Schubart: On being a Vermonter

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In recent weeks, commentator Bill Schubart’s book The Lamoille Stories has taken him around the state to visit numerous small libraries and independent bookstores. The experience has left him with the persistent question of just who is a Vermonter?
All the Traditions
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All The Traditions: Champlain 400 Music Showcase

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Celebrate the 400-year wealth of music from the Lake Champlain region with guests including Vermont songcatcher Deb Flanders, French-Canadian fiddler Lisa Ornstein and guitarist Andre Marchand, and singer/songwriter/farmer Alan Greenleaf.
Holiday Programming
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Backstory with the American History Guys

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In the early days of our nation, July Fourth wasn’t an official holiday at all.  So how did the Fourth become the holiest day on our secular calendar?   Listen to our special presentation of "Backstory with the American History Guys".  Learn the story of how  Independence Day came to be what it is today.
VPR News
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Filmmaker kicks off Quad festivities

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Celebrations for America’s Independence today are intermingled with international festivities under way in Vermont’s largest city. Vermont filmmaker Jay Craven says the events commemorating the arrival of Samuel de Champlain 400 years ago offer an opportunity to creatively examine the history and culture that shaped the Champlain Valley we know it today.
In Concert @ 8

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

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Dvorak: Carnival Overture; Fritz Reiner, cond. Dvorak: Silent Woods; Jacqueline DuPre, cello, Daniel Barenboim, cond. Dvorak: Symphony #8 in G Major; Carlo Maria Giulini, cond. Kodaly: Peacock Variations; Neeme Jarvi, cond. Janacek: Sinfonietta; Seiji Ozawa, cond.
Vermont Edition
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Celebrating Champlain400

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We broadcast live from ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center in Burlington.  Guests include David Hackett Fischer, author of Champlain’s Dream, and Mary Watzin, a lake researcher at UVM.  And, we learn more about the indigenous celebration underway.
VPR News
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Brattleboro considers removing reservoir

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A hilltop reservoir in Brattleboro dating back to the late 1800s has been listed as a high hazard by state engineers. The reservoir has been unused for more than thirty years – but not unloved, especially in the neighborhood that surrounds it.
VPR News

Ed Flanagan to run for lieutenant governor

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State Sen. Ed Flanagan is running for lieutenant governor. The former state auditor says he believes the lieutenant governor’s office could be better used to help with the state’s economic recovery.
VPR News

Bennington armor maker could add 300 jobs

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There’s a big shot of positive economic news for southwestern Vermont. A Bennington manufacturer is expected to bring up to 300 new jobs to the area as it fills a Pentagon contract to make armor for vehicles going to Afghanistan.
In Concert @ 8

Cleveland Orchestra

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Pinchas Steinberg, cond. Barber: School for Scandal Overture Brahms: Violin Concerto; Nikolai Znaider, violin Tchaikovsky: Symphony #4  9:56 pm: Luis Milan: Fantasia XV; Hopkinson Smith, lute; Astree 7748    
Vermont Edition
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Sen. Peter Shumlin

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Senate President Pro Tempore Peter Shumlin on on the layoffs of state workers, how the new budget will be implemented and the political balance of power in Montpelier. Also, new laws go into effect, and a visit to Vermont’s last working round barn.
VPR News

Some taxes, fees increase today

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Some new laws take effect today and that means higher taxes for some products and increased fees at the Department of Motor Vehicles.
In Concert @ 8

New York Philharmonic

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A Tribute to Leonard Bernstein’s Young Person’s Concerts, with music of Mozart, Debussy, Shostakovich, and Stravinsky.
Vermont Edition
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Crisis in dairy pricing

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Agriculture Secretary Roger Allbee joins us to discuss why prices paid to adiry farmers are particularly low this season. Also, how consumers are deciding whether to pre-buy winter heating fuel. And, as summer theaters open, the etiquette of being an audience member.
VPR News
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Plant experts warn of late blight

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Plant experts are warning farmers and backyard gardeners to guard against a fungus that has the potential to wipe out tomato and potato crops across the region. The disease is known as "late blight," and it’s what led to the Irish potato famine at the middle of the 19th century.
In Concert @ 8

San Francisco Symphony

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Myung Whun Chung, cond. Messiaen: L’Ascension Mahler: Symphony #1 9:32 pm: Niels Gade: Symphony #8; Gothenburg SO/Neeme Jarvi, BIS 339
VPR News
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Stories From The Lake: Appreciation

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After tourism and recreation became firmly established in the region, a new appreciation grew for Lake Champlain’s beauty and natural resources. Today, we explore how people are honoring the lake’s heritage and preserving it for future generations.
Vermont Edition
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“Staycation” Summer Spots

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We want to hear your recommendations for Vermont’s best out of the way parks, hidden swimming holes, tucked away towns, and great creemee stands.  Also, we hear from Burlington Free Press reporter Candy Page about how humans impact birds’ habitats.
VPR News

Fairpoint says bankruptcy possible

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Fairpoint Communications – the North Carolina company that bought Verizon’s landline phone network in northern New England last year – says bankruptcy is a possibility if it doesn’t get more time to pay the interest on $530 million in loans.
In Concert @ 8

Cleveland Orchestra

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Franz Welser-Most, cond. Golijov: Last Round Brahms: Violin COncerto in D Major; Frank Peter Zimmerman, violin Shostakovich: Symphony #5
Interlude

Dances

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Dances by Brahms, Schubert, Dvorak, and Chopin.
Interlude

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

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Ludovic Morlot, cond. Glinka: Overture to Ruslan and Ludmilla Rachmaninoff: Symphony #3 in A Minor Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto #1 in B-flat minor; Simon Trpceski, piano Glishic: Prelude and Padjuska; Simon Trpceski, piano Strauss: Waltzes from Der Rosenkavalier pm: Kabalevsky: The Comedians: Galop; Cincinnati Pops Orchestra; Erich Kunzel; Telarc 80625    
VPR News
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Cape Wind in Mass. has lessons for Northeast

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It’s not easy to get a wind turbine approved in the Northeast that’s proposed for a ridgeline or another vista. But perhaps the biggest wind power battle in the region has been over a stretch of open ocean, near Cape Cod in Massachusetts.
VPR News
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Voices in the week’s news: June 26, 2009

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Vermont’s unemployment rate steadied, a showdown loomed over state layoffs, lawmakers kept pushing for Yankee decommissioning legislation, Governor Douglas talked healthcare reform in Washington.  These were some of the voices in the news this week.
Vermont Edition
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Health Care Research

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We learn why many people debating health care reform in Washington are paying close attention to Dartmouth’s Director of Health Policy Reasearch Doctor Elliott Fisher’s findings.
Vermont Edition
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Decommissioning Vermont Yankee

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We step away from partisan politics of decommissioning Vermont Yankee to consider the physical and financial challenges of retiring a nuclear power plant. Also, the Vermont College of Fine Arts celebrates its first anniversary.
Classical Music with Cheryl Willoughby

Morning Classics: Carolyn Sampson in the beautiful duet from Handel’s “Solomon”, ‘welcome as the dawn of day’

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"Welcome to the dawn of day, to the pilgrim on his way,…" – so sings the Queen, in Handel’s Solomon. Around three years ago, soprano Carolyn Sampson partnered with Robin Blaze on a recording featuring some of the great duets from Handel’s oratorios. We’ll hear from that this morning, along with Britten’s Five Flower Songs, and the Parry English Suite.  
VPR News
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Documentary film a life-changing experience

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Seven years ago Zach Niles traveled to the west African nation of Guinea to  make a documentary about musicians who lived in the country’s refugee camps.  The experience changed his life and the lives of a group of refugees from neighboring Sierra Leone.
VPR News

Police, community track racial profiling

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For the past six months, police officers in four Chittenden county communities have been recording the race of each person they stop for a traffic violation.  Their efforts are part of a community and law enforcement collaboration called Uncommon Alliance. 
Commentary Series
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Gilbert: Commit to memory

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Executive Director of the Vermont Humanities Council and commentator Peter Gilbert is thinking about English kings and queens today, nearly a thousand years of them – and specifically, one of them who fell right in the middle.
VPR News

VT Edition: Racial Profiling in Vermont

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VPR’s Jane Lindholm talks with one of the founding members of Uncommon Alliance, the South Burlington Police Chief, and the Executive Director of the Vermont Human Rights Commission about racial profiling in Vermont.
Vermont Edition
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Documenting racial profiling

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We look into a community group that’s behind the push for four Chittenden county police departments to track the race of motorists they stop for traffic violations.  Also, a live performance from Vermont singer songwriter Lisa Piccirillo.
VPR News
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Bus trip to NH wind farm

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Officials from Vermont Community Wind have organized a bus trip to a wind farm in New Hampshire to try and build support for a large scale wind farm they’re proposing in and around the Rutland County town of Ira.
VPR News

Vermont Yankee tries to repair leak

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Entergy Nuclear officials say power has been reduced at Vermont Yankee while technicians try to find and repair a leak of river water into the plant’s cooling system.
In Concert @ 8

New York Philharmonic

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Lorin Maazel, cond. Britten: War Requiem; Dessoff Symphonic Choir, Brooklyn Youth Chorus, various soloists 9:56 pm: Britten: Five Flower Songs, Op.47: The evening primrose; Cambridge Singers; John Rutter; Collegium 104    
VPR News
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VT Edition: Great Summer Reads

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VPR’s Jane Lindholm talks with Galaxy Bookshop’s Linda Ramsdell, Stan Hynds of the Northshire Bookstore and Beth Wright from the Fletcher Free Library  about great reads for the summer.
VPR News

VPR and NPR Coverage of Iran

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Hear Steve Zind from Vermont Edition last week   Follow Steve Zind on Twitter   NPR NPR Special Coverage: Iran’s Pivotal Presidential Election   Iran Journal
Classical Music with Cheryl Willoughby

Morning Classics: featuring David Munrow with the Early Music Consort of London in a new addition to the VPR library

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One of the brilliant creative spirits of the early music movement of the 1960s was David Munrow. A musician and historian, Munrow loved old instruments from various world cultures, and his passion was matched by harpsichordist Christopher Hogwood. Together they founded the Early Music Consort of London, and released a dozen or so recordings that showcased their revolutionary sound and approach. We just added one of these to the VPR library recently: from 1972, Music for Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain. We’ll hear it this morning.
VPR News

Fletcher Allen implements electronic health records

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Vermont’s largest hospital, Fletcher Allen Health Care, in Burlington, has successfully completed the first phase of its electronic health record project.  President Obama has been pushing to computerize all health records within five years.  But so far, numbers remain low. 
VPR News

State ordered to improve stormwater controls

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Within the next few weeks, the state will tell about 400 property owners in Chittenden County that they have to help control stormwater pollution. The Agency of Natural Resources will impose the new regulation in response to a court order. The court said five streams have been damaged by run-off from parking lots and streets and they need to be cleaned up.
VPR News

VPR and NPR Coverage of Iran

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Hear Steve Zind from Vermont Edition last week   Follow Steve Zind on Twitter   NPR NPR Special Coverage: Iran’s Pivotal Presidential Election   Iran Journal
In Concert @ 8

San Francisco Symphony

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Michael Tilson Thomas, cond. Bach: Orchestral Suite #2 in B Minor Xenakis: A l’ile de Goree Schubert: Symphony #9 in C Major 9:36 pm: Respighi: Belkis, Queen of Sheba; Philharmonia Orchestra; Geoffrey Simon; Chandos 8405  
VPR News
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Stories from the Lake: Commerce

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Today, our series "Stories From the Lake" looks at how the growth of transportation at the turn of the 20th century connected the people of Vermont, New York and Canada.
Vermont Edition
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FairPoint Communications

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FairPoint Communications says its straightened out problems that plagued it earlier this year, but state officials are still concerned about the company’s customer service – and its financial health.
VPR News
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Innkeepers run into problems with visa program

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The dream of owning and running a country inn has turned sour for some British innkeepers in Vermont and New Hampshire. The source of their disillusionment is a special visa program, designed to encourage foreign investment, but not permanent residency.
VPR News

Vermont touts strawberry season

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Late June is fresh strawberry season in Vermont. The Vermont Agency of Agriculture says locally grown berries are ripe and ready to enjoy.
VPR News

Vermont unemployment rate steady

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Vermont’s unemployment rate held steady last month. And state officials say that may be a sign the recession is hitting bottom. About 26,000 Vermonters are out of work, for an unemployment rate of 7.3 percent.
VPR Series and Specials
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Champlain 400: Stories from the Lake

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For centuries, Lake Champlain has been a place of discovery, and one that’s convinced many visitors to stay. We’ll look deeply into the lake on Mondays this month in our series "Stories from the Lake," examining the lake and its role in shaping the history and culture of the region.
Classical Music with Cheryl Willoughby
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Morning Classics: Juneteenth

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Juneteenth (June 19th) commemorates the day in 1865 when federal troops arrived in Confederate-controlled Galveston, Texas to enforce the emancipation of its slaves. We’ll mark the occasion with music from many of America’s black classical composers.
Commentary Series
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Dunsmore: Protest in Iran

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The massive anti-government demonstrations in Iran began when millions of Iranians concluded that last week’s official presidential election results were fraudulent. This morning commentator and veteran ABC News diplomatic correspondent Barrie Dunsmore examines the significance of the protests.
In Concert @ 8

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

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Bernard haitink, cond. Haydn: Symphony #44 in E Minor Lutoslawski: Symphony #4 Beethoven: Piano Concerto #4 in G Major; Murray Perahia, piano Poulenc: Gloria; Jessica Rivera, soprano, CSO Chorus 9:53 pm: Offenbach: Les fées du Rhin: Overture; Les musiciens du Louvre; Marc Minkowski; DG 477 6403  
In Concert @ 8

Cleveland Orchestra in Miami, FL

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Kurt Masur, cond. Beethoven: Leonore Overture #3 Beethoven: Piano Concerto #1; Louis Lortie, pino Beethoven: Symphony #7 9:55 pm: Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo; Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Järvi; DG 439513  
Vermont Edition
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New drug marketing rules

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Vermont’s rules are getting even tougher for pharmaceutical companies. We look at new restrictions on how drugmakers can interact with physicians, and what patients can learn about gifts their doctors have received. Also, an update on the political meltdown in Albany as the New York State Senate argues over who’s in charge.
VPR News
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Interview: NPR analyst Juan Williams

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A national White House correspondent for the Washington Post, political contributor to Fox News, Emmy-award winning author and senior news analyst for NPR News, Juan Williams has seen a lot, and covered a lot, in a journalism career spanning 3 decades. Williams is in Vermont today delivering a keynote speech to the Vermont Business Roundtable
VPR News
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Report says northeast temperatures rising

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A White House report on climate change says two of Vermont’s iconic industries are in trouble: winter sports and maple sugaring. As winters get warmer, the New England forest will change. And if greenhouse gas emissions stay high, the study warns that the prime area for maple production will shift north into Canada.
Vermont Edition
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Vermont Inventors

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Vermont has more patents issued per capita than anywhere else in the nation.  We look into the long history of innovation in Vermont, and what it takes to become an inventor today.  Also, Charlie Nardozzi answers your questions on perennials.
Classical Music with Cheryl Willoughby

Morning Classics: Charles Gounod’s birthday, with his Symphony #1 & highlights from “Faust”

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Charles Gounod was a Paris native, born on this day in 181. His mother was his first music teacher, from there he went on to the Paris Conservatory and a brief stay in Italy as he studied for priesthood. When he returned to civilian life he began creating some of his finest works. This morning we’ll hear his Symphony #1, and highlights from his controversial opera Faust.
VPR News
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Longtime Rutland superintendent retires

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The usual tenure for a school superintendent is between three and five years.   At the end of this month, William Mathis – superintendent of the Rutland Northeast Supervisory Union – will retire after 27 years on the job. 
VPR News
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Update on hemlock damage in New England

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The recent discovery of hemlock woolly adelgid in a sixth Windham County town is bad news for the region’s forests. The insects have devastated hemlocks in areas south of New England, especially Appalachia. But scientists have reasons to hope the damage could be less severe here.
In Concert @ 8

New York Philharmonic

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Lorin Maazel, cond. Bach: Bandenburg Concerto #4 Kernis: New Work for Tumpet and Orchestra; Philip Smith, trumpet Copland: Clarinet Concerto; Stanley Drucker, clarinet Ravel: Bolero  
Commentary Series
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Farr: Once more to the lake

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With summer recreation upon us once again, commentator Bruce Farr has been musing about the seasonal life on a lake near his home, and comparing it with a lake made famous by another writer, in another time.
Classical Music with Walter Parker

Midday Classical: Gershwin’s An American in Paris, which the VSO will take around the state and the VYO will take to France.

