VPR Evening News October 4th, 2007

The U.S. House has given its approval to legislation that’s expected to
pump millions of dollars into small business projects in northern and
rural Vermont; Governor Douglas is skeptical of legislation that would
give Vermont a greater role in overseeing nuclear power plants; The Senate
Judiciary Committee has passed a bill that would shield reporters from
being forced to reveal their sources in federal court; Authorities are
investigating an explosion and fire at the water treatment facility in
Springfield; Quebec is committing one-point-three million dollars to keep
farm pollution from flowing into the Mississquoi Bay of Lake Champlain;
St. Michael’s College celebrates a day of peace with a pledge to St.
Francis of Assissi, and commentator Edith Hunter explains cellar holes.