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 To Fish Or Catfish? Some Kids Choose The Outdoors Over Screen Time | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 152

Fewer people are fishing than in the past, but at Free Fishing Day this past weekend, quite a few Vermonters turned out. And the state is encouraging...

 Upper Valley Goes Solar One House At A Time | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 211

A June 30 deadline is fast approaching for residents of several communities in the Upper Valley to get a good deal on switching to solar power for their...

 'The Sarajevo Haggadah: Music Of The Book' Returns To Putney | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 174

A musical recreation of the 600-year odyssey of a medieval Jewish prayer book returns on Saturday to Putney, where the work was first performed earlier...

 State Urges FEMA To Be More Flexible In The Future | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 137

State officials are urging the Obama Administration to make some significant changes in federal disaster recovery programs. The goal is to make the...

 Rutland's Brierre Faces Challenger for State's Attorney | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 64

Rutland County State’s Attorney Marc Brierre is facing a challenge from within his own office. Former deputy prosecutor Rose Kennedy announced today she...

 Milne Mounts GOP Gubernatorial Challenge As Slate For 2014 Elections Goes Final | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 163

For months now, the one question dominating the 2014 election cycle was, ‘Will Vermont Republicans have a candidate for governor?’ The answer finally...

 Shumlin To DEA: Hands Off Of Vermont's Medical Marijuana Dispensaries | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 141

Gov. Peter Shumlin says he supports an effort in Congress to block the federal government from cracking down on state-sanctioned medical marijuana...

 FDA Backpedals On Artisan Cheese Rule | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 178

A recent rule interpretation by the Food and Drug Administration that aging cheese on wooden surfaces does not conform to sanitation standards has...

 Prisoners For Peyton? Violent Offenders Lobby For Shumlin Opponent | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 176

A group of inmates serving time for murder, sexual assault and other violent crimes has been sending postcards to Vermont Public Radio on behalf of...

 Getting Wet Is Par For The Course At Trout School | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 275

If you want to teach middle school students about water cycles, fish habitat and the impact of pollution, you can make those lessons a lot more fun if...

 Vermont Veterans Will Benefit From Sanders VA Reform Bill | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 169

Veterans in the more rural parts of Vermont will be able to receive health care services closer to home under a bill sponsored by Sen. Bernie Sanders....

 Humane Societies Say New Law Will Help Save Animals' Lives | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 174

Beginning next month, a new law will make it easier for animal rescue groups to recover the costs of caring for animals taken from owners accused of...

 Estate Tax Could Help Balance State Budget | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 168

The state has faced declining revenues this fiscal year from the income tax. But one revenue source has vastly exceeded projections: the estate tax. The...

 All Eyes On Scott Milne As Thursday Filing Deadline Nears | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 161

Candidates for political office have fewer than three days to file petitions to get on the ballot. But the Republicans are still without a candidate...

 Vermont Homes Selling Faster Than Last Year, But It's Still A Buyer's Market | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 168

“For sale” signs - like tulips - pop up in many yards at this time of year. If you’re thinking of selling your house, the good news is homes in Vermont...

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