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We’ll celebrate the birthday of conductor Willi Boskovsky with the Artist’s Life Waltz of Johann Strauss, Jr.; plus Stephen Hough plays Saint-Saens’ Piano Concerto No. 4; Joshua Bell plays Lalo’s Symphonie espagnole; Carlo Maria Giulini conducts Schumann’s Rhenish Symphony; and we hear Gershwin’s An American in Paris, which will be on the Vermont Symphony’s Summer Festival Tour and which the Vermont Youth Orchestra will take to France.
VPR News
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American shad population in decline

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The mystique of the spawning salmon running upstream has intrigued many. But there’s another migrating fish, outside of the limelight, that also has a passionate following. It’s the "American Shad."
VPR News
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Brattleboro Co-op plans affordable housing

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The "Brattleboro Food Co-op" and the "Windham Housing Trust" hope to construct a new downtown building that will house the co-op and affordable apartments. This month, the project was given $875,000 in state and federal money.
VPR News
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ATV meeting draws overflow crowd

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An overflow crowd of nearly three hundred filled a Montpelier auditorium last night to weigh in on a proposal to allow all terrain vehicles limited access to state lands. The Agency of Natural Resources has proposed allowing ATV access in designated areas to connect existing trails on private land. 
In Concert @ 8

San Francisco Symphony

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Michael Tilson Thomas, cond. Knussen: Symphony #3 R. Strauss: Four Last Songs; Deborah Voigt, soprano Barber: Andromache’s Farewell, Op. 39 Beethoven: Symphony #4 in Bb Major, Op. 60 9:36 pm: Barber: Violin Concerto, Op.14; Gil Shaham, violin; London Symphony Orchestra; André Previn; DG 439886  
In Concert @ 8

Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

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Elliott Carter is still creating exciting music after his 100th birthday last year — though lots of people have never heard his work at all. To get us all started, the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra at Carnegie Hall plays his touching, jazzy Symphony #1.
VPR News
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VPR Wins Four 2009 PRNDI Awards

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VPR has won four 2009 PRNDI Awards.  PRNDI is the only national competition devoted to rewarding outstanding local public radio news.
VPR News
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ATVs on public land subject of public hearing

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Should all terrain vehicles be allowed to use state land? That’s the subject of a public hearing in Montpelier. The Agency of Natural Resources stirred up considerable controversy when it proposed a rule that would allow ATV connector trails across state property.
VPR News

Dartmouth grads hear ‘nose dive’ warning

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Graduates of Dartmouth College’s class of 2009 got to see Boston Celtics great Bill Russell get an honorary degree. And they heard from writer Louise Erdrich that humans are in a nose dive unless we can change as a species.
VPR News
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VPR Wins Four 2009 PRNDI Awards

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VPR has won four 2009 PRNDI Awards.  PRNDI is the only national competition devoted to rewarding outstanding local public radio news.
Interlude

Stravinsky and Strauss

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Music by Stravinsky (Petrouchka and Les Noces) and Richard Strauss (Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks and an excerpt from Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme).
VPR News
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Voices in the week’s news: June 12, 2009

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Gas prices rose, Vermont Yankee leaked, the Democrats offered an olive branch and Vermont was found to be safe and green. These were some of the voices in the news this week.
Commentary Series
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Gilbert: Edward Connery Lathem

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When long-time Dartmouth administrator and distinguished editor Edward Connery Lathem died last month at the age of 82, America lost one of the last of a bygone era.  Vermont Humanities Council Executive Director and commentator Peter Gilbert has this remembrance.
VPR News
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Rail advocates call for multi-state approach

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President Obama has pledged $8 billion of stimulus money to upgrade high speed inter-city rail service. States will compete with each other for the money. But because rail service ties communities together, some rail advocates in this region are calling for a multi-state approach.
VPR News

Senators applaud tobacco bill

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Vermont Senators Patrick Leahy and Bernie Sanders were on the winning side Thursday as the Senate struck the government’s strongest anti-smoking blow in decades. New Hampshire’s Judd Gregg and Jeanne Shaheen also voted in favor of the legislation.
VPR News
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Leahy says Sotomayor critics smearing character

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Senator Patrick Leahy says some critics of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor are trying to smear her character before the Senate’s confirmation hearings. Leahy says he’s scheduled those hearings for mid- July so the full Senate can vote on the nomination before the August congressional recess.
VPR News

Report says Vermont remains safe

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There’s confirmation that Vermont remains a pretty safe place, even though there was a spike last year in burglaries. The Vermont Criminal Information Center released its annual report on crime trends, which it prepares for the FBI.
Vermont Edition
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Former Governor Howard Dean

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Former Governor Howard Dean outlines his solution for the health care crisis. He also reveals why he has recently spoken out against some of the policies of the Douglas Administration.
In Concert @ 8

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

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Daniel Barenboim, cond. Mahler: Symphony #5 Mozart: Symphony #25; Alfred Brendel, piano 9:55 pm: Mozart: Il re pastore, K.208: Overture; Staatskapelle Dresden; Sir Colin Davis; RCA 56698  
VPR Presents
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Gloria Steinem

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Vermont Woman Newspaper brought feminist and author Gloria Steinem to Burlington June 11th in celebration of the Magazine’s sixth year and Steinem’s 75th birthday.
VPR News
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School’s final exam is a rite of passage

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Compass School in Westminster was founded by a group of parents and community members who believed that some kids learn better outside of a traditional classroom setting. The school’s equivalent of a final exam is a very personal occasion – as VPR’s Susan Keese reports.
Vermont Edition
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Fish Hatcheries

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We look into how more than 1.5 million trout, salmon, and walleye make their way into Vermont waters from state-run fish hatcheries.  Also, we talk with a pianist who began playing after being struck by lightning, and we visit a high school where students prove they’re ready to graduate.
VPR News
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Green economy growing faster than other employment

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A new study says jobs in Vermont’s green economy are growing faster than other areas of employment in the state. The report by the Pew Charitable Trusts says Vermont has emerged as a national leader, with green job growth here outpacing the national average.
VPR News

Wholesale grocer faces $215,000 state fine

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A food warehousing and trucking firm has agreed to pay a $215,000 fine to the state of Vermont for violating its hazardous waste management and underground storage tank laws.
Commentary Series
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Mares: Thoughts on Obama’s speech

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Commentator Bill Mares is a  writer, former teacher and legislator. He has co-authored two books on desert travel in Saudi Arabia, and he’s been reflecting on President Obama’s speech to the Muslim world last week.
Vermont Edition
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Sgt. Thomas Middleton on Task Force Saber

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Vermont National Guard Sgt. Thomas A. Middleton talks about his book detailing his deployment to Iraq with Task Force Saber. Middlebury’s Sue Halpern reads from some eye-opening student interviews. And music from vocalist/trumpeter Jennifer Hartswick.
VPR News
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Graduates face difficult job market

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Now that the pomp and circumstance is over at most Vermont colleges, some new graduates are facing a tough job market. A New England economist says the situation is likely to get better by the middle of next year. But that’s little consolation for students right now.
VPR News

Douglas likely to run for re-election

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Governor Jim Douglas is likely to run for re-election. The governor says he’s not ready to make a formal announcement. But in an appearance on VPR’s Vermont Edition, he indicated he would be campaigning for a fifth term.
VPR News

Douglas signs supplemental budget bill

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Gov. Jim Douglas has signed into law a budget "companion bill" passed during last week’s special session, despite his concerns that parts of it are unconstitutional.
VPR News
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Ira struggles with proposed wind farm

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The town of Ira is holding a public meeting Wednesday so townspeople can talk over a proposal that has upset many in the small community.  A large scale commercial wind farm is being proposed for Ira and five other towns west of Rutland.   If completed, it would be the second largest energy producer in the state after Vermont Yankee. 
Vermont Edition
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Gov. Jim Douglas

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Gov. Douglas is our guest to examine the outcomes of the legislative session and how he and the Democratic leadership at the Statehouse will work together going forward. Also in the program, bat expert Scott Darling explains why he’s lobbying for federal funds to research white nose syndrome.
Classical Music with Walter Parker

Midday Classical: Paula Robison, Robert Schumann, Emanuel Ax, and Stanley Drucker

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We’ll celebrate the 68th birthday of flutist Paula Robison with a recent recording of Chaminade’s Concertino and an early Marlboro recording of Schubert with Rudolf Serkin.  We’ll also hear Schumann’s Symphonic Etudes and music of Faure and Chopin featuring pianist Emanuel Ax, who is 60 today; plus Copland’s Clarinet Concerto played by Stanley Drucker, who will soon step down after 60 years with the New York Philharmonic.
VPR News
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Stories from the Lake: Conflict

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Our series "Stories from the Lake" continues. As that the French and British begin to establish a presence near Lake Champlain, and form alliances with Native Americans, we examine the period of conflict that follows.
VPR News
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Professor studies baby laughter

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A baby’s laughter may seem like it just comes naturally – but it’s not quite as simple as that.  The infectious laugh of an infant tells us something about how babies develop psychologically and how they perceive the outside world. One Johnson State College professor who’s been researching why babies laugh says the results are surprising.
VPR News

Five school districts still without school budgets

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Most school budgets in the state were passed back in March at Town Meeting. But five school districts have been unable to get voter approval of budgets — and three of them are in the Grand Isle Supervisory Union.
In Concert @ 8

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

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Conductor Ivan Fischer was born and raised in Hungary, but after making his name with the Budapest Festival Orchestra he started branching out. The Dutch welcomed him and he’s found a cozy second home along the canals and cafes of Amsterdam — and conducting Europe’s greatest orchestra.
Interlude
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George Szell

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Music by Beethoven, Mozart and Wagner, performed by the Cleveland Orchestra with their long-time conductor George Szell, born June 7, 1897.
VPR News
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Voices in the week’s news: June 5, 2009

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Vermont businesses voiced concern over new border ID requirements, the state employees union moved to delay job cuts. These were some of the voices in the news this week.
Commentary Series
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Dunsmore: Obama in Cairo

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President Barack Obama’s speech in Cairo yesterday contained many important messages to various constituencies. This morning, commentator and veteran ABC News diplomatic correspondent Barrie Dunsmore examines what the President told Israelis and Palestinians.
VPR News

New law hopes to offset shortage of large animal vets

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Farmers and state official hope to bring more large animal veterinarians to Vermont to offset a shortage in some parts of the state. The shortage is a result of retirements and the fact that most people entering the field are choosing to treat household pets rather than farm animals.
VPR News

Six more swine flu cases confirmed

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A new batch of swine flu cases was confirmed on Thursday by the Vermont Health Department. An additional six people tested positive for the new strain of the flu, bringing the total in the state so far to 14.
VPR News

Robinson rejoices in same-sex marriage vote

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It was tough enough to get New Hampshire’s lawmakers and governor to approve same-sex marriage, but Episcopal Bishop V. Gene Robinson says there’s an even tougher job ahead: getting churches to fully embrace same-sex marriage and gay and lesbian people.
In Concert @ 8

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

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Fritz Reiner, cond. Weinberger: Polka and Fugue from Schwanda the Bagpiper R. Strauss: Sinfonia Domestica Mahler: Symphony #4 in G Major; Lisa Della Casa, soprano 9:57 pm: R. Strauss: Muttertändelei, Op.43, No.2; Kiri Te Kanawa, soprano; Sir Georg Solti, piano; London 430511  
VPR News
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William Greider: Boom Times are Gone

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William Greider has a message for America, and it’s not sugar-coated. The National Affairs correspondent for The Nation magazine says the good economic times-as we’ve come to know them in the boom days-are not coming back. Greider speaks with VPR’s Mitch Wertlieb.
VPR News
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Brandon opens historic community center

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At a time when state welcome centers are closing, the town of Brandon will soon open a new one – the Stephen A. Douglas Birthplace Community Center. Townspeople have spent over two years restoring the historic home of Abraham Lincoln’s famous political rival.  
VPR News

Union to try to block layoffs

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A union that represents state workers says it’s going to court to stop the layoff of more than 120 people, 100 of whom are to be let go Friday.
In Concert @ 8

Cleveland Orchestra

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Franz Welser-Most, cond. Debussy: Sirenes, from Nocturnes; Women of the Cleveland Symphony Chorus Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto #3 in D Minor; Leif Ove Andsnes, piano Janacek: Glagolitic Mass; Cleveland Orchestra Chorus 9:57 pm: Rachmaninoff (arr. Respighi): Étude-tableau No.2, Op.33, No.7 “La foire”; Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Jesús López-Cobos; Telarc 80396  
Vermont Edition
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Budget Reaction

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The legislature’s vote to override the governor’s veto ends the tumultuous debate over the state budget.  We talk with Eric Davis, Neale Lunderville and Susan Bartlett about what the vote means for the state’s political climate.  Also, we visit mystery writer Archer Mayor.
VPR News

NH gay marriage advocates hope to celebrate

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After a crushing two-vote defeat, gay marriage supporters hope to succeed Wednesday when a second vote is taken on expanded religious protections needed to win the New Hampshire governor’s signature.
VPR News
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Sotomayor has Vermont connections

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Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor has a deep Vermont connection. Sotomayor traveled to Vermont in 2007 to attend a memorial at Vermont Law School in South Royalton for her friend, the late Judge James Oakes. 
In Concert @ 8

New York Philharmonic

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David Zinman, cond. Mussorgsky: A Night on Bald Mountain Shostakovich: Violin Concerto #1 in A Minor; Christian Tetzlaff, violin Sibelius: Symphony #5 in Eb Major 9:37 pm: Haydn: Symphony No.96 in D “Miracle”; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Sir Thomas Beecham; EMI 64389    
Commentary Series
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Schubart: Chick Day

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Commentator Bill Schubart considers it a public service to warn about the deceptive practices used to entice you into inviting deadly roosters into your home in the springtime.
Classical Music with Cheryl Willoughby

Morning Classics: Rossini’s “Barber of Seville” for the opening of the new Opera CO. of Middlebury season

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This week mezzo-soprano Cecilia Bartoli has a birthday, we’ll hear her in the title role from Rossini’s La Cenerentola (Cinderella). Also featuring a couple of different versions of the Overture from Rossini’s Barber of Seville, in advance of the Opera Company of Middlebury’s performances of that opera starting on Friday night. 
VPR News

Interview: Eric Davis on the budget override vote

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The Governor’s formal veto yesterday sets up a showdown at the statehouse later this morning. We got in touch with Middlebury College Political Scientist Eric Davis, and asked him if he was surprised that Douglas put himself in the spotlight of history by vetoing the budget
VPR News

Businesses concerned about border ID requirements

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New rules went into effect this week on the Canadian border that strictly limit what kinds of  ID will be accepted to get into the United States. Federal Homeland Security officials say the changes have gone smoothly. But, as VPR’s Ross Sneyd reports, some Vermont officials still aren’t pleased with the new rules.
In Concert @ 8

San Francisco Symphony

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Michael Tilson Thomas, cond. Shostakovich: Music from the Golden Age Shostakovich: From Jewish Folk Poetry Shostakovich: Symphony #5 9:31 pm: Shostakovich: Symphony No.9 in E flat, Op.70; New York Philharmonic; Leonard Bernstein; Sony 47615    
In Concert @ 8

Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

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Have you ever heard of soprano Carolyn Sampson? If not, be prepared to be bowled over. For tonight’s concert, this spritely singer from the UK delivers an arresting performance about a warm and dreamy southern evening under the stars.
VPR News
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Stories from the Lake: The Arrival

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As the region gets ready to observe the 400th anniversary of Samuel de Champlain’s arrival here, VPR is reflecting on how the French explorer has shaped our shared history and culture.
Vermont Edition
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Writer and humorist Tom Bodett

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Vermont writer and humorist Tom Bodett shares his experiences on NPR’s "Wait, Wait…Don’t Tell Me" and an upcoming project, "The Queen City Radio Hour." VPR’s Bob Kinzel previews the Legislature’s budget vote on Tuesday. And singer Linda Radtke shares historic Vermont songs.
VPR News
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Stories from the Lake: The Ocean

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We can’t begin to understand Samuel de Champlain’s historic exploration of the lake that bears his name without a realization that thousands of years before his arrival the lake was a very different place…an ocean.
VPR News
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Toxic cleanup aims to restore Hudson River

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Four-hundred years after Henry Hudson sailed up the river that bears his name, one of the biggest toxic waste cleanups has just begun in an attempt to restore the Hudson to health.
Interlude

Howard Hanson

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Troy Peters shares the Symphony No. 1 by the American composer Howard Hanson.
VPR News
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Voices in the week’s news: May 29, 2009

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Bennington’s Southwestern Vermont Medical Center grappled with a shortfall, Vermonters weighed in on President Obama’s Supreme Court nomination. These were some of the voices in the news this week:
Vermont Edition
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State Auditor Tom Salmon

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State Auditor Tom Salmon discusses some of his ideas for solving the state’s financial challenges, including raising taxes, restructuring state government and expanding gambling in the state.
Commentary Series
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The long haul: Nadworny on longevity

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Earlier this spring, VPR commentators gathered at Sugarbush Resort to address a common theme, and this week we’re hearing some of their thoughts on "The Long Haul."  Commentator Rich Nadworny found himself pondering the secrets of long life.
In Concert @ 8

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

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Bernard Haitink, cond. Mozart: Symphony #41 in C, K. 551 "Jupiter" Bruckner: Symphony #7 in E 9:57 pm: Mozart: Contredanse in B flat, K.603, No.2; Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra; Hans Graf; LaserLight 15887  
Commentary Series
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Mares: Food at any speed

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Everyone knows that the way we eat has consequences for our physical well-being. But commentator Bill Mares was surprised recently to read that it also has consequences for the economy.
VPR News

Vermont to spend $6 million on state parks

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The state of Vermont plans to spend $6 million on improvements at its state parks this year, bucking a national trend of cutbacks and service closures by cost-conscious states.
In Concert @ 8

Cleveland Orchestra

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Jayce Ogren, cond. Liszt: The Black Gondola Mitsuko Uchida, piano and conductor: Mozart: Piano Concerti #23 and #24 9:54 pm: Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Greensleeves; English String Orchestra; William Boughton; Nimbus 5019    
VPR News
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Puppets help students open up, teach values

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VPR’s Jason Bushey reports on a Vermont organization that has used large, colorful puppets to teach young students across the state a wide variety of values for nearly three decades.
Vermont Edition
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Hunger persists, even in growing season

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Summer can be a time of abundance, with gardens and farm fields brimming with fresh vegetables. But experts say that, for children, hunger knows no season. Also, an update on efforts to revamp rail service in parts of Vermont, and puppetry program helps children deal with difficult issues.
Commentary Series
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The long haul: Gilbert on turkey drives

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VPR commentators gathered this spring at Sugarbush Resort to address a common theme, the Long Haul, and we’re sharing a few of their thoughts this week. For commentator Peter Gilbert, the theme brought to mind a little known – but highly entertaining – aspect of Vermont’s agricultural history.
VPR Series and Specials
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The Long Haul

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VPR recently asked a number of our regular comentators to write an essay on the theme" The Long Haul." Hear them all this week during Morning Edition.
VPR News

Lawmakers to hear testimony on budget

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Vermont lawmakers convene hearings today and Thursday on the latest budget proposal by Governor Jim Douglas. And a Douglas aide calls the hearings a "stunt."
VPR News

NH’s Shaheen supports Sotomayor

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New Hampshire Sen. Jeanne Shaheen says she looks forward to a fair and swift confirmation for Judge Sonia Sotomayor, President Obama’s nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court.
In Concert @ 8

New York Philharmonic

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Alan Gilbert, cond. Mahler: Blumine Liberson: The World in Flower Mahler: Symphony #1 "The Titan" 9:58 pm:  Thomas Moore (arr. Charles Stanford): Quick! we have but a second; The King’s Singers; EMI 49765  
Vermont Edition
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Co-existing with Bears

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Can humans and bears co-exist? How humans can help bears stay out of trouble. Also, a Montpelier Chrysler dealer fights back. And a whif of the lilac explosion at UVM’s Horticulture Research Center.
Commentary Series
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The long haul: Hanna and the family trip

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Earlier this spring, VPR commentators gathered at Sugarbush Resort to address a common theme, and this week we’re hearing some of their thoughts on "The Long Haul." It reminded commentator Cheryl Hanna of a family trip that didn’t go… quite as planned.
VPR News

SVMC struggles with $1.3 million shortfall

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Bennington’s Southwestern Vermont Medical Center is grappling with an unexpected, $1.3 million shortfall. The announcement of the budget deficit in March was followed by the resignation of former CEO Harvey Yorke  and the dismissal of the hospital’s chief financial officer.
In Concert @ 8

San Francisco Symphony

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Leonard Slatkin, conductor Haydn: Symphony No. 67 in F Barber: Piano Concerto (Garrick Ohlsson, piano) Elgar: Enigma Variations, Op. 36   9:35 Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance Marches 1-5, Op. 39 London Philharmonic Orchestra Sir Adrian Boult
Commentary Series
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The long haul: Doane on the march

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At the Sugarbush Resort this spring, VPR commentators gathered to address a common theme, and this week we’re hearing some of their thoughts. "The Long Haul" inspired commentator Larry Doane to reflect on what it sometimes takes to simply keep going.
In Concert @ 8

Los Angeles Philharmonic

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Los Angeles Philharmonic Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, conductor Program: Mozart: Serenade  #6 Beethoven: Symphony  #8 Respighi: The Pines of Rome Respighi: The Fountains of Rome Manuel de Falla: Pantomime fr. El Amor Brujo (‘Love, the Magician’) Bartok: Piano Concerto No. 1  (Yefim Bronfman, piano)
All the Traditions
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What a Bunch of Box Sets!

