A Passion For Opera
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Show Boat

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The landmark Broadway musical Show Boat – music by Jerome Kern, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II – opened in New York on December 27, 1927 and remains to this day one of the most popular musicals ever written. Listen Saturday at 12 p.m.
Saturday Matinee
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The Tempest

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Thomas Ades conducts his adaptation of Shakespeare. Listen Saturday at 1 p.m.
Classical Music With Kari Anderson

Friday Feature: Laurel Ann Maurer

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Vermont flutist Laurel Ann Maurer is giving a series of concerts in the area this weekend, and will be Walter Parker’s guest live in the studio Friday at 11. We’ll hear a selection from her Grammy-nominated CD for our Friday Feature on a Vermont artist.
Vermont Edition
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Read Me A Story

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Today’s Vermont Edition is dedicated to children’s literature, and we have four stories to bring you of writers, illustrators and devotees of those early books that can spark a life-long love of reading.
Commentary Series
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Brunch Sampler: Tom Slayton

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Every year we invite commentators to write on the same theme and share their essays at a brunch, which we record to feature a sampler of the event later on the air. This year’s topic was "When Worlds Collide" and it got commentator Tom Slayton thinking about politics and change in Vermont.
VPR News
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Upper Valley Home For Pregnant Teens Closes Its Doors

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Teen pregnancies have been declining for almost two decades now, and the rates in Vermont and New Hampshire are among the lowest in the nation. While that may be good news, it’s also one reason a residential program for teen mothers in Lebanon, New Hampshire is closing its doors. That will leave some teens without social services they have come to depend on.
Commentary Series
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Parini: The Christmas Story

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As Christmas arrives once again, Jay Parini remembers hearing the Christmas story read by his father, and he reflects on the meaning of this birthday, two thousand years ago, and its continuing resonance for more than two billion people around the world.
VPR News
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Gallery Looks At “The Way We Worked”

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A century ago mills were a central feature of working life in the Upper Valley. Generations of families depended on them for their livelihood. Now one example of the area’s industrial history is being highlighted in a traveling Smithsonian Museum exhibit.
VPR News

Apple Growers See Good Crop, High Prices

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The trees may be bare, but there’s still a lot of action at Vermont’s apple orchards. This time of year, growers are packing fruit for sale, and putting the rest of the crop in long-term storage to sell through the spring.
VPR News

15 Months After Irene, Progress, Challenges

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From afar, most of the damage Vermont sustained during Tropical Storm Irene last year has been fixed, but almost 16 months after the epic storm inundated the state on a late summer day, many Vermonters and state government are still working to recover.
All the Traditions
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Shine A Light On Me

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Our annual "light show" – songs about darkness, light, and the holidays, all designed to make these dark days brighter…
The VPR Saturday Special
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The Best Radio Stories Of 2012

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The Third Coast International Audio Festival brings the best new documentaries produced worldwide to the national airwaves in a special program hosted by award-winning writer, producer and humorist, Gwen Macsai.
A Passion For Opera
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Operas Set at Christmas

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Peter Fox Smith explores two operas – Puccini’s "La Boheme" and Massenet’s "Werther" – both of which take place around Christmas. Listen Saturday at 12 p.m.
VPR News
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Utilities Rush To Restore Power Before Christmas

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A powerful wind storm that blew through Vermont yesterday caused more power outages than Super Storm Sandy. As of this morning, around 6,700 households and businesses are without power. The majority of those outages are in hard-hit Addison and Rutland Counties. And the lights might not be back on for some until Christmas Eve.
VPR News

Recording Rekindles Memories Of Newfane Square Dance

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Sometimes a certain photograph or a familiar smell can trigger a rush of memories. Other times it can be a long forgotten song. In the case of John Stone, a recording he made years ago brought back vivid memories that illuminate a part of Vermont’s cultural past.
BirdNote
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BirdNote: Eagle

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Each winter, North Central Washington becomes home to thousands of water birds and Bald Eagles.
Friday Night Jazz With Reuben Jackson

Holiday Hijinks

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Treat your ears to an aural stocking stuffed with Holiday-related music by Tony Bennett-John Coltrane, Bob Dorough and Miles Davis – as well as bon bons from Elvis Costello, June Christy, Don Pullen, and more.
Vermont Edition
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The Politics Of Gun Control

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Senator Patrick Leahy talks about what he thinks should happen with gun laws and retired Middlebury College political science professor Eric Davis discusses how politics influences gun control legislation.
VPR News
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Local Food Production, A Priority By Law

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In Vermont, the effort to boost local food production is a priority that’s spelled out explicitly in state law. The Legislature passed the Farm to Plate investment program in 2009. The program aims to create jobs in the farm economy and improve access to healthy, local foods.
VPR News

Leahy Declines Powerful Appropriations Committee Chair

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Sen. Patrick Leahy has decided not to become the chairman of the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee. Leahy is the longest serving member of the Senate. He says he decided to remain as chair of the Judiciary Committee, and maintain his seniority on Appropriations.
VPR News
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Rapid Read: Book Reviews For Students In 60 Seconds

