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    <title>Vermont Public Radio: feeling the pinch</title>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 20:16:00 -0500</pubDate>
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	<title>Hitting Home: Dairy farmers struggle with decline in milk prices</title>
	<link>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/84147/hitting-home-dairy-farmers-struggle-decline-in-mil/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[
Just
about everybody is feeling the pinch in this recession. But imagine if your
paycheck was cut in half while your expenses stayed the same or even went up. That's
what's happened to many dairy farmers. Milk prices have dropped 50 percent in the
last few months. 

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	<pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2009 17:35:00 -0500</pubDate>
	<vpr:moreLabel><![CDATA[VPR's&nbsp;John&nbsp;Dillon&nbsp;reports]]></vpr:moreLabel>					    <enclosure url="http://www.vpr.net/audio/news/regional_news/2009/02/spot-0224apd.mp3" length="2207976" type="audio/mpeg" />
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	<title>Hitting Home: Burlington woman continues to search for housing</title>
	<link>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/84108/hitting-home-burlington-woman-continues-to-search/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[
We
return now to our occasional series on how the recession is affecting
Vermonters, with an update on Meghann Cline. She's the mother of 3 young
children who's been homeless since last fall. The
economy has made her situation even worse. 

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	<pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2009 17:35:00 -0500</pubDate>
	<vpr:moreLabel><![CDATA[VPR's&nbsp;Lynne&nbsp;McCrea&nbsp;reports]]></vpr:moreLabel>					    <enclosure url="http://www.vpr.net/audio/news/regional_news/2009/02/SPOT-0220APL.mp3" length="2615675" type="audio/mpeg" />
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	<title>Hitting Home: Some businesses bucking the economic trend</title>
	<link>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/84034/hitting-home-some-businesses-bucking-economic-tren/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[Some businesses are bucking the economic downturn, choosing to expand despite the uncertainties. VPR's Ross Sneyd caught up with a couple of business owners that are banking on an economic rebound. 
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	<pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2009 17:30:00 -0500</pubDate>
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	<title>Hitting Home: Family auto dealership struggles in bad economy</title>
	<link>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/84017/hitting-home-family-auto-dealership-struggles-in-b/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[As part of our series on the economy, VPR's Steve Zind visited one longtime family auto dealership worried about staying in business. 
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	<pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2009 17:33:59 -0500</pubDate>
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	<title>Hitting Home: Non-profits feeling the squeeze</title>
	<link>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/84000/hitting-home-non-profits-feeling-squeeze/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[Today as part of our Hitting Home series, with charitable and corporate giving&nbsp; down, VPR's Nina Keck reports on the fight to save a landmark arts center in Rutland. 
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	<guid>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/84000/</guid>
	<pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 17:30:00 -0500</pubDate>
	<vpr:moreLabel><![CDATA[VPR’s&nbsp;Nina&nbsp;Keck&nbsp;reports]]></vpr:moreLabel>					    <enclosure url="http://www.vpr.net/audio/news/regional_news/2009/02/spot-0212apn.mp3" length="1861906" type="audio/mpeg" />
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	<title>Hitting Home: Laid-off worker looks to start business in tough times</title>
	<link>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/83978/hitting-home-laid-off-worker-looks-to-start-busine/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[A few displaced workers in the Northeaast Kingdom are doing what may seem like the impossible in these dark days.  They're starting their own businesses. VPR's Charlotte Albright recently met one of them in St. Johnsbury. 

&nbsp;

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	<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 17:30:00 -0500</pubDate>
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    <title>&quot;Hitting Home&quot; - Vermonters Adjust to the Recession</title>
		<link>http://www.vpr.net/episode/45401/hitting-home---vermonters-adjust-to-recession/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[
VPR's &quot;Hitting Home&quot; series
looks at how the recession is affecting Vermonters.&nbsp; Now we'd like to hear from you.&nbsp; Tell
us what changes you've had to make to adjust to these hard economic times.

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	<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 10:06:26 -0500</pubDate>
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	<title>Hitting Home: Recession seeps into Vermont homes</title>
	<link>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/83939/hitting-home-recession-seeps-into-vermont-homes/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[
Today,
we begin a series that shows just how real the economic downturn is and how it affects everyday
people. VPR's
Ross Sneyd examines how the recession that began on Wall Street has spread to
Main Street.

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	<pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2009 17:30:00 -0500</pubDate>
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