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EPA Proposes Blending Wastewater

By Kevin Forrest on Tuesday, January 4, 2005.

The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to relax rules on the way localities handle sewage treatment.

The change would legalize a long accepted practice, but the proposal has environmentalists and lawmakers up in arms.

The Vermont Standard's Kevin Forrest filed this report:

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US Border Patrol Wants Permanent I-91 Checkpoint

By Steve Zind on Tuesday, January 4, 2005.

The US Border Patrol wants to install a permanent checkpoint on Interstate 91 south of White River Junction.
Authorities say a temporary checkpoint there has led to the arrest of hundreds of people who were in the country illegally.
VPR's Steve Zind reports.

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The Tsunami: A Personal Account

By John Walters on Tuesday, January 4, 2005.

Laconia resident Vinny Parthasarathy was visiting his parents in Madras when he survived being swept out to sea by the tsunami that devastated parts of Asia last week. He tells host John Walters about his efforts to clear the beach of people when he became aware of the impending danger.

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Help! The Original Human Dilemma

By Laura Knoy on Tuesday, January 4, 2005.

It's the first word in a want ad and the last word on the toolbar of your computer screen. It's the primal cry, a prayer and even a song by the Beatles. "Help" helps us interact with our common man, it can make us suffer it can make us insufferable and� it can make all the difference in the world. We'll look at "help" in its many different forms, what it means to help and what happens when helping goes too far. Laura's guest is Garret Keizer, author of "Help: The Original Human Dilemma"

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