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For college students who are swamped with heavy reading during the academic year, semester breaks offer the promise of time to read for fun. For suggestions on what to read, Marlboro College has a tradition. At the end of each term a panel of students, faculty and staff describe their favorite books in a minute or less each.
VPR News

Free Whooping Cough Vaccine Offered

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The Vermont Health Department is offering free vaccines at clinics around the state to prevent the spread of whooping cough which has reached epidemic numbers in Vermont.
VPR News

Vt. Delegation Weighs In On Gun Laws

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All three members of Vermont’s Congressional delegation say it’s essential that Congress explores practical and meaningful steps to help prevent another mass shooting, like the one that took place in Connecticut last week.
Vermont Edition
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Circumpolar Vermont

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What does Vermont have in common with the Arctic? It turns out quite a few scholars who study the arctic make their home in Vermont. We’ll find out about the Center for Circumpolar studies and discover what we can learn by studying the arctic.
Commentary Series
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Krupp: Indigenous Gifts

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‘Tis the season to give and receive gifts – often of food. It’s a practice that reminds Ron Krupp of some of the unique food gifts that came to us from Native Americans – in addition to the traditional crops of corn, beans and squash that we most often hear about.
VPR News

Panel Says Don’t Tax Cloud Computing

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A legislative study committee has recommended that lawmakers oppose taxing computer software that’s accessed over the Internet. The committee, which included members of the business community, debated whether a cloud computing tax will hurt innovative companies or cost the state much-needed revenues.
VPR News

National Forest Trail Closed Due To Damage

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The U.S. Forest Service says a snowmobile trail in Vermont’s Green Mountain National Forest has been closed because the trail was damaged by "unauthorized excavation" and "substandard alterations."
VPR News

Police Urge Drivers To Slow Down

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Vermont State Police are urging drivers to slow down in hazardous winter conditions after numerous vehicles slid off roads in southeastern Vermont over the last two days.
Classical Music with Joe Goetz

Beethoven’s Mass in C

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Beethoven’s Mass in C, Op. 86, is not one of his most celebrated works, but it is one of his finest.  We’ll hear it this afternoon, as well as music for the season and Haydn’s "Gypsy Rondo" Piano Trio.
VPR News
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After Newtown Killings, Vt. Schools Review Emergency Plans

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Days after the school shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., educators across Vermont are reassuring families that they’ve put plans in place to handle emergencies. The state’s largest school district is hoping to learn from the tragedy that left 20 children and six teachers dead.
VPR News
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“Culinary Corridor” Aims To Bring Food Venture To Shelburne

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On Route 7 in Shelburne a winery, a brewery, two farms and other food-related businesses have created what some are calling a "culinary corridor." A refurbished factory there is home to two food businesses and efforts are under way part of the effort to bring more food ventures to the area.
VPR News
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Burlington Residents Want To Buy Burlington Telecom

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A group of concerned residents in Burlington wants to create a co-operative to buy the city’s embattled telecommunications utility. The grassroots idea comes as city officials are hoping to settle a federal lawsuit aimed at reclaiming taxpayer money from the municipally-owned Burlington Telecom.
VPR News
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Program Helps Teach Students To Ski

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Many kids are getting out on the slopes this winter, thanks to learn-to-ski-and-ride programs offered to local students at resorts across the state. The low-cost programs are designed to be accessible to all Vermont school children.
VPR News

Vt. Signs Tech Vendor On Health Exchange

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The Shumlin administration has signed a contract with global information technology provider CGI to provide the computer and networking infrastructure that will support Vermont’s new health insurance exchange to be set up by the beginning of 2014.
VPR News

Vt. Still Top State For Peace Corps Volunteers

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University of Vermont-based Peace Corps recruiter Kelly Dolan helps send people to the farthest reaches of the globe, where they’ll spend two years working on development projects as varied as community gardens in Central America or health education in Africa.
VPR News

Electors Meet To Seal Obama Win

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Three Vermonters are planning to gather to cast the state’s three votes in the Electoral College that will formally elect President Barack Obama to a second term.
My Place with Joel Najman

Popular Hit Music – The Next Generation

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This week Joel Najman’s My Place program presents pairs of pop music hits recorded by different generations of the same family. For example, one pairing includes a hit by Frank Sinatra with one by his daughter Nancy Sinatra. The program also includes seven other pairings of this type by other artists who "kept it in the family" when it came to placing hit records on the pop music Hot 100.
Saturday Matinee
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Verdi’s Aida

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A romantic triangle set in ancient Egypt. Listen Saturday at 1 p.m. Photo: Marty Sohl/Metropolitan Opera
The VPR Saturday Special
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True Stories Told Live

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In this week’s episode of The Moth Radio Hour, after many years in the legendary Blue Man Group, a performer makes a profound connection with an audience member.
Friday Night Jazz With Reuben Jackson

Holiday Homestretch

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Whether tree trimming, fretting over what to buy Uncle Fred this year, or slowing down after a typically busy week, welcome the weekend with music from Gato Barbieri,Al Jarreau, Billie Holiday, Hubert Laws, Max Roach, and others… 
VPR News

Draft PSB Report Criticizes Renewable Credit

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Vermont utility regulators are questioning the environmental benefits of a state law that promotes renewable energy development. Under a law passed in 2005, Vermont utilities and renewable energy developers can sell what are called renewable energy credits, or RECs.
Commentary Series
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Dunsmore: Syrian Update

