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Yankee Discovers Tritium In Second Well
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Entergy Vermont Yankee has discovered radioactive tritium in a second monitoring well near the Vernon reactor. Yankee says the finding will help engineers pinpoint the source of the contaminated water that appears to be moving toward the Connecticut River.VPR News
Budget Reaction: Cuts Will Burden Those Who Can Least Afford It
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Governor Douglas’ budget would cut across a range of human services programs. But critics at the Statehouse said the burden would fall on those who can least afford it.VPR News
Douglas Budget ‘Best Of The Worst Choices’
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Governor Jim Douglas has proposed a budget for next year that he says will eliminate the state’s looming deficit. The proposal affects many Human Service programs and property tax subsidies, and it assumes the legislature will reform the state pension system.VPR News
VT Edition: Peter Galbraith
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Former ambassador Peter Galbraith discusses the risks of what he calls "group think" in diplomatic circles. That is, the lack of tolerance for dissenting viewpoints in how to handle difficult foreign policy questions.VPR News
VT Edition: Progressive Caucus Priorities
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VPR’s Jane Lindholm talks with state budget gap and the Progressive party’s influence on politics at the Statehouse.VPR News
VT Edition: Cardiac Rehabilitation
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VPR’s Jane Lindholm talks with Dr. Philip Ades of Fletcher Allen Health Care and the UVM College of Medicineabout why cardiac rehabilitation works, and how it fits into the debate over health care costs and insurance coverage.VPR News
Rutland Faces School Budget Challenges
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Rutland City’s School board faces tough budget choices. Proposed cuts in the high school’s drama department have caused an uproar.Vermont Edition
Progressive Party Issues And Politics
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Two members of the Progressive caucus in the House discuss their approach to key issues facing lawmakers. Also, how cardiac rehabilitation saves money and improves health care outcomes for patients with serious heart problems. And an excerpt from a talk by former ambassador Peter Galbraith about policy in Afghanistan.Classical Music with Walter Parker
Midday Classical: The Planets
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On his 55th birthday Sir Simon Rattle conducts The Planets by Gustav Holst.Classical Music with Cheryl Willoughby
Morning Classics: Happy Birthday Maestro Rattle!
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It’s Simon Rattle’s 55th birthday, the esteemed Brit conductor was born on Jan. 20th, 1955 in Liverpool, England. We’ll hear him leading performances with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, the Vienna Philharmonic, and with his musical and life partner, mezzo-soprano Magdalena Kožená.VPR News
CarShare Vermont’s First Year A Success
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Drive less, share more. That was the goal of a fledgling non-profit called CarShare Vermont when we spoke with its Executive Director almost two years ago. Now we’re back with Annie Bourdon to gauge the success of her efforts to bring non-profit car sharing to Vermont.VPR News
ACLU Sues Brattleboro Police Over Protest Arrests
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The American Civil Liberties Union of Vermont is suing Brattleboro police for arresting protesters at a speech by the governor. Governor Jim Douglas was speaking at the Latchis Theater in Brattleboro last March when four audience members rose from their seats.VPR News
Zetterstrom, Osprey Advocate, Dies
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A longtime advocate of restoring Vermont’s wild osprey population has died. Meeri Zetterstrom lived in a log cabin overlooking Lake Arrowhead in Milton for almost 50 years.VPR News
Ski Resorts Thrilled With King Holiday Results
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Officials with Vermont’s ski industry say they’re thrilled with the results of the Martin Luther King holiday weekend. Plenty of snow and seasonable temperatures kept the slopes full at resorts across the state.VPR News
Firefighters Get $100,000 To Encourage Volunteers
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Volunteer first responders across Vermont are getting some help finding new members and training those who are already serving.VPR News
Springfield To Get Rid Of Old School Buildings
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The Springfield School District is planning to ask voters for permission to get rid of four school properties in the town.VPR News
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Sending Second Team To Haiti
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A second team of doctors from Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center is headed to Haiti to help earthquake survivors.Eye on the Night Sky
Eye On The Night Sky
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Eye on the Night Sky from VPR and the Fairbanks Museum for January 19, 2010.Jazz with George Thomas
Jazz: Martin Luther King
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Tonight’s Jazz Show is a tribute to the Rev. Dr. Matiin Luther King. We hear Gospel music including the voices of Mahalia Jackson and Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the evocative sounds of Nina Simone and Abbey Lincoln and the instrumental tributes to freedom by Sonny Rollins, Oliver Nelson and John Coltrane.In Concert @ 8
In Concert @ 8: SymphonyCast
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The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Scott Yoo, conductor Steven Copes, violin Program: MOZART: Symphony No. 31 in D, K. 297, Paris LUTOSLAWSKI: Partita for Violin and Orchestra with Piano Obbligato RAVEL: Le Tombeau de Couperin HONEGGER: Symphony No. 2 STRAVINSKY: Dumbarton Oaks Concerto -Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Reinbert de Leeuw, conductor (Live recording) BACH: Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 -Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra (Live recording)Commentary Series
Lange: Cook & Peary
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Commentator Willem Lange has been armchair-adventuring again – this time to the North Pole.VPR News
Following Disclosure, Yankee’s Record Is Examined
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State regulators learned last week that they were apparently misled about the existence of underground pipes at Vermont Yankee. Now, a lot of people are examining the record to see what Vermont Yankee officials said.VPR News
Some Lawmakers, Policy Analysts Want To Tap Rainy Day Funds
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Governor Jim Douglas will deliver his final budget address to the Legislature Tuesday afternoon. All the talk of budget cuts has prompted some lawmakers and policy advocates to say they’d rather tap into the state’s rainy day funds instead.VPR News
VT Edition: The Underground Railroad
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VPR’s Jane Lindholm visits the Rokeby Museum in Ferrisburgh, and talks with director Jane Williamson. The site was a family farm that became a stop on the Underground Railroad. Williamson says the story of the farm forces us to rethink our ideas of how the Underground Railroad worked in the Northeast.VPR News
VT Edition: 2010 Winter Reading Show
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VPR’s Jane Lindholm talks with Claire Benedict of Bear Pond Books in Montpelier, and Penny McConnel of The Norwich Bookstore, about what’s flying off the shelves this winter.Vermont Edition
The 2010 Winter Reading Show
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VPR’s Jane Lindholm talks with area booksellers about which books people are curling up with this winter. And, we visit the Rokeby Museum in Ferrisburgh.Classical Music with Walter Parker
Midday Classical: They Called Her Moses
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For Martin Luther King Day, we’ll listen to Robert DeCormier’s tribute to Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad, "They Called Her Moses."Classical Music with Cheryl Willoughby
Morning Classics: Martin Luther King Jr. Day
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Music in recognition of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday today.Commentary Series
Bittinger: Reverend Lemuel Haynes
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In observation of Martin Luther King Day, commentator Cyndy Bittinger has the story of an early Vermonter – a Rutland minister who also happened to be the first African American to be ordained by any religious denomination in this country.VPR News
Advocate Says Anti-Harassment Law Enforcement Falling Short
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An advocate for diversity in Vermont schools says enforcement of the state’s anti-harassment law is falling short in many parts of the state.VPR News
Warhol Exhibit Opens Tuesday In Burlington
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A new exhibit of rarely-seen photographs and Polaroid pictures by the late Andy Warhol opens Tuesday in Burlington.VPR News
VA Expands ‘Tele-Psychiatry’ Service
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Eager to help veterans take advantage of its mental health services, a Veterans Administration medical center is expanding its "tele-psychiatry" practice to a community health clinic near the U.S.-Canadian border, allowing for one-on-one consults between doctor and patient – 128 miles apart.VPR News
Former ‘Lost Boy’ From Sudan To Speak
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A former "lost boy" will be the keynote speaker today at Champlain College’s observance of Martin Luther King Day.VPR News
Supreme Court Says Landowner Can Sue Mine President
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The Vermont Supreme Court says a landowner can sue the president of the Vermont Asbestos Group over contamination on property next to a former asbestos mine in Eden and Lowell.VPR News
Dartmouth president discusses next budget steps
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The president of Dartmouth College says layoffs will begin next month as the school works to trim its budget by $100 million over two years. But President Jim Yong Kim says he’s hopeful those who lose their jobs will be hired back someday.VPR News
