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The March Of The Mighty Ant
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We get a peak at the 130 species of ants that roam around New England, meet Vermont’s new state entomologist, and reach into our listener mailbag.VPR News
High Profile Ex-Surgeon General Dies In NH At 96
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C. Everett Koop, who raised the profile of the nation’s surgeon general by speaking frankly about AIDS and the dangers of smoking, has died at his home in Hanover.Vermont Edition
What To Do With Number Two
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Like the popular children’s book said: everyone poops. But what happens to it all afterwards? We’ll learn all about septic systems, wastewater treatment, and some innovative methods of dealing with that stuff everyone has, and nobody wants.VPR News
Analysis: Establishing The Health Care Exchange
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VPR’s Hamilton Davis analyzes Vermont’s efforts to establish a health care exchange.VPR News
End Of Life Debate Decided By Handful Of Senators
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The Vermont Senate voted Tuesday afternoon to advance legislation that allows terminally ill patients to end their lives with prescription drugs. A number of senators who were undecided on the issue made up their minds to support it over the weekend.VPR News
Full Senate To Take Up End-of-Life Debate
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The Vermont Senate Tuesday turns to end-of-life choices. As state senators debate a bill that would give patients with less than six months to live the choice to end their lives with doctor-prescribed drugs, Vermont has emerged as a key battleground in the national debate over the issue.VPR News
Shumlin Administration Will Restore Some Mental Health Cuts
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The Shumlin administration has agreed to restore some of the cuts it made to reimbursement rates for Medicaid mental health providers.VPR News
Senate Judiciary Committee Clears Path For Vote On End Of Life Bill
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The Senate is set to debate a bill next week allowing terminally ill patients to get a doctor’s prescription to end their lives. The bill was moved to the full Senate with an unusual vote by the Judiciary Committee.VPR News