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We delve into some wonderful box sets from VPR’s folk music collection, including boxes of medicine show music, roots southern gospel, a selection of artists who recorded on Philo Records in North Ferrisburg in the 1970s, a taste of Scandinavia, and much more!
My Place with Joel Najman

My Place: Rock & Roll Around The World

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Hit rock & roll singles from the U.S. and U.K. often became popular in non-English-speaking parts of the world, so much so that artists would sometimes re-record their hits in foreign languages. Listen for these rare recordings this week on My Place, including Connie Francis singing in Japanese, the Belmonts in Dutch, and the Beatles in German.
Saturday Afternoon at the Opera

Fidelio

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A vintage recording of Beethoven’s Fidelio with Christa Ludwig, Jon Vickers, Gottlob Frick, Walter Berry, and the Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Otto Klemperer.
Interlude
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Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony

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Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony is performed by soloists and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra conducted by Wolfgang Sawallisch.
VPR News
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Voices in the week’s news: May 22, 2009

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Rain wreaks havoc at the Rutland Free Library, and Vermont’s senators support a credit card bill and closing Guantanamo Bay. These were some of the voices in the news this week.
Vermont Edition
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Tax Bill Debate

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House Ways and Means vice chairwoman Janet Ancel and tax commissioner Tom Pelham look at income tax cuts, capital gains taxes and caps on deductions.
Commentary Series
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Dunsmore: Rumors greatly exaggerated

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With Democrats in control of the Congress and the White House, there has been much media handwringing about the fate of the Republican Party. This morning, commentator and veteran ABC News diplomatic correspondent Barrie Dunsmore tells us that the demise of the Republicans has been greatly exaggerated.
VPR News

Senate passes $91.3 billion war funding bill

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The Senate has passed a $91 billion war spending bill that would fund stepped-up military operations in Afghanistan but deny President Barack Obama money to close the Guantanamo Bay prison.
VPR News

Groups urge Congress to act on bat ailment

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More than 60 environmental and other organizations from across the country are urging Congress to increase funding for research into a disease that is killing bats in the eastern United States.
In Concert @ 8

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

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Valery Gergiev, conductor Debussy: Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 1 in D, Op. 19  (Vadim Repin, violin) Stravinsky: Firebird Suite Shostakovich: Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 54      
Vermont Edition
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Marathon: the lure of 26.2 miles

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They have trained through the long winter months to prepare physically and mentally, and this Sunday the runners will test themselves against the 26.2 mile distance. We talk with runners about why they are attracted to marathoning.
VPR News

Same-sex marriage is on hold in New Hampshire

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Same-sex marriage is on hold in New Hampshire. Governor John Lynch has demanded changes before he’ll sign legislation that would make the state the sixth to allow gay marriage, but those changes failed by two votes in the state House on Wednesday.
In Concert @ 8

Cleveland Orchestra

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Paavo Jarvi, conductor Tuur: Aditis Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D, Op. 61  (Christian Tetzlaff, violin) Stravinsky: Petrouchka Stravinsky: Scherzo a la russe    
VPR News
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Candlepin bowling alive in Vermont

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One of the four remaining ‘small ball’ bowling centers in Vermont is Candlepin Lanes of Derby. VPR’s Ric Cengeri stopped in to talk with the proprietors, Tracy and Michelle Tarryk about the sport.
In Concert @ 8

New York Philharmonic

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Alan Gilbert, cond. Dvorak: The Golden Spnning Wheel Saint-Saens: Violin Concerto #3; Joshua Bell, violin Martinu: Symphony #4 9:42 pm: Vaughan Williams: Concerto grosso; English String Orchestra; William Boughton; Nimbus 5019    
Vermont Edition
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Libraries meet demands of a recession

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A bad economy means more and more people are turning to resources at their local libraries.  We talk with State Librarian Martha Reid, and library directors Jerry Carbone and Cindy Karasinski.  Also, a look at how well funded the state’s pension and benefits funds are.
Commentary Series
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Guyon: Arts in Vermont

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Commentator Annie Guyon* has a deep sense of state pride, especially when it comes to the arts. And there’s one annual exhibit, now up and celebrating its 80th anniversary until June 9th, that she finds particularly inspiring.
In Concert @ 8

San Francisco Symphony

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Michael Tilson Thomas, cond. Ives: Psalm 90 Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64; Sergey Khachatryan, violin Ives: New England Holidays Symphony 9:41 pm: Copland: North Star Suite; Eos Orchestra; Jonathan Sheffer; Telarc 80583    
In Concert @ 8

Prague Spring International Music Festival

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Every spring, the city of Prague throws a party that turns the town into Europe’s classical music hub. The Prague Spring International Music Festival is going on now through early June, and we’ll take you there to hear a wonderful English orchestra — as they celebrate spring.
VPR News
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VT Edition Interview: Military and Civil Stability in Aghanistan

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As the military and political situation in Afghanistan intensifies, Vermont troops prepare for deployment to the region.  Another Vermonter is also headed for that region: Peter Galbraith has been named deputy UN envoy in Afghanistan. Jane Lindholm talks with Galbraith about the coming surge in both military and civilian efforts and the way forward in the region.
VPR News
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Even New Yorkers are turning to composting

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Most people who collect and compost food scraps have a backyard or a garden to dump them in. But in New York City residents without a pinch of earth are taking extreme measures to compost.
All the Traditions
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From Cape Verde to the Coal Pits!

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From "Stairway to Heaven" played by an Irish traditional band to an upcoming folk and blues festival in Saratoga Springs, we try once again to dance around the musical bases with Cape Verdean divas and the Incredible String Band!
VPR News
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Voices in the week’s news: May 15, 2009

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Away from the State House this week, Senator Bernie Sanders called on credit card companies to lower their rates, Fairpoint’s struggles continued and the country’s education secretary visited Vermont. These were some of the voices in the news this week.
In Concert @ 8

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

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Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor, Jessica Warren-Acosta, Andean flute Alomia Robles: El Condor pasa Martinze y Companon: Coleccion de musica virreinal Luzuriaga: Responsorio Frank: Illapa Golijov: Mariel for cello and Orchestra; Kenneth Olson, cello Soro: Tres Aires Chilenos Lopez: Fiesta! ielsen: Symphony #5; Paavo Jarvi, cond. 9:57 pm: Poulenc: Valse, FP 17; Orchestre national de France; Charles Dutoit; London 452937    
Vermont Edition
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Vermont’s Comedy Scene

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Stand-up comedy is not for the faint of heart.  We talk with a few brave people who take the stage as part of Vermont’s growing stand-up comedy scene. Also, how to cultivate an edible landscape with berries, herbs and flowers.
In Concert @ 8

Cleveland Orchestra

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Herbert Blomstedt, cond. Bruckner: Symphony #8 in C Minor 9:54 pm: Schubert: Du bist die Ruh’, D.776; Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone; Gerald Moore, piano; EMI 69503  
VPR News
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Audio Postcard: Wardsboro

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We continue our series of audio postcards from Vermont towns with a visit to Wardsboro, home of Gladys Bruce. She raises goats and chickens and though she’s almost 90, she still finds a lot to keep her busy.
Vermont Edition
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How Vermont’s banks are faring

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We check in with Vermont’s Deputy Banking Commissioner Tom Candon, and representatives from banks around the state.  Plus, one UVM Med student helped change how students are taught about eating disorders, and an audio town postcard from Wardsboro.
VPR News
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WCAX’s Parsons to retire this summer

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One of Vermont’s best known news broadcasters plans to retire at the end of the summer. WCAX’s Marselis Parsons will step down as news director at Channel Three in June. And he’ll sign off as anchor of the evening news a few months later.
In Concert @ 8

New York Philharmonic

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Riccardo Muti, cond. Verdi: Overture to giovanna d’Arco Verdi: "The Four Seasons" from I Vespri Siciliani Puccini: Preludio Sinfonico Respighi: Pines of Rome 9:23 pm: Stravinsky: Symphony in E flat, Op.1; Russian National Orchestra; Mikhail Pletnev; DG 453434  
Vermont Edition
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The Vermont State Hospital

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For the second time in a year, the Vermont State Hospital was denied federal certification.  We talk about what’s next for the facility with the state’s Mental Health Commissioner Michael Hartman and Rep. Anne Donahue.  Also, catalytic converters create a rise in a rare element, and we stop by Beansie’s snack bus.
VPR News
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Lobstermen prepare for new rope regulations

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As lobstermen prepare to set their traps this spring, they’re facing a new way of working on the water. Federal regulations that took effect in April require them to use rope that sinks rather than rope that floats. The idea is to protect endangered right whales whose numbers are estimated at fewer than 400. The whales can become entangled and die in floating fishing gear.  
VPR News
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Bennington state employees to return to office complex

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The long debate over Bennington’s so-called "sick" state office building reached an official resolution with the passage of the Capital Bill on Friday. The decision calls for state employees to return to the complex that was closed, due to worker respiratory ailments and a debilitating disease called sarcoidosis.
VPR News

Vermont sends syrup to soldiers

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Vermont service members around the world will be getting a taste of home soon as part of "Operation Vermont Maple Sweetness 2009."
In Concert @ 8

San Francisco Symphony

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Roberto Minczuk, cond. Almeida prado: Symphonic Variations Martinu: Concerto for Two Pianos; Katia and Marielle Labeque, duo pianists Dvorak: Symphony #9 in E Minor "From the New World" 9:29 pm: Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Violin Concerto No.2 “The Prophets”; Jascha Heifetz, violin; Los Angeles Philharmonic; Alfred Wallenstein; RCA 7872  
VPR News
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Will Douglas veto the budget?

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Governor Jim Douglas says he won’t have to call lawmakers back to the Statehouse for a special session if Democratic leaders agree to some additional budget cuts in the coming weeks.
Vermont Edition
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First-time lawmakers reflect on session

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About three dozen first-time lawmakers served in the Legislature this winter. On the next Vermont Edition, we invite them to reflect their satisfactions, disappointments and how they felt they served their constituents. Also, an update on a decades-old superfund site in Burlington.
VPR News
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Legislature adjourns, special session likely

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It’s likely that lawmakers will be back in Montpelier for a special session in several weeks. That’s because Governor Douglas is expected to veto the state budget for next year.  If he takes that action, it will mark the first time in Vermont history that a governor has vetoed the state’s annual spending plan.
VPR News

NY’s Champlain monument project nears completion

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Work is nearly complete on a more than $2 million project to refurbish the New York-owned Champlain Memorial Lighthouse in time to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Samuel de Champlain’s exploration of the region.
Interlude
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Moon Quiz

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In honor of the full moon, host PeterFox Smith has devised a Moon Quiz — with wonderful prizes.  Have pencil and paper ready.
VPR News
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Voices in the week’s news: May 8, 2009

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The State House saw a flurry of activity, with discussions on the budget, Yankee decommissioning, expanded sex offender legislation and streamlining environmental regulations. These were some of the voices in the news this week:
VPR News

Passport requirements kick in on June 1st

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With summer just around the corner state officials are reminding travelers that starting June 1st people will need to have a passport or enhanced license to travel to Canada.
VPR News

Bennington hospital lays off 60

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Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington has laid off 60 employees and slashed hours for 30 others to cope with a projected $1.3 million deficit.
Commentary Series
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Dunsmore: President Obama’s agenda

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This week on President Barack Obama’s agenda  – Afghanistan and Pakistan. Next week – Israel and Palestine.  As commentator and long time ABC News diplomatic correspondent Barrie Dunsmore sees it, Mr. Obama is now facing a series of international crises with the potential to derail the best laid plans for his presidency.
VPR News

Vt. lawmakers close to wrapping up money bills

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With federal stimulus money filling what otherwise would be huge budget holes, Vermont lawmakers are moving to wrap up work on the general fund, transportation and capital construction budgets for the fiscal year beginning July 1.
Vermont Edition
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Senator Bernie Sanders

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Senator Bernie Sanders discusses health care reform, U.S. military policies in Afghanistan and Pakistan and torture investigations.  
In Concert @ 8

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

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Neeme Jarvi, cond. Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto #3; Yefim Bronfman, piano Taneyev: Symphony #4 Gruber: Aerial; Hakan Hardenberger, trupmet, David Zinman, cond. 57 pm: Schuller: Suite for Woodwind Ensemble: Toccata; Aulos-Bläserquintett; KOCH 1153  
VPR News
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Backstage with “Take Two”

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A brand new, original musical has opened at the Briggs Opera House in White River Junction. The four cast members have all worked on Broadway, and they tell a love story with a very modern twist. VPR’s Betty Smith takes us Backstage at the Northern Stage premier of Take Two.
VPR News

Listen to a reading from author Castle Freeman

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Author Castle Freeman Jr. lives in Newfane and has written several novels set in Southern Vermont.   His 2008 Novel, Go With Me, got rave reviews for depicting small town life without resorting to sentimentality or stereotypes.  His newest book, All That I Have, was just published in March and follows in the same vein, telling the story of Sheriff Lucien Wing.  Castle Freeman says he hopes his protagonist comes across as a flawed but sympathetic character. Listen to Castle Freeman read an excerpt from his book, All That I Have.
Vermont Edition
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Vermont’s Political Left

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We’ll explore the depth and breadth of the left side of the state’s political spectrum with former politician Peter Clavelle and Chair of the Democratic Party, Judy Bevans. Also, a conversation with Vermont novelist Castle Freeman, Jr.
In Concert @ 8

Cleveland Orchestra

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Herbert Blomstedt, cond. Brahms: Double Concerto for Violin and Cello in A Minor, Op. 102; William Preucil, violin, Desmond Hobig, cello Beethoven: Symphony #3 in Eb Major "Eroica" Op. 55 9:55 pm: Holst: The Planets: Mercury; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; James Levine; DG 429730    
VPR News

FairPoint losing customers in northern New England

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FairPoint Communications saw its number of phone access lines fall a relatively modest 1.8 percent in northern New England in the first three months of the year even as subscribers experienced customer service, billing and e-mail problems.
Commentary Series
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Gilbert: The loveliest of trees

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This year’s cherry blossoms are already going by in Washington, but here in Vermont they’re just beginning to bloom.  Here’s VPR commentator and Vermont Humanities Council Executive Director Peter Gilbert to encourage us to enjoy them – not only now, but all year long.
VPR News

Interview: Red Sox scout Galen Carr

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Galen Carr of Burlington is living a dream job every day as a professional scout for the Boston Red Sox. Carr grew up in Walpole New Hampshire living, and–usually dying–with the dashed fortunes of his beloved Red Sox.
VPR News

Funding for shelters down as need increases

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With bankruptcies, evictions and unemployment on the rise, stress levels in many families have mushroomed.   That’s led to an increase in domestic violence. But as VPR’s Nina Keck reports, even as demand for services is growing, funding for women’s shelters is down.
In Concert @ 8

New York Philharmonic

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Riccardo Muti, cond. Ravel: Piano Concerto in G Major; Mitsuko Uchida, piano Schubert: Symphony #9 in C major "The Great" 9:36 pm: Dohnanyi: Variations on a Nursery Song, Op.25; Zoltán Kocsis, piano; Budapest Festival Orchestra; Iván Fischer; Philips 422380    
VPR News
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VT Edition: Twitter takes off

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VPR’s Jane Lindholm talks with users of the online service Twitter about how people have embraced it and what the attcation is for personal use and for business.
VPR News

Smugglers Notch now open to cars

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There’s another sure sign of spring in the Vermont mountains. Smugglers Notch between Stowe and Jeffersonville is once again open to vehicles.
VPR News

Welch opposes Wal-Mart at Civil War battlefield

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Congressman Peter Welch was at Wilderness Battlefield Monday expressing opposition to a plan by Wal-Mart to build a super store on the historic Virginia site. The battlefield is where Confederate General Robert E. Lee first met the Union’s Ulysses S. Grant.
In Concert @ 8

San Francisco Symphony

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James Gaffigan, cond. Mussorgsky: Selections from "Khovanshchina" Rachmaninoff: PIano Concerto #2 in C Minor, Op. 18; Lise de la Salle, piano Chen Yi: Si Ji (Four Seasons) Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture 9:35 pm: Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No.1 in C minor, Op.35; Dmitri Shostakovich, piano; Orchestre national de la Radio diffusion française; André Cluytens; EMI 62648    
In Concert @ 8

New York Philharmonic in Bonn

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How this painfully self-effacing man created music that soars to the heavens is one of the mysteries of human creativity. Anton Bruckner and his Eighth Symphony can astound, and the proof is this great performance of the New York Philharmonic in concert on tour in Germany.
Classical Music with Joe Goetz

Afternoon Classics: Raiding the New CD Shelf

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New CDs arrive at VPR faster tha you can imagine, so I decided to scan the shelves and pick out some of our recent additions to the library to share this afternoon.  Some are new releases, others are older recordings that, for one reason or another, we didn’t get until recently.  Hope you enjoy!
VPR News
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VT Edition: Bridget Butler on Spring birds

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VPR’s Jane Lindholm talks with self-proclaimed "bird diva" Bridget Butler about what birds we can soon expect to see in Vermont. And we talk about how social networking is helping both veteran and newbie birders share their sightings.
Classical Music with Cheryl Willoughby

Morning Classics: Sing a new song with Bach, and Cecilia Bartoli

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The only thing as popular as Mozart’s operas in the years after his death were instrumental transcriptions of his opera music. Spanish-born Fernando Sor borrowed a selection of tunes from Mozart’s "Magic Flute" for his guitar variations, and Julian performs them this morning. We’ll also sing a new song to the morning in music by Bach, and Giordani in his lovesong, "Caro mio ben". 
VPR News
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Petition calls for school board member to resign

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Some residents of Bennington have launched a petition calling for the resignation of a disgraced former school superintendent elected in March to the local school board. In 1989, George Sleeman was convicted of eight counts of embezzlement from the Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union. Now that he’s back in the public eye, the community is divided over how to respond.
VPR News

Vermont Yankee plans emergency siren tests

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Sirens in the Vermont Yankee’s emergency planning zone will sound this Tuesday – Wednesday is the rain date – as part of a regular test of the emergency notification system surrounding the Vernon reactor.
My Place with Joel Najman
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Popular Songs About Birds – Part Three

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After two weeks featuring popular songs that mention or deal with birds, the volume of listener requests and suggestions was such, that this week’s "My Place" program is a third and final hour titled "Popular Songs About Birds", programmed almost entirely from the correspondence we received.
Interlude
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Alessandro Scarlatti

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Host Peter Fox Smith presents a program of both vocal and instrumental music by Alessandro Scarlatti, born on this date in 1660.
VPR News
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Voices in the week’s news: May 1, 2009