Lawmakers Hear From Experts On Pension Changes
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Two experts brought in by the Vermont State Employees Association say proposed changes to the employees’ pension system are unnecessary and perhaps illegal.VPR News
Vermont Schools Vie For Solar Grants
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Ten Vermont public schools are vying for federal grants of $50,000 each for solar energy projects.Eye on the Night Sky
Eye On The Night Sky
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Eye on the Night Sky from VPR and the Fairbanks Museum for January 18, 2010.VPR News
Police Academy Supervisor Takes Own Life
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Vermont State Police say their investigation continues after a Police Academy supervisor killed himself following the confiscation of his home computer as part of a child pornography investigation.All the Traditions
All The Traditions: A Tribute To Martin Luther King Jr., And A Visit To Hawaii
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Thoughts of Martin Luther King Jr. on his birthday weekend, a special dedication to British folk icon Tim Hart, and a blissful walk on some Hawaiian beaches!My Place with Joel Najman
The Big And Not-So-Big Hits Of 1958
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This week Joel Najman’s My Place program looks back more than a half century to revisit some of the big and not-so-big popular hit recordings of 1958The VPR Saturday Special
Radio Lab: Sperm
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The person who discovered sperm thought he was seeing the smallest incarnation of a human soul. If that was the case, why so many wasted souls? This Saturday, Radio Lab turns to the animal kingdom to answer that question.Saturday Afternoon at the Opera
Saturday Afternoon at the Opera: Carmen
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Latvian mezzo-soprano ElÄ«na GaranÄa portrays the title role in the live Metropolitan Opera broadcast of Bizet’s Carmen.Interlude
Interlude: Bizet
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Interlude presents music by Georges Bizet, including his popular Symphony in C.Jazz with George Thomas
Jazz: Cedar Walton, Billy Harper
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We celebrate the birthdays, 2 days in advance, of pianist/composer Cedar Walton and tenor sax/composer Billy Harper. Billy Harper’s collaboration with poet Amiri Baraka is a wonderful "history-of-jazz" in a song, albeit a 14minute one.VPR News
Yankee’s Credibility Challenged
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Vermont Yankee this week confirmed there are underground pipes on the plant’s property that may be leaking radioactive material. The company had previously assured lawmakers and the Public Service Board that the plant had no such pipes.VPR News
State Treasurer Optimistic On Public Pensions Reform
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State Treasurer Jeb Spaulding says the state’s public pension system needs to be reformed, and he’s optimistic that can be accomplished this year. In the next decade, the state employees and Vermont teachers’ pensions could fall short by a billion dollars.VPR News
Vermont Groups Mobilize Support For Haiti
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Several Vermont organizations that have operations in Haiti are trying to organize support in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake. And Vermonters from many walks of life are also looking for ways to help.VPR News
Interview: Author Of “Phish – The Biography”
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Music journalist Parke Puterbaugh spent the past 15 years talking to the members of the band Phish, as well as their crew and fans. His new book, "Phish – The Biography," is the first authorized account of their rise, breakup and triumphant reunion.VPR News
VT Edition: State Pension Funds
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Bob Kinzel talks with Treasurer Jeb Spaulding and Vermont NEA Exec. Dir. Joel Cook about keeping the state employees’ and teachers’ retirement funds solvent.VPR News
Voices In The Week’s News: January 15, 2010
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These were some of the voices in the news this week.VPR News
Vermonters Organize To Provide Haitian Relief
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Many Vermont groups and businesses have begun organizing to provide relief to Haiti following the devastating earthquake this week.Vermont Edition
Changes To The State’s Pension Funds
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State Treasurer Jeb Spaulding and Vermont NEA Executive Director Joel Cook discuss the pros and cons of the proposed changes to the state employees’ and teachers’ pension funds.Classical Music with Walter Parker
Midday Classical: God’s Time and Carmen Dances
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We’ll listen to Bach’s Cantata No. 106, "God’s Time is the Best of All Times" and anticipate tomorrow’s Met Opera with The Carmen Ballet, music from Bizet’s Opera arranged by Rodion Shchedrin.Classical Music with Cheryl Willoughby
Morning Classics: Laughing Into the Weekend
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Zez Comfrey’s irreverent Humorestless (based on Dvorak’s Humoresque) gets the morning started, and we’ll hear Heinrich Schutz’s colorful madrigal Ride La Primavera ("Laughs the Spring"). And we’ll experience a bit of 17th c. French comedy by way of the French playwright/satirist Moliere, whose birthdate is today.Commentary Series
Dunsmore: Obama Tough Enough?
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Barack Obama’s critics have begun to raise questions about whether he is tough enough, particularly when it comes to foreign policy. Commentator and veteran ABC News diplomatic correspondent Barrie Dunsmore examines that issue.VPR News
Body Of Farmworker Returned To Mexico
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A migrant farmworker who died in Vermont just before Christmas was laid to rest this week in his hometown in Chiapas, Mexico. A delegation of Vermonters helped bring the body home. The group hopes that the tragic death will call attention to the plight of undocumented workers who live a sometimes hidden existence on Vermont dairy farms.VPR News
Police Crack Down On Speedy Winter Drivers
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Winter storms in recent weeks have turned highway surfaces to ice. Cars and trucks have gone sliding off the roads and into each other. And police have been among the victims.VPR News
Senate Considers Human Trafficking Bill
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The Senate Judiciary Committee took testimony on Thursday on the problem of human trafficking — the practice of coercing people into various kinds of involuntary labor.VPR News
Yankee Admits Underground Pipes Could Be Source Of Leak
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Entergy Vermont Yankee has told the state that the nuclear plant does have underground pipes that could be the source of radioactive tritium recently found in a well near the Connecticut River.VPR News
Welch Wants Tax On Wall Street Bonuses
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Congressman Peter Welch wants to charge a 50 percent tax on Wall Street bonuses to put more money in the hands of small business owners. The tax would be levied on employees of banks that received federal bailout money. Welch says the banks only survived because of taxpayer help.VPR News
Slate Of Secession Candidates To Be Unveiled
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A slate of candidates for state office who want Vermont to secede from the United States will be unveiled Friday in Montpelier.VPR News
FairPoint Delays Filing Chapter 11 Reorganization Plan
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FairPoint Communications Inc. is again pushing back the date for filing its bankruptcy reorganization plan.VPR News
Head Of Vermont Police Academy Resigns
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The executive director of the Vermont Criminal Justice Training Council, which manages the Vermont Police Academy, has resigned. R.J. Elrick resigned Thursday, a day after he submitted a resignation letter.VPR News
Vt. Lawmakers Weigh Earlier Primary
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Vermont lawmakers are considering a plan to move Vermont’s primary election from September to August, but Gov. Jim Douglas says the bill is being motivated by electoral politics.In Concert @ 8
In Concert @ 8: Chicago Symphony Orchestra
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Chicago Symphony Orchestra Conductors: Fritz Reiner, Daniel Barenboim, Jean Martinon Host: Lisa Simeone Program: Granados: Intermezzo from Goyescas Mussorgsky/Ravel: Pictures at an Exhibition Takemitsu: Visions Rachmaninov: The Isle of the Dead Hindemith: Nobilissima visione Suite —— At 9:57pm: Brahms: Hungarian Dance No.7 in F; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Kurt Masur; "Brahms – The Hungarian Dances – Masur"; Philips 411426; Time = 1:39Eye on the Night Sky
Eye on the Night Sky
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Eye on the Night Sky from VPR and the Fairbanks Museum for January 15, 2010.Jazz with George Thomas
Jazz: R.I.P. Ed Thigpen
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Drummer Ed Thigpen has died and we hear some of his best work with The Oscar Peterson Trio and on a recent release with a Scandinavian ensemble. We also hear three of the best duets in 2009: Erica Lindsay & Sumi Tonooka; Allen Toussaint & Joshua Redman and Dan Dean & Kenny Werner.In Concert @ 8
In Concert @ 8: Deutsche Welle Festival Concert Series
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Deutsche Welle Festival Concert Series Location: Beethoven Hall, Bonn Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Bamberg Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Manfred Honeck Soloist: Viktoria Mullova, Violin Host: Rick Fulker PROGRAM: Weber: Overture to "Der Freischutz," Op. 77 Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61 Bach: Sonata No. 3 in C Major for Violin Solo, BWV 1005: 3rd Movement Josef Strauss: Village Swallows from Austria, Waltz Op.164 Josef Strauss: Springtime in Vienna & Cheerful Spirits: Polka francaise, Op. 281 Dvorak: Symphony No.VPR Presents
VPR Presents Peter Galbraith
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Former US envoy to the United Nations mission in Afghanistan and Vermonter Peter Galbraith asks whether US involvement is necessary.Commentary Series
Bryan: Does Government Work?
