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ArchivesSection 8 Changes Leave Many WorriedBy Dan Gorenstein on Monday, June 21, 2004.In an effort to control costs, Washington has changed the funding formula for Section 8 vouchers. Section 8 is a federal subsidy that helps people afford low-income housing. Because of the change, local housing officials are facing budget shortfalls that could force up rents as soon as July. And those who have spent years on a waiting list for a Section 8 voucher are being told they'll have to wait even longer. New Hampshire Public Radio's Dan Gorenstein has this report. listen:
 Painting Divides TownBy Lisa Peakes on Monday, June 21, 2004.A group of friends bought a painting of the Madonna and child for 32 hundred dollars at a Dublin Community Church auction last summer. Turns out the painting is the lost third of a 14th century panel. Sotheby's Auction House in New York sold it for nearly a half million dollars. Morning Edition host Lisa Peakes talks with Rick O'Connor, one of the 6 friends who bought the painting, about how the purchase has caused a rift in the town. listen:
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