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The budget, raw milk legislation and a possible loss of Federal stimulus dollars made headlines in the last few days. Here are some of the voices from this week’s news.
VPR News
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Hospitals prepare for potential pandemic

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With concern over a potential swine flu pandemic growing, hospitals across the country are gearing up, by fine tuning their emergency response plans.    While no cases have been reported in Vermont, swine flu has been identified in nearby Maine, Massachusetts and New York. VPR’s Nina Keck spoke with hospital officials in Rutland and filed this report.
VPR News
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First magnet schools to open in fall

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Vermont’s first magnet schools will open this fall. Two Burlington elementary schools will re-open as district-wide magnet schools — one with an emphasis on arts, and the other focusing on sustainability.
In Concert @ 8

Cleveland Orchestra and Chorus

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Franz Welser-Most, cond. Messiaen: seven Haiku Mozart: Mass in C Minor "Great" K 427 9:54 pm: Mozart: Idomeneo: Overture; Tafelmusik; Bruno Weil; Sony 46695  
VPR News
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Budget standoff looms at Statehouse

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Senate President Peter Shumlin says if the outline for a compromise isn’t reached by the weekend, lawmakers will forge ahead with a budget plan that Governor Jim Douglas will likely veto.
VPR News
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In search of the fiddlehead fern

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Albany, Vermont residents Les Hook and Nova Kim are experts in collecting wild edibles. The two have been together for nearly 30 years, and they run wild edible workshops throughout the state. VPR’s Sarah Ashworth joined them recently as they went hunting for fiddleheads near Waterbury.
Vermont Edition
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Magnet Schools

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The first two magnet schools in Vermont will open next fall in Burlington.  We talk with one of the school’s principals, Paula Bowen, and with Education Commissioner Armando Vilaseca.  Also, one UVM student is studying what students should eat before they take an exam, and we go hunting for fiddleheads.
VPR News
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Homeless family puts down roots

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VPR News has been following the story of Meghann Cline and her 3 children, who’ve been homeless since last summer. When we last checked in, they had used up their time at a family shelter. Meghann Cline and her family moved into the hotel in January, and that’s where VPR’s Lynne McCrea picks up the story.
VPR News
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Bill would make it easier to map wetlands

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A bill before the senate Natural Resources Committee would make it easier to add – and subtract – wetlands from state wetlands maps. It’s estimated that a third of Vermont’s wetlands are unmapped, and therefore unprotected.
Vermont Edition
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Protecting Vermont’s Wetlands

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We examine a bill that could increase the state’s protected wetlands. We continue our coverage of health care reform with a look at the Vermont Workers Center’s "Health Care is a Human Right" Campaign. And we listen in as students create a ballad about Lake Champlain.
Commentary Series
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Seamans: The Spofford Busy Bees

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Listening to President Obama promote volunteerism, has reminded commentator Bill Seamans that northern New England has a long tradition of pitching in for a good cause – and he has an example that dates back to the turn of the last century.
Vermont Edition
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Vermont and the Selective Service

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A proposal to compel young men to register for the selective service in Vermont is raising civil liberties concerns.And we ride along with Burlington Free Press reporter Candy Page as she test drives alternative fuel vehicles.
VPR News

Burlington community center gets $166,000 grant

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An effort to redevelop a Burlington armory into a community recreation center is getting a boost from a $166,000 federal grant. Vermont Congressman Peter Welch announced the grant at the Robert Miller Community and Recreation Center.
In Concert @ 8

San Francisco Symphony

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Philippe Jordan, cond. Beethoven: Egmont Overture Beethoven: Piano Concerto #3 in C Minor; Pierre Laurent-Aimard, piano R. Strauss: An Alpine Symphony 9:53: Grofé: Grand Canyon Suite: Sunset; Seattle Symphony; Gerard Schwarz; Delos 3104  
VPR News

Child care subsidy program gets stimulus boost

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Federal stimulus money is flowing into Vermont to help low-income families keep their jobs. Almost $3 million will go toward subsidizing child care over the next two years. The money is targeted to low-income families.
VPR News
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Dam release schedule change upsets paddlers

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A popular Southern Vermont whitewater event won’t take place this spring. Paddlers are upset that the dam release on the West River in Jamaica – usually the last weekend in April — was scrapped due to a policy change.
In Concert @ 8

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

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Christoph Eschenbach made his first appearance with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra as a pianist, but now when he performs with them it is on the conductor’s podium. This fabulous Dutch orchestra is thrilled, either way.
My Place with Joel Najman

My Place: Pop Songs About Birds – Part Two

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On the previous week’s program, Joel Najman’s "My Place" celebrated the arrival of springtime and the return of migrating birds to the north country with a full hour of popular songs that mention or deal with birds. Not only did one hour prove to be inadequate to present all the songs found in our music library, but numerous excellent and thoughtful requests and suggestions from listeners compel at least another entire "My Place" program dedicated to this musical theme. This week Joel Najman’s "My Place" program presents "Pop Songs About Birds – Part Two", with popular hit recordings ranging timewise from the late 1930’s well into the first golden decades of the rock&roll era. Joel Najman’s "My Place" program is heard Saturday evenings from 8-9PM following "A Prairie Home Companion" on Vermont Public Radio.
VPR News
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Voices in the week’s news: April 25, 2009

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Topping the news this week in Montpelier were the budget and new taxes. Also, Vermont may require young drivers to register for selective service while Dartmouth’s Tuck School is requiring ethics courses. These were some of the voices in the news this week.
Commentary Series
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Baruth: About Those Pirates

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Free and back home after his time as a hostage, Captain Richard Phillips will be the guest of honor at a picnic this weekend in Underhill. But Commentator Philip Baruth is convinced that unfortunately the story of the Somali pirates is far from complete.
Vermont Edition
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Garden Show!

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Charlie Nardozzi of the National Gardening Association answers your questions about growing vegetables and flowers, fighting off pests and managing your garden. Submit questions before the program and listen live at noon on Friday.
Classical Music with Cheryl Willoughby

Morning Classics: honoring 2009 Pulitzer prizewinner Steve Reich, with his “Different Trains”

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The 2009 Pulitzers were announced this past Monday, and Steve Reich won the prize in the music category for his Double Sextet. This morning we’ll feature his 1989 Grammy-winning composition, "Different Trains" in a whole hour of other music devoted to trains: Honegger’s "Pacific 231", Eduard Strauss’ "At full steam" polka, and Copland’s "John Henry, a railroad ballad". 
Commentary Series
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Dunsmore: Choosing our words

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The conventional wisdom when assessing relations between nations is that actions speak louder than words. However, this morning commentator Barrie Dunsmore, veteran ABC News foreign and diplomatic correspondent suggests that this may not always be the case.
VPR News

Flame retardants in lawmakers’ crosshairs

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Debate is intensifying at the Vermont Statehouse over legislation that would ban a certain chemical flame retardant from furniture, cases around computers and televisions and other household goods.
VPR News

Douglas says lawmakers need to cut state budget rather than raise taxes

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(Host) Governor Jim Douglas says lawmakers need to cut deeper into the state budget to avoid new taxes. The House and Senate are looking at about $24 million in new revenues to balance the state budget. The proposals include an income tax surcharge, closing a tax exemption on capital gains income, and so-called "sin" taxes on tobacco and alcohol. But the governor said on Thursday that he’s opposed to any new taxes. (Douglas) "The Senate proposed to tax what they deem to be sin.
VPR News
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Wildlife officials warn of sick bats

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Sick bats may soon be returning to their summer homes, and state wildlife officials are asking people to use caution if they encounter one of the animals.
VPR News
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Quebec company to set up shop in St. Albans

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A Quebec company that makes electrical transformers will open a factory in St. Albans and hire at least 45 people within three years. As VPR’s Ross Sneyd reports, Franklin County has fared pretty well in the current recession.
VPR News

NH’s Hodes would sever contributions, earmarks

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U.S. Rep. Paul Hodes of New Hampshire and two House colleagues want to make sure lawmakers don’t get contributions in return for federal earmarks, the footnotes members of Congress often use to quietly send millions each year to special projects.
VPR News

House passes renewable energy bill

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The Vermont House has passed legislation to boost Vermont’s renewable energy industry – over the objections of Gov. Jim Douglas and some business leaders.
Jazz with George Thomas
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Kind of Blue & other 1959 Jazz

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April 22, 2009 marks the 50th anniversary of the "Kind of Blue" recording sessions – Miles Davis’ legendary ‘cool jazz’ album that became the best-selling jazz recording in history. Join George Thomas at 8 for the radio documentary "Kind of Blue", followed by an hour of classics from the recording and other landmark jazz releases from 1959. 
VPR News

Delegation spearheads resolution honoring Phillips

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Vermont’s congressional delegation has spearheaded efforts in Washington to honor the Underhill man who was held by Somali pirates earlier this month. Congressman Peter Welch introduced a resolution in the House this morning to honor Richard Phillips. He’s the merchant ship captain who gave himself up to the pirates to protect his crew.
Commentary Series
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Blinkhorn: NH and the IMF

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Recent headlines about The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund have reminded commentator Tom Blinkhorn of their New Hampshire roots. They were founded sixty-five years ago this July at a conference of 700 delegates from 44 countries at the Mount Washington Hotel in Bretton Woods.
Vermont Edition
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State Budget and Tax Issues

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As lawmakers debate how to balance this year’s budget, we take a closer look at the final budget and tax bills approved by the House.  Our guests are Representatives Janet Ancel and Pat McDonald.  Also, editorial editor Mark Mahoney won a Pulitzer for his columns in the Glens Falls Post-Star.  And, a high school taxidermy class.
VPR News

Forest Service releases plan for White River Valley

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The U.S. Forest Service has improvement plans for some of its land in five towns in the White River Valley. The goal is to improve wildlife habitat, and networks of hiking trails and roads in the area of the Green Mountain National Forest known as the Upper White River Area.
VPR News

House advances renewable energy bill

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The House has advanced a bill designed to encourage renewable power projects. The legislation sets wholesale prices for certain kinds of generation, including wind projects and solar installations.
VPR News

Vermont makes short-term loans available to banks

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Vermont state government says it will do its part to help resolve the national credit crisis. The state will make short-term investments totaling $13 million in local banks. The money will be used to make sure the banks have adequate working capital.
VPR News

Big decisions pending on state budget

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Still looking for ways to fill a multimillion-dollar budget gap, state Senate President Pro Tem Peter Shumlin says lawmakers should consider boosting "sin" taxes on tobacco and liquor sales.
Vermont Edition
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Job search for college seniors

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Career and job search advice for college seniors facing a tough economy. Public Service Department comments on how FairPoint Communications can demonstrate that it’s corrected this winter’s service problems. A non-profit newspaper teaches citizen journalism in Brattleboro.
VPR News
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Interview: Arnold Kling on health care reform

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Two nationally known health care policy thinkers will be in Vermont this week. And they’ll be engaging in a debate on whether or not single payer health care is the best way to fix what ails the American health care system. Economist Arnold Kling agrees the current system is unsustainable, but says single payer is not the answer.
VPR News
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Tuck School to require ethics courses

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The economic crisis has forced leaders at business schools around the country to re-examine whether students are learning enough about ethics. Starting this fall, the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College will require every student to take ethics and leadership courses as part of the standard curriculum.
Commentary Series
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Galloway: Women as artists

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Artistic success is hard to define – much less achieve – especially for women with children.  Commentator Anne Galloway says that’s the topic of one of the films showing this coming weekend at the White River Indie Film Festival.
Vermont Edition
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Poet Galway Kinnell

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Northeast Kingdom poet Galway Kinnell joins us to celebrate National Poetry Month and talk about his life in verse.  Also, the Tuck School of Business is putting stronger emphasis on ethic courses. 
VPR News

House panel wants education in sexting bill

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Members of the Judiciary Committee in the Vermont House say they want education to be part of the effort to crack down on the sending of sexually explicit cell phone messages between teenagers.
VPR News
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Lawmakers weigh privatization of rest areas

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Four of Vermont’s 19 interstate rest areas have been closed as a result of budget cuts, but there’s some interest in reopening them if they can pay for themselves.  One idea is to allow private businesses to operate the rest areas. 
My Place with Joel Najman

My Place: Pop Songs About Birds – Part One

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The arrival of springtime brings with it the return of migrating birds to the north country. American popular music over the years has dealt with many topics, including our feathered friends. This week, Joel Najman’s "My Place" program features hit pop songs written about or dealing with birds, ranging from the WWII years through the first golden decades of the rock&roll era. Joel Najman’s "My Place" program is heard Saturday evenings from 8-9PM following "A Prairie Home Companion" on Vermont Public Radio.
VPR News
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Voices in the week’s news: April 18, 2009

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There was plenty of news from Vermont this week. The actions of Somali pirates were felt in Underhill. Tinmouth residents had their say about a proposed wind farm. And a highway safety bill was debated at the State House.
Commentary Series
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Davis: Patriot’s Day hero

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For most of us, Patriot’s Day weekend means the Boston Marathon, but commentator Ken Davis reminds us of it’s origins – and he says it’s a good time to remember one of our unsung Revolutionary heroes.
Vermont Edition
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Wildlife CSI

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Wildlife CSI — the emerging science of wildlife forensics and what you can do to help stop illegal wildlife trafficking. Also news analysis with VPR’s John Dillon. And we read from your letters.
VPR News

At nuke plant hearing, activist throws compost

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A U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission hearing on the performance of Vermont Yankee nuclear plant took an unexpected turn when an anti-nuclear activist threw some compost at a plant official and then dropped a couple of handfuls on a table where regulators sat.
Commentary Series
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Mares: Coolidge on fishing

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As fishing season gets underway again this spring, commentator Bill Mares thinks it’s a good time to remember that President Calvin Coolidge had some memorable fishing adventures during his five years in the White House.
VPR News

FairPoint says customer service is improving

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Two and a half months after taking over landline telephone and Internet service from Verizon, Fairpoint Communications says customer service is improving. A deluge of complaints from unhappy customers has prompted state regulators to put the company on notice.  
Commentary Series
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Gilbert: The hazards of reading

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This is National Library Week, and since executive director of the Vermont Humanities Council, VPR commentator Peter Gilbert promotes reading, lifelong learning and civic engagement, the advice he provides today may surprise you.
Vermont Edition
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FairPoint service under scrutiny

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Problems with the transition from Verizon to FairPoint have raised questions about FairPoint’s ability to deliver services. We talk with FairPoint’s executive vice president, Jeff Allen, about the company’s operations in northern New England. Also, the legal implications of "sexting" and how lawmakers are trying to address the issue.
VPR News
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Interview: William Black on the banking crisis

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The banking crisis that many believe is responsible for the economic recession is not complicated, if you ask William Black. The professor of Economics and Law at the University of Missouri-Kansas City is author of the book "The Best Way to Rob a Bank is To Own One".
VPR News

NH Statehouse holds same sex marriage hearings

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At least 500 people crowded into New Hampshire’s Statehouse in an emotional and sometimes boisterous hearing over whether allowing same sex marriage would weaken or strengthen the family institution.
VPR News

Report: Drug makers spent $2.9 million in Vermont

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A new report by Vermont’s attorney general says the nation’s pharmaceutical makers spent more than $2.9 million on Vermont doctors, hospitals and universities to market their products in 2007 and 2008.
Commentary Series
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Craven: Supporting artistic creation

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Commentator Jay Craven recently saw the Paul Taylor dance company’s world premiere of a new work made possible by Dartmouth’s Hopkins Center – and that got him thinking about the importance – and challenges – of artist commissions.
Commentary Series
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Hanna: Acting in leadership

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Commentator Cheryl Hanna is a professor at Vermont Law School and a member of the Council for the Future of Vermont.  She’s been thinking about Vermont’s potential to be a leader in these turbulent times.
VPR News
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Senate weighs move to August primaries

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Vermont has one of the shortest periods of time between its primary election and the general election of any state in the country. That would change under legislation scheduled to be considered in the Vermont Senate this afternoon.
VPR News

Burlington Council elects Democrat as president

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The Burlington City Council has a new president. Democratic Councilman Bill Keogh was elected Monday night by acclamation, ending a 14-vote deadlock between Davis and Progressive Clarence Davis.
VPR News

Report: NE states fall short on tobacco prevention

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Health advocates say the New England states have failed to deliver on a pledge to use money from the tobacco settlement for prevention programs, with most states funding programs at only 20 percent of recommended levels.
VPR News

Bennington workers may return to state office building

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State workers in Bennington may end up returning to the old state office building, after extensive renovations. The House version of this year’s capital bill includes eight million dollars to demolish and rebuild parts of the abandoned Bennington State Office Building. The project would cost $16 million over two years.
Vermont Edition
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Climate change on a local level

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Ecologist Amy Seidl’s new book, Early Spring: An Ecologist and Her Children Wake to a Warming World tackles climate change on a local level.  Also, Burlington Free Press reporter Candy Page talks about efforts to convert food waste into energy.
VPR News

GMP’s renewable power premiums to decrease

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Supporting renewable energy projects in Vermont will be a little bit cheaper. Green Mountain Power won permission from stte regulators to lower the premium for its "GreenerGMP program by one cent per kilowatt hour.
My Place with Joel Najman

My Place: The Ladies By Name – Again!

