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Franconia Students Learn About Garbage

By Rebecca Brown on Thursday, April 21, 2005.

Tomorrow is Earth Day, and activists around the state plan to use the day to highlight environmental issues.

In Franconia, some elementary school students have already gotten started.

They've been using the whole month to draw attention to how much stuff we throw away. t.

NHPR Correspondent Rebecca Brown has the story.

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One Size Doesn't Fit All

By Kevin Forrest on Thursday, April 21, 2005.

Many towns throughout New England have faced the question of what to do about so-called big box stores.

Fans say stores like Wal-Mart and Home Depot create jobs and add to the tax base.

Critics argue the mega stores destroy locally owned businesses and the nature of small towns.

In Vermont, lawmakers have tried to come up with State laws regulating the size of these stores.

The Vermont Standard's Kevin Forrest reports:

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