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On an evening in late June, Burlington poet Rajnii Eddins stood at a podium at the Fletcher Free Library. He wore a sweatshirt printed with Malcolm X’s face and looked out at the room through large, gold-rimmed glasses.

She had a seven stroke lead heading into the final round of play at the Vermont State Women's Golf Association Championship, and Chloe Levins was not about to let it slip away.

Vermont Edition presents two encore interviews with Vermont authors who wrote about some rather compelling moments in the state's history: how Vermont weathered instances of Red Scare, and a judiciary scandal that reached all the way to the Vermont Supreme Court.

The University of Vermont will receive a new federal grant to start the UVM Center on Rural Addiction.

If you're traveling Route 12 between Montpelier and Worcester, there's a new ride-share option for folks willing to try something a little out of the ordinary. It's called "coffee-pooling."

Listeners ask a lot of questions. And VPR's Brave Little State is there to find answers.

The practice of yoga dates back over 5,000 years to northern India, but it has enjoyed newfound popularity in the west over the past couple of decades. While some people are adherents to the spiritual tenets of yoga, many do it for exercise and body health. However, ancient yoga poses were not developed with the modern physiological needs and challenges our bodies face.

In August 2016, VPR launched the people-powered journalism project Brave Little State .* The past three years have since flown by, and in that time the podcast has received and explored a whole range of questions about Vermont. Brave Little State marks its third anniversary by revisiting some memorable moments.

Browsing in my favorite social change bookstore, I overheard two customers talking. One asked, ‘Have we ever had a more racist president than this one?’ And the other replied, 'Maybe Andrew Johnson?'

On the shores of South Hero, Camp Hochelaga is celebrating its 100th year this summer. It’s a camp for girls and nonbinary youth, and it’s the last remaining overnight camp run by a YWCA in the nation.

Economic indicators paint a pretty rosy picture for the country and for Vermont . Take record low unemployment for instance. So how does that translate for the average Vermonter to buy a home or pay rent? To pay for food and clothing? Or send kids to school or child care? We'll hear how Vermonters are faring while the economy appears to be robust.

Over the course of a week, three mass shootings in Gilroy, California; El Paso, Texas; and Dayton, Ohio renewed a sense of despair, fear, sadness and anger for many Americans. The wave of recent tragedies has also revived conversations about enacting federal gun control legislation .

A key legislative panel is set to weigh in on the biggest changes to Vermont's deer hunting rules in decades.

The news has been inescapable: 22 people shot and killed in El Paso, Texas on Saturday. Hours later, another mass shooting left nine dead in Dayton, Ohio. Dozens more were wounded. And even more were killed in deadly shootings in Houston and Chicago over the weekend. How do take steps toward healing after such horrific mass shootings?

Last year, Gov. Phil Scott signed legislation that created a litany of new efforts to combat racism in Vermont . That law also created a cabinet-level post in the executive branch to address the issue of racism in state government. Now, Xusana Davis is Vermont's first-ever director of racial equity.