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The American decision to formally recognize a coalition of Syrian opposition groups as the legitimate representatives of the Syrian people, is seen by critics here and abroad as too little, too late. But Barrie Dunsmore says we should see Washington’s great caution over involvement in the Syrian revolution as the new normal
VPR News

State Awards TIF District To Barre

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The state has given Barre authority to establish a special tax district that’s designed to help the city pay for public works that will attract economic development.
VPR News
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Maryse Smith Returns With New Album, New Perspective

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Burlington songwriter Maryse Smith and her band were busy on the Burlington music scene after her critically acclaimed first album, Is Becomes Was, came out in 2009. But that was followed by a few tumultuous years and a long break from recording and performing. Now, she’s back with a self-titled album and a few lessons learned.
Vermont Edition
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Take Out the Papers and the Trash:

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Officials at the Agency of Natural Resources have given the owners of the Moretown landfill an ultimatum: clean up the smell, or shut down. We’ll look at how the state deals with its solid waste, and what will happen to the Moretown landfill.
VPR News

10 Vt. Radio Stations Change Hands

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The bankruptcy of a large chain of radio stations has led to the sale of 10 Vermont stations. Many of the stations are being purchased by local buyers with a background in station ownership.
Classical Music with Joe Goetz

Josef Suk

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We’ll hear Suk’s Piano Quartet, and plenty of seasonal music as well: Britten’s Ceremony of Carols, Gwyneth Walker, etc.
VPR News

Newscast: Wednesday, December 12, 7:35 a.m.

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Governor Peter Shumlin says he will not support a plan to tax sugar-sweetened beverages as a way to help reduce obesity in the state. New Hampshire health officials praise plan to reduce the waiting time for psychiatric patients seeking a bed at NH State Hospital. Three men face charges in a stabbing incident at a UVM parking lot.
Commentary Series
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Stoddard: Global Vermonter, Ann Martin

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Fran Stoddard has been taking note of a remarkable number of innovators in business and non profit ventures who make Vermont their home. They bring the best of Vermont to international development. Project Harmony International’s Ann Martin is one of them.
VPR News

Shumlin Hails Vt’s No. 1 Health Ranking

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For the fourth year in a row, Vermont has been ranked as the healthiest state in the country. The state did well in categories including low incidences in violent crime and low-birth-weight-babies, as well as low rates of infectious disease.
Commentary Series
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Levin: Charlie Harper’s Art

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There’s a new exhibit at the Montshire Museum of Science in Norwich that features the works of world-class wildlife artist Charley Harper. Ted Levin says it’s wildlife art at it’s most entertaining.
VPR News

Council On Homelessness Set To Finalize Plan

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The number of homeless people in Vermont increased by one percent in the past year. A Council on Homelessness appointed by Governor Peter Shumlin was given the task of drafting a plan for ending homelessness.
VPR News

Man Sentenced For Defrauding HUD

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Federal prosecutors in Vermont say a Burlington man has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for defrauding a federal department by lying about his income to receive rental subsidies.
VPR News

Burlington Discusses Redistricting

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The mayor and a special committee of the city council in Burlington are encouraging the public to take part in a meeting about redistricting.
VPR News

Family Of Trooper Killed In 2003 To Get Settlement

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The state of Vermont’s insurance company has tentatively agreed to a multi-million dollar out-of-court settlement with the family of a Vermont State trooper who was killed during a car chase more than nine years ago.
VPR News

Alaska Serial Killer Researched Murderers

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Investigators say an Alaska man who confessed to killing eight people across the country had researched Ted Bundy and other serial killers and enjoyed watching suspense crime movies.
VPR Classical Specials
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Hanukkah in Story and Song

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Narrated by Leonard Nimoy and sung by the acclaimed vocal sextet The Western Wind Vocal Ensemble, "Chanukah in Story and Song" is a unique holiday program created especially for public radio listeners.
VPR News
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Appointments Down For Gift Of Life Marathon Blood Drive

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Organizers of Rutland’s Gift of Life Marathon say appointments for the upcoming blood drive on December 18th are lower than expected. They say that may be due to long wait times last year. But the Red Cross says it’s pulling out all the stops to ensure Rutland has one last shot at setting a national record.
Boston Symphony Orchestra

Creatures of Prometheus

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Christian Zacharias is the soloist and conductor in a program that includes Haydn’s Symphony No. 76, Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 18, and the complete ballet score for Beethoven’s The Creatures of Prometheus.
A Passion For Opera
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La Serva Padrona

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Pergolesi’s famous intermezzo about a maid who becomes mistress of the house – through a BIG trick! Listen Saturday at 12 p.m.
VPR News
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New Association For Vt. Innkeepers Is Launched

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In recent years, the state’s small inns and B&Bs haven’t had their own organization, but that is now changing with the formation of a new association that’s designed to give innkeepers a bigger voice in state policy and more power to market themselves to visitors. 
Friday Night Jazz With Reuben Jackson