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When commentator Frank Bryan looks at our Federal government, he sees a paradox – one that was intentionally created by our founding fathers.VPR News
Vermonters Look To Help Victims In Haiti
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Vermont relief organizations say there’s been a tremendous response from people across the state who want to help victims of the earthquake in Haiti. For now, the groups all stress that financial assistance is the best way to provide critical, short term help.VPR News
Vermont, NY Settle On Champlain Bridge Design
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Vermont Governor Jim Douglas and New York Governor David Paterson announced that a design for the new Champlain Bridge has been chosen.VPR News
VT Edition: Human Trafficking Bill
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The Senate Judiciary Committee is taking testimony Thursday morning on the issue of human trafficking. We talk with the committee’s chair, Sen. Dick Sears, who is co-sponsoring the measure.VPR News
VT Edition: Government Contracting
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The world of government contracts is more complex than a few examples of fraud and misconduct. In her new book, ‘One Nation Under Contract,’ Middlebury College professor Allison Stanger describes the implications of outsourcing the government’s work to private companies and non-profits.Vermont Edition
‘One Nation Under Contract’
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Allison Stanger of Middlebury College discusses her book on the lack of transparency and oversight in how the federal government uses contracts and outsourcing to carry out essential functions of U.S. policy.Classical Music with Walter Parker
Midday Classical: Bagatelles and a Card Game
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We’ll enjoy Bagatelles by Beethoven, Dvorak, and Gerald Finzi; plus Stravinsky’s ballet Jeu de carte (The Card Game).Classical Music with Cheryl Willoughby
Morning Classics: Thank You, Mr. Köchel!
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Who was Ludwig Köchel? He was a writer, publisher, musicologist, and a botanist. He was knighted by Archduke Charles of Austria and he tutored the Archduke’s children for over a decade. And, Köchel meticulously catalogued all of Mozart’s music. We’ll honor his life work on his birthday by taking a tour of some of the lesser-known works found in Mozart’s Köchel catalogue.VPR News
Libertoff To Step Down As Mental Health Head
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Ken Libertoff, the Executive Director of the Vermont Association for Mental Health, is stepping down from that position at the end of the year.VPR News
Dog Mountain Employees Remember Huneck
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Dog lovers and art collectors around the nation are still reeling from the news that Stephen Huneck took his life last week, including the employees at his "Dog Mountain" in St. Johnsbury.VPR News
VT Leads NH In Months With Low Unemployment
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Vermont and New Hampshire typically have the lowest unemployment rate in New England, and currently Vermont has the smallest number of people out of work.VPR News
Rockingham, Bellows Falls Table Merger Plans
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The town of Rockingham and the village of Bellows Falls have tabled a plan to merge. The two boards held a special meeting on Tuesday to vote on the merger and plan for a Town Meeting Day vote on the proposal.VPR News
Doctors Say Pearce Making Encouraging Progress
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Doctors say American snowboarder Kevin Pearce is making encouraging strides in his recovery after suffering a severe brain injury last month.VPR News
NH Senate Approves Naming Road For McKay
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The New Hampshire Senate has pass a bill naming a portion of Route 118 in Franconia after a police officer who was killed in the line of duty in 2007.VPR News
Apartment Complexes Get Solar Water Heaters
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Four apartment complexes in Vermont will install solar water heaters to reduce energy costs. Panels will be installed at affordable housing developments in Burlington, Barre, Brattleboro and Bennington.VPR News
Vermonters Get $4 Million In Heating Assistance
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More Vermonters will get help staying warm this winter thanks to almost $4 million in new federal assistance. The program will help thousands of low-income Vermonters heat their homes for the rest of the winter.Eye on the Night Sky
Eye on the Night Sky
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Eye on the Night Sky from VPR and the Fairbanks Museum for January 14, 2010.Jazz with George Thomas
Jazz: Joe Pass, Melba Liston
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As the sad news continues out of Haiti, we share songs with the group Mozayik and their 2005 release Haitian Creole Jazz. Guitarist Joe Pass’s birthday includes duets with Ella Fitzgerald, Zoot Sims’s tenor sax and pianist Jimmy Rowles. We also hear from Melba Liston, trombonist and arranger with Randy Weston.Commentary Series
Moats: Love, Work and Connectivity
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Commentator David Moats has been wondering why the age of instant communications has left him thinking about the past.VPR News
Solar Company’s Move To Vermont Hinges On State Incentives
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A solar company is considering opening a factory in Chittenden County, but it says an economic incentive program that the Legislature is debating will play a key role in whether it moves to Vermont.VPR News
Heavy Trucks Now Legal On Interstate
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Governor Jim Douglas has signed a new bill into law that allows heavy trucks to travel on the interstate. Vermont’s trucking industry says the measure will help relieve traffic congestion in many of the state’s downtown areas.VPR News
VT Edition: Elliot Burg On Lead Restrictions
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VPR’s Jane Lindholm talks with Elliot Burg, an assistant attorney general about a new law that restricts the use of lead in plumbing fixtures and a few other industrial products.VPR News
VT Edition: Snowmobile Safety
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VPR’s Jane Lindholm talks with VAST Executive Director Bryant Watson, and Sergeant J.R. Underhill with the State Police about safety rules and why so many people enjoy snowmobiling in Vermont.Vermont Edition
Snowmobile Safety
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We talk about how to stay safe while snowmobiling, and explore why people love the sport. Also, a look at new lead plumbing restrictions, and we read from our mailbag.Classical Music with Walter Parker
Midday Classical: The Blessed Damsel
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Debussy’s La Damoiselle Elue, or The Blessed Damsel, depicts a young woman in heaven, waiting for her earthly lover to arrive.Classical Music with Cheryl Willoughby
Morning Classics: Bought Me a Cat. And a Duck. And…an Elephant (?!)