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Joel Najman’s "My Place" program this week is another collection of pop songs from the rock era’s first golden decades in which female names are mentioned in the song’s title or lyrics. Featured are a variety of memorable songs by Sam Cooke, Bobby Darin, Debbie Reynolds, Ray Charles and others. Joel Najman’s "My Place" program is heard Saturday evenings from 8-9PM following "A Prairie Home Companion" on Vermont Public Radio.
Vermont Edition
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Cell phones and driving

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Bob Kinzel and his guests discuss the Highway Safety Bill that’s being debated in the State House. Plus, analysis of the historic week in the legislature with VPR’s John Dillon and Ross Sneyd.
Classical Music with Cheryl Willoughby

Morning Classics for Good Friday

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The Easter season has always served as an inspiration for powerful music. Featuring Haydn’s Symphony #49 ("La passione") this morning, along with Allegri’s soaring "Miserere", Palestrina’s motet for Good Friday: "Crux fidelis", and the Good Friday Spell from Wagner’s story of redemption, "Parsifal".
VPR News

Norwich University lays off 4 more

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Norwich University in Northfield is laying off four more employees and reducing the hours of 21 workers to help balance the school’s budget.
VPR News
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VT Edition: Small-scale farming

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VPR’s Jane Lindholm talks with Deputy Secretary of Agriculture David Lane, and Carl Russell, a small-scale farmer about the role that part-time farms have in Vermont’s agriculture economy.
Vermont Edition
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Part-time farming

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The role that small and part-time farms have in Vermont’s agriculture economy, and how backyard farming helps maintainthe state’s agricultural identity.
VPR News
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Charlotte preservation project brings neighbors together

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Three years ago, Art Burleigh reluctantly decided that the only option to keep his family farm going was to develop the forestland on his 200-acre Charlotte property. But then a neighbor stepped in with a different idea. Marty Illick is director of the Lewis Creek Association, and she helped Burleigh get in touch with conservation organizations.
VPR News

Civil union pioneers plan to wed

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Now that Vermont has become the fourth state to legalize gay marriage, the three couples that pioneered Vermont’s civil unions law plan to marry.
VPR News

NH House approves $11.5 billion budget

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The New Hampshire House has passed an $11.5 billion, two-year budget balanced with spending cuts and federal stimulus money – plus money from new taxes on capital gains and estates.
VPR News

NH Senate eases tree trimming rules

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Three months after a devastating ice storm, the state Senate has voted to make it easier for utilities to cut trees on private property to protect their power lines.
In Concert @ 8

Cleveland Orchestra

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Franz Welser-Most, cond. Ibert: Escales Chopin: Piano Concerto in E Minor, Op. 11; Lang Lang, piano Beethoven: Symphony #5 in C minor, Op. 67 9:54 pm: Bruckner: Virga Jesse floruit; Corydon Singers; Matthew Best; Hyperion 66062  
VPR News

Senate committee removes gas tax

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A Senate committee has stripped gas tax increases from a House bill, saying other sources of funding are available for road and bridge repairs.
VPR News
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Interview: Law professor Gregory Johnson on same-sex marriage

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Vermont is the first state to pass a same sex marriage bill without a court order. But will that action have ripple effects beyond Vermont’s borders? Gregory Johnson believes it will. Johnson is an expert in sexual orientation and the law, and Director of the Legal Writing Program at Vermont Law School in South Royalton.
VPR News

Midday Newscast: April 7, 2009

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Vermont becomes the fourth state in the nation to legalize same sex marriage; a crowd packed Tinmouth’s Community Hall last night to hear about a proposed wind farm in the area; federal officials say highway deaths last year were the lowest in almost 50 years, and tougher seat-belt laws were one factor.
VPR News
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Tinmouth hosts hearing on proposed wind farm

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Over 150 people packed Tinmouth’s Community Hall last night to hear about an industrial sized wind farm that’s being proposed in their community.  The size and scope of the $160 million project have many worried.  
VPR News
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Douglas quickly vetoes marriage bill

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Governor Jim Douglas has delivered on his promise to veto legislation legalizing same sex marriage in Vermont. The governor said the bill wrongly redefines marriage, which he says should only be between a man and a woman. The legislature is set to vote today (on Tuesday) on whether to override the governor’s veto.
VPR News
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Senate, House Prepare for Override Vote

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Governor Douglas vetoed the same sex marriage bill last night, setting the stage for override votes in the Senate and the House this morning. A Senate override is expected, but the House outcome is less certain.  You can listen to the debate and the vote live online. 
VPR News

Phish announces concerts at Fenway Park

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The Green Monster is getting scaly. Phish announced a May 31 concert at Fenway Park on Monday, one of a handful of shows the Vermont-based jamband added to its summer tour.
Vermont Edition
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The Future of Wood Chip Energy

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Vermont is a national leader in using wood chips for electricty and heat. But how much wood chip power can our forests support? Also, the joy of raising pigs. And an MBA program that’s not about business as usual.
VPR News

Salamanders get helping hand

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Hundreds of Vermont salamanders, frogs and newts have a better shot at reproducing thanks to volunteers who recently spent the night helping the critters cross the road.
VPR News
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Marlboro’s sustainability program draws enthusiastic students

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At a time when MBA candidates all over the country are downsizing their expectations, some students at Marlboro College are excited about theirs. They’re enrolled in the college’s MBA in Managing for Sustainability. The program is another sign that more businesses are incorporating social and environmental concerns in their decision-making.
VPR News

UVM faculty plan budget-cut protest

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University of Vermont faculty members who say a starvation diet is being imposed on the school’s academic programs are planning a "Let Them Eat Gruel?" budget-cut protest.
VPR News

Vt. sees surge of interest in beekeeping

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A mysterious honeybee disease known as Colony Collapse Disorder has yet to affect Vermont, where officials say concern over the affliction has spurred a resurgence in beekeeping in the state.
My Place with Joel Najman
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My Place: A Musical Profile of Singer/Songwriter Jackie DeShannon – The Early Years

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Entertainer Jackie DeShannon has been a player on the contemporary popular music scene for over five decades in a career that continues to this day. In addition to her many hit singles as a recording artist herself, Jackie DeShannon has written many hit songs recorded by other artists during the rock era’s first golden decades and beyond. In the 1950’s and 1960’s her pioneering efforts as a singer and songwriter opened many doors for women in what was an extremely male-dominated music industry. This week Joel Najman’s "My Place" program examines the early years of the remarkable career of Jackie DeShannon. Joel Najman’s "My Place" program is heard Saturday evenings from 8-9PM on Vermont Public Radio.
Interlude

Love Scenes

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Love is the theme of our Interlude program today.  Guest host Troy Peters presents music by Bernard Herrmann, Manuel de Falla, and Samuel Barber.
VPR News
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Same-sex marriage bill approved

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The Vermont House voted 94-52 Friday afternoon in favor of legalizing same-sex marriage.  Click here for the story and to find out what’s likely to happen Monday and Tuesday.
VPR News
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Backstage with “Dreamtime”

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The murder of two Dartmouth professors nine years ago shocked our region. Now, a local playwright uses those events as a starting point to explore and come to grips with the tragedy.
Vermont Edition
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Author Katherine Paterson

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The Barre author has written more than 35 children’s books, including Bridge to Terabithia and Jacob Have I Loved.  Also, an Upper Valley resident who interviews small business CEOs, and a new MBA program at Marlboro College focuses on sustainability.
VPR News
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Company to bring chip technology back to Vermont

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A company based in France and Wisconsin is opening a manufacturing plant on IBM’s campus in Essex Junction that will employ 90 people within three years. The company makes specialized security technology that’s used in passports and enhanced drivers’ licenses.
VPR News

Commercial caves not part of moratorium

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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says its request that people stay out of caves in 17 states doesn’t apply to tourist attractions, but some commercial caves might start requiring visitors to wipe their feet to prevent the spread of a deadly bat disorder.
Capitol Steps
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Celebrate April Fool’s Day with The Capitol Steps

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You’d be a fool not to tune in for The Capitol Steps’ "Politics Takes a Holiday." Celebrate April Fool’s with this troupe of current and former Congressional staffers, irreverently singing their way through the financial crisis and other current events.
VPR News
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Interview: E.J. Graff on “traditional” marriage

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Critics of same-sex marriage cite protection of traditional marriage as one reason they want it rejected. But what exactly is traditional marriage? E.J. Graff has been exploring that question for years. Graff is author of the book "What is Marriage For? The Strange Social History of Our Most Intimate Institution." 
VPR News
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Compost industry faces challenges

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Despite public awareness of the benefits of composting, the industry is facing some serious challenges. That’s the message that was delivered Tuesday at the Third Annual Vermont Organics Recycling Summit in Randolph Center.   
VPR News
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Food assistance benefits increase

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Vermonters who qualify for food stamps will be getting a raise today . The federal stimulus bill includes $34 million to increase benefits to people in the "3Squares-Vermont” program, which was formerly called Food Stamps.
VPR News
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VYO head plans move to Texas

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A well-known figure in Vermont’s music scene is headed for a new position. Troy Peters is music director of the Vermont Youth Orchestra and conductor of the Middlebury College Orchestra.  He’s just been appointed music director of the Youth Orchestras of San Antonio, Texas. 
VPR News

300 gather in Montpelier at union rally

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Rallying at the Statehouse, state workers say Gov. Jim Douglas’ plan to cut hundreds of jobs is bad news for them and for people who rely on state government services.
Commentary Series
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Gilbert: North Pole anniversary

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Some controversy still lingers as to whether Robert Peary was, in fact, the first person to reach the North Pole. But even if he was, he didn’t get there alone. Here’s commentator and Vermont Humanities Council Executive Director Peter Gilbert to tell you about his companion.
Vermont Edition
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National health care reform

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A national health care expert gives an update health care reform at the national level, and how Vermont’s health care program fit into that picture.  Also, New Hampshire’s debate over same-sex marriage.
Classical Music with Walter Parker

Midday Classical: Haydn’s finest symphony?

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We’ll spend an hour with Haydn on his birthday, including choral music, a string quartet, and–perhaps–the finest of his 100-plus symphonies.  Also today, The Carmen Ballet: music from Bizet’s opera arranged for strings and percussion by Rodion Shchedrin, played by I Musici de Montreal, who will perform in Keene and Lebanon, NH, this week.
Classical Music with Cheryl Willoughby
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Morning Classics-Sergei Diaghilev, Joseph Haydn, and the Eiffel Tower all have birthdays today!

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On March 31, 1887 the world saw the inauguration of one of its most iconic and enduring monuments: the Eiffel Tower was finally complete after years of construction. This morning we’ll hear Francis Poulenc’s "Eiffel Tower Polka" along with a few other masterpieces from the year 1889, and we’ll celebrate birthdays of Sergei Diaghilev and Joseph Haydn.
VPR News

Interview: School nurse promotes no-tan pledge

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Amy Goodfellow says the cost of a tan for the prom can lead to many more days of misery in the form of dangerous skin diseases, including melanoma, which can be fatal. She decided to do something about it, challenging teens at Arlington Memorial High School, where Goodfellow works as a nurse, to sign a pledge saying they would not attend tanning salons prior to the prom.
VPR News

Study: Enforcement spurs rise in Web sex arrests

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According to a new study from the University of New Hampshire, an increase in the arrests of online predators in recent years is the result of more enforcement, not a rise in the number of offenders.
VPR News

4 protesters arrested at Vt. stimulus workshop

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Four people who protested Gov. Jim Douglas over the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant and other issues Monday were arrested at an event the governor attended and charged with disorderly conduct, police said.
VPR News
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Williamsville hopes to preserve covered bridge

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At a time when billions of federal stimulus dollars are being spent on transportation, a small southern Vermont village is sticking with its covered bridge. But residents of Williamsville got a surprise recently. They discovered their covered bridge listed as free for the taking in the classified section of The Burlington Free Press.
Vermont Edition
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Community Supported Agriculture gains in popularity

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The number of CSAs in Vermont has more than doubled in the past decade.  We talkwith farmers Pete Johnson and Scout Proft about why they’re so popular, and how they fit into a model of sustainable agriculture.  Also, a covered bridge in Newfane is up for sale, and we check in on loosening travel restrictions to Cuba.
VPR News

Same sex marriage supporters follow Douglas

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Same Sex marriage supporters have been shadowing Gov. Jim Douglas since his announcement last week that he intends to veto same-sex marriage legislation if it reaches his desk.
In Concert @ 8

SymphonyCast: Los Angeles Philharmonic

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Esa-Pekka Salonen is coming to the end of a remarkable 17-year run as music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic — a band that’s evolved into a virtuoso ensemble under his baton. We celebrate Salonen with Strauss, Beethoven, and Bach!
All the Traditions
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From R. Crumb to Glastonbury Tor

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From R. Crumb and his Cheap Suit Serenaders to a mini-festival of West African divas, with local appearances upcoming by Gordon Bok, a world-class Indian flute player, scores of local players, and some famous old-timey musicians! 
My Place with Joel Najman

The Fellows By Name – Part One

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Over the past several months Joel Najman’s "My Place" program has presented a series of programs with the theme "The Ladies By Name", in which a woman’s name is contained in the title or featured prominently in the lyrics of a popular song. On this week’s "My Place" program this theme takes a 180-degree turn with the first program titled "The Fellows By Name". Songs from early Rhythm & Blues, Golden Age Rock & Roll and Brill Building 1960’s Pop make up the selections presented this week. Joel Najman’s "My Place" program is heard Saturday evenings from 8-9PM following "A Prairie Home Companion" on Vermont Public Radio.
VPR News

NH Senate weighs tree-trimming bill

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Three months after a devastating ice storm, New Hampshire lawmakers are considering a bill that would make it easier for utilities to trim or remove trees on private property to protect their power lines.
Commentary Series
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VT Women: Grandma Lampman

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All this week, VPR has been observing Women’s History Month – and the Champlain quadricentennial – by honoring Vermont women who contributed to the history and culture of the Champlain Valley. Louise Lampman-Larivee is the greatgranddaughter of the Abenaki woman from Swanton known as Grandma Lampman, who was known for her knowledge of tribal customs and medicinal herbs.
VPR News
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Interview: El-Nu citizen Melody Walker

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All this week we’ve been hearing about Vermont women and the contributions they’ve made to the history and the culture of our region. Today, we meet a young woman who’s working to keep that culture alive and thriving. Melody Walker is an artisan, historian, and member of the El-nu Abenaki tribe.
VPR News
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Vermont weighs spending $27 million in stimulus funds

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Some of the federal stimulus money headed to Vermont is designed to help businesses pull the economy out of recession. As part of an occasional series on "Tracking the Stimulus,” VPR’s Ross Sneyd reports how Vermont is trying to decide how to spend 17 million dollars.
VPR News

NH House approves gay marriage

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The House has voted to make New Hampshire the third state allowing gays to marry two years after they granted them the right to enter into civil unions.
VPR News
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Interview: Liselotte Ivry

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Montrealer Liselotte Ivry survived the brutality of World War II’s concentration camps. But rather than using the term "holocaust survivor", Ivry prefers to be called a "Witness To History".
Classical Music with Joe Goetz

Afternoon Classics: Mahler’s Fifth

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"David Zinman’s Mahler cycle has now reached the halfway point and I’m delighted to say that this Fifth lives up to the high standards – and expectations – of his earlier recordings. It’s been a rewarding journey, not least because Zinman brings a welcome clarity and freshness to these familiar scores. He is aided in this enterprise by an orchestra and recording team who respond wholeheartedly to his approach. The result is a remarkably intense, consistently inspired set of readings that continue to delight and surprise." – Dan Morgan, MusicWeb International. We’ll listen to this recording of Mahler’s fascinating Fifth Symphony today at 3.
Vermont Edition
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Raising the gas tax

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The chairs of the House and Senate Transportation Committees discuss a proposed increase in the gas tax.  Also, a Norwich writer reminisces about the Upper Valley in the 1930 and 1940s.
Classical Music with Cheryl Willoughby

Morning Classics-celebrating birthdays of Bela Bartok and Pierre Boulez – in a single piece!

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Long before the title ‘ethnomusicologist’ existed, Bela Bartok roamed the towns and villages of his region meticulously recording the native music and folk traditions. He was born on March 25th. Several countries and a few decades apart, adventurous composer and conductor Pierre Boulez was born (March 26th). Both creative spirits come together in a birthday celebration this morning, as Boulex conducts Bartok’s first Rhapsody for Violin and Orchestra.
Commentary Series
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VT Women: Sadie White

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VPR is observing Women’s History Month – and the Champlain quadricentennial – by honoring five women who contributed to the history and culture of the Champlain Valley. Today, Julia Lewandoski* has the story of Sadie White – Winooski mill worker, long-time state legislator, and preservationist.
VPR News

Church appeals $8.7 million verdict in priest case

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The Diocese of Burlington is asking Vermont’s highest court to throw out an $8.7 million verdict awarded to a former altar boy who says his molestation at the hands of a parish priest was partly the church’s fault.
VPR News

NH House votes to repeal the death penalty

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Three months after a man was sentenced to die for killing a police officer – New Hampshire’s first death sentence in 50 years – the House has voted to repeal capital punishment.
Vermont Edition
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Financial aid and paying for college

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As financial aid decisions are on the horizon for many families, we talk with the head of VSAC about paying for college, and how Vermont’s key student assistance organization is fairing in the financial markets. Also, how Calvin Coolidge capaigned (or didn’t) for the presidency, and a food hub may help keep growing food manufacturers local.
Commentary Series
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VT Women: Florence Weld

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VPR is celebrating Women’s History Month – and the Champlain quadricentennial – with stories of five women who contributed to the history and culture of the Champlain Valley. Among them is the story of Florence Weld, longest-serving director of Camp Hochelaga on Lake Champlain, told by Mrs. Weld’s granddaughter, Joan Curtis.
VPR News

88 schools did not meet goals

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Vermont Education officials say 29 percent of Vermont public schools did not meet test standards this year set by the No Child Left Behind Act.
Commentary Series
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Krupp: Hunger in Vermont

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When the Food Crisis began in 2008, families began to spend more of their income on groceries.  Many people wondered how it would impact the people of Vermont. Commentator Ron Krupp tells us of the hardships and the positive efforts being made in the Green Mountains to combat the Food Crisis.
Vermont Edition
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Celebrating the Northeast Kingdom

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Sixty years ago, Senator George Aiken popularized the name of the "Northeast Kingdom."  And now, we celebrate the region best known for its unspoiled beauty and calmer way of life.  Our guests include Rep. Scott Wheeler, and longtime Kingdom resident Norm Lewis (a.k.a. Danny Gore).  Also, a look at the logging industry with author Jack McEnany.
Commentary Series
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VT Women: Philomene Daniels

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This week – for women’s history month and the Lake Champlain quadricentennial – VPR salutes five women who contributed to the history and culture of the Champlain Valley. Today, freelance writer and researcher, Julia Lewandoski, has the story of Philomene** Daniels – first woman Steamboat Captain on Lake Champlain – and in the nation.
VPR News
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Aiken coined “Northeast Kingdom” 60 years ago

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On this day – March 24th – sixty years ago, Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom got the name that’s stood the test of time. These days, "Northeast Kingdom" crops up frequently in daily conversation, business directories, and bumper stickers. So VPR’s Charlotte Albright has been asking "What’s in a Name?"
VPR News
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St. Albans gets downtown revitalization grant

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St. Albans officials say a $380,000 federal grant will give their downtown a much-needed face lift. And that, they hope, will spark an economic revitalization for the northern Vermont city. VPR’s Ross Sneyd visited St. Albans and has this report.
VPR News

UVM board could act on sports cuts

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The University of Vermont’s Executive Board of Trustees could act this week on the athletic director’s decision to eliminate baseball and softball.
In Concert @ 8

SymphonyCast: The Minnesota Orchestra

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The Minnesota Orchestra has made legions of new fans around the world with its recently completed cycle of Beethoven Symphonies. So they’re heading out to meet them. Don’t miss the musicians from the Midwest at London’s sold-out Barbican Centre.
Commentary Series
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Nadworny: Learning to Twitter

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Does anyone really care when David Gregory of Meet the Press eats a bagel? Apparently a lot of people on Twitter do. Commentator and Twitterer Rich Nadworny has some thoughts on the latest and hottest social network.
VPR News
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States work to preserve stone walls

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Old stone walls have been around the Northeast for four centuries; marking the boundaries of old farmsteads and keeping sheep and cows from wandering too far. A number of states are considering legislation to preserve this slice of history.
Vermont Edition
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It’s a Google world out there

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How Google has changed our expectations for quick access to information and methods of sharing data, and how it’s stretched our thinking around digital privacy. Also, the why the state extends "moral obligation debt" to some important institutions; and an essayist is suspicious of all the ways he’s being watched.
VPR News

Recession boosts business at libraries

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The recession is a boon for Vermont libraries. Librarians say Internet use and circulation of books and periodicals is up and more people are attending library programs.
Commentary Series
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VT Women: Fanny Allen

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March is women’s history month and in anticipation of the Lake Champlain quadricentennial, VPR is honoring the memory of five women who figured prominently in the history and culture of the Champlain Valley. Writer and historian Cyndy Bittinger has the story of Fanny Allen, privileged daughter of Ethan Allen who chose a life of service.
VPR News
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UVM falls to UConn in first round

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The University of Vermont women’s basketball team finished its season yesterday, losing to number one in the nation Connecticut in the first round of the NCAA tournament. The score was 104 to 65. As VPR’s Steve Zind reports, despite the loss, a good time was had by all:  UVM players and fans alike.
VPR News

Milk truck crash spills milk into Missisquoi

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State police say the tractor-trailer was carrying about 8,000 gallons of milk when it went off a road Sunday morning and crashed into a drainage ditch in Swanton, close to the Canadian border. The tank ruptured, sending most of the milk into the ditch.
My Place with Joel Najman

A Musical Profile Of Singer/Songwriter Hoyt Axton

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Over a 40 year career, Hoyt Axton distinguished himself as an athlete, movie and television actor, artist, musician, performer, recording artist and songwriter. It was as a songwriter that Hoyt says he received the greatest satisfaction, and in addition to his own repertoire of original songs he both recorded himself, several Hoyt Axton-written songs went on to become some of the biggest, enduring pop hit singles of the early 1970’s when recorded by other artists. This week Joel Najman’s "My Place" program presents a musical profile of Hoyt Axton, showcasing many of his most famous and significant musical achievements. Joel Najman’s "My Place" program is heard Saturday evenings from 8-9PM following "A Prairie Home Companion" on Vermont Public Radio.
Interlude
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J.S. Bach

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We honor Johann Sebastian Bach, born on this date in 1685, with a Brandenburg Concerto and his Concerto for 2 violins.
Classical Music with Cheryl Willoughby
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Morning Classics-SPRINGSPRINGSPRING…has SPRUNG.