December Dance

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Groove along to jazz "hits" by Ramsey Lewis, Cannonball Adderley, Lee Morgan and others in the first hour, as well as equally entrancing work by Marian Mc Partland, David Murray, Steve Lacy, and others.
Commentary Series
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McCallum: In A Word

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Mary McCallum loves words. Her recent experience with some new medical jargon affirmed her belief that words have the power to shape how we respond to some of life’s troubling situations.
VPR News
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Moretown Landfill Tackles Odor Issues

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The operators of the Moretown landfill have responded to a state ultimatum with a plan they say will address odor problems at the facility. The state has put the landfill on notice to resolve the odor issue quickly, or face a shutdown order.
VPR News

Welch Says Fiscal Talks Will Stretch Into Next Year

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Congressman Peter Welch says he’s pessimistic that Congress and President Obama will be able to reach agreement on a deficit reduction package by the end of the year, but he doesn’t think "driving" over the so called "Fiscal Cliff" will hurt the economy as long as a solution is found in January.
VPR News

Analysis: Shumlin Elected DGA Chair

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Governor Peter Shumlin was just elected as chair of the Democratic Governor’s Association. He says the position gives Vermont a stronger voice in national issues that affect the state. Political scientist Eric Davis explains how it raises Shumlin’s own political profile as well.
VPR News

Voices In The Week’s News: December 7, 2012

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Gov. Shumlin is going to Florida to listen to the F-35 fighter jets take off. The state experimented with using text messages to alert 911. The systemic problems continued for people in mental health crisis. And the negotiations over the fiscal cliff called into question whether unemployment benefits would continue for some people.
Commentary Series
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Lange: SAD

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One in ten Vermonters suffer from seasonal affective disorder during mid winter. Willem Lange has some suggestions for overcoming it.
VPR News
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Shumlin To Forego Inaugural Ball For Fundraiser

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Gov. Peter Shumlin says he’s not going to host a traditional inaugural ball after he’s sworn in to his second term in office. Instead he’s going to host an open house that will also serve as a fundraiser for ongoing efforts to help victims of last year’s Tropical Storm Irene.
VPR News
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Shumlin Plans To Evaluate How Loud F-35s Are In Florida

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Gov. Peter Shumlin says he’ll travel to Florida next week, where he’ll hear first-hand the sound of fighter jets that could soon be based at the Vermont Air Guard in South Burlington, fulfilling a campaign promise that he made to progressive supporters who oppose the F-35 program.
VPR News

FEMA Says Buy Out Process Lengthy, Complex

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It’s a situation that has many Vermonters in equal parts frustrated and baffled. They’ve been approved for buyouts of their storm damaged properties by the Federal Emergency Management Agency following last year’s visit from Tropical Storm Irene, but they money has yet to come through.
VPR News

High Court Asked To Close Yankee

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An anti-nuclear group says Entergy Vermont Yankee has disobeyed Public Service Board orders by operating without a new state permit, and it’s asking the Vermont Supreme Court to order the immediate shutdown of the plant.
VPR News

State Will Recover $8.3M In IT Losses From HP

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Vermont has had some pretty high profile IT disasters in the last few years. The state has spent millions on computer systems that are not fully functional. But on Wednesday, the Commissioner of the Department of Information and Innovation Commissioner announced the state is getting some of that money back.
VPR News
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Vt. Issues Towns New Stormwater Permits

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The Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation is working to reduce water pollution in the Lake Champlain watershed by requiring a number of municipalities and other groups to do more to control storm water runoff.
Vermont Edition
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OK Computer: Vermont’s IT Challenges

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Vermont’s court system and Department of Motor Vehicles have spent nearly $20 million on computer systems that do not work. We’ll explore why there have been so many failures in the state’s efforts to modernize its technology systems.
Commentary Series
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Gilbert: The Halifax Disaster

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This time of year, the sight of truckloads of Christmas trees on the highway headed south, remind Peter Gilbert of the story of Boston’s Christmas tree. It ‘s a powerful story that goes back exactly ninety-five years to Halifax, Nova Scotia and the first World War. 
VPR News

State Loses Another Key Mental Health Official

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The state mental health system has suffered another setback with the resignation of the medical director of the Vermont State Hospital. The system was already under strain with patients needing psychiatric help waiting days in emergency rooms for care.
Classical Music with Joe Goetz

Mozart’s Love of Bach

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We’ll hear one of Bach’s many Preludes and Fugues this afternoon, followed by one of Mozart’s Adagios and Fugues based on Bach.  Also, Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto and seasonal selections from the Dale Warland Singers and the Rose Ensemble.
VPR Classical
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VPR Messiah Watch 2012

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The 2012 Messiah Watch lists performances of Handel’s Messiah in the VPR listening area. Tell us about performances of Messiah that are happening near you. Send us the information by filling out VPR Contact Form.
VPR News

Report Says Mental Health Patients Still Waiting Days In ER

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The state is moving with plans to replace its Waterbury psychiatric hospital with new beds at other facilities around Vermont. But the transition has been rough for patients and the medical hospitals where they’ve been cared for since the Waterbury facility was flooded by Tropical Storm Irene.
VPR News

