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Plant experts warn of late blight

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Plant experts are warning farmers and backyard gardeners to guard against a fungus that has the potential to wipe out tomato and potato crops across the region. The disease is known as "late blight," and it’s what led to the Irish potato famine at the middle of the 19th century.
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Douglas likely to run for re-election

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Governor Jim Douglas is likely to run for re-election. The governor says he’s not ready to make a formal announcement. But in an appearance on VPR’s Vermont Edition, he indicated he would be campaigning for a fifth term.
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Stories from the Lake: Conflict

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Our series "Stories from the Lake" continues. As that the French and British begin to establish a presence near Lake Champlain, and form alliances with Native Americans, we examine the period of conflict that follows.
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Professor studies baby laughter

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A baby’s laughter may seem like it just comes naturally – but it’s not quite as simple as that.  The infectious laugh of an infant tells us something about how babies develop psychologically and how they perceive the outside world. One Johnson State College professor who’s been researching why babies laugh says the results are surprising.
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Stories from the Lake: The Arrival

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As the region gets ready to observe the 400th anniversary of Samuel de Champlain’s arrival here, VPR is reflecting on how the French explorer has shaped our shared history and culture.
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WCAX’s Parsons to retire this summer

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One of Vermont’s best known news broadcasters plans to retire at the end of the summer. WCAX’s Marselis Parsons will step down as news director at Channel Three in June. And he’ll sign off as anchor of the evening news a few months later.
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Petition calls for school board member to resign

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Some residents of Bennington have launched a petition calling for the resignation of a disgraced former school superintendent elected in March to the local school board. In 1989, George Sleeman was convicted of eight counts of embezzlement from the Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union. Now that he’s back in the public eye, the community is divided over how to respond.