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Vermont Edition

Summary: Vermont Edition brings you news and conversation about issues affecting your life. Hosts Jane Lindholm and Bob Kinzel consider the context of current events through interviews with news makers and people who make our region buzz.

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 Tuberculosis, Measles, Flu | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2750

Cold and flu season is upon us, but that annual concern is getting less attention this year because of two other illnesses: tuberculosis and measles.

 Telling The Story Of Vermont | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2751

Paint a picture of Vermont and you might focus on its impressive mountains. Or you might create an image of the flora and fauna. Another approach would...

 New Bishop, New Leadership For Vt. Catholics | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2751

The newly installed bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington exuberantly exclaims that getting "fannies in the pews" is one of his top goals.

 What's Next For The Green Mountain Care Board? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2750

In December, Governor Peter Shumlin decided that the numbers just didn't add up to continue pursuit of the single-payer health care system. But that...

 Bias-Free Policing: Has The Policy Worked? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2752

Former Executive Director of the Vermont Human Rights Commission Robert Appel recently wrote an opinion piece for the Rutland Herald that questioned...

 Farms, Water Quality, And No Easy Answers | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2750

Every winter, the Vermont Farm Show is a chance for farmers to check out new equipment and trade information about issues affecting them. One of the...

 Where The Natural Gas Pipeline Stands Now | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2753

The natural gas pipeline through Addison County received approval from the Public Service Board. But since then, the projected costs have risen twice...

 Amend It? How Vt. Elects The Governor | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2750

The unusual results in the November election have some lawmakers suggesting that Vermont should change its rules for electing the governor. The Vermont...

 Untying The Paradox Of Modern Parenthood | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2750

As you raise a child, there are thousands of wonderful moments that bring the parents unbridled joy. That moment the infant seems to recognize you. The...

 Electric Utility Regulation 101 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2750

'Electric utility regulation' is a phrase that could put a lot of people to sleep, but not Vermonters, it seems. Wind power, net metering, electric...

 Islam In Vermont | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2750

World events, like the shootings at the offices of French satire magazine Charlie Hebdo and the bombing at the 2013 Boston Marathon, have had a...

 Legalize It? Study Outlines Questions About Legal Pot | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2748

Activists and some lawmakers say Vermont should legalize marijuana, as Washington state and Colorado have done. Late last week, a state-commissioned...

 Uninsured Vermonters: 23,000 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2750

The percentage of Vermonters without health insurance is the second lowest in the nation, and has reduced significantly in the last several years. In...

 Gas Is Cheap, Except Where It's Not | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2751

Last week, a streak of over 100 days of dropping gas prices came to an end. But just momentarily. Prices have continued to plummet to a national...

 Fewer Students, Fewer Taxpayers: Educational Funding In Vermont | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2751

Last year on Town Meeting Day over 30 towns voted down their school's budgets. Is that a problem at the town level or the state level? The number of...

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