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 State To Appeal Loss In Major NEK Forestry Case | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 171

A long-running legal battle between the state of Vermont and its largest private landowner is headed to the Vermont Supreme Court. And the outcome of...

 Peruvian Culture Highlighted In New Story Collection | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 258

South American culture comes alive in a new book by Vermont author Elizabeth Conrad VanBuskirk. “Beyond The Stones Of Machu Picchu” offers up folk tales...

 Voices In The Week's News: Feb. 21, 2014 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 93

A new state telecommunications plan being prepared by the Department Of Public Service. The Mount Snow ski resort said they’ll try to attract foreign...

 Broadband Focus Shifting To Need For Speed | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 315

A public hearing on interactive television Friday will give Vermonters a chance to weigh in on a new state telecommunications plan being prepared by the...

 New Farm Bill Boosts Hemp Cultivation In Vermont | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 163

Tucked away in the thousands of pages of the Farm Bill is a provision that affects the 11 states that have legalized the growing of hemp. Vermont is...

 Vermont-NEA Puts $80,000 Into Pro-Single-Payer Advocacy Group | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 168

The state’s largest union is throwing its weight, and its money, behind the push for single-payer health care. And the move by the Vermont teachers...

 Woodstock Pays Theatrical Tribute To Louis Armstrong | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 239

Woodstock has been beating the winter blues with hot jazz. For the past month, the town has paid tribute to Louis Armstrong with music, drama, art and...

 Gamers Invited To Champlain College Festival | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 336

Have you ever been playing on your Xbox or Nintendo gaming system and thought, "Hey… I could design one of these?" Well, now is your opportunity....

 Kids Turn Snow Into Chemistry Lab At Montshire Museum | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 190

It’s been a snowy February, and that’s got lots of kids outdoors building forts and snowmen. But what’s in that stuff, and how does it work? During...

 Singer Rachel Ries Talks Ghosts, Faith And The Power Of Language | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 545

Singer-songwriter Rachel Ries came to Vermont by way of South Dakota, Zaire, Chicago and New York City. She's referred to her own style as "prairie...

 Hanover Pharmacy Falls To Mail Order Competition | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 149

A popular, long-running drug store on the main street of Hanover, New Hampshire has closed its doors. Eastman’s Pharmacy says it can no longer compete...

 Vermont Expands Niche Insurance Regulation | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 147

Vermont leads the nation in registering and regulating captive insurance companies. The firms are registered in Vermont, but they are based elsewhere....

 Lt. Gov. Scott Calls for Two Year Delay In Health Care Mandate | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 151

Republicans are stepping up the pressure on Gov. Peter's Shumlin handling of health care issues. Republican Lt. Gov. Phil Scott led the charge on...

 Analysis: Single Payer Needs A Political Quarterback | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 363

From the opening days of Gov. Peter Shumlin’s single payer health care initiative, House Speaker Shap Smith has been a rock-solid supporter of the...

 Tech Firm Behind Vt Exchange Fights Back As GOP Calls For Probe | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 141

The technology firm hired to build Vermont’s new health insurance exchange is fighting back against claims that it deceived state officials last year....

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