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    <pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2008 08:09:57 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Opening statements planned for Wednesday in Essex shooting trial</title>
        <link>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/81238/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[
Nearly two years
after a shooting spree in Essex killed two and wounded two others, the trial of
suspect Christopher Williams is set to start today.

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        <pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2008 06:06:34 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Route 15 bridge to be down to one lane for six weeks</title>
        <link>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/81239/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[
Starting Monday it
could take a little longer to cross the Wrong Way Bridge on Vermont Route 15 in
Cambridge.

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        <pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2008 06:06:01 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Report: Drug companies spend millions marketing to physicians</title>
        <link>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/81234/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Drug companies spent more than $3 million last year to entice Vermont physicians to prescribe their products.
A new
report by the Attorney General's office shows that psychiatrists got the most
money.
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        <guid>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/81234/</guid>
        <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 17:50:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Food drive will complement weekend of tax-free shopping</title>
        <link>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/81235/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Retailers say they hope to help Vermont's food shelves this weekend, when a sales tax holiday
is expected to boost traffic at stores around the state.
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        <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 17:50:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>An influence on generations of students, UVM's Betty Bandel dies at 95</title>
        <link>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/81236/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Betty Bandel, a longtime University of Vermont English professor, has died at the age of 95.
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        <guid>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/81236/</guid>
        <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 17:50:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Evening Newscast: July 8, 2008</title>
        <link>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/81237/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Report says drug companies spend millions in marketing to Vermont physicians, a food drive will complement this weekend's tax-free shopping, longtime UVM English professor has died, commentator Bill Mares on news business changes.
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        <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 17:45:19 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Audio Postcard: Mount Holly, VT</title>
        <link>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/81232/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Every Vermont town has something unique to brag about in its
history or geography.&nbsp; But one town has a
very unusual claim to fame.&nbsp; The Rutland county community of Mount Holly, can boast of a link to Vermont's prehistoric past. 
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        <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 14:17:17 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>VT Edition Interview: Dr. Andrew Pomerantz on veteran treatment and support programs</title>
        <link>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/81231/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Dr. Andrew Pomerantz is chief
of Mental Health at the White
River Junction VA hospital. He's an associate professor of psychiatry
at Dartmouth Medical School. He spoke with VPR's Jane Lindholm about the
treatment and community support programs that are in place for returning veterans.
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        <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 14:00:49 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>VT Edition Interview: John Kart &amp; Rose Paul on efforts to remove invasive species in Vermont</title>
        <link>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/81230/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Jon
Kart is a prime mover behind his town's effort to save its highly prized
flood plain forests from an onslaught of Japanese knotweed, barberry and garlic
mustard. Rose Paul is co-chair of the Vermont Invasive Exotic Plant Committee.
They spoke with VPR's Jane Lindholm about why
and how Vermonters from all walks of life are pulling up hundreds of pounds of
invasives. 
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        <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:43:28 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Midday Newscast: July 8, 2008</title>
        <link>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/81229/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Weather is making it difficult for many people to breathe; Border
Patrol says four people were involved in a confrontation; retailers say they
hope sales tax holiday helps food shelves; young snowmobilers in New
Hampshire will have to take some extra safety
precautions next winter.
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        <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:33:50 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Morning Newscast: July 8, 2008</title>
        <link>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/81228/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[
Here are the top stories at 7:30 a.m.:

Jury selection is
moving faster than expected in the trial of the man charged with killing two
people in Essex in August 2006;&nbsp;
Democratic
challenger Gaye Symington says Governor Jim Douglas is not moving quickly to
get additional funds out to Vermonters for home weatherization projects...
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        <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 07:40:31 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Montpelier bike sculptures vandalized</title>
        <link>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/81227/</link>
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Officials in Montpelier say several sculptures made from bicycle parts were
damaged over the holiday weekend.

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        <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 07:34:39 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Symington says Douglas administration not moving quickly on weatherization funds</title>
        <link>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/81226/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[
Democratic
challenger Gaye Symington says Governor Jim Douglas is not moving quickly to
get additional funds out to Vermonters for home weatherization projects. But
administration officials say Symington is wrong. They say the legislation went
into effect on July 1st, and that the changes are being made now. 


VPR's
John Dillon has more.

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        <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 07:34:35 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Highway fatalities spike in June</title>
        <link>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/81225/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[
The number of
traffic fatalities is up in Vermont this year, but state officials say they
can't point to a reason why.

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        <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 07:04:34 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Opening statements possible Tue. in Essex shooting</title>
        <link>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/81223/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[
Jury selection is
moving faster than expected in the trial of the man charged with killing two
people in Essex in August 2006.

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        <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 06:34:19 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Hodes wants to remove Social Security numbers from Medicare cards</title>
        <link>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/81224/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[
New Hampshire
Congressman Paul Hodes wants the government to stop putting seniors' Social
Security numbers on Medicare cards in order to prevent identity theft.

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        <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 06:34:11 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Prosecutor says death of Brooke Bennett was a homicide</title>
        <link>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/81221/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[
A prosecutor says
the 12-year-old girl found dead last week near her uncle's home in Randolph was killed.

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        <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 06:06:38 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>New law protects NH home buyers</title>
        <link>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/81222/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[
A new law will
provide New
Hampshire home
buyers with greater protections when they obtain mortgages.

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        <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 06:06:14 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Evening Newscast: July 7, 2008</title>
        <link>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/81220/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Delegation wants to increase heating aid; rates lowered for student loans; agent assaulted at border; former stepfather charged in Brooke Bennett case; and commentator Philip Baruth on a summer film.
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        <guid>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/81220/</guid>
        <pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 18:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Delegation wants to double home heating assistance</title>
        <link>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/81216/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[With heating oil projected to cost $5 a gallon this year, members of Vermont's congressional delegation say they're hoping to double the low income heating assistance money. 

&nbsp;

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        <pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 17:50:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Agent assaulted at Vt-Canada border</title>
        <link>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/81218/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[A
US Border Patrol Officer fired shots early this morning at three people who were
spotted about a quarter mile away from the Canadian border in a wooded area
near Derby Line.
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        <pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 17:50:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>VPR Evening Newscast, July 7, 2008</title>
        <link>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/81233/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[VT delegation hop to double low heating assistance money;
VSAC loans for college students are going down.&nbsp; U.S. Border Patrol
officer fired shots in a scuffle in the woods at the Derby Line; Aabama
authorities file child pornography charges against Brooke Bennett's former
stepfather; commentator Philip Baruth on life, art and the Pixar film WALL-E.
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        <guid>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/81233/</guid>
        <pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 17:30:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Candace Page's Favorite Outdoor Places</title>
        <link>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/81217/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Here are some favorite outdoor places from environmental reporter Candace Page
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        <guid>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/81217/</guid>
        <pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 16:51:13 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Baby bird rehabilitation a popular topic at Vermont Institute of Natural Sciences</title>
        <link>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/81215/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[At this time of year the Vermont Institute of Natural Scxience in Quechee is
flooded with questions about baby birds found in yards or along the roadsides. VPR's
Susan Keese stopped by recently for a look and some expert advice.
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        <pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 13:50:31 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>VT Edition Interview: Candace Page on Vermont outdoor adventure spots</title>
        <link>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/81214/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Over the years Burlington
Free Press reporter Candace Page has explored the nooks and crannies of our
region to write about the health of our plants and animals, changes in our
ecosystem, and all the other environmental news out there.&nbsp; And in her journeys she's found a few favorite
spots she wants to return to.
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        <guid>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/81214/</guid>
        <pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 13:39:19 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>VT Edition: Jeremy King &amp; Logan Brown on steps to lower you heating bills</title>
        <link>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/81213/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Jeremy King, from Vermont Gas and Logan
Brown of Efficiency Vermont, speak with VPR's Jane Lindholm about the
effective, low-cost steps that do-it-yourselfers can try to make a big
difference in their heating bills. 
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        <guid>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/81213/</guid>
        <pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 13:31:55 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Midday Newscast: July 7, 2008</title>
        <link>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/81212/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[U.S. Border agent shoots at three suspects in
Derby Line; Congressional delegation seeks assistance to help poor families
heat their homes; Thomas Costello says he plans to run for lieutenant governor;&nbsp; student loan rates are going down.
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        <guid>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/81212/</guid>
        <pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 13:22:16 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Interview: VSAC's Don Vickers on federal student loan rates</title>
        <link>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/81211/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[
Good
new for anyone trying to pay off their student loans-with this year's
annual reset, the federal rate went down. And for families trying to
plan for college,
the rate for new borrowers will also decrease. 


Don Vickers, President
of the Vermont Student Assistance Corporation tells VPR's Mitch Wertlieb about the rates.

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        <guid>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/81211/</guid>
        <pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 07:49:15 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Morning Newscast: July 7, 2008</title>
        <link>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/81210/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[
Here are the top stories at 7:30 a.m.:

The Asa Bloomer
state office building in Rutland
will reopen today;&nbsp; A second Democrat
is entering the race for Vermont's
lieutenant governor... 
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        <guid>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/81210/</guid>
        <pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 07:40:50 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Second Democrat enters Lt. Gov. race</title>
        <link>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/81208/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[
A second Democrat
is entering the race for Vermont's
lieutenant governor, setting up a primary race to choose a candidate to challenge
Republican incumbent Brian Dubie.

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        <guid>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/81208/</guid>
        <pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 07:34:37 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>State building in Rutland reopens after flood</title>
        <link>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/81207/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[
The Asa Bloomer
state office building in Rutland
will reopen today after being closed for more than two weeks because of
flooding.

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        <guid>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/81207/</guid>
        <pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 07:34:21 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Longtime Killington town manager retires</title>
        <link>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/81209/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[
For
the first time in 32 years, Dave Lewis is not going to Killington for work. The
longtime town manager stepped down from his position at the end of June.


As
VPR's Nina Keck reports, after more than three decades on the job, Lewis's
imprint can be found just about everywhere in the resort community.

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        <guid>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/81209/</guid>
        <pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 07:34:16 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Jury selection to start in Essex shooting trial</title>
        <link>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/81205/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[
Jury selection is
set to begin today in the double murder trial of 29-year-old Christopher
Williams. Williams is charged with killing two and wounding two in Essex
in August 2006.

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        <guid>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/81205/</guid>
        <pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 07:04:45 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Few Habitat for Humanity homes built in N.H.</title>
        <link>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/81206/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[
Only 50 Habitat
for Humanity homes have been built in New Hampshire in the last three decades because of a shortage of
land, not volunteers or potential homeowners.

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        <guid>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/81206/</guid>
        <pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 07:04:11 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Debit cards arriving at farmers' markets</title>
        <link>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/81203/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[
More Vermont
farmers' markets are accepting debit cards and electronic food stamps this
summer, making it easier for people to buy local produce, organic cheeses and
homemade breads and pies.

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        <guid>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/81203/</guid>
        <pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 06:34:34 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Second fire at Chittenden jail</title>
        <link>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/81201/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[
The Vermont State Police are investigating the second arson fire
in two days at the Chittenden Regional Correctional Facility in South Burlington.

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        <guid>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/81201/</guid>
        <pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 06:34:31 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Brooke Bennett's former stepfather due in federal court</title>
        <link>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/81200/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[
The former
stepfather of the Randolph girl found dead last week is due in federal court
today for a detention hearing on a charge he obstructed justice in the search
for 12-year-old Brooke Bennett.

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        <pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 06:34:12 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>N.H. gets $126 million for 107 earmarks</title>
        <link>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/81204/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[New Hampshire's congressional delegation have helped secure more than $126 million for 107 projects back home in the last year.
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        <guid>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/81204/</guid>
        <pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 06:34:10 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>New England boat owners wary of effects of ethanol blended fuel</title>
        <link>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/81202/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[
With boating
season getting into full swing, some boat and marina owners in northern New England are less worried about the cost of gas than the type of fuel that's
going into their fuel tanks.

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        <guid>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/81202/</guid>
        <pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 06:34:03 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Chandler Music Hall continues capital campaign</title>
        <link>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/81198/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[
The Chandler Music
Hall in Randolph is kicking off the second phase of its $5 million
capital campaign.

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        <guid>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/81198/</guid>
        <pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 06:06:38 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Shaheen calls for increased investment in research and development</title>
        <link>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/81199/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[
Former New
Hampshire Governor Jeanne Shaheen is calling for increased investment in
scientific research and development.

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        <guid>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/81199/</guid>
        <pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 06:06:26 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Wake and funeral set for Brooke Bennett</title>
        <link>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/81197/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[
A funeral will be
held for Brooke Marie Bennett on Wednesday at the Randolph Union High
School.

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        <guid>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/81197/</guid>
        <pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 06:06:02 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>VPR Evening News July 4th,  2008</title>
        <link>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/81196/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[
A state banking official says the weak economy is to blame
for rising home foreclosures; A South Burlington mortgage broker faces jail
time for wire fraud; The Middlebury Town Clerk&rsquo;s office shifts to a four-day
week; A historical walking tour of UVM; and commentator Willem Lange on
national anthems.&nbsp; 

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        <guid>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/81196/</guid>
        <pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2008 18:08:01 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>VT Edition: Amy Trubek on "a sense of place" for food</title>
        <link>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/81189/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Amy Trubek, author of The Taste of Place, and a UVM Nutrition and Food Sciences Professor explores why the uniqueness of local taste matters.  She speaks with VPR's Jane Lindholm about terroir-a French term loosely translated
as &quot;sense of place&quot; and used originally to describe geographic characteristics
of wine, coffee, and tea. 
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        <guid>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/81189/</guid>
        <pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>VT Edition: Banjo Dan and the Mid-Nite Plowboys in studio</title>
        <link>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/81190/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Banjo Dan and the Mid-Nite Plowboys have been fixtures in Vermont's 
music scene for more than three decades.&nbsp; They got together 
recently to talk with Jane Lindholm and share a few songs from their new 
CD, Fire in the Sugarhouse.
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        <guid>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/81190/</guid>
        <pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Brandon prepares for its July 4th parade</title>
        <link>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/81192/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[In
Brandon, they're getting ready for tomorrow's Independence
Day parade.
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        <guid>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/81192/</guid>
        <pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:10:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>UVM traces its history with a walking tour</title>
        <link>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/81193/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[
In a new historical walking tour of the University of Vermont, visitors can look into the bronze eyes of Ira Allen and relive the university's past. 


VPR's Ross Sneyd went along for the first tour. 

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        <pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2008 08:40:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Interview: Willard Stearne Randall on patriotism</title>
        <link>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/81184/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Asimple question for this Independence Day, with a complicated answer: What is
patriotism? 

VPR's Mitch Wertlieb put the question to Willard Sterne Randall, Professor of History at
Champlain College.
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        <pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2008 07:49:55 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>VPR Evening News July 3rd,  2008</title>
        <link>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/81195/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[
Michael Jacques could face the death penalty; A Northfield
businessman enters the race for lieutenant governor as a Democrat; The Vt.
Department of Health cancels shingles immunization clinics;&nbsp; The Asa Bloomer Building in Rutland
will reopen next week; and commentator Howard Coffin recounts a Civil War
Independence day tale.&nbsp; 

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        <guid>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/81195/</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:05:56 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Vermont man charged with kidnapping Bennett could face death penalty</title>
        <link>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/81191/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[A Randolph man charged with kidnapping a 12-year-old girl who
was found dead near his home could face the death penalty in the case.
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        <guid>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/81191/</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:50:00 -0400</pubDate>
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