Police Say Essex Couple Tried To Flee Killer

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Vermont law enforcement officials say an Essex couple killed by an Alaska man who crossed the continent in search of victims each tried to escape before they were killed in the basement of a vacant farmhouse.
VPR News

Georgia Wind Project Fined For Violations

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A company developing a wind project on the Milton-Georgia line has agreed to pay a $10,000 fine and contribute another $10,000 to a remediation fund for violations of its state permits during blasting for the project.
VPR News
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Extended Unemployment Benefits To Expire For 1,400

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Vermont labor officials say hundreds of people could lose their unemployment benefits if Congress fails to avert the so-called fiscal cliff. The federal unemployment insurance program that has been providing additional weeks of benefits to the long-term unemployed is set to expire.
Commentary Series
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Greene: Unplugged

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The Climate Change Conference in Qatar – coming as it does in the destructive wake of Hurricane Sandy – has gotten Stephanie Greene thinking about our dependence on electricity.
VPR News
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FEMA Delay Pits Brandon Couple Against Bank Of America

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Eighty-one property owners in the state who were especially hard hit by Irene remain in a sort of financial limbo. They were the first accepted into FEMA’s hazard mitigation buyout program – but they are all still waiting for the money. It’s a delay that’s pushed many to the breaking point, including Brandon residents Linda Bunn and Mary McManus.
VPR News

Corrections Dept. Holds Public Meeting

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The Vermont Department of Corrections wants to hear from the public about its operations ranging from transitional housing in Vermont’s communities to the operation of its prisons.
VPR News

Douglas To Attend Documentary Showing

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Former Gov. Jim Douglas is planning to attend a screening and discussion of the Vermont Public Television series, "The Governors," at Johnson State College.
Boston Symphony Orchestra

Sibelius Symphony No. 6

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Soprano Dawn Upshaw is the soloist in Sibelius’s Luonnotar, conducted by Thomas Ades, who leads his own In Seven Days and Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 1, with piano soloist Kirill Gerstein, and Sibelius’s Symphony No. 6
VPR News

State Closes Down Credit Union In Derby Line

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The state has closed down the Border Lodge Credit union in Derby Line. The Vermont Department of Financial Regulation says the action comes after examiners raised serious concerns about the credit union’s operation.  
Commentary Series
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Dunsmore: The Real Lincoln

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Nearly every American knows that during the presidency of Abraham Lincoln, the Civil War was fought and won by the North, the slaves were freed and Lincoln was assassinated. But as Barrie Dunsmore tells us this morning, Americans who wish to know more about their country’s greatest president will be well served by going to see the new motion picture "Lincoln."
VPR News

Renewable Tax Credit Expiration Could Set Back Industry

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Tax credits that are seen as vital for the renewable energy industry are set to expire at the end of the year. Vermont’s congressional delegation supports extending the credits. But the legislation is tied up in high-level budget and revenue negotiations now underway between Congress and the White House.
VPR News

Welch Presses For Online Sales Taxes

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Congressman Peter Welch and four congressional colleagues are calling for passage of a law allowing states to levy sales taxes for online and catalog purchases.
VPR News

Supreme Court Finds UVM Doctor Not Liable

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The state Supreme Court has ruled that the director of the University of Vermont’s student health center was not legally liable for the actions of a physician assistant who improperly prescribed opiate medications to 12 students.
VPR News
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Dartmouth Chooses Michigan Provost As New President

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Dartmouth College has hired an alumnus who built his career as a professor and provost at a major university to succeed Jim Yong Kim as the school’s president. Philip Hanlon, a 1977 Dartmouth graduate and the current provost at the University of Michigan, will take office on July 1 as the college’s 18th president, the college announced this afternoon.
Vermont Edition
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Talking to Kids About Gender

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Children are often teased or bullied for behavior that doesn’t fit within gender stereotypes – boys who like to dress up; girls who prefer GI Joes and trucks to Barbies. We talk about how children are taught about gender.
VPR News

Strafford Copper Mine Cleanup Nearly Finished

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A decade-long effort to clean up a 206-year-old copper mine in the Vermont town of Strafford is nearing an end and community members now have to decide what to do with the area that was once the Elizabeth Mine.
VPR News

Cop Says NM Prisoner Has History Of Wild Claims

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The Vermont State Police top criminal investigator says the man in a New Mexico prison for killing a Vermont girl in 2000 has a history of making wild claims as part of a long-running goal of being incarcerated in the federal prison system.
VPR News

Montpelier Hires Contractor For Heating Project

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Vermont’s capital city is getting ready to begin construction of a project that will have some of Montpelier’s downtown buildings being heated from a central wood-chip fired heating plant.
VPR News

Vt. Cop Say Both NM Men In Murder-For-Hire Plot

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Vermont State Police investigators say two New Mexico men traveled to Vermont as part of a conspiracy to murder two people in the state, but only one of those two has been charged as part of the conspiracy.
VPR News

Six Women Go On Trial For Nuke Protest

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A trial is under way in Vermont for six elderly Massachusetts women accused of trespassing at the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant last year to protest the continued operation of the reactor.
VPR News

Six Yankee Protestors Convicted Of Trespassing

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A jury has found six Massachusetts women guilty of trespassing at the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant to protest the continued operation of the reactor. The women, who range in age from 69 to 93, represented themselves in court.
Classical Music with Joe Goetz