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With the Vernal Equinox comes the official arrival of spring at 7:44 this morning. First order of business? – Leroy Anderson’s "First Day of Spring"! And the next two hours will be filled with musical images of the birds, flowers, and butterflies of the season. (No classical composer ever wrote a piece about mud and frost heaves. Sorry…)  
VPR News

Engineer says Legislature should vote on nuke

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Vermont’s former nuclear engineer says that lawmakers should vote this year on whether the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant should get a 20-year license extension beyond its current 2012 expiration date.
Vermont Edition
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Gov. Jim Douglas

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Governor Jim Douglas is Bob Kinzel’s guest on the next Vermont Edition to discuss a few top issues in the state this week.
VPR News
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Composting bill advances in House

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The House has advanced a bill that exempts small composting operations from state land use regulation. But some Republican members say lawmakers should instead address the bigger issue of environmental permit reform.
VPR News

Same sex marriage hearing draws 1,000 people

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Approximately a thousand people came to the Statehouse last night to attend a special public hearing on the same sex marriage bill. During the three hour hearing, dozens of Vermonters testified both in favor and against the legislation.
VPR News

NH’s Medicaid levels hit historic high

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The number of people seeking help from the state-federal insurance program for the poor has hit an all-time high in New Hampshire and is projected to rise even higher.
VPR News
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Dairy farmers plan crisis meeting

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Dairy farmers from around the country plan a “summit” meeting this week in South Burlington to discuss what they describe as a crisis. Prices paid to farmers have fallen well below what it costs to produce milk and many farms are struggling to stay in business.
VPR News

UVM considering all issues for targeted sports

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The chairman of the University of Vermont trustees says it’s too early to say what the board will do about the school administration’s plan to eliminate varsity baseball and softball next year.
Commentary Series
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Mares: The cost of news

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Commentator Bill Mares is a former legislator, teacher and reporter, who has been thinking about the changing economics of journalism and why "free" news on the Internet comes with a price.
Vermont Edition
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Guard deployments call for sacrifices from employers, too

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The biggest deployment of the Vermont National Guard since World War II will mean challenges for employers and the workplaces the soldiers leave behind. We discuss the rights, responsibilities and concerns on both sides. Plus, Candy Page on the coming of Spring and a post script to our program on community planning.
VPR News
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Health care reform debated in Burlington

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The Obama Administration is going around the country to gather ideas about how to reform the health care system. A meeting in Burlington on Tuesday gave a chance for the governors of Massachusetts and Vermont to offer their states as potential models for national reform.
VPR News

NH’s Shaheen calls for funding for commission

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New Hampshire Senator Jeanne Shaheen is leading a bipartisan effort of Northeastern senators calling on the Commerce Department to directly fund a new commission to boost the region’s economy.
VPR News
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Vermont’s Head Start program gets $18 million

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Hundreds of millions of dollars are flowing into Vermont through the federal stimulus package. What’s all that money being spent on? Today, we begin to answer that question with an occasional series … "Tracking the Stimulus." As VPR’s Ross Sneyd reports, $18 million is going to various Head Start programs for pre-school children around the state.
VPR News
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Vermont Edition asks, how much do you tip?

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Experts from the Emily Post Institute stop by Vermont Edition on Tuesday to answer your questions on who to tip, how much, and whether it’s ok to cut back on tipping as we try to trim expenses. Ask your questions about tipping before the broadcast.
Vermont Edition
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Educating homeless kids

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One office in the Department of Education is focused on a singular challenge for homeless families: keeping the kids in school. We learn about the effort to create a steady educational environment, and the increase in "situational poverty" that has more families relying on these services.
VPR News
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Legislature returns from two week recess

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Vermont legislators return from their two week recess today with a full agenda. Among the most critical decisions will be adjusting this year’s budget in light of revenue shortfalls – and writing a budget for the next fiscal year. 
VPR News

Green Mountain College to heat with wood

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Green Mountain College will soon become a little greener. The southern Vermont school is installing a woodchip-burning boiler to heat its buildings and generate 20 percent of its electricity.
Classical Music with Cheryl Willoughby

Morning Classics-For the birds this morning in a show anticipating spring’s arrival

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Migrating birds are just beginning to appear across the region, in a sure harbinger of the season. Spring officially arrives with the Vernal Equinox this Friday – and we’ll get ready for it with birdsongs in music this morning. Rautavaara’s "Cantus Articus", the ‘birdcatcher’ aria from Mozart’s Magic Flute, and Beethoven’s variations on the melody from that aria.
VPR News
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Morning Newscast: March 16, 2009

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Vermont lawmakers say the most important Vermont Yankee nuclear plant issue on their agenda is planning for the plant’s shut-down, not its re-licensing. A small group of property owners in Mount Holly is protesting rising property taxes by opting out of a local reappraisal.
VPR News

Money matters key in decision on State Hospital

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The future of the antiquated Vermont State Hospital is among the decisions facing lawmakers this year as they address a capital projects bill that will have ramifications for the handling of the mentally ill.
VPR News

State moves archives, consolidates in Middlesex

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Some documents that date to the creation of the state of Vermont are getting a new, bigger home at the state Records Center in Middlesex. But their move from a tiny basement where they’ve been for decades is about more than storage space.
VPR News

Police finalize report on death of Middlebury student

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The Middlebury Police Department has closed its investigation into the death of 19-year-old Nicholas Garza. A report says he was severely intoxicated when he disappeared, and there’s no evidence of foul play or third-party involvement.
VPR News

Castleton adding to communications dept.

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School officials say a $1.2 million addition will hold the college’s new television studio. The 4,000-square-foot addition to Leavenworth Hall will also hold offices for the department.
All the Traditions
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The Varieties of Irish Music!

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From traditional Irish dance music by the Chieftans to the growl of Shane McGowan and the Pogues, All the Traditions celebrates the breadth and depth of Irish music through the centuries. Plus news of performances around the region.
My Place with Joel Najman

Ladies By Name – Part 5

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This week it’s "Ladies By Name – Part 5", another installment in a series of "My Place" programs which feature popular songs in which a woman’s name is in the title or prominently mentioned in the song’s lyrics. . Recordings by Chuck Berry, Ritchie Valens, Neil Sedaka, and Al Martino are among the artists whose recordings are included in this week’s show. Joel Najman’s "My Place" program is heard from 8-9PM Saturday evenings following "A Prairie Home Companion" on Vermont Public Radio.
Saturday Afternoon at the Opera
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Rusalka

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A festival of operatic favorites precedes and follows the live Metropolitan Opera broadcast of DvoÅ™ák’s Rusalka (with Renée Fleming) — to encourage you to contribute to VPR’s spring fund-raiser.
VPR Classical Specials
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The Morning News

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Join VPR Classical’s Joe Goetz for "The Morning News", checking out new additions to the VPR Classical library including a new recording of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, the first-ever recording of select works by Mozart’s father, and one of Leopold Gowodsky’s virtuoso piano transcriptions performed by Montreal native Marc-Andre Hamelin.
VPR News

Evening Newscast: March 13, 2009

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Bennington state office replacement could take two years; administration says it may turn down federal unemployment stimulus money; the Vermont Supreme Court clears political activists; commentator Philip Barruth says it takes a community.
Commentary Series
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Baruth: Tow truck philosophy

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According to the old African proverb, it takes a village to raise a child.  But that’s nothing:  it takes an entire city to keep Commentator Philip Baruth’s aging family car on the highway.  Here’s Philip
VPR News
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Midday Newscast: March 13, 2009

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Vermont Fish and Wildlife officials say this is a great time to catch fish that are on the move for spawning season; melting ice and snow are revealing something else: more damage left over from December’s ice storm;
Commentary Series
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Dunsmore: 53 days and counting

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President Barack Obama has been in office for fifty-two days. But, as commentator Barrie Dunsmore, veteran ABC News diplomatic and foreign correspondent observes this morning, the news media, especially the cable news networks, are already losing patience.
VPR News
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Morning Newscast: March 13, 2009

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The state of Vermont is going to get nearly $39 million in federal stimulus money to pay for home weatherization projects and energy efficiency programs.  At a time when billions of federal stimulus dollars are being spent on transportation, a small southern Vermont village is sticking with its covered bridge.
Vermont Edition
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Reporters’ Roundtable

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Bob Kinzel talks with some of the top political reporters about the key issues facing lawmakers in the remaining months of the legislative session. Join the conversation with VPR’s Ross Sneyd and John Dillon, and Kristin Carlson, Montpelier bureau chief of WCAX-TV.
VPR News
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VPR Evening Newscast: March 12, 2009

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Debate breaks out about legislative priorities; the value of the Vermont Teachers’ Retirement Fund has fallen 40 percent; federal stimulus money will pay for energy projects; the Fort at No. 4 in New Hampshire won’t open; commentator Willem Lange says good times will return.
VPR News
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Midday Newscast: March 12, 2009

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President Obama has signed into law a restriction on exporting cluster bombs that Senator Patrick Leahy wrote; advocates say the plan to turn our next week for a health care reform forum that Governor Jim Douglas is co-hosting;
Classical Music with Cheryl Willoughby

Morning Classics with an all-English 9am hour

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Thomas Arne’s birthday is today, born in London 1710 – but even if you don’t know his considerable collection of symphonies, songs and operas – you undoubtedly still know his musical setting of "Rule, Brittania!". Beethoven knew it too and wrote a set of variations around the melody. We’ll hear the original and Beethoven’s variations this morning.
Commentary Series
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Hanna: Moderation on the Supreme Court

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Recently, the United States Supreme Court has ruled on two cases from Vermont.  Vermont Law School professor Cheryl Hanna suggests that both of these cases show the triumph of moderation over ideology.
VPR News

Morning Newscast: March 12, 2009

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The Douglas administration says it can avoid cutting 320 state jobs if the state workers’ union agrees to additional pay and benefit cuts.  State Attorney General William Sorrell says Vermont Yankee’s zero carbon emissions claim is inaccurate.
VPR News

VPR Evening News March 11, 2009

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Vermont’s unemployment rate jumps to 6.8%; State asks for 5% pay cut to avoid layoffs; Governor of Massachusetts is coming to Vermont for regional White House Forum on health reform; Commentator Chris Wren says the financial crisis has reminded him of events he witnessed years ago – in communist China.
VPR News

Kurt Wright calls off recount

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The Republican candidate who lost the Burlington mayor race in the third round of instant runoff voting has called off a recount.
VPR News

NH poet laureate wants to connect with public

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New Hampshire’s new poet laureate, Walter Butts, plans to work with independent bookstores and arts groups around the state to offer the public chances to connect with poets and poetry.
VPR News

VPR Evening News March 10th, 2009

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Governor Douglas promotes his budget plans around the state; Report ranks Vt. 10th in addressing the problem of homeless children; Vermont Senate to consider a bill banning all workplace smoking; Recession inspires travel deals; and commentator Madeline Kunin is impressed with President Obama’s early accomplishments.
VPR News
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Down economy leads to vacation deals

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Around this time of year many Vermonters are itching to escape the cold and snow and head south. But with the current economic downturn, tropical vacations are out of reach for a lot of us. Or are they? As VPR’s Nina Keck reports, vacation destinations are slashing prices to get you to visit.
VPR News
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Midday Newscast: March 10 2009

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Governor Jim Douglas has taken his message of fiscal austerity in state government to a wider audience; to avoid layoffs, GE Aviation in Rutland is offering more voluntary furloughs to employees; more…
Vermont Edition
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Vermont in Transition: The Future of Farming

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Vermont agriculture is still largely dairy-based, but there’s a trend toward smaller farms and more diversity.  As part of our series Vermont in Transition, we look at how farming is changing and what these changes say about the future of agriculture in Vermont.
VPR News

Morning Newscast: March 10, 2009

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A group of social and mental-health professionals is backing same sex marriage in Vermont.  With the current economic downturn, tropical vacations are out of reach for a lot of us. Or are they? The Bennington County prosecutor is praising a U.S. Supreme Court decision that could result in a man who was released from prison last year being sent back to jail.
VPR News

Brazilians charged in border shooting case

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Two Brazilian citizens are in U.S. custody after being extradited from Canada and charged with human smuggling in a case that prompted a Border Patrol agent to fire his weapon at one of the fleeing men.
VPR News

VPR Evening News March 9th, 2009

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Congressional delegates support earmark reform; U.S. Supreme Court overrules Vermont Supreme Court in Bennington case; Growth in Vermont now compared to growth in the 1970’s; UVM criticized for number and salaries of administrators; Patrick Leahy introduces legislation tying same-sex legislation with immigration law.
VPR News
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Leahy proposes immigration change for same sex couples

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Same-sex couples in Vermont enjoy the legal benefits not shared by most couples across the country. But couples with one foreign partner still face obstacles. Senator Patrick Leahy wants to change that with new legislation.
Classical Music with Joe Goetz

Afternoon Classics: Samuel Barber’s birthday, piano music of Prokofiev and Scriabin, and…bowed piano?

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Stephen Scott, a former professor of mine, began experimenting with bowed piano in the 1970s, and I am honored to to have been able to be a part of his ensemble during my college years.  Here’s a link to a Morning Edition story about the ensemble.  Today we’ll celebrate the bithday of Samuel Barber and hear some other envelope-pushing piano pieces by Scriabin and Prokofiev. More information about Scriabin’s "Mystic" chord can be found here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mystic_chord  
VPR News

Midday Newscast: March 9, 2009

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A noted lecturer on alcohol prevention says Vermont should not lower the legal age for drinking; Sen. Patrick Leahy has introduced a bill that would ease immigration restrictions for one partner in a same-sex couple; more…
VPR News

Morning Newscast: March 9, 2009

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The recession is claiming seven jobs at Omya Inc.’s Vermont calcium carbonate operation. Same-sex couples in Vermont enjoy the legal benefits not shared by most couples across the country. But couples with one foreign partner still face obstacles.
All the Traditions

Turning slowly towards St. Patrick’s Day

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Lots of upcoming live performances, a first taste o’ the Irish music for St. Patrick’s month, and a special dedication in memory of Richard Morse, a New England maker of fine concertinas who passed away this week, far too soon.
My Place with Joel Najman

A Musical Remembrance Of Estelle Bennett Of The Ronettes

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On February 11, 2009 Estelle Bennett, one of the three original founding members of the Ronettes singing group, passed away at her New Jersey home at age 68. The Ronettes recorded some of the most enduring teen-oriented hit singles of the Rock&Roll 1960’s, their distinctive voices enveloped by Phil Spector’s thunderous and breathtaking "Wall-Of-Sound" music productions. The Ronettes’ story is a true cinderella tale that took two sisters and a cousin from New York City’s Spanish Harlem to international stardom on the world stage. However, following the breakup of the original Ronettes group in 1968, Estelle Bennet’s life was plagued by many personal difficulties and bouts with mental illness, and she lived her final years reclusively. Estelle did, however, share a great moment of triumph in 2005 when she and the other two Ronettes stood on stage together for the first time in over forty years when the Ronettes were inducted into the Rock&Roll Hall Of Fame. This week’s "My Place" program with Joel Najman is a celebration of the life in music of Estelle Bennett of the Ronettes. Joel Najman’s "My Place" program is heard Saturday evenings from 8-9PM following "A Prairie Home Companion" on Vermont Public Radio. 
Saturday Afternoon at the Opera
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Madama Butterfly

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The live Metropolitan Opera performance of Puccini’s Madama Butterfly is preceded by 2 sets of songs by Maurice Ravel and is followed by 2 works by Ravel’s friend Germaine Tailleferre.
VPR News

Midday Newscast: March 6, 2009

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A big crowd is expected in Burlington this afternoon for a forum about how federal economic stimulus money will be handed out; the University of Vermont has agreed to pay $325,000 to settle a lawsuit filed after a fatal car crash;
Vermont Edition
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UVM President Daniel Fogel

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The University of Vermont is facing a budget shortfall of $28 million. UVM President Daniel Fogel discusses the causes of this deficit, his plans to balance the budget and his vision for the school’s future.
VPR News
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Interview: Bill would change grave relocation law

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Two state legislators have introduced a bill to expand the pool of people who can object to the relocation of a grave. Representatives Dick Marek of Newfane and Alison Clarkson of Woodstock say the bill should make it out of committee when the lawmakers get back to work.
VPR News

Morning Newscast: March 6, 2009

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Vermont could become the third state in the nation to legalize gay marriage.  White Nose Syndrome, a mysterious illness affecting bats in the Northeast, has been spreading this winter. More federal stimulus money is rolling into Vermont.
VPR News

Tenants sue over contaminated water

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Former tenants of a Castleton apartment complex who sued over contamination in their water supply are finally getting their day in court – more than 10 years late.
VPR News
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VPR Evening News March 5th, 2009

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Legislature to debate same-sex marriage; More federal stimulus money rolling into Vermont; Instant Runoff Voting considered for gubernatorial election; and commentator Peter Gilbert tells an Iditarod story.
VPR News
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Artwork helps sufferers of memory loss

