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Killington chair lifts collide, injuring child
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Officials say two chair lifts collided at Killington Resort leaving a child with an apparently minor hip injury.VPR News
Midday Newscast: February 16, 2008
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Health care companies are among the handful of businesses that have been able to expand, despite the recession; Chittenden Sen. Doug Racine says Governor Jim Douglas’ criticism of early campaigning is misplaced;VPR News
Auditor says casino gambling could help Vermont
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Vermont’s state auditor says the state should get into the gambling game, now that it’s facing multi-million dollar budget gaps as a result of the recession.VPR News
Midday Newscast: December 12, 2008
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Southern Vermont and parts of neighboring Massachusetts and New Hampshire have been crippled by the weather; a veteran state senator says Vermont could save state jobs by reducing the number of hours that public employees work;Vermont Edition
Troubled Newspaper Industry
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We explore the future of newspapers. Killington Ski Resort celebrates its fiftieth anniversary. And a Dartmouth researcher looks for clues about climate change in Antarctica.VPR News
A look back as Killington Ski Resort turns 50
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VPR’s Nina Keck takes us back to the beginning of the Killington Ski Resort – when Preston Smith and a handful of twentysomethings turned a remote mountain wilderness into a mecca for winter sports.VPR News
Ski industry faces further consolidation
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Vermont’s largest family-owned ski resort was sold last week to a Florida real estate investment trust. Management will stay the same at Okemo Mountain Resort. But the transfer of ownership reminds some in the industry of how challenging consolidation can be.VPR News
Killington is first resort in the east to open
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Killington has opened its slopes, claiming the title as the first resort to open in the east.VPR News