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VPR Evening News January 14th, 2009
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New congress considers health care for children; Vt. Foodbank meets increased demand; Forensics lab says it can’t handle expected workload under proposed new law; Two counties declared disaster areas from December ice storm; Cold snap hits northeast; and commentator Mike Martin on Presidential places.VPR News
VPR Evening News December 16th, 2008
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Advocacy groups urge postponement of state budget cuts; Wind project may harm black bears; Several thousand still without electricity following ice storm; The Vermont Foodbank faces a crisis; and commentator Dennis Delaney on mentoring felons.Vermont Edition
Hunger continues to rise in the region
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We check in with the Vermont Foodbank and other organizations about how they’re coping with the problem of hunger. Also, we learn how to make whole wheat bread at King Arthur Flour.VPR News
Interview: Christine Foster on food demands at the Vermont Foodbank
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VPR’s Neal Charnoff speaks with Interim Co-Chief Executive Officer of the Vermont Foodbank,Christine Foster, about the demand for food this year.VPR News
VPR Evening News July 29th, 2008
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A bleak economic forecast for Vermont; New rules needed for large-scale compost operations; Vermont State Representative Jim Hutchinson has died; Vermont Castings has a new owner; The Vermont Food Bank is going into farming; and commentator Ruth Page says the summer rains come with a silver lining.VPR News
Midday Newscast April 21, 2008
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The Vermont Foodbank has taken on the operations of a Lamoille County organization that takes excess food from farms and distributes it to food shelves; Vermont has one of the lowest foreclosure rates in the country because lenders have avoided some of the problems that have affected other states; more…VPR News