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Members of a cooperative art gallery in Brattleboro have found a way to use their talents to help an unusual population of art lovers: residents of the dementia and memory loss unit at the Vermont Veterans home.
VPR News
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Midday Newscast: March 5, 2009

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Two of Vermont’s top elected leaders will help President Obama as he puts together a national health reform plan; a Vermont forum about the economic stimulus package has been so popular that a second meeting has been scheduled;
Vermont Edition
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Renewable Energy in Vermont

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The news has been full of announcements about new solar, wind and biomass energy projects in Vermont. We’ll find out what’s behind the flurry of projects and whether they represent a new era of increasing reliance on renewable energy.
VPR News

Morning Newscast: March 5, 2009

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Diana Levine, who won a Supreme Court case against a major drug company, says she hopes the ruling will help others injured by potentially dangerous products. The first installment of that federal transportation money has arrived in Vermont. And state officials say they’re ready to spend it.
VPR News

VPR Evening News March 4, 2009

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The Vermont musician who won a Supreme Court case against a drug company hopes the ruling will help others injured by potentially dangerous products; Offials weigh the impact of Act 82 on school budgets this year;Guildhall debates the future of its town library; the rock band Phish asks a judge to block the sale of bootlegged merchandise at its upcoming concerts; Commentator David Moats ponders whether real change is possible in Washington.
VPR News

With restrained spending, most school budgets pass

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The Douglas Administration says the new two vote budget law is a major reason why overall school spending was more restrained this year. But a number of school officials say the Vermont economy was a much bigger factor, and they want lawmakers to repeal the law.
VPR News
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Midday Newscast: March 4, 2009

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The U.S. Supreme Court says a Vermont woman deserves a $6.7 million jury award after losing her arm in a botched drug injection; Burlington Mayor Bob Kiss says he’ll focus on the basics as he begins his second term;
Vermont Edition
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“Shovel Ready” Transportation Projects

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How should Vermont spend its $131 million in federal transportation stimulus money.  We go over the initial list of 30 "shovel ready" projects with VTRANS Secretary David Dill.  Plus, we bring you the latest results from Town Meeting Day, and we read from some of your emails.
VPR News
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Guildhall Rejects Library Funding Measure

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Guildhall’s welcome sign proclaims it  "the only town in the world so-named."  Visitors passing through this hamlet slow down to admire the marigold yellow library, a fine example of neo-Georgian architecture. But the library is rarely open, and won’t open its financial books, and that made it a hot button issue at last night’s town meeting.
VPR News
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Interview: Burlington mayor Bob Kiss

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Voters in several Vermont cities elected mayors yesterday, including Burlington. The city is unique because it uses Instant Run Off voting to elect their top office. Burlington’s Progressive Mayor Bob Kiss is headed for a second term after narrowly edging out Republican City Council President Kurt Wright.
VPR News

Morning Newscast: March 4, 2009

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Voters around the state headed to town halls and polling places for Town Meeting Day. Burlington voters used an instant runoff system to re-elect Mayor Bob Kiss to a second term. Craftsbury was one of a handful of communities where an increase in the school budget triggered a provision in the law that requires two votes.
VPR News

Plainfield bans fluoride from tap water

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The town of Plainfield has voted to remove fluoride from its drinking water. In a voice vote after a lengthy floor discussion on Tuesday residents voted in favor of the ban.
VPR News
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Town Meeting Day

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VPR’s Town Meeting page contains our complete coverage of Town Meeting Day including, news stories, interviews, photos from across trhe state, the complete audio from our special call-in program and listener posts about the day.  
VPR News

Sanders grills Bernanke on bank bailout

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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke got a grilling on Tuesday from Senator Bernie Sanders during an appearance before the Senate Banking Committee. Sanders was angry that Bernanke hasn’t disclosed what banks have borrowed from the Federal Reserve.
VPR News
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VT Edition: Town Meeting Day check-in

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It’s that time again, when Vermonters gather with their neighbors to vote on the issues that affect their communities. VPR’s Jane Lindholm checks in with town meeting officers around the state to see how this venerable tradition is faring.
VPR News
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Midday Newscast: March 3, 2009

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Town meetings are getting underway around the state; voters in Essex rejected a local option tax and cut $400,000 from the town’s budget last night; Senator Bill Doyle will be conducting his annual Town Meeting Day survey this year;
Vermont Edition
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Town Meeting Day 2009

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We learn about Switzerland’s 800-year-old Town Meeting tradition and check in with town meeting officers and participants for a look at how the institution is faring in Vermont. Also, a mathematical formula for legislative redistricting.
VPR News

Morning Newscast: March 3, 2009

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The results of this year’s Town Meeting survey could provide information about trends on issues such as same sex marriage, the gas tax and Governor Douglas’s approval ratings.  Essex voters said "no" to a local option sales tax. The Board of Directors of one of Vermont’s oldest senior care facilities is closing its doors in May because of budget problems.
VPR News

Essex voters reject local option sales tax

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Voters in Essex rejected a town-wide, 1-percent local sales tax. The Essex Selectboard and the Essex Junction Board of Trustees had both endorsed the proposal.  Officials say the tax would have raised about $850,000 annually for the town and village. Funds would have been used to lower property taxes and to up date infrastructure and increase economic development funding to attract more businesses to the town. Selectboard member Linda Myers said the tax was rejected in a voice vote by a strong majority of the standing-room only crowd.
VPR News

Town meetings getting underway

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Town Meeting days are here, with Vermont voters heading out to gymnasiums, town halls and school cafeterias to help decide how their local governments are run.
VPR News
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Town Meeting Day

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VPR’s Town Meeting page contains our complete coverage of Town Meeting Day including, news stories, interviews, photos from across trhe state, the complete audio from our special call-in program and listener posts about the day.  
VPR News

VPR Evening News March 2nd, 2009

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Federal stimulus money to help fix Richmond bridge; Gearing up for Town Meeting Day; Previewing Senator Bill Doyle’s Town Meeting Survey; Dartmouth College announces new president; and commentator Tom Slayton on Town Meeting.
VPR News

Midday Newscast: March 2, 2009

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State Treasurer Jeb Spaulding says he’s confident that that lawmakers will approve bonding to pay for road and bridge repairs; some of that federal stimulus money has begun to flow into Vermont; more…
VPR News
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Interview: Jeb Spaulding on state bonds

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Starting tomorrow Vermont will sell $50 million worth of bonds aimed at capital projects like government buildings and water improvement.  Vermont Treasurer Jeb Spaulding says there are a lot of good reasons for buying state bonds, and he says there’s a new incentive this year.
VPR News

Morning Newscast: March 2, 2009

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New figures show Vermont’s and the nation’s economies were damaged more during 2008 – especially late in the year – than initial reports indicated. On Tuesday, at least 45 towns will consider the future of the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant.
VPR News

Halfway in, Vt. session yet to take shape

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Halfway through their scheduled session, Vermont lawmakers have passed one bill designed to strengthen Vermont’s sex-crime laws and have left tough financial issues to be resolved after a two-week break.
VPR News

Vt. saw big job losses in 2008

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New figures show Vermont’s and the nation’s economies were damaged more during 2008 – especially late in the year – than initial reports indicated.
All the Traditions

The Snows They Melt the Soonest When The Wind Begins to Sing

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Even though March usually comes in like an iceball and goes out like a mudball, we are doing our musical best to lure springtime into the north country with sensuous fado from international fadista star Mariza, who will be doing rare local performances in Hanover, NH and in Burlington, VT this week.
My Place with Joel Najman

The Distaff Side Of The Beach Boys

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Between  1962 and well into the 1970’s, Brian Wilson. the founder and principal creative force behind The Beach Boys, created some 50 nationally charted hit singles and many top-selling albums with the all-male family group of Beach Boys. But Brian Wilson’s wife, sister-in-law, and two daughters also made memorable popular music as well, and it’s the music of these women that’s spotlighted this week on Joel Najman’s "My Place" program in an episode titled "The Distaff Side Of The Beach Boys". Joel Najman’s "My Place" program is heard Saturday evenings from 8-9PM following "A Prairie Home Companion" on Vermont Public Radio.
Saturday Afternoon at the Opera

Il trovatore + Domingo

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Verdi’s Il trovatore is heard live from the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City.  That performance is followed by a recital by tenor Placido Domingo.  Troy Peters is this afternoon’s guest host.
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February 28

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The Nielsen Symphony No. 3 and Ravel’s Le tombeau de Couperin both had their premieres on February 28; and we hear an excerpt John Alden Carpenter’s Adventures in a Perambulator.  Carpenter was born on February 28.  Troy Peters is guest host.
VPR News

VPR Evening News February 27th, 2009

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First installment of federal stimulus money arrives in Vermont; Peter Welch is concerned about remaining troop levels in Iraq; Plainfield to consider a hydroelectric dam; Disagreement over Vermont Yankee relicensing; Officials worried about used nuclear fuel stored at Vt. Yankee; and commentator Willem Lange catches Gold Fever.
Commentary Series

Lange: Spell of the Yukon

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Commentator Willem Lange is tired of hearing all the gloom and doom reports on the economy so he’s been practicing a little escapism – and thinking about the time when the U.S. got carried away with Gold Fever – and why.  
VPR News
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Midday Newscast February 27, 2009

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Senator Bernie Sanders has proposed expanding community health centers as a step toward national health care reform; during town meeting next week, one central Vermont town will vote whether to reopen a small hydroelectric dam;
Classical Music with Cheryl Willoughby

Morning Classics-It’s ‘filmscore Friday’, with stunning musical moments from “Henry V”

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Back this week by popular request, our occasional feature "Filmscore Friday" continues with the stunningly powerful music from Patrick Doyle’s 1989 filmscore, "Henry V"…including the poignant ‘Non nobis, Domine’, sung as the soldiers carry their dead countrymen from the field after the Battle of Agincourt. An outstanding film/music scene.
Commentary Series

Dunsmore: Turning around the economy

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The current economic crisis is now regularly described as the worst since the Great Depression of the 1930’s. This morning, commentator Barrie Dunsmore, long-time diplomatic and foreign correspondent for ABC News, explains why we want to hope today’s economy can be turned around before it actually becomes that bad.
VPR News

Morning Newscast: February 27, 2009

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The possibility of raising taxes to help balance the state budget is now firmly on the table at the Statehouse. Senator Bernie Sanders has proposed quadrupling the money spent on community health centers across the country.
Vermont Edition
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Congressman Peter Welch

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Bob Kinzel talks with Congressman Peter Welch about the nation’s economic situation and how the new Federal stimulus law might benefit Vermont’s renewable energy industry.
VPR News

VPR Evening News February 26th, 2009

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Dems suggest raising taxes to balance the budget; Panel to consider who should be the state’s next federal judge; Affordable housing gets a boost; and commentator Bill Mares shares beekeeping techniques with Central American coffee farmers.
VPR News

Midday Newscast February 26, 2009

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Officials with Amtrak warn that Vermont could find it difficult to re-start rail service if budget cuts force the state to discontinue a route between Albany and Rutland; AT&T says it will upgrade its wireless broadband network in Vermont this spring to make it faster and more reliable;
Vermont Edition
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Ethics of Genetic Choice

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Dartmouth College bioethicist Ronald Green says human genetic engineering is edging closer to reality, and there are critical questions we need to face about its application. And Waterford author Beth Kanell discusses her young-adult novel about the eugenics movement in Vermont, The Darkness Under the Water.
VPR News

IBM to Essex Junction: New tax could cost jobs

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IBM is warning officials in Essex that more jobs could be lost if the town approves a local option sales tax at its town meeting. The company recently laid off workers at its Vermont plant
Commentary Series

Baruth: In Praise of Run-Off Voting

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On Town Meeting Day, Burlington will use instant run-off voting for only the second time in its history.  It’s not a system that everyone is comfortable with, but Commentator Philip Baruth is a convert.
VPR News

Morning Newscast: February 26, 2009

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Officials with Amtrak warn that Vermont could find it difficult to re-start rail service if budget cuts force the state to discontinue a route between Albany and Rutland. The idea that schools need to do a better job of preparing students for jobs in a globalized world is getting traction in Vermont. 
VPR News
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School reform takes shape in Vermont

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During President Barack Obama’s presidential address to Congress Tuesday night, he brought up the need for school reform, and pushed the idea that schools need to do a better job of preparing students for jobs in a globalized world.  Here in Vermont, that’s an idea that’s already getting traction. 
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Amtrak advises against halting rail service

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Officials with Amtrak warn that Vermont could find it difficult to re-start rail service if budget cuts force the state to discontinue a route between Albany and Rutland. Amtrak says the nation faces a shortage of passenger rail cars, so getting the train back on track could take a long time.
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Red Cross says blood donations down

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Blood donations across northern New England have dropped off this month, especially in Vermont. Officials with the American Red Cross have put out a plea to potential donors to help out.
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Leahy, Douglas to outline stimulus benefits

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Senator Patrick Leahy and Governor Jim Douglas will host a conference next week to help Vermonters learn how the federal stimulus package will help strengthen the state’s economy.
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VPR Evening News February 25th, 2009

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Douglas administration drops plans to cut some Medicaid programs; Vermont Senate passes a new version of a sex offender bill; Efforts to save the Chaffee Art Center; and commentator Deborah Luskin on being a Vermonter by choice.
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Speaker Smith proposes panel to oversee stimulus money

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The panel would be made up of one person each from the Vermont House, the state Senate and the governor’s administration, and would provide quarterly reports available to the public on how the stimulus money is being used.
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Taxes emerge as big issue in Rutland mayoral race

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Two years ago City officials in Rutland were trying to sort out embarrassing accounting problems and the mayor’s race was wide open with six candidates. This year’s race is noticeably quieter with just two men vying for the city’s top job. But as VPR’s Nina Keck reports, the stakes remain high. 
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Midday Newscast February 25, 2009

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A Vermont Yankee executive says the company will soon reopen negotiations with the state’s major utilities for a power contract after 2012; more than 150 people attended an emotional meeting in Rutland last night to decide the future of the Chaffee Art Center;
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Transforming Education

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We talk with Vermont’s Commissioner of Education, Armando Vilaseca, about his ideas on how to transform our education system to prepare students for college and jobs in the 21st century.  Also, we talk with the Rutland Herald’s Bruce Edwards about housing affordability studies, and we bring you a game of ice golf.
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Burlington mayoral race may test support for IRV

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Voters choosing the mayor of Vermont’s largest city next week can be forgiven if they take a little extra time at the polling booth. Burlington’s mayor will be chosen by Instant Run-off voting, or IRV for short. But this time around some critics of IRV fear that no matter who the eventual winner is…the process that got him there will leave a bitter aftertaste.
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Morning Newscast: February 25, 2009

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The Douglas Administration is moving very quickly to authorize $85 million in new federal stimulus money; Rutland’s mayorla race is noticeably quieter with just two men vying for the city’s top job.
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NH workers affected by Vt layoffs

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Most of the workers laid off this week at the Ethan Allen furniture plant in Beecher Falls, Vt., are from New Hampshire, so the layoffs are causing concern on both sides of the border.
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Rutland votes against selling Chaffee

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More than 150 people attended an emotional meeting in Rutland last night to decide the future of the Chaffee Art Center. Financial difficulties this past year forced the Chaffee to cut programming and staff and close for the winter.  
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VPR Evening News February 24th, 2009

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Governor basks in national spotlight; Douglas Administration moving to authorize new federal stimulus money; Legislature can force Vt. Yankee to set aside decommissioning money; Fairpoint apologizes for transition problems; and commentator Ruth Page on beavers and clean water.
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Midday Newscast February 24, 2009

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Governor Jim Douglas will be at the Capitol tonight as a guest of President Obama; an 18-year-old man charged with setting a fire that destroyed a historic block in downtown Springfield has been sentenced to two to ten years in prison; more…
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Morning Newscast: February 24, 2009

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State officials say the Ethan Allen furniture plants in Orleans and Beecher Falls have laid off 110 people;  The list of Democrats considering a run for governor in 2010 is growing. Ski resorts say the weather has been a gift from the sky that has helped them get through the recession.
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Ski resorts cheering heavy snowfall

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This week’s storm left up to a couple of feet of snow in the mountains, adding to an already-substantial snowpack. Ski resorts say the weather has been a gift from the sky that has helped them get through the recession.
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Bill would give greater protection to cemeteries

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Seizing on a well-publicized case in Hartland, two Vermont lawmakers have introduced a bill that would expand the number of people who could legally object when someone seeks to move a grave site.
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Flu season reaches peak in NH

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New Hampshire’s Department of Health and Human Service says flu cases are peaking in the state, and are spreading across all demographic groups.
In Concert @ 8

SymphonyCast: Houston Symphony Orchestra

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Outside Houston are bayous that fill up with spring rains every year and then, in the summer sun, disappear. There’s a wistful road sign east of town where two large bayous converge: "Old and Lost Rivers." That place and that sign were all it took for Tobias Picker to create one of the most serene and hauntingly beautifully pieces of orchestral music in recent memory.
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VPR Evening News February 23rd, 2009

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State Employees Union backing a plan to reduce personnel costs; A look at the Burlington mayoral race; Treasurer says Vermonters will get first dibs on bonds; and commentator Rich Nadworny on the iPhone’s arrival in Vermont.
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Vermonters offered first dibs at state bonds

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The state treasurer’s office says Vermonters are going to get the first chance to buy up to $50 million in bonds that will be used to pay for a variety of state building projects.
Classical Music with Joe Goetz

Afternoon Classics: Mahler’s 7th

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Mahler’s 5th, 6th, and 7th symphonies all have one thing in common…no voices.  But he 7th as other goodies: guitar, mandolin, and the prescription for Mahler’s fever, the cowbell.  We’ll hear this gigantic work this afternoon.
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Electronic Games

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The founder of Champlain College’s electronic game design program and two of her students talk about the future and present roles of gaming in our culture. And we check in with birding expert Bridget Butler about shifting migration patterns and global climate change.
Commentary Series

Craven: Arts and the Stimulus Plan

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During the recent Congressional debate over President Obama’s economic stimulus plan, teacher, filmmaker and commentator Jay Craven found himself baffled by the controversy that erupted over the planned allocation of $50 million to the National Endowment for the Arts.
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Interview: U.S. District Judge J. Garvan Murtha

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This spring, Vermont will have a new federal court judge, as the Honorable J. Garvan Murtha transitions to senior status. Judge Murtha has been involved with Vermont’s legal system since 1970’s. He says the move to senior status allows him to stay involved in legal issues in Vermont, but also to take a step back. He speaks with VPR’s Mitch Wertlieb about the status change.
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Morning Newscast: February 23, 2009

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Here are the top stories at 7:30 a.m. The administration of Gov. Jim Douglas is reviewing a proposal made by the Vermont State Employees Association that the union says could prevent more job cuts. Town Meeting Day is a little more than a week away; more…
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VSEA offers cost cutting proposal

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The administration of Gov. Jim Douglas is reviewing a proposal made by the Vermont State Employees Association that the union says could prevent more job cuts.
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Eye doctor cleared in lawsuit

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A former Burlington eye doctor acquitted in 2005 of federal fraud charges for allegedly performing unneeded surgeries has been cleared in a lawsuit.
All the Traditions

Such A Deal !!