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A bestiary of four-footed classics this morning, including Saint-Saens’ Carnival of the Animals and Copland’s spirited song, I bought me a cat. We’ll also celebrate the 1944 premiere of Stravinsky’s elephantine Circus Polka.Commentary Series
Slayton: ATVs On State Land
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For months, controversy has swirled around a proposal that would open state lands to All Terrain Vehicles. Commentator Tom Slayton has some thoughts about how to resolve this confrontation.VPR News
Snowmobile Enthusiasts Urge Safety On Trails
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Over the past two months, six people have died on snowmobiles in Vermont, so snowmobile enthusiasts and law enforcement officers kicked off a safety campaign in Hinesburg on Tuesday.VPR News
Hundreds Turn Out For Health Care Meeting
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Hundreds turned out at the Statehouse on Tuesday to weigh in on what the state should do to expand access to health care. House and Senate health committees held a joint hearing to hear the public’s views on the issue.VPR News
Vernon Officials Lobby For Yankee License Extension
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Officials from southern Vermont were in Montpelier on Tuesday to lobby for Vermont Yankee’s license to be extended. The nuclear power plant employs about 650 people, and pays about $1.2 million in taxes to the town of Vernon.VPR News
Legislature Approves Increased Interstate Weight Limit
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The Legislature has given its approval to the first major bill of the 2010 session. The House and Senate on Tuesday both quickly approved legislation that would allow heavier trucks to use Vermont’s interstate highway system.VPR News
Judge Ben Joseph Retiring After 12 Years
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Judge Ben Joseph is planning to retire in June after 12 years on the bench.VPR News
NH Home Sales Rise
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New Hampshire home sales jumped 70 percent in November from the year before. Analysts say sales were better than expected but remain cautious.VPR News
Howard in, Zuckerman Out Of Lt. Governor Race
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One candidate has dropped out of the race for lieutenant governor in Vermont, and a new one’s in the running.In Concert @ 8
New York Philharmonic
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Bramwell Tovey conducts an American program of music by Gershwin, Copland, and Sousa.Eye on the Night Sky
Eye on the Night Sky
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Eye on the Night Sky from VPR and the Fairbanks Museum for January 13, 2010.Jazz with George Thomas
Jazz: Sandra Wright, Jay McShann
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We note sadly the passing of "Vermont’s Blues Diva," Sandra Wright, with a live recording done in 2000 with Big Joe Burrell introducing her. Jay McShann’s birthday is the occasion to revisit some on his 1941 Decca recordings featuring a young Charlie Parker soloing on his first recordings.Commentary Series
Krupp: Invest Local
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According to commentator Ron Krupp, the "Buy Local" initiative has produced an offshoot in which serious efforts are being made to "Invest Local."VPR News
Vermont Blues Singer Sandra Wright Dies
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Vermont blues singer Sandra Wright has died. Wright passed away Monday at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center after suffering a brain embolism. She was 61.VPR News
Vote On Texting Ban Likely Soon
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It appears the Senate will soon vote on a bill that prohibits drivers from texting while they’re operating their vehicles. Senate Transportation chairman Dick Mazza says he strongly supports the legislation.Classical Music with Joe Goetz
Afternoon Classics: Mozart’s Final Piano Concerto
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We’ll hear Mozart’s sublime Piano Concerto #27 this afternoon, in a classic recording featuring pianist Clifford Curzon. In addition, tune in for some mid-winter songs by Morten Lauridsen, and look ahead to spring with Sibelius.VPR News
VT Edition: Housing Shortage
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VPR’s Jane Lindholm talks with Maura Collins, the Policy and Planning Manager for the Vermont Housing Finance Agency, about potential barriers and solutions to this shortage.VPR News
VT Edition: 40 Years Of Act 250
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VPR’s Jane Lindholm talks with the executive director of the Vermont Natural Resources Council, and land use lawyers about whether Act 250 can still tackle 21st century problems and concerns.Vermont Edition
Act 250: 40 Years Later
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We examine the successes and failures of Act 250 on its 40th anniversary; we talk to Maura Collins, the Policy and Planning Manager for the Vermont Housing Finance Agency; and we read some of your emails in our mailbag segment.Classical Music with Walter Parker
Midday Classical: Hungary, Poland, and Paganini Variations
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Erno Dohanyi’s Ruralia Hungarica; Tchaikovsky’s Polish Symphony; and music based on Paganini by Brahms, Lutoslawski, and Rachmaninoff.Classical Music with Cheryl Willoughby
Morning Classics: Secrets and Sephardic Music
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Today’s the birth date of Italy’s Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari. We’ll hear the Overture from his opera, Susanna’s Secret (and find out what her secret is!) and also listen to a few selections from Hesperion XXI’s brand new recording of Turkish and Armenian Sephardic music.Commentary Series
Greene: Hen Spectacles
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One time-honored New Year’s tradition is to remember friends who are no longer with us, so here’s a classic commentary from Janet Greene – our first commentator and a well-known independent book publisher and editor.VPR News
Walkers Want Vermont Yankee Shut Down
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Bob Bady lives in Brattleboro and is with the "Safe and Green Campaign Walk." He and others with the campaign feel so strongly that Vermont Yankee should be closed for good that he’s been walking 126 miles to the state capital to let the legislature know about the movement.VPR News
Scientists Look For Source Of Radioactive Water
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Vermont Yankee has assigned a team of scientists and technicians to look for the source of radioactive water discovered recently in a monitoring well, while lawmakers want to know if the contamination will add to the cost of decommissioning the plant.VPR News
Burlington Restricts Engine Idling To Protect Air
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A new city ordinance makes it illegal for people to idle their vehicles in Burlington for more than three minutes.VPR News
Former Vergennes Police Chief Facing Jail After Drug Plea
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The former Vergennes police chief is facing jail after he pleaded guilty to charges he obtained a prescription drug by fraud and driving under the influence of drugs.VPR News
Funding Sought For Northern Border Commission
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Members of Congress from northern New England and New York are seeking $30 million to fund an ongoing commission designed to spur economic development and job creation in economically distressed areas of northern Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine and New York.VPR News
Rash Of Snowmobile Accidents Raises Alarm Calls
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A relative of three people who died when their snowmobiles plunged through ice on a Vermont lake says the wife of a victim told him her husband checked the thickness beforehand.VPR News
DMV Now Offers Enhanced Licenses In Burlington
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The Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles will increase the number of locations where Vermonters can get enhanced drivers’ licenses, which can be used for land or water travel to Canada.VPR News
Many Protest NH Statehouse Gun Ban
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Gun rights supporters on Monday protested against bills making it a felony to bring weapons into the Statehouse and other New Hampshire government buildings.In Concert @ 8
Live! At the Concergebouw: Netherlands Radio Philharmonic
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Jaap van Zweden, cond. Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1, 4, and 5Eye on the Night Sky
Eye on the Night Sky
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Eye on the Night Sky from VPR and the Fairbanks Museum for January 12, 2010.Jazz with George Thomas
Jazz: Max Roach
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We celebrate the birthday of the late jazz drummer, Max Roach. From his first recordings with Coleman Hawkins to his part in re-defining jazz drummer during his years with Carlie Parker. We also hear from his early 60’s political recordings with his then wife, Abbey Lincoln and later duets with Dizzy Gillespie.In Concert @ 8
SymphonyCast: San Francisco Symphony
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The Swiss-born conductor Philippe Jordan knows his way up and down a craggy Alp landscape — which comes in handy when traversing Strauss’ glorious An Alpine Symphony.Commentary Series
Schubart: Measuring Outcomes
