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Midday Newscast: December 1, 2008

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Here are the top stories at 12:10pm Gov. Jim Douglas is in Washington today asking Congress to help the states deal with their financial problems; St. Johnsbury is among the Vermont towns that would like to take advantage of an economic stimulus package;
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Wild spaces preserved through philanthropy

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In a new book of essays and photography, Huntington writer Tom Butler explores the stories of how some of America’s and New England’s best-loved wild spaces came to be preserved. Also, Chinese lawyers study environmental law in Vermont, and a Sandgate writer puts turns an unsold novel into a hyperserialized multi-media project.
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Midday Newscast: August 23, 2007

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A commission exploring same-sex marriage is concluding its first meeting; Vermonters who need health insurance can begin enrolling in a new state program in a little more than a month; Vermont’s aging state parks are going to get a close look from the new Governor’s Commission on the Future of State Parks; former Vermont state poet and activist Grace Paley has died.