VPR Evening News March 19th, 2008

The Vermont Senate has approved legislation that’s aimed at slowing down
the state’s corrections budget; A new wing may be built at Rutland
Regional Medical Center to house an expanded psychiatric program; The
commander of the Vermont National Guard says the force is expecting a
"large-scale deployment" to the Middle East within the next two years;
Protesters mark the fifth anniversary of the War in Iraq; and commentator Jay Parini on this war anniversary.