VPR Evening News June 26th, 2008
Thursday June 26, 2008
Neal Charnoff
Colchester, VT
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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.
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