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Indebted America (REBROADCAST)

By Laura Knoy on Monday, December 27, 2004.

More and more Americans are overextending themselves, getting into credit card debt and not saving enough money. We’re taking a look at the financial picture and seeing what, if anything can be done to brighten our future and ease our monetary woes. Laura's guests are Tom Sedoric – Senior Vice-President of Investment for A.G. Edwards and Sons, a financial consulting firm with offices nationwide, and Victor Stango – Associate Professor of Business Administration for the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College. He also has previous experience as an economist with the Chicago and New York Federal Reserve Banks.

*This show was originally broadcast on 9/10/04*

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Predicting the Future

By John Walters on Monday, December 27, 2004.

Dennis Meadows has been called one of the top one hundred futurists of all time- and he doesn't use a crystal ball. Through complex computer modelling of a lot of data, Dennis predicts future trends in economics and the environment. He is co-author of The Limits To Growth, a 1972 book that warned the world was growing at an unsustainable rate. Dennis also creates experiential games that develop teamwork and personal skills. He's director of the Institute for Policy and Social Science Research at the University of New Hampshire.

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Vermont Activists want Iraq War on Town Meeting Agenda

By Kevin Forrest on Monday, December 27, 2004.

New England town meetings are famous for debates over sidewalks and school budgets.

But if a Montpelier attorney gets his way, town meeting agendas throughout Vermont will include the war in Iraq.

The Vermont Standard's Kevin Forrest reports:

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