VPR presents a recent talk by New York Times Bureau Chief, Neil MacFarquhar, on the obstacles to democratic change in the Arab world. Fresh out of Cairo, he recently spoke in South Burlington and was part of the Elder Education Enrichment program.
VPR’s Bob Kinzel talks with Congressman Peter Welch about the nation’s economic situation and how the new Federal stimulus law might benefit Vermont’s renewable energy industry.
Major Gregory Knight, who helped shepherd the installation of the new Vermont National Guard memorial to soldiers killed in the global war on terror explains what the site means to soldiers whose comrades were killed in action.
Laurie B. Sloane of the National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Daneen Roy, whose husband is about to be deployed to Afghanistan talk with VPR’s jane Lindholm about support for families with a loved one overseas.
Progressive U.S. House candidate Thomas Hermann says
incumbent Congressman Peter Welch hasn’t been completely honest with Vermont
voters over funding the Iraq
war.
An Iraq war veteran is challenging Congressman Peter Welch,
saying the Democratic incumbent has failed to live up to his promise to end the
war.
Former
Army Specialist Thomas Hermann announced his candidacy today.
The Defense
Department expects to know more within days about what caused the death of
Castleton native Jason Dene, who died in Iraq last month of a non-combat cause.
U.S.
military officials say the noncombat death of Sergeant First Class Jason Dene is still under investigation. Dene
had three children and was just weeks from finishing his second tour in Iraq when he died May 25th.
VPR’s
Nina Keck has more.