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VPR Evening News October 22nd, 2007

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Tense moments following a train derailment in Middlebury; Governor Douglas and the congressional delegation at odds over future funding of S-Chip;VSAC launches a new program to get middle and high school students thinking about college; Garry Trudeau appears at the Center for Comic Studies; and Nina Keck visits a Pittsford pumpkin patch.
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VPR Evening News October 9th, 2007

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An Ohio-based power company which has settled a lawsuit funded research at UVM which demonstrated that the company contributed to acid rain in Vermont and the Northeast; An environmental lawyer working to reorganize the Agency of Natural Resources will be the next commissioner of the Department of Environmental Conservation; The director of Vermont’s Office of Health Access says the president’s S-Chip veto won’t affect children here as much as it may in other states; Proponents of biodiesel gather for a conference in Burlington tomorrow; and commentator Bill Schubart shares the comments of a bovine friend.
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VPR Evening News September 27th 2007

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Congressman Peter Welch reacts to the Bush Administration’s S-Chip veto threat; The State of Vermont has a new website; Montpelier will raise residential property taxes by five-and-a-half percent; Two people in New Hampshire have been indicted for stealing money from relatives in nursing homes, and commentator Ruth Page is concerned that Canadian oil production methods are taking a toll on the environment.
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VPR Evening News September 18th, 2007

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A prominent Vermont lawyer who represents a prisoner at Guantanamo Bay,Cuba, is concerned that the federal government is tapping his phones, A new study concludes the price tag to repair the states roads and bridges is larger than previously projected, Governors are the country are concerned about federal funding for a children’s health insurance program that is due to run out by the end of the month, and Commentator Bill Shubart wonders if local lessons can be drawn from the exodus of Bush Administration officials.
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Interview: Governor Jim Douglas on S-chip funding

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The Bush administration has proposed new federal guidelines on the State Children’s Health Insurance Program, also known as S-Chip. In Vermont, S-chip funds help pay for the “Dr. Dynosaur” program, which covers children at up to 300% of the poverty level.The new proposal would restrict funding for S-chip to children below 250% of the federal poverty level. VPR’s Neal Charnoff asked Governor Jim Douglas for his reaction to the new S-chip guidelines.