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Musical show and tell with a great batch of discs that were mostly found in the bargain bins of two great CD stores in Northampton, MA!
My Place with Joel Najman

The Rhythm & Blues Of Late 1950’s Rock & Roll

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When a beat was applied to the blues at the dance halls and juke joints in the late 1940’s, the music became the highly danceable "Rhythm & Blues", a phrase coined by Jerry Wexler, then an editor of Billboard Magazine. By the late 1950’s, R&B as it was called, was absorbed and at the core of the music enthusiastically embraced by America’s teenagers, now labeled Rock & Roll thanks to pioneer DJ Alan Freed. This week, Joel Najman’s "My Place" program presents a selection of recordings that charted high not only on the national "R&B" popularity charts, but also on the mainstream Pop charts as genuine  Rock&Roll hits as well. This music sounds as fresh and vibrant today as when it was first recorded a half-century ago. Joel Najman’s "My Place" program is heard Saturday evenings from 8-9PM following "A Prairie Home Companion" on Vermont Public Radio.
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Handel, Czerny, and Rossini

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Excerpts from Handel’s Julius Caesar, an excerpt from Rossini’s The Barber of Seville, and a short piano piece by Carl Czerny.
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VPR Evening News February 20th, 2009

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UVM lays off 16; Vermont House rejects legislative pay cut; New report recommends combining law enforcement agencies; Judge orders state to control stormwater pollution; Governor urges lawmakers to make changes in environmental review process; and commentator Paul Richardson reviews Afghan history.
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Midday Newscast: February 20, 2009

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The University of Vermont is expected to announce layoffs to help balance its budget; the budget is also one of the items on the House agenda in Montpelier today; Vermont Democratic Party Chairman Ian Carleton says he’s stepping down; more…
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Baseball Spring Training

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ESPN Senior Baseball Analyst Buster Olney examines the impact the current steroids scandal will have on major league baseball. And Mitch Wertlieb and Burlington Representative Kurt Wright discuss the prospects of the Red Sox and Yankees.
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Morning Newscast: February 20, 2009

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Here are the top stories at 7:30 a.m.: Legislation that’s designed to reduce the incidence of child sexual abuse in Vermont was given preliminary approval in the House last night. The House has advanced a bill that fills a $51 million gap in this year’s budget…
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VPR Evening News February 19th, 2009

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House advances a bill that fills major budget gap; Chief Justice says budget cuts compromising justice system; UVM to announce layoffs tomorrow; and commentator Annie Guyon wears many entrepreneurial hats.
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Celebrating the Oscars!

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This Sunday night it’s time to grab a bowl of popcorn and settle in to watch the 81st Annual Academy Awards.  But first, tune in to the next Vermont Edition when we’ll talk movies, movies and more movies! Also, we visit a Grammy nomiated singer in Montreal.
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Poultney changes policy after coach banned

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Poultney High School will require all athletic coaches to get first aid and coaching training after one of its coaches tripped an opposing player during a basketball game.
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Morning Newscast: February 19, 2009

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Here are the top stories at 7:30 a.m.: The University of Vermont will announce its first round of layoffs Friday, with one to two dozen positions expected to be cut;  About 300 farmers and their supporters packed the House chamber this week to testify about the future of farming in Vermont;  The federal government is working with Vermont and four other states to create innovation marketplaces…
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Vermont launches Innovation Marketplace

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Even in the middle of a recession, entrepreneurs are coming up with ideas that might help a struggling business. Getting them implemented, though, can be a challenge. As VPR’s Ross Sneyd reports, the federal government is working with Vermont and four other states to make the concepts reality.
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Dairy farmers concerned about future

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About 300 farmers and their supporters packed the House chamber this week to testify about the future of farming in Vermont. Many had a simple message. They said small, diversified farms are the future. And they argued that the state needs to help farmers sell directly to consumers.
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Without contract, Yankee vote off table

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Legislative leaders want to know what Vermont Yankee will charge utilities for electricity before they vote on whether to extend its operating license another 20 years.
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VPR Evening News February 18th, 2009

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Vermont will soon see impact from stimulus package; Peter Welch eager to take on global warming; Newport furniture factory to become wood-pellet manufacturer; Barre man pleads not guilty in 27-year-old murder; and commentator Kristen Laine on the cycle of freezing and thawing.
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Welch tries to win Democratic support for global warming legislation

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Congressman Peter Welch is front-and-center among conservation-minded Democrats eager to take on global warming. Those standing in the way of aggressive legislation aren’t just Republicans. As Elizabeth Wynne Johnson reports, Welch has made it his mission to win over reluctant members of his own party.
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Country stores work to stay open

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As some general stores struggle to stay open, communities are finding creative ways to keep them operating. Bob Kinzel provides an update on what the federal stimulus package could mean for Vermont. And Middlebury College student Alexander Manshel reports on Al Sharpton’s recent visit to campus.
Commentary Series

Seamans: Net-zero gas tax

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Veteran ABC News correspondent and commentator Bill Seamans is intrigued by an ecomoic stimulus idea that would reduce one tax by increasing another – and reduce our dependency on foreign oil in the bargain.
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Interview: Jim Condon on the digital TV switch

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The switch from analog to digital went ahead yesterday even though Vermont, like every other state, had the option of waiting until June to switch from analog to digital signals. So, how did it go? We put the question to Jim Condon, executive director of the Vermont Association of Broadcasters.
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Morning Newscast: February 18, 2009

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Here are the top stories at 7:30 a.m.:  Even before it became law, the federal stimulus package was putting people to work in Vermont. Legislative committees would be given power to subpoena witnesses under a bill approved by the state Senate…
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Antifreeze bittering bill advances in House

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Vermont may become the eighth state to require a bittering agent be added to antifreeze to prevent the sweet but deadly product from being lapped up by dogs and other animals.
In Concert @ 8

New York Philharmonic

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CONDUCTOR: Riccardo Muti SOLOIST:  Thomas Quasthoff, bass-baritone   Haydn: Symphony No. 89 Haydn: Se dal suo braccio oppresso from Armida            Teco la guida from Armida            Il pensir sta negli oggotti from L’anima            del filosofo ossia Orfeo ed Euridice (The Soul of the Philosopher or Orfeo ed Eurydice)                Chi spira e non spera from L’anima del filosofo ossia Orfeo ed Euridice Brahms:  Serenade No. 1   9:44 pm:    Finzi: 5 Bagatelles (arr. Lawrence Ashmore); Richard Stolzman, clarinet; Guildhall String Ensemble; Robert Salter; RCA 60437    
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VPR Evening News February 17th, 2009

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Legislature moving quickly to strengthen sex offender laws; Wind energy advocates pressure Douglas administration; Arrest warrant issued in 1982 killing; and commentator Madeline Kunin on women and Iraqi elections.
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Suspect identified in 1982 murder case

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The Vermont Attorney general’s office says an arrest warrant has been issued for a suspect in the 1982 killing of a woman in Barre. Theodore Caron Jr., who is 47, is due to appear in court on Wednesday on charges of killing Pamela Brown.
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Midday Newscast: February 17, 2008

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Slightly radioactive water is still leaking from a pipe at the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant; there’s a debate at the Statehouse about whether cars and trucks can go two years between state inspections;
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Underage Drinking and Drugs

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Vermont ranks highest among the states for teenage alcohol and marijuana use. We look at what’s behind the numbers and what’s being done to change them. Plus, building green homes on a tight budget.
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Maple syrup prices rise

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Maple syrup prices are up $7 a gallon in Vermont – the country’s largest producer of maple syrup – but the price spike doesn’t necessarily mean higher profits for producers.
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Team searches for Vermonters lost in WWII

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Family of a Vermonter missing since World War II says U.S. Defense Department investigators are searching a location in northeast India for the remains of the crew of a plane that crashed in 1944.
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Vermont television stations ending analog

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All Vermont’s television stations are turning off their analog broadcasts this week, even though the date for the changeover to all-digital signals has been pushed back to June.
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Morning Newscast: February 17, 2008

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Wind energy advocates want the Douglas Administration to lift its wind ban on large scale wind projects on state land; energy consultant tells lawmakers that Vermont has electricity choices other than the Vermont Yankee power plant; more…
Classical Music with Cheryl Willoughby

Morning Music – Sweet Day, So Cool

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Change of format this morning…it’s the heavy metal sounds of John Henry (the steel drivin’ man) and his Railroad Ballad…Verdi’s clanging "Anvil chorus"…and, we’ll empty out the whole percussion closet onto the stage for Haydn’s raucous "Military" Symphony #100.
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Midday Newscast: February 16, 2008

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Health care companies are among the handful of businesses that have been able to expand, despite the recession; Chittenden Sen. Doug Racine says Governor Jim Douglas’ criticism of early campaigning is misplaced;
Commentary Series

Craven: Man and Lake

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Teacher, filmmaker and commentator Jay Craven has been working on next summer’s commemoration of the 400th anniversary of Samuel de Champlain’s arrival in Vermont – but he finds himself surrounded by a bigger story than he expected.
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Interview: Author Harry Mazer on Sally Lincoln

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Today is President’s Day, and the holiday has taken on a little extra meaning this year as the nation celebrates the 200th birthday of Abraham Lincoln. One well-known Vermont author is getting into the act, examining Lincoln’s life in a very unusual way. Harry Mazer lives in Montpelier and is an award-winning author of numerous books for young readers.
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Morning Newscast: February 16, 2009

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Here are the top stories at 7:30 a.m.: Vermont’s top federal prosecutor will leave his job at the end of the month and take a position with the Justice Department in Washington.  Burlington has one of the biggest compost operations in the Northeast. But it may be closed soon. The problems it faces offer lessons in large scale composting…
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Waterbury health care firm expands

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Health care companies are among the handful of businesses that have been able to expand, despite the recession. Choice Care Card is one of them. Choice Care helps employers lower their health insurance rates.
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Vermont Health Department agrees to update asbestos mine report

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The Vermont Health Department has agreed to further investigate the possible health risks of a closed asbestos mine, following criticism over an earlier report that erroneously found a higher-than-expected incidence of lung cancer among nearby residents.
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Two cows from Charlotte farm die of rabies

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Vermont Health and agriculture officials are urging anyone who consumed unpasteurized milk from a cow on a Charlotte farm that died of rabies earlier this week to consult with a health care professional.
In Concert @ 8

SymphonyCast: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

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Jaap van Zweden is still a new name for lots of American classical music lovers, but they’re getting to know him in Texas in his first stellar season as the Dallas Symphony’s music director. This concert features him on his home turf, with the Orchestra he joined at 19 as one of the youngest concertmasters ever in Europe. His trademark violin is still in its case, though, as he picks up the baton and leads the fabulous Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra.
My Place with Joel Najman

A Doo-Wop Valentines Special – Love Songs From A Simpler Time

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On this Valentines Day February 14th edition of Joel Najman’s "My Place" program, featured are group-vocal doo-wop flavored love songs from the rock&roll era’s first golden years. It was a time in our cultural history during which much of the music heard on pop radio was specifically targeted at the younger generation and which was also frequently performed by young people themselves. Curiously, a half-century later, the so-called "doo-wop sound" remains not only appealing to those old enough to have grown up with it, but also has gained legions of new, younger fans as well. It’s an evening of sweet harmony and nostalgia with "A Doo-Wop Valentines Special" Saturday February 14 from 8-9PM on Joel Najman’s "My Place" program on Vermont Public Radio.
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Eugene Onegin

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A program for Valentine’s Day precedes the live Metropolitan Opera broadcast of Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin with Karita Mattila and Thomas Hampson.
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VPR Evening News February 13th, 2009

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Governor’s plan to cut health care programs faces opposition; Vermont House approves bill encouraging colonoscopies; Health Department to conduct more asbestos research; Fairpoint customers still experience e-mail problems; State may eliminate Agency of Commerce; One family celebrates two sporting achievements; and commentator Tom Slayton on hardships facing dairy farmers.
Commentary Series

Slayton: Vermont’s dairy farm crisis

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Federal milk support prices are falling. Vermont dairy farmers are now receiving about the same price for their milk that they got 30 years ago – even though their expenses have risen dramatically. Commentator Tom Slayton looks at what that may mean for Vermont’s countryside and culture.
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Pico Ski Club honors Andrea Mead Lawrence

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Andrea Mead Lawrence did what no other U.S. Alpine skier and no woman in the world had ever done. She won two Olympic gold medals in one Winter Games. It’s a record that lives on. Tomorrow, members of Pico Ski Club are honoring the Rutland native VPR’s Nina Keck has more.  
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Locally-owned auto dealers hope to weather recession

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Tough times for Detroit’s automakers mean tough times for Vermont’s auto dealers. While they pace their showrooms waiting for customers, dealers are also casting an anxious eye toward Washington, hoping for additional relief for the auto industry. Some Vermont dealerships say they may not make it.
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Health Care Reform

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Senate Health and Welfare chairman Doug Racine and House Health Care chairman Steve Maier discuss their health care priorities and what they think can be passed by the Legislature this year.
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Lincoln Bicentennial Program

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We examine some of the key decisions of Abraham Lincoln’s presidency, and how they resonate today. Steve Zind on the ringing of bells to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Lincoln’s birth. And Bennington College President Liz Coleman and the role higher education ought to play in keeping Democracy vital.
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Morning Newscast: February 12, 2009

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Here are the top stories at 7:30 a.m.: Senator Patrick Leahy says a new agreement between the U.S. House and the Senate over a federal stimulus package is good news for the economy. At 2:12 this afternoon, bells around Vermont will ring to mark the 200th anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln…
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Historic bells to ring today

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At 2:12 this afternoon, bells around Vermont will ring to mark the 200th anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln. As VPR’s Steve Zind explains, some of the bells that will ring today have an historic connection to Lincoln’s life and times.  
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Burlington International plans “green” parking garage

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Business at Burlington International Airport continues to grow so much that there are many days when there’s no place to park. So, Burlington voters will be asked next month to approve a 45 million dollar bond to expand the parking garage. As VPR’s Ross Sneyd reports, this would be a garage with an environmental ethic.
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VPR Evening News February 11th, 2009

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Patrick Leahy says the federal stimulus package is good news for the economy; Lawmakers want to set milk prices; Douglas Administration says Vt. Yankee hasn’t made the case for license renewal; and commentator Mary McCallum says the economic downturn is affecting the state’s prison population.
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Porta-Brace employees band together to avoid job cuts

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Today, we look at a company that’s feeling the economic squeeze but has decided not to lay off workers. VPR’s Susan Keese takes us to the Porta-Brace headquarters in North Bennington, where the company’s teamwork ethic extends to sharing the pain of an ailing economy.
Vermont Edition
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Food Stamps Revamped: 3SquaresVT

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As of the first of this year, thousands more Vermonters could qualify for the program formerly known as Food Stamps. The program has a new name, too: 3SquaresVT. Also, a new, toll-free hotline helps dairy farmers cope with mounting economic stress. And ski jumping returns to Brattleboro.
Classical Music with Cheryl Willoughby

Morning Classics – with the warm, filtered light that is the voice of Regine Crespin

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"I never knew the old Vienna, before the war – with its Strauss music, its glamour and easy charm…" – the opening lines from Carol Reed’s noir classic, "The Third Man". (My #1 favorite movie of all time!) This morning we’ll enjoy the sound of Austria’s national instrument, the zither – in the Johann Strauss Jr. waltz, "Tales from the Vienna Woods" – and hear the sublime voice of Regine Crespin, in the Berlioz "Spectre of the Rose".
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Morning Newscast: February 11, 2009

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Here are the top stories at 7:30 a.m.: Senior officials with the Vermont National Guard say they have extensive programs in place to support military families during a major deployment set to begin late this year.  The fund set aside for the eventual dismantling of the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant is continuing to shrink…
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Dartmouth College to cut 150 jobs

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Another area institution has been forced to cut back because of the recession. Dartmouth College announced almost 150 job cuts this week – about a third of them through layoffs – as it struggles to reduce spending by ten percent over two years.
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VPR Evening News February 10th, 2009

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Lawmakers reveal a plan to tax soda; Douglas Administration wants to close the state’s environmental lab; Vt. Yankee dismantling fund continues to shrink; Utilities hope to adopt renewable power; N.Y. pharmacy college branching out to Vermont; State police crack down on aggressive driving; Voices from today’s Statehouse rally protesting budget cuts; and commentator Art Woolf says we aren’t in a depression.
Commentary Series

Woolf: Recession not Depression

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All this week, VPR news is looking at the effect of the economic downturn on Vermonters. Economist and commentator Art Woolf agrees that the economy is in bad shape – no doubt about it – but he insists that we’re not in a depression.
VPR News

Lawmakers propose junk food tax

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A group of lawmakers want to help close the state’s budget gap by imposing a sales tax on soda and other beverages that contain a lot of sugar. But the Vermont Grocers’ Association is strongly opposed to the bill.
VPR News

Midday Newscast: February 10, 2008

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Several groups are rallying at the Statehouse at this hour to protest state budget cuts; a Vermont State Police crackdown on aggressive driving on Interstate 89 already has resulted in a slew of tickets; more…
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Laid-off state worker struggles with unemployment

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State workers are among those who have been hit by the recession. Faced with a potential $200 million dollar state budget deficit, Governor Jim Douglas wants to lay off 660 people. But some were let go even before the governor announced the latest round of state job cuts. VPR’s John Dillon has this report on a state worker who was told right before Christmas that she’d lose her job.
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Morning Newscast: February 10, 2009

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Here are the top stories at 7:30 a.m.: Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont is proposing a "truth commission" to investigate abuses of detainees and politically inspired firings at the Justice Department during the Bush administration.  Central Vermont Public Service plans to build the first major solar project in Vermont to feed energy exclusively onto the power grid…
VPR News

Leahy proposes truth squad to get at Bush-era problems

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U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont, who chairs the Senate Judiciary Committee, is proposing a "truth commission" to investigate abuses of detainees and politically inspired firings at the Justice Department during the Bush administration.
VPR News

PSNH says ice storm cost $75 million

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Public Service Company of New Hampshire says the December ice storm caused more damage than any storm in the state’s history. And PSNH says it cost the utility $75 million – $60 million of which will be made up in customers’ bills.
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Vermont weighs expansion of workers’ comp

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A bill that would extend workers’ compensation to cover mental and emotional problems suffered on the job has been introduced in Montpelier, but it’s getting a cool reception from the insurance industry.
VPR News

Families sue over religion in classroom

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Two couples from Irasburg who say their children’s teacher preached in the classroom and retaliated against students who complained are suing the school district.
In Concert @ 8

SymphonyCast: St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra of Europe

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When you have a birthday, you throw a party, and when you have a milestone birthday you throw a big party. The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, America’s only fulltime professional chamber orchestra, turns 50 this year, and to celebrate they’ve invited the world’s great chamber orchestras to share the stage with them — starting with the Chamber Orchestra of Europe.