French Fantasy

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"French Fantasy" is a new release on Bridge Records of works for violin and piano, recorded by violinist Maria Bachmann and pianist Adam Neiman.  We’ll hear Saint-Saens this afternoon.
Vermont Edition
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Educating People About Obesity

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More people are overweight and unhealthy in this country every year- and Vermont is no exception. How can we educate about obesity, diet and nutrition without shaming or marginalizing people who are overweight?
VPR News

Under Compromise, Internet Sellers May Soon Collect Sales Tax

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It’s possible that Vermont consumers could be paying the state sales tax on Internet purchases in the not too distant future. That’s because Congressman Peter Welch is working to include this plan in a massive fiscal compromise bill that Congress is expected to consider in the coming weeks.
VPR News
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Irene Relief Fund Boosted By Large Donors

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The Vermont Disaster Relief Fund has raised $6.6 million to help with the ongoing recovery from Tropical Storm Irene. Organizers say millions have poured into the fund since the storm’s anniversary in August.
VPR News

Guard Supply Sergeant Sentenced For Card Misuse

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Prosecutors say a supply sergeant with the Vermont National Guard has been sentenced for misusing a government credit card for personal purchases including equipment commonly used to grow marijuana.
VPR News

Specialty Filaments Finance Director Sentenced

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The former finance director of Specialty Filaments Incorporated has been sentenced to four months of home confinement and placed on probation for three years for his part in federal fraud case.
VPR News

Winter Conditions Create Traffic Problems Across Vermont

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There were nasty reminders across Vermont this morning that the winter driving season is upon us. State police say a 43-year-old Rutland woman died today after her car spun around on an icy bridge and into oncoming traffic on U.S. Route 7.
Vermont Edition
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How The Public Service Board Works

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When an energy project or a transmission line is proposed in Vermont, it’s the Public Service Board that decides whether the project can go forward. We learn how the board works, and why some people think the process of reviewing electric generation projects needs to be changed.
VPR News

COTS Raising Funds To Recover From Flood Loss

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A homeless shelter in Burlington is raising money to help rebuild what it calls its day station. The station was temporarily moved to the parsonage of a Burlington church after its original location was damaged by a summer flood.
VPR News

6 Women Head To Trial For Vt. Yankee Protest

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Six elderly Massachusetts women are due to go on trial on charges they chained themselves to the gate at the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant two days after the state was hammered by the remnants of Tropical Storm Irene.
All the Traditions

Turn Your Radio On!

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A preview of a wealth of live performance happening in the VPR listening area this week, including Billy Joe Shaver, Le Vent du Nord, and Natalie McMaster!
My Place with Joel Najman

Tom Dooley – Revisited

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The recording of Tom Dooley by the Kingston Trio was one of the biggest selling hit singles of 1958 and one that sparked a popular folk music revival which continues to this day. This week Joel Najman’s My Place program traces the history of the real-life individual who is the subject of the song, and presents a series of recordings of songs that are predecessors of the Tom Dooley song, one dating back to 1929.
A Passion For Opera
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Edgar

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Peter Fox Smith introduces us to Puccini’s long neglected early opera Edgar. Listen Saturday at 12p.m.
VPR News
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Wilmington Business Plans Floating Foundation

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Almost every business in Wilmington was damaged in Tropical Storm Irene. But no loss was greater than Ann Coleman’s. Her entire art gallery was lifted up by the floodwaters and swept away. Now Coleman hopes to replace her loss with a building that will float — but stay put — in the next flood.
Classical Music with Joe Goetz

The Young Chopin

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We’ll hear Chopin’s F Minor Piano Concerto this afternoon, played by Maria Joao Pires.  Also, music for Black Friday and the highly virtuosic Cello Concerto by Robert Schumann.
VPR News
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Pico Celebrates 75th Anniversary

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Vermont Olympians Andrea Mead Lawrence, Suzy and Rick Chaffee, "Rebel" Ryan and Mike Gallagher have something in common: They all learned to ski at Pico. This week, the Rutland County ski area celebrates its 75th anniversary.  
VPR News

Plymouth To Offer Special Postmark

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The post office in the town of Plymouth is offering a special stamp cancellation to mark the town’s 2012 annual Coolidge holiday open house.
VPR News

SVMC Plans To Cut Up To $5 Million

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The Southwestern Vermont Medical Center plans to reduce expenses by up to $5 million this fiscal year to make for a decline in projected revenue.
VPR News

Morristown Kick Off Shop Local Effort

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In rural places like Morristown, it’s easy for shoppers to hop online, or drive to a hub like Williston. It’s also not far to venture across the border to New Hampshire to take advantage of chain-store promotions. But Morristown is home to around 75 locally owned businesses. And this year they’re banding together to encourage shoppers to stay close to home.
VPR News

Bradford Man Dies In Woodcutting Accident

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Vermont State Police say a 74-year-old Bradford man was killed while cutting wood when he was hit by a part of a tree that was already on the ground after a branch was cut off.
Commentary Series
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Homeyer: Road Food

