Maggie Burke of Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports describes a program that inspires young athletes with disabilities to compete at international levels. Burke will be mentoring some of these athletes during the Paralympics, which begin this weekend.

Singer-songwriter Neko Case talks with VPR's Neal Charnoff about living in the Northeast Kingdom, her new album and her upcoming concert for Catamount Arts.

Technology has changed the way Vermonters make maple syrup, especially in the last 50 years. We look back to the historic roots of sugaring and remember a few old traditions. Also, one Vermont coach gets ready for the Paralympics, which begin this weekend in Vancouver.

We pepper meterologists Mark Breen and Andy Nash with our weather questions!  And reporter Candace Page tells us about the chemicals on our lawn.

In honor of the 25th anniversary of the election of Vermont's first female governor, Madeleine Kunin gave a speech at UVM in honor of the event.  Here is an excerpt from the speech.

A new unified union school district was formed in Addison County at town meeting yesterday. The five towns of the Addison Northwest Supervisory Union school district all agreed to the merger.

Island Pond voted to support the sale of the state airport because it will help create jobs in town.

Wilmington voters embraced a new "pergola" built in their downtown. The structure is in a new town park that was built on the site of a bank that burned down.

On Town Meeting Day, voters in Wilmington will attempt to settle the fate of a decorative structure that's become a flash point in town. It's called the "pergola."  And some people in Wilmington want to get rid of it.

As the recession in Vermont continues to wear on, social service providers are seeing a new trend: middle income families who are turning to state services for the first time.

A group of Addison County towns will vote on Town Meeting Day whether to merge their school boards and possibly save money. Voters considered and killed the idea five years ago. But supporters say, with increasing costs and declining programming, this might be the year to try again.

Vermont's Air National Guard base is one of 10 national sites under consideration by the U.S. Air Force to receive new fighter jets. These new planes would replace the F-16s currently operated out of the base at Burlington Airport. 

18 months into a recession that's affected almost everyone, some small businesses are poised to grow - while others will have to reinvent themselves to survive.

Vermont has a troubling rate of underemployed workers - people who are in temporary, part-time jobs, often without benefits. And in this economy, even an advanced college degree may sometimes not be enough.

On Town Meeting Day next week, voters in Rutland will have a chance to weigh in on their city's $17 million budget. 

All this week, we'll hear how people have been faring lately. We begin with a look at the building industry - an area that's been one of the hardest hit by the downturn. Many carpenters, contractors and lumberyards continue to struggle, and their future is filled with uncertainty.

Vermonters have had plenty of local heroes to root for in the 2010 Winter Olympics.  The Stratton Mountain School has Five alumni competing in this year's games, but so far the results have included a couple of big disappointments.

Vermont's presence at the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games continues to be felt.

VPR's Jane Lindholm talks with artist Sabra Field, about her medium, and how her work has changed as she's tackled new subjects.

Burlington has spent two decades turning its Lake Champlain waterfront from a hub of industry into a recreational center.

VPR's Patti Daniels talks to a group of students at the Green Mountain Valley School in Fayston, a ski academy, about what drives them to compete.

Patrick Garrity of the Burlington Free Press is in Vancouver reporting on the 2010 Olympic games.

We discuss the definition and investigation of internet sex crimes; check in with a civil affairs officer in the army reserve; and hear from teenagers who train to study at a ski academy.

The Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant has generated electricity for 38 years. And it's generated bitter debate throughout the state. Differences of opinion about nuclear power have spawned separate cultures, each with its own version of the truth about Yankee.

We talk with Vermont's top agriculture official, Secretary Roger Allbee, about what a recent visit to Vermont by US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack accomplished. Plus, foreign students are offered fast-tracked citizenship in Quebec. And we meet a figure skating costume designer.