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As the legislature moves into full session and faces the steep challenges ahead, commentator Bill Schubart has a modest suggestion to save money and to enhance government accountability and efficiency.VPR News
Health Care Debate Expected To Draw ‘Single Payer’ Advocates
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Health care reform will be debated in a public hearing tomorrow night at the Statehouse. Advocates for a ‘single payer’ system are expected to turn out in big numbers – and demand a vote this year.VPR News
Defense Contractors Get Boost From Feds
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Three Vermont defense contractors say new federal money will help them retain workers – and possibly hire some new staff.Classical Music with Joe Goetz
Afternoon Classics: Music and Musicians with New England Connections
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The Piano Quintet by Boston composer Amy Beach will be heard this afternoon, as well as performances by Marlboro Festival co-director Richard Goode and a legendary Marlboro collaboration between Rudolf and Peter Serkin.VPR News
VT Edition: Stephen Huneck
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VPR’s Jane Lindholm talks with artist Stephen Huneck in 2007 at Dog Mountain in St. Johnsbury.VPR News
VT Edition: John Gregg On The NH Legislature
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VPR’s Jane Lindholm gets a preview New Hampshire’s legislative session with Valley News political editor John Gregg.VPR News
VT Edition: Agency of Human Services Cuts
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VPR’s Jane Lindholm talks with Secretary of Human Services Rob Hofmann about what cuts are expected at the Agency of Human Services, and how they’ll impact the agency’s organization.Vermont Edition
Expected Cuts To Agency Of Human Services
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We talk with Secretary Rob Hofmann about the types of cuts expected in the agency, and how it will affect its organization. Also, a preview of the NH legislature, and a remembrance of artist Stephen Huneck.Classical Music with Walter Parker
Midday Classical: Gregorian Motets and Enigma Variations
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Maurice Durufle composed Four Motets on Gregorian Themes which we’ll listen to today. Also, Edward Elgar’s Enigma Variations, and we’ll remember Vermont artist Stephen Huneck, whose whimsical dog-inspired art touched people around the world, with some canine-related music.Classical Music with Cheryl Willoughby
Morning Classics: New Day, New Year
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Ferde Grofe’s shimmering Sunrise and Arvo Part’s serenely optimistic Magnificat welcome the new day.VPR News
Douglas Says Incentive Program Needs To Expand; 800 Jobs At Stake
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The Douglas administration wants to expand an economic development program that pays companies if they create jobs in Vermont.Eye on the Night Sky
Eye on the Night Sky
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Eye on the Night Sky from VPR and the Fairbanks Museum for January 11, 2010.All the Traditions
01-10-10 – A Numerologist’s Dream!!
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In addition to a wacky numerology set to commemorate all the "ones" and "zeros" in the date (01-10-10), we highlight some of the world music treasures available on Cumbancha Records out of Charlotte, VT, and a nice long list of local music performances this upcoming week!My Place with Joel Najman
The Real Names Of The Golden Age Male Rock & Rollers
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Many recording artists during the Rock era’s first golden years became famous using assumed professional names different from their given birth names. This week Joel Najman’s My Place program investigates the little known real names of many of the male pop stars of Rock & Roll along with a presentation of their memorable hit recordings.The VPR Saturday Special
Radio Lab: Choice
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Having choices is the hallmark of freedom, but does it make us happy? Radio Lab goes on a journey to understand how emotion and logic guide us through a million decisions a day.VPR.net Extras
The New Sound of Saturday Afternoon on VPR
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Saturday afternoons on VPR will sound different beginning January 9. Click here for a preview, including two new additions, Spark and To the Best of Our Knowledge.Saturday Afternoon at the Opera
Saturday Afternoon at the Opera: Der Rosenkavalier with Renee Fleming
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The Metropolitan Opera broadcast of Richard Strauss’s Der Rosenkavalier is preceded by a recital by soprano Renee Fleming.VPR News
Douglas Unveils Plan For Spending Stimulus Money
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Governor Jim Douglas wants the second half of Vermont’s federal economic stimulus money to go to job training, new loans, and broadband expansion.VPR News
Symposium: How The Brain Learns Love
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“How the Brain Learns Love” is the topic of a symposium scheduled for Saturday afternoon in Brattleboro. Clinical Psychologist Helen Daly shares some insight on this powerful emotion and the human brain.VPR.net Extras
The New Sound of Saturday Afternoon on VPR
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Saturday afternoons on VPR will sound different beginning January 9. Click here for a preview, including two new additions, Spark and To the Best of Our Knowledge.Jazz with George Thomas
Jazz: Vocalese
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Vocalese is a style of setting new lyrics to an existing jazz performance, often using a recorded instrumental solo as a starting place. We hear some of the masters of the genre including, Lambert, Hendricks & Ross, Joe Carroll, Eddie Jefferson, Kurt Elling and more.In Concert @ 8
In Concert @ 8: Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s Dvorak Festival
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Sir Mark Elder, cond. Dvorak: Symphony #3 Dvorak: Violin Concerto; Janine Jansen, violin Dvorak: Symphony #7 9:57 pm: Monteverdi: L’Orfeo: Toccata; London Baroque; Charles Medlam; "Monteverdi: L’Orfeo"; EMI 64947; Time = 1:36Commentary Series
Luskin: The Picture Phone
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Keeping in touch with friends and family seems especially important this time of year. And commentator Deborah Luskin has been thinking about how much the technology that makes that possible has changed in recent years.VPR News
Joint Chiefs Of Staff Chairman Helps Send Off Vermont National Guard
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The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff was in Vermont this morning, attending a send-off ceremony for 200 members of the Vermont National Guard.VPR News
House Speaker Will Likely Support Program Cuts
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House Speaker Shap Smith says it’s likely he’ll support cuts in some programs in order to balance next year’s budget, because he says it’s not possible to close a $150 million dollar budget gap without reducing some services.Classical Music with Joe Goetz
Afternoon Classics: Mother Goose
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This afternoon, we’ll listen to the suite from Ravel’s "Mother Goose," as well as symphonies by Rimsky-Korsakov and Dvorak.VPR News
VT Edition: Artist Janet McKenzie
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Artist Janet McKenzie of Island Pond talks about how visual artists play an important role in the conversation about state’s future. Her work is part of the "Art of Action" project.VPR News
VT Edition: Speaker of The House, Shap Smith
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VPR’s Bob Kinzel talks with House Speaker Shap Smith about the state’s budget problems, the future of Vermont Yankee and other issues.VPR News
Radioactive Isotope Discovered At Vermont Yankee
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A problem cropping up at nuclear plants around the country has occurred at Vermont Yankee. Plant technicians have discovered a radioactive isotope called tritium in a monitoring well on the Vernon reactor site.Classical Music with Walter Parker
Midday Classical: Petrouchka
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We’ll listen to Stravinsky’s colorful ballet about a romantic triangle among puppets at a fair, "Petrouchka."Commentary Series
Bittinger: Freya von Moltke
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Commentator Cyndy Bittinger notes the recent passing of a major figure from the German resistance during World War Two – and she has this remembrance.Vermont Edition
House Speaker Shap Smith
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House Speaker Shap Smith discusses the state’s budget problems, the future of Vermont Yankee, education funding and spending and health care reform legislation.Eye on the Night Sky
Eye on the Night Sky
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Eye on the Night Sky from VPR and the Fairbanks Museum for January 8, 2010.Jazz with George Thomas
Jazz: Henry “Red” Allen, Chino Pozo
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Chano Pozo defined the role of congo drums & bongos in Afro-Cuban jazz but but he also played with Les Jazz Modes, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker and many more. We also hear the New Orleans trumpeter Henry "Red" Allen behind Billie Holiday and the poet Lanston Hughes.Commentary Series
Lange: Signs And Portents
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Trying to ‘divine the future’ in everything from tea leaves to the stars is a popular pastime – especially this time of year. But commentator Willem Lange wonders why people see signs and portents where probably there aren’t any.VPR News
