2007 Year in Review

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VPR is looking back at some of the top news stories of 2007 in VPR’s Year in Review. Among the stories we examine are the political showdowns in the Legislature, a train derailment and fire in Middlebury, The Simpsons Movie premiere in Springfield and the marijuana debate. Join host Steve Delaney as he looks at the year’s stories from Vermont’s cultural, political and business landscape.

 




 


VPR’s 2007 Year in Review continues this week duringVermont Edition at 12:00pm and All Things Considered at 4:00pm.

 

 

Global Warming

All through the year, awareness of global warming and
the role played by carbon dioxide, kept growing among Vermonters. And as VPR’s Steve Delaney reports in
this part of our series, that awareness began strongly, early in the year.

 

Culture

Vermont is a place where native and visitor alike agree on
one thing. The culture is a little different here. In
this part of our series on the top stories of 2007, VPR’s Steve Delaney
explores several issues that illuminate what happens when that culture is in
conflict with itself.

Weather

In Vermont, the weather is frequently the
news. It makes or breaks growing seasons on the farms and ski season on the
slopes. Or, as Steve Delaney reports in this part of our
series on the top stories of 2007, sometimes Mother Nature just gets cranky.

Politics

There’s a theory that more legislation is passed in
odd-numbered years, when lawmakers are not distracted by running for office. But as VPR’s Steve Delaney reports,
politics seldom took a back seat to policy in the past twelve months.

 

 

Potpourri

In every collection of the year’s top stories, some
fit neatly into categories…. This is about politics, that’s a weather story. Others just won’t slide neatly into
pigeon-holes, but are too good to leave out, as VPR’s Steve Delaney reports in
this part of our series on the best of 2007.

Business

When things change in the business world, it often
affects employment and the general economy. But business news is not often the
lead story in a newscast. As VPR’s Steve Delaney reports, some of those stories during
the past year involved one of the biggest names in business.

Passages

In
almost any year, some of the moving moments come when we pause to reflect on
those who have left the stage during the past few months. And, as VPR’s Steve Delaney
reports, there were some notable departures this year.

 

 

 

AP Photos/Toby Talbot

 

 

 

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