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YOU MAY BE FAMILIAR WITH HEARING OF THE IDITEROD SLED-DOG RACE IN ALASKA HELD EACH YEAR RIGHT AROUND NOW

BUT…YOU MAY NOT HAVE HEARD OF THE CAN-AM CROWN INTERNATIONAL SLED DOG RACE IN MAINE… BUT YOU WILL IN A MINUTE..

THIS IS BOB’S WORLD.. GOOD MORNING I’M BOB WELCH

NEW YORK.. IS CALLED THE CITY THAT NEVER SLEEPS

AND THAT SAYING IS PROVEN AGAIN BY A CALL FOR MORE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SERVICES.. IN OFF-PEAK HOURS…

ON THE FLIP-SIDE OF THAT IS.. EVERY SERVICE HAS A COST.. EVEN IF IT’S A NEED.      MORE IN A MINUTE..

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THE RISE AND THE PUSHBACK TO.. THE DOLLAR STORE…

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IN VERMONT… DOGS ARE GETTING SICK AND IN SOME CASES DYING FROM A MYSTERY RESPIRATORY ILLNESS… SOMETHING YOU NEED TO KNOW … IN A MINUTE..

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WHILE WE’LL LIKELY HAVE PLENTY OF WINTER STORM WARNINGS TO BE ISSUED.. INCLUDING A FEW THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT AS YOU’RE HEARING THIS…AT LEAST IN THE NORTHERN TIER OF STATES… AND CANADA… SOME OF OUR FRIENDS IN GERMANY .    THERE WAS SOME BASEBALL PLAYED OVER THE WEEKEND AND WHILE THEY DON’T COUNT TO WIN/ LOSS RECORDS… IT DID FEEL GOOD TO KNOW…   THERE’S SOMETHING NEW THIS SEASON IN THE BIG LEAGUES…. A PITCH CLOCK… MORE IN A MINUTE..

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DEMOCRATIC LAWMAKERS IN WASHINGTON ARE RENEWING A PROPOSAL TO GIVE EVERY AMERICAN CHILD $1,000 AT BIRTH.

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IS THERE A WAY OF BUILDING A BETTER ELECTRICAL GRID… THAT IS MORE COST EFFECTIVE… AND REDUCES GREENHOUSE EMISSIONS WHILE ALSO ON THE WHOLE.. IMPROVING RELIABIITY…

THERE IS A POSITIVE ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION… BUT, THE WAY TO GET THERE IS A LITTLE MORE OF A STORY.. WHICH YOU’LL HEAR IN A MINUTE..

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THIS SPACE IS INTENDED TO BE AN OFFERING TO A FAR WIDER AUDIENCE THAN JUST THE… IMMEDIATE AREA AROUND MY LONG-TIME HEADQUARTERS IN NORTHEAST VERMONT…

BUT… I’M MAKING AN EXCEPTION TODAY.. BECAUSE IT COULD HAPPEN TO A STATE COLLEGE NEAR YOU IF… WHAT A FEW STATE COLLEGES WHICH ARE TRYING TO PASS THEMSELVES OFF AS A UNIVERSITY.. IN VERMONT GET AWAY WITH… GUT… THE LIBRARY…

THAT STORY.. AND MY COMMENT IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING… IN A MINUTE.

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IF YOU’RE LISTENING IN NOVA SCOTIA.. YOU KNOW THIS STORY ALREADY.. BUT, THERE’S AN ENTIRE REST OF THE WORLD WHO MAY NOT KNOW THE STORY OF JIM NUNN… THE LONGTIME REPORTER AND ANCHOR WHO HAD A PULL-NO-PUNCHES STYLE OF HOLDING THE POWERFUL ACCOUNTABLE DIED SUNDAY…. I REMEMBER WATCHING HIM.. AND THOUGHT A WIDER AUDIENCE WOULD LIKE A GOOD STORY… IN A MINUTE..