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Henry Homeyer – like many of us – will be doing some traveling over the holidays. Along the way, he hopes to discover some local, family-owned restaurants serving local food – instead of relying on chain restaurants – even if means getting off the highway.
VPR News

Growing Calls For Statewide Wind Moratorium

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State utility regulators recently gave a boost to a wind energy developer eyeing a project in the Northeast Kingdom. The Public Service Board refused to dismiss the developer’s application for a wind testing tower. But the project still faces fierce local opposition. And there are growing calls for a statewide moratorium on ridgeline wind development.
VPR News

Bennington Airport Facing Design Changes

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The Vermont Transportation Agency is considering design changes at the airport that serves Bennington to help it meet federal requirements due to take effect in 2015.
VPR News

Police Plan Holiday Seatbelt Enforcement

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People across Vermont should be seeing more law enforcement officers on the roads over the holiday weekend checking to make sure motorists are wearing their seatbelts.
Commentary Series
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Coffin: Milkweeds

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As winter settles in and the days get shorter, outdoor ‘things to do’ become ever more precious. On a recent walk, Howard Coffin encountered milkweeds gone to seed.
Vermont Edition
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Reconnecting With Food

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Food is the centerpiece of Thanksgiving, and our guests today prompt us to seriously consider the meaning of food – and what it reveals about our cultural priorities and values.
VPR News
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Public Weighs In On Budget Process

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The forums, mandated by the legislature last session, require the Governor to hold public meetings on budget priorities before the budget is written and presented to the legislature.
VPR News

Resorts Ramp Up Snowmaking Abilities

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Ski areas across New England have made big investments in low-energy, high-efficiency snowmaking to ensure the slopes are snow-covered earlier and longer than last season.
Commentary Series
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Schubart: Work

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In spite of what his doctor tells him every year, Bill Schubart assiduously avoids exercise. He prefers to work hard outdoors and doesn’t miss the gym or its cost one bit.
Vermont Edition
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Going Hungry In Vermont

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Have food stamps or food shelves helped your family get by in tough times? Today we’ll hear YOUR stories about the challenges of going hungry in Vermont. Do you make choices between paying for heating or for food? Tell your story, below.
VPR News

Sentencing Set In Same-Sex Custody Dispute

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A sentencing date has been set in a Vermont court for a Mennonite pastor convicted of helping a woman and her daughter flee the U.S. rather than allow the girl to have regular visits with the woman’s former lesbian partner.
Boston Symphony Orchestra

Britten & Dvorak

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Gil Shaham is the soloist in Benjamin Britten’s Violin Concerto, and Juanjo Mena conducts the American premiere of Circle Map (a BSO co-commission) and Dvorák’s Symphony No. 7.
A Passion For Opera
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Prologues – Part II

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We continue our exploration of operatic prologues with the Prologue to Verdi’s Simon Boccanegra and the Prologue to Mussorgsky’s Boris Godunov. Listen Saturday at 12p.m.
Saturday Matinee
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La traviata

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If ever there were a staple of the operatic repertory worthy of its prominent position, it is Verdi’s La traviata, which we hear in a production by the Houston Grand Opera. Listen Saturday at 1p.m. Photo: Felix Sanchez, Courtesy, Houston Grand Opera 
VPR News

High Detainee Population Strains Prison System

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Vermont is seeing an increase in the number of people held in jail while waiting for trial. The surge is straining the Corrections Department budget and it means the state will have to spend an additional $3.5 million next year just to send prisoners out of state.
Commentary Series
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Dunsmore: Filibuster

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By a wide margin Americans believed the last United States Congress was dysfunctional. Now many voters are concerned that last week’s election didn’t do much to alter that partisan gridlock. However, as Barrie Dunsmore explains, there is a revision of senate rules being contemplated that could make the next Congress quite different.
Commentary Series
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Blinkhorn: Bretton Woods Story

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The recent discovery in Washington DC of a rare transcript of the 1944 conference at Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, at which the World Bank and International Monetary Fund were created, got Tom Blinkhorn thinking about the back story of that meeting and its global importance.
VPR News
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Vt. Lawmakers Get Update On FEMA Funding

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There’s still no definitive word on how much Vermont can expect in federal help with recovery from Tropical Storm Irene. But a state official told a legislative committee Thursday that it’s expected to be January before the state can expect a firm answer.
VPR News

State Sued For Pay Discrimination

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The state is being sued for discrimination against a female employee in the Department of Corrections. The Vermont Human Rights Commission says the state failed to provide equal pay to Lynne Silloway, an administrative services coordinator at the DOC.
Vermont Edition
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Focus On Brattleboro

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Over the past several years, Brattleboro has had its share of setbacks. We broadcast live from the new Brattleboro Food Co-Op to get an update on how the town has been dealing with the recent challenges.
VPR News

A ‘Half-Step’ Toward Marijuana Legalization

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Last week’s election energized supporters of marijuana legalization, with Colorado and Washington voters legalizing the drug in their states. In Burlington, voters passed a non-binding­ referendum with 70 percent of the vote in favor of legalizing, taxing and regulating cannabis and hemp.
VPR News

Hardwick Man Dies In Crash

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Vermont State Police say a Hardwick man is dead after the vehicle he was driving went off Route 2 in Danville and hit a tree.
VPR News

Man Pleads Guilty To Arson

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A Vermont man has pleaded guilty to first-degree arson for his role in setting fire to his apartment building earlier this year.
VPR News

Brattleboro Retreat To Eliminate 31 Jobs

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The Brattleboro Retreat psychiatric hospital is cutting 31 jobs. The move comes two days after unionized workers held an informational picket over what the union has called deteriorating contract talks.
Vermont Edition
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Next Steps For Vt. Pot Laws

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On election night, Burlington voters registered their support for legalizing marijuana in the city in a non-binding referendum. But leaders at the Statehouse say a more likely course of action is to decriminalize the drug.
Commentary Series
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Parini: James Marsh

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The arrival of a new president at UVM has Jay Parini thinking back to one of its greatest presidents, James Marsh, an important philosopher in his time and a Founding Father of American Transcendentalism.
VPR News

Lawyers Rehash Vt. Yankee Issues On Appeal

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Both the state and lawyers for Vermont Yankee now have filed written arguments to a federal appeals court as the legal battle continues over the future of the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant.
VPR News

Vt. State Revenues Short Of Targets

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Vermont state revenues are running short of what was forecast both for the month of October and for the first four months of the fiscal year.
Commentary Series
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Spencer Rendahl: Unnatural Disasters

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As Suzanne Spencer Rendahl watches New York and New Jersey slowly recover from Hurricane Sandy, she’s reminded of a night two years ago, when her family woke up to similar howling winds – and a strange banging noise.
VPR News

Los Angeles Times Database Yields Information About Boy Scout Abuse In Vermont

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This fall, the Los Angeles Times released what it called "The Perversion Files." It’s a documented list supplied by the Boy Scouts and assembled by the LA Times of more than 5,000 Boy Scout employees and volunteers accused of sexually abusing boys between 1947 and 2005. The names were revealed as part of a court case in Oregon, but the list covers almost every state.
VPR News
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GMC’s Ox Will Not Be Used For Food

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An ox that lived on Green Mountain College’s farm and was put down amid an outcry over the school’s decision to process it into meat will be not used for food.
Commentary Series
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Guyon: Off The Grid

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Maybe it’s all the storms and power outages in the news lately, but Annie Guyon has been thinking about the many definitions of the expression "living off the grid" – and she’s heard a few interesting variations.
VPR News

Public Hearings Set For State Budget Priorities

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This year, for the first time, the public will be able to weigh in on the state budget priorities before the governor presents his spending proposal to the Legislature in January. The administration has scheduled two public hearings this month.
Commentary Series
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Molnar: Wake Up Call

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The aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, and a recent visit to the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historic Park in Woodstock have gotten Martha Molnar thinking about Vermont’s vital role in the nation’s environmental history – and future.
VPR News

State Budget Talks Open To Pubilc

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Vermonters who want to advise Governor Peter Shumlin’s administration as officials draft next year’s state budget have two chances to do so in the next two weeks.
VPR News

Judge Will Issue Decision Soon On Prosecutor Challenge

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A Vermont Superior Court judge says he’ll rule soon on a motion to dismiss charges in 20 criminal cases because of what a defense attorney feels was the improper appointment of the Orleans County state’s attorney.
VPR News

Vt. College Euthanizes Retired Farm Ox

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A Vermont college has euthanized one of its farm oxen that have been at the center of an uproar following the college’s decision to process the animals into meat products following their retirement from the college’s farm.
A Passion For Opera
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Prologues – Part I

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In the first of two programs of operatic prologues, we hear the Prologue to Monteverdi’s Orfeo, the Prologue to Pagliacci, and the Prologue to Götterdämmerung. Listen Saturday at 12p.m.
VPR News
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Election 2012: It’s All About The Economy

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Two Middlebury College political science professors say the results of the 2012 presidential campaign show that the election was largely determined by voters’ views on the economy and not on the day-to-day events that received a lot of attention from political pundits.
Commentary Series
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Schubart: Higher Ed

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Bill Schubart has been thinking about how we are going to restore educational excellence in our college and university systems and about the investment priorities of many institutions of higher learning as they compete for students who can afford their tuition.
Commentary Series
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Coffin: The King

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While watching the recent, surprisingly short World Series, Howard Coffin was reminded of a softball game in a little Texas town, when he and an army post team went up against the best of the best.
VPR News

Time Served For Oxycodone Scheme

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Vermont’s top federal prosecutor says a man has been sentenced to time-served for his role in a scheme to distribute Oxycodone in the Rutland area.
VPR News

Vt. Ambulance Crews In New Jersey For Storm

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Seven Vermont ambulances and teams of emergency personnel are helping out in New Jersey as another storm approaches parts of the state already devastated by Superstorm Sandy.
Vermont Edition
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After The Counting: An Election Recap

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Treasurer Beth Pearce and her opponent Wendy Wilton, Auditor-elect Doug Hoffer and Vince Illuzzi, House Speaker Shap Smith and Attorney General Bill Sorrell reflect on their races and look at what’s ahead. And VPR’s Ross Sneyd and Valley News Editor John Gregg provide analysis of the Vermont and New Hampshire races.