Douglas Plan To Cut School Spending Gets Cool Reception
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In his State of the State address, Governor Jim Douglas told lawmakers he wants to reduce the amount the state spends on schools. The proposal got a cool reception from Democrats and from interest groups.VPR News
Douglas Address Targets School Spending, Human Services
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Governor Jim Douglas has proposed cuts in human service programs and a reduction of education spending as part of his overall effort to balance the state budget for next year.VPR News
Interview: Realtor Leslee MacKenzie On Vermont’s Housing Market
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The National Association of Realtors released figures this week that indicate a slowing pace of home sales. We check in with the President of the Vermont Association of Realtors for an update on the state’s housing market.Classical Music with Joe Goetz
Afternoon Classics: Beethoven’s Op. 132
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We’ll hear Beethoven’s A Minor String Quartet, Op. 132 this afternoon, performed by the Tokyo String Quartet. Also, Alicia de Larrocha plays Cesar Franck’s rarely-heard Symphonic Variations for Piano and Orchestra.VPR News
VT Edition: Artist Curtis Hale
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VPR’s Jane Lindholm talks with artist Curtis Hale of Danville about his series of bridge paintings for the Art Of Action Project.VPR News
VT Edition: Author Laura Waterman
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East Corinth resident Laura Waterman talks with Steve Paulson, of the radio program "To the Best of Our Knowledge" about her husband’s decision to commit suicide, and the memoir she wrote about it.VPR News
VT Edition: Artist Mary Azarian
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Artist Mary Azarian talks with VPR’s Jane Lindholm about her work, the craft of woodcut printing, and some of her famous works, including illustrations for the children’s book, Snowflake Bentley.Vermont Edition
Artist Mary Azarian
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We talk with well-known Vermont woodcut artist Mary Azarian about her work and her technique. Also, an interview with a woman who helped her husband prepare for his suicide, and we continue our Art of Action series.Classical Music with Walter Parker
Midday Classical: Rodrigo for Harpist Nicanor Zabaleta
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We’ll hear harpist Nicanor Zabaleta play the Concierto-Serenata written for him by Joaquin Rodrigo.Commentary Series
Hunter: Learning About The Past
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For commentator Edith Hunter, the start of a New Year inspires thoughts of both past and future – and how teaching history to children is a function of both.VPR News
Assistant Judges Against Proposal To Reduce Duties
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Assistant judges have had a role in Vermont’s judicial decision-making since the state’s inception. They also have administrative county duties, but the legal part of the assistant judge’s role could soon change, in an effort to save the court system money.VPR News
Rockingham, Bellows Falls To Vote On Merger
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Officials in Rockingham and its village of Bellows Falls have agreed to bring a long-debated merger to a vote on town meeting day. In order to move the merger forward, they’ve left a few sticking points to be settled, if the two entities become one.VPR News
Legislature Takes 5 Percent Pay Cut
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Budget talks have dominated the first few days of the legislative session in Montpelier. The state faces a projected $150 million deficit in 2011. And now members of the Vermont Legislature say they’ll take a five percent pay cut to help deal with the budget.VPR News
Health Department Encourages Flu Shots
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The Health Department says Vermonters should consider getting a flu shot even though fewer people are getting sick.VPR News
Admiral Mike Mullen To Speak At Guard Send-off
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The top military commander in the country will visit Vermont this week to participate in a departure ceremony for National Guard troops. Admiral Mike Mullen will be one of the speakers on Friday as about 200 members of the Vermont Guard leave for training before their deployment to Afghanistan.VPR News
Douglas To Focus On Money In State Of The State Address
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Governor Jim Douglas says he’ll be talking about the state’s fiscal troubles in his last State of the State address.VPR News
Economist Says Report On Vt. Income Increase Flawed
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A well-known Vermont economist says his "surprising" finding that the state’s median household income rose slightly in 2008 was not just surprising – it was wrong.VPR News
ATVs To Be Allowed On State Land
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Over the objections of lawmakers, the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources has adopted a rule to allow all-terrain vehicles on state land.VPR News
Injured Snowboarder’s Condition Improves
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American snowboarder Kevin Pearce is no longer in critical condition.VPR News
NH Woman Infected With Anthrax Improving
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A New Hampshire woman diagnosed with a rare form of anthrax is showing some signs of improvement.In Concert @ 8
Deutsche Welle Festival Concerts: Beethoven Festival in Bonn
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London Symphony Orchestra, Valery Gergiev, cond. Beethoven: Piano Concerto #2 in Bb Major; Alexei Volodin, piano Verdi: Requiem: Offertory Bruckner: Symphony #9 in D MinorEye on the Night Sky
Eye on the Night Sky
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Eye on the Night Sky from VPR and the Fairbanks Museum for January 7, 2010.Jazz with George Thomas
Jazz: Artie Shaw, Django Reinhardt
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We listen to one of the earliest "world" jazz groups, Django Reinhardt, Stephane Grappelli and The Quintet of the Hot Club of France and explore a new collection of the ground- breaking American jazz clarinetist Artie Shaw and his Gramercy 5, a group that included a harpsichord.In Concert @ 8
In Concert @ 8: New York Phiilharmonic
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Christoph von Dohnanyi, cond. Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante for Violin and Viola; Glenn Dicterow, violin, Cynthia Phelps, viola Bruckner: Symphony #4 "Romantic" 9:54 pm: Satie: Gymnopédie No.1; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Sir Neville Marriner; "Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras, etc"; Philips 420155; Time = 4:45VPR Presents
VPR Presents Paul Searls
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Professor Paul Searls argues that Vermont is divided between uphillers, who’ve been here for generations, and newer residents, or downhillers. VPR Presents Paul Searls on how these two groups shape the state.Commentary Series
Gilbert: Twelfth Night
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Today is "Twelfth Night" – the traditionally festive twelfth day after Christmas. Commentator and executive director of the Vermont Humanities Council Peter Gilbert, has been thinking about Shakespeare’s play by the same name.VPR News
Federal Government Will Help Subsidize Catamount Health
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The federal government has agreed to help Vermont subsidize a state health insurance program. Governor Jim Douglas says the federal payments should save the state about $9 million over the next two years.VPR News
Workers Lobby For Single Payer Health Care
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Several hundred people went to the Statehouse today to lobby for a single payer health care system. Legislative leaders promised they would explore the approach, but they didn’t commit to having a vote on it this year.Classical Music with Joe Goetz
Afternoon Classics: Birthdays of Bruch and Scriabin
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Alexander Scriabin (1872) and Max Bruch (1838) share a birthday today, and we’ll hear some of their best works: Scriabin’s Opus 8 Etudes, and Bruch’s First Violin Concerto.VPR News
VT Edition: Artist Annemie Curlin
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VPR’s Jane Lindholm talks with artist Annimie Curlin, whose work is part of the Art Of Action Project.VPR News
VT Edition: Cervical Cancer Awareness
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VPR’s Jane Lindholm taks with Allison Hicks, the president and founder, and Emily Blisstein executive director about cervical cancer awareness.VPR News
VT Edition: Sports & Traumatic Brain Injury
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VPR’s Jane Lindholm talks with Dr. Rob Williams and Dr. Roger Knackal, two physicians from Fletcher Allen, about the prevention and treatment of sports-related head injuries.VPR News
Art Of Action
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Vermont Edition is featuring a series of reflections by artists whose work is touring the state as part of the "Art Of Action" project. The project highlights Vermont’s people, its working landscape and its natural beauty.Vermont Edition
Traumatic Brain Injuries
