With Holocaust Remembrance Day next week, Vermonters are working on community and classroom education about the Holocaust and human behavior.

Airports in Europe are re-opening as the ash cloud from the Icelandic volcano starts to clear. But it's not over yet. Vermonters overseas are still wondering how they're going to get home.

VPR's Jane Lindholm speaks with Colonel Will Roy of Jericho, commander of the 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team in Afghanistan about some of the challenges for the Guard's current mission.

The adjustant general of the Vermont National Guard spoke in the Vermont House of Representatives Thursday morning to update lawmakers on the progress of the Guard's current deployment in Afghanistan.

Last night at Brooks Memorial Library in Brattleboro more than 100 people shared a close-up look at Taliban Jihadi in Pakistan. The talk was part of the Vermont Council on the Humanities' "First Wednesday" lectures, held at libraries around the state.

VPR's Jane Lindholm talks with humanitarian aid workers about the mid to long-term effects of the earthquake in Haiti and what role Vermotners and outside organizations are playing in the ongoing recovery process.

We check in with Vermonters who've gone to Haiti about the longterm after-effects of the earthquake. And VPR's Bob Kