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Douglas says eight years is enough; he won’t seek re-election
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Governor Jim Douglas threw the 2010 election wide open on Thursday when he announced he would not seek re-election.VPR News
New taps may increase maple sap production
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The University of Vermont and two private companies have developed a new device that they say might boost maple sap production as much as 90 percent. The small plastic spouts will allow sugarmakers to tap their trees earlier and keep the sap flowing longer into the season.VPR News
Vermonter works to preserve rare donkey
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One Vermonter is doing her part to preserve a rare donkey from France on her farm in Hartland – and thanks in part to her efforts, its making a comeback. VPR’s Steve Zind paid a visit to the Hamilton Rare Breeds Foundation.VPR News
Mozart Festival is $400,000 in debt
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One of northern Vermont’s highest-profile music festivals is $400,000 in debt and struggling to survive. The Vermont Mozart Festival says its ticket sales have been hurt by the economy and especially by the rain.VPR News
Hitting Home: Layoffs at Ethan Allen
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By the end of August, about 250 workers at the Ethan Allen Furniture factory in Beecher Falls will be out of work. In this economy, and in this remote corner at the juncture of Vermont, New Hampshire, and Canada, the prospects for re-employment are especially slim.VPR News
Businesses feel pinch of low milk prices
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It’s fair season in Vermont. The annual celebration of farming is also a place where agriculture companies meet with their customers-dairy farmers. And in this time of low milk prices, many grain companies, equipment dealers and agricultural service businesses also have to change the way they do business.VPR News
Hitting Home: Businesses still feeling effects of downturn
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The economic downturn that began in the fall deepened into a recession that some compare to the Great Depression. As VPR reported in a series in February, jobs were being cut, incomes were falling and the recession was Hitting Home. So now, six months later, what’s changed?VPR News
Regulators open case against FairPoint
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State regulators have stepped up the pressure on FairPoint Communications by opening a formal investigation into its ongoing service quality problems.VPR News