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We talk to two physicians from Fletcher Allen about Traumatic Brain Injuries, then we talk to Allison Hicks and Emily Blistein from the Hicks Foundation, and we continue our ongoing Art of Action series.Classical Music with Walter Parker
Midday Classical: Four Last Songs
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Renee Fleming sings the Four Last Songs of Richard Strauss.Commentary Series
Seamans: Resolving To Be Civil
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Commentator Bill Seamans has made a resolution – to promote civility in the year ahead.VPR News
Curator David Schutz On New Statehouse Book
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With so much attention focused on closing the estimated $150 Million budget gap in Montpelier as the new legislative session opens, it might be east to overlook the fact that the building where all the political machinations will be parsed over is 150 years old.VPR News
Vermont Snowboarder In Critical Condition
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Vermont snowboarder Kevin Pearce remains in critical but stable condition at a Utah hospital. The 22-year-old half-pipe champion sustained a serious traumatic brain injury Thursday while training for an Olympic qualifying competition.VPR News
Republican Leader Wants School Consolidation
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The Republican leader of the Vermont House wants to consolidate the number of schools in the state. Speaking on VPR’s Vermont Edition, Dorset Representative Patti Komline said it’s difficult to decide which schools should close.VPR News
US Military Chief To Speak At Guard Deployment
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The top military officer in the United States is planning to speak at the upcoming deployment ceremony for about 200 Vermont National Guard soldiers headed to Afghanistan.VPR News
100 Vt. Guardsmen Leave For Afghan Mission
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Another 100 members of the Vermont National Guard are set to leave the state on the first step of a yearlong deployment to Afghanistan.VPR News
Senate Finance Committee Members Are All Democrats
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– A key Vermont Senate committee this year is made up completely of Democrats, and that’s got some Republicans upset.VPR News
NH Artist Protests Halt To Bigfoot Project
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A New Hampshire artist and videographer who dressed as Bigfoot in a state park says his rights were trampled by big government.VPR News
NH Group Releases Updated Suicide Prevention Plan
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A state council has updated New Hampshire’s plan to increase awareness of suicide as a public health problem and to guide suicide prevention programs.Eye on the Night Sky
Eye on the Night Sky
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Eye on the Night Sky from VPR and the Fairbanks Museum for January 6, 2010.VPR News
Art Of Action
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Vermont Edition is featuring a series of reflections by artists whose work is touring the state as part of the "Art Of Action" project. The project highlights Vermont’s people, its working landscape and its natural beauty.Jazz with George Thomas
Jazz: Johnny Adams, Jerry Gonzalez, Dizzy Reece
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We feature two outstanding trumpeters, Jamaican-born Dizzy Reece and Latin-Jazz master Jerry Gonzalez on their birthdays and the New Orleans favorite vocalist Johnny Adams, known in the Crescent City as the Tan Canary.Commentary Series
Kunin: Happy New Year
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For commentator Madeleine Kunin, the New Year brings with it thoughts of health, happiness and determined optimism.VPR News
New Session Opens With Budget Agreement
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The 2010 Legislative session opened today with an important budget agreement between Governor Jim Douglas and Democratic leaders.VPR News
Vermont Guard Faces Shifting Role In Afghanistan
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The head of the Vermont National Guard says Vermont soldiers face a difficult, possibly more dangerous, assignment in Afghanistan. Adjutant General Michael Dubie says the task has shifted from primarily training Afghan troops, to more of a combat mission.Classical Music with Joe Goetz
Afternoon Classics: A Musical Snuffbox
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We’ll hear Anatoly Liadov’s miniature "A Musical Snuffbox," and let that hodge-podgish theme run throughout the afternoon…anything and everything goes today!VPR News
VT Edition: Artist Philip Godenschwager
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VPR’s Jane Lindholm talks with Artist Philip Godenschwager, whose work is on dispay this month at the Vermont Folklife Center as part of The Art Of Action Project.VPR News
VT Edition: The Legislature Reconvenes
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VPR’s Jane Lindholm is live at the Statehouse as the 2010 legislative session reconvenes. She speaks with Governor Jim Douglas, Majority Leader Floyd Nease and Minority Leader Patti Komline.Vermont Edition
Legislature Reconvenes
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Party leaders from the House of Representatives outline their priorities for the coming session, and Governor Jim Douglas explains how he’ll approach key issues facing the state. Also, our series continues with another profile from the Vermont Folklife Center’s project "Art Of Action."Classical Music with Walter Parker
Midday Classical: 3 Pianists’ Birthday
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Three pianists share a January 5 birthday: Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, Maurizio Pollini, and Alfred Brendel.Commentary Series
Schubart: Agriculture and UVM
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Commentator Bill Schubart has been eating his way into the renaissance of artisan agriculture in Vermont. That has him thinking about UVM’s vital role in Vermont agriculture, both historically and today.VPR News
Labor Department Investigates Stowe Mountain Resort Construction Company
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The Vermont Department of Labor is investigating whether a New Hampshire construction company has improperly avoided payroll taxes by classifying its workers as independent contractors. The issue has come to a head at the Stowe Mountain Resort, where workers have staged periodic protests.VPR News
Vermont Yankee Opponents Start Walk To Montpelier
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Residents of three states who live within 20 miles of Vermont Yankee set off on foot this weekend from Brattleboro to make a point. They plan to walk 126 miles to Montpelier, to show their opposition to extending the nuclear plant’s operating license when its current license expires in 2012.VPR News
Welch Proposes Bill To Save State $20 million
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Vermont faces a looming deficit in its Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund and will soon have to borrow money from the federal government to make up the shortfall. Congressman Peter Welch has introduced legislation that could save the state about $20 million dollars in interest on that federal debt.VPR News
Budget, Jobs, Vermont Yankee Top Legislative Agenda
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Vermont lawmakers are returning to Montpelier for the second half of their two-year term, with filling an estimated $150 million budget hole, jump-starting job creation and resolving the future of the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant tops on legislative leaders’ agenda.VPR News
Adjutant General To Brief Lawmakers On Deployment
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The head of the Vermont National Guard will brief lawmakers on the largest deployment of the Guard’s troops since World War II.VPR News
Union Officials Want Vermont Yankee Kept Open
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A group of Vermont labor leaders is asking the Legislature to allow the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant to remain open for 20 years past the expiration of its current license in 2012.VPR News
Injured VT Snowboarder Still Critical
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American snowboarder Kevin Pearce remains in critical but stable condition at a Utah hospital with a brain injury he sustained in a fall while training.VPR News
US Census Effort Launched In New England
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The U.S. Census Bureau has launched a 100-day road tour to encourage residents of New England and upstate New York to complete the 2010 census as officials worry that some immigrants may ignore the forms.VPR News
Legal Fight In Lesbian Custody Dispute Ratchets Up
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A Vermont woman asked a judge today to help her find her seven-year-old daughter – and to hold her former partner in contempt for not turning over the child.In Concert @ 8
Live! At the Concergebouw: Royal Concergebouw Orchestra
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Mariss Jansons, cond. Sibelius: Symphony #1 in E Minor, Op. 39 Duparc: Orchestral Songs; Magdalena Kozena, mezzo-soprano Ravel: Daphnis & Chloe: Suite #2Eye on the Night Sky
Eye on the Night Sky
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Eye on the Night Sky from VPR and the Fairbanks Museum for January 5, 2010.VPR News
The 2010 Vermont Gubernatorial Race
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Follow VPR as we interview the candidates and explore the issues of the 2010 race for Governor of Vermont.Jazz with George Thomas
