A legislative committee is scrambling to find ways to help Vermonters pay for the skyrocketing cost of heating fuel; Senator Patrick Leahy is applauding the Supreme Court decision overturning the District of Columbia’s tough restrictions on gun ownership; Governor Douglas says Vermont lawmakers didn’t take enough action to lower property tax bills; Dr. Wendy Davis has been appointed the new acting commissioner of the Vermont Department of Health; The Vermont State Police issued an Amber Alert today as part of the search for a missing 12-year-old girl; Two Vermont National Guard soldiers will be decorated with Purple Hearts this weekend; and commentator Bill Shutkin says that when it comes to climate change, vision is more important than technology.