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 Dance Performance Focuses On End-Of-Life Issues | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 337

End-of-life issues form the basis of a new dance piece being presented in Burlington this weekend. To You, Around You, About You explores the themes of...

 Tracking Opens Window On World Of Animals | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 261

If you’re really tired of snow by now, you might want to consider a walk in the woods. With a little bit of knowledge and a lot of attention, the snow...

 Tips For Safe Winter Driving From The State Police | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 190

With more than 100 reported accidents in the past 24 hours, this week's storm is proving to be one of the winter's most difficult for Vermont drivers....

 Bat Die-Off From White Nose Syndrome Shows A Decline | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 392

A crisis in the form of a mysterious disease called white nose syndrome threatening Vermont’s bat population may be stabilizing. The alarming number of...

 Telecom Authority Makes Pitch For New Federal Broadband Money | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 128

The Vermont Telecommunications Authority has taken the initial steps to secure what it hopes will be a long term grant to expand fiber optic service....

 Paying For Health Outcomes Is Focus Of New Reform System | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 172

State officials have announced a plan that they hope will control health care costs in the future by redesigning how providers are paid. The goal of...

 House Looks To Cut Education Taxes, Curb School Spending | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 174

A key committee in the Vermont House has unveiled a plan to slash 2 cents from the statewide property tax rate. And the proposal includes some of the...

 15 Seconds To Nowhere: Goldsprints Bring Bikes To The Bar | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 180

Two cyclists walk into a bar. Then they get on stationary bikes and pedal like crazy. It's a form of racing called goldsprints, and it's a social event...

 Study: 'Power Packets' Can Stablize Demand From Plug-In Cars | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 316

People who care about the environment would like to envision a future in which cars are fully electric, with drivers plugging into an outlet to recharge...

 State Focuses On Reuse, Recycling For New Waterbury Complex | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 103

State environmental officials say they’re pleased with how the demolition of the Waterbury State Office Complex is proceeding. The $125 million overhaul...

 Debate Intensifies Over Paid Sick Leave Bill | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 188

One of the biggest debates of the second half of the legislative session could be over a bill that provides paid sick leave to all employees. At the...

 St. Johnsbury School Board Seeks Support For Budget Revote | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 176

St. Johnsbury is one of 35 towns that saw its school budget voted down by voters on Town Meeting Day. But unlike many towns, it’s seeing its class sizes...

 Coolidge Foundation Receives $1 Million To Hire Amity Shlaes As CEO | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 365

For years the legacy of President Calvin Coolidge has centered on his Vermont roots, and qualities like honesty and humility. The exhibits at the...

 Former Chief Justice, Legislator Franklin S. Billings Jr. Dies | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 156

Former Vermont Supreme Court Justice Franklin S. Billings Jr. has died. Billings served the state and his community in many capacities and leaves a...

 Audio Postcard: Cross-Country Junior Nationals In Stowe | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 186

Three hundred eighty teenage cross-country skiers from 23 states spent the week of March 3 competing at Trapp Family Lodge Nordic Center. The racers are...

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