Jazz: Frankie Newton, Slim Gaillard, Frank Wess, John McLaughlin
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Birthdays abound tonight, including the rarely heard trumpeter Frankie Newton accompaning Bessie Smith, Billie Holiday and Art Tatum. We laugh along with Slim Gaillard with his jive-talk singing on such classics as Serenade To A Poodle and Potatoe Chips. Basie alum Frank Wess & guitarist John McLaughlin also join the part.Commentary Series
Delaney: Rock Drummer Dreams
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Recently, commentator Dennis Delaney spent some time in New York City – a trip that inspired some deep thoughts about religion, life in general, and rock-and-roll drummers in particular.VPR News
Ski Resorts Pleased With Holiday Turnout
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This weekend’s snowstorm has been great for downhill and cross-country skiers and ski resorts across Vermont say they’ve had better than expected turnouts over the holidays.VPR News
Legislature Set To Open, With Budget At Top Of Agenda
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The 2010 Legislative session is set to open Tuesday and budget is at the top of the agenda. Concerns over money are expected to influence the debate on everything from health care to education.VPR News
Sen. Leahy Plans Airport Security Hearing
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Senator Patrick Leahy plans to hold a hearing to address security-related issues following the attempted Christmas Day bombing of a Northwest Airlines jet.Classical Music with Joe Goetz
Afternoon Classics: Celebrating Zoltan Kocsis
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Hungarian pianist Zoltan Kocsis has recording everything from Mozart to Bartok, and we’ll hear some of his interpretations this afternoon. Also, late masterpieces by Beethoven and Mozart.VPR News
VT Edition: Irish History In Vermont
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VPR’s Jane Lindholm talks with author Vincent Feeney about the history of Irish immigrants in Vermont.VPR News
VT Edition: The Art Of Action Project
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VPR’s Jane Lindholm talks with Brent Bjorkman of the Folklife Center and painter Kathleen Kolb about the traveling exhibit, Art of Action.Vermont Edition
History Of The Irish In Vermont
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We talk with Vincent Feeney, the author of "Finnigans, Slaters, and Stonepeggers: A History of the Irish in Vermont." And we begin our look at the Art Of Action Project.Classical Music with Walter Parker
Midday Classical: A Steer on the Roof and Zoroastre
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We’ll listen to a souvenir of Darius Milhaud’s time spent in Brazil, "Le Boeuf sur le Toit" ("The Steer on the Roof"), named for a popular song or a nightclub. We’ll also hear a suite from Rameau’s "Zoroastre."Commentary Series
Luskin: New Year’s Resolution
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A former student has helped commentator Deborah Luskin approach the New Year – with new resolve.VPR News
Ski Resorts Try To Reduce Carbon Footprint
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Ski resorts need lots of electricity and millions of gallons of water. But as energy costs rise, some resorts are reducing their carbon footprints.VPR News
Twilight Program Keeps Kids In School
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The Twilight Program at Bennington’s Mount Anthony Union High School poses an alternative to the scenario of students who are out of step with the rhythms of academic life.VPR News
Libraries Get Grant For Broadband
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The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is making grant money available to help provide broadband Internet access to Vermont libraries.VPR News
NEK Bridge Closing For Inspection
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A bridge linking northernmost Vermont and New Hampshire across the Connecticut River is set to close for four days for a detailed inspection.VPR News
Nazi Resister Von Moltke Dies In VT
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Freya von Moltke, a former Nazi resister who made a home in Vermont, has died at the age of 98.VPR News
Douglas Begins Final Year In Office
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As he begins his final year in office, Gov. Jim Douglas says he’s focused on balancing the most difficult state budget he’s faced in his seven years as Vermont’s chief executive.VPR News
NH Congressional Candidates Ready For Busy Year
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Candidates for New Hampshire’s congressional seats were plenty busy in 2009, but things will really take off in the new year.VPR News
Public Meeting On Champlain Bridge Designs
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Vermonters and New Yorkers will get a chance to view six possible designs for a new Lake Champlain Bridge linking their two states.VPR News
Vermont Lawmakers Begin 2010 Session Tuesday
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Vermont lawmakers convene this week for a session expected to be dominated by budget concerns, the future of the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant and electoral politics.In Concert @ 8
SymphonyCast: Minnesota Orchestra
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Robert Cohen’s grandfather fled Poland ahead of the Nazis, settling first in South Africa, then in England. Britain’s Sally Beamish has created a beautiful new cello concerto for Cohen based on the folksongs and birdsongs that his grandfather heard throughout his tumultuous life. The world premiere comes to Minnesota.Eye on the Night Sky
Eye on the Night Sky
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Eye on the Night Sky from VPR and the Fairbanks Museum for January 4, 2010.All the Traditions
All The Traditions: The January Man Walks The Road With Woolen Coat and Boots of Leather
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Dance music to warm us up in the chilly weather, some musique of the sea from Brittany, and some lovely squeezeboxes from Finland!My Place with Joel Najman
My Place: Songwriter George David Weiss
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This week Joel Najman’s My Place program presents an hour of George David Weiss’ biggest and most memorable songwriting successes.VPR Series and Specials
The Third Coast International Audio Festival
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The Third Coast International Audio Festival brings together the year’s best radio stories. Hear the stories that made you laugh, cry and think about the world in 2009 on VPR.VPR News
States of Marriage
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VPR examines how Vermont’s civil unions law was a precedent for same-sex marriage in other states, and how the political fight over marriage has been waged across the country.Saturday Afternoon at the Opera
Saturday Afternoon at the Opera: Hansel and Gretel
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The live Metropolitan Opera broadcast of Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel is followed by a vintage recording of Die Kluge by Carl Orff.Interlude
Interlude: Happy Birthday, Mili Balakirev
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We hear a piano piece and a symphony by Mili Balakirev, born on this date in 1837.VPR News
Legislative Leaders Say Primary Date Change A Top Priority
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Legislative leaders say one of the first orders of business in the upcoming session is to pass legislation moving up the date of Vermont’s primary election.Jazz with George Thomas
Jazz: For The New Year
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We share New Releases, classic jazz that happens to have words like new, new day, welcome to new life, etc and the entire 1964 Quartet performance of John Coltrane’s A Love Supreme – all to help get us off to a good start in 2010. Happy New Year!Holiday Programming
The Full Schedule of Holiday Programming on VPR & VPR Classical
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Visit the VPR Holiday Page to view the full schedule of Holiday Programming on VPR & VPR Classical, including favorites such as "Favor Johnson", Counterpoint Christmas, and Handel’s "Messiah".
Commentary Series
Davis: Peace In The New Year
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As the new year begins, commentator Joann Davis has been thinking about Peace – and how to achieve it.VPR News
Clarence Petty, Pioneer Of Northeast Wilderness Protection, Dies At 104
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One of the pioneers of modern wilderness conservation in the Northeast passed away recently. Clarence Petty was 104 years old.VPR Classical
New Year’s Day from Vienna 2010
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French conductor Georges Pretre leads the Vienna Philharmonic in this annual concert of music by the Strauss family and others.Classical Music with Walter Parker
Midday Classical: Happy New Year!
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Music for the New Year by William Boyce, Benjamin Britten, and Gerald Finzi. At 11 we go to Vienna for the annual New Year’s Day concert.VPR News
New Law Allows Some Towns To Debate School Choice Options
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A recent change in Vermont law allows towns that currently have school choice to designate a public school for their students.In Concert @ 8
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
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A CSO retrospective with Daniel Barenboim, James Levine, and Sir Georg Solti conducting music of Brahms, Stavinsky, and Bach, respectively.Eye on the Night Sky