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Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
Thursday, 03/18/10 Noon and 7pm
A bill making its way through the senate would create up to five "compassion centers" to legally disburse medical marijuana. Also, one senator wants to further regulate slaughterhouses, and we celebrate the Iranian New Year. -
Wednesday, 03/17/10 Noon and 7pm
The City of Rutland is grappling with a crisis in its Police Department, stemming from a child pornography investigation focused on an officer. We talk with Mayor Chris Louras about how the police investigation is being handled, and other critical issues facing Rutland. - 18th Century French Fort Uncovered
- Banning Hospital Advertising
- Sen. Patrick Leahy
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Page: Thoughts On Bryce Canyon
Thursday, 03/18/10 5:55pm
Commentator Ruth Page has learned of a dispute in which "natural resource" is defined in two different - and conflicting - ways.
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Thursday, 03/18/10 7:55am
In recognition of Women's History Month, commentator Deborah Luskin has the story of a woman who became a much-loved country doctor in Brattleboro - at a time when most physicians were men. - Schubart: Humane Slaughter
- Seamans: Political Folk Tale
- Doyle-Schechtman: Greeting From Uncle Jack
- More VPR Commentaries »
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Welch Will Vote 'Yes' On Weekend Health Care Vote
Thursday, 03/18/10 5:50pm
Congressman Peter Welch says he'll support the health care reform bill when it comes up for a vote in the U.S. House this weekend because it will help provide coverage to millions of uninsured Americans. -
Pulitzer Prize Winning Author Of "The Hemingses of Monticello" To Speak In Bennington
Thursday, 03/18/10 5:30pm
Law professor and historian Annette Gordon-Reed has written extensively about the intimate relationship between Thomas Jefferson and one of his slaves, Sally Hemings.
Gordon-Reed will be in Bennington on Friday for a talk sponsored by Southern Vermont College on "Rethinking History".
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Friday, 03/19/10 10am
Here are the House and Senate calendars for Friday, March 19. - Vermonter Celebrates Iranian New Year
- Bill Further Regulates Slaughterhouses
- Senate Approves Abenaki Recognition
- Craftsbury Student Wins Vermont Spelling Bee
- Professor Says Niqab Case Part Of Larger Culture Battle
- NH Legislative Committee Proposes $47 million In Cuts
- House Advances Foreclosure Mediation Bill
- NH House Says More Study Needed On Tax Repeal
- National Guard Brigade In Place In Afghanistan
- NH Senate OKs Elements Of Lynch Employment Plan
- Brighton Woman Sues To Block Airport Vote
- Statehouse Schedule
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Undecided Democrats Slow To Budge On Health Bill
Mar 18, 7:01pm House leaders had predicted that the financial analysis of the health care bill released Thursday, coupled with the unveiling of the bill's fix-it language, would "go a long way" to win over undecided Democrats. But so far, that group appears in no rush to commit. Listen to audio »
Surprise! Upsets Aplenty In Early NCAA Play
Mar 18, 4:22pm The men's NCAA basketball tournament is under way ... and so are the upsets. As the Big Dance began, No. 13 seed Murray State knocked off No. 4 seed Vanderbilt, No. 11 Old Dominion beat No. 6 Notre Dame and No. 10 St. Mary's beat No. 7 Richmond. Listen to audio »
- Small Colorado Town Calls For Immigration Reform
- Rains, Flooding Threaten Haiti's Most Vulnerable
- With Health Bill Unveiled, House Digs For Votes
- Cleric Calls On American Muslims To Reject U.S.
- Fake TV Game Show 'Tortures' Man, Shocks France
- Is Your Office Pool Legal?
- Puerto Rican Birth Certificates Will Be Null And Void
- Voters Press Indiana Democrat For Health Bill Decision
New US-Russia nuclear deal 'soon'
Mar 18, 1:18pm US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says there is "substantial" progress on a new nuclear disarmament deal with Russia.
US health bill 'will cut deficit'
Mar 18, 2:20pm Congressional officials say the healthcare bill will cut the deficit by $138bn over 10 years, ahead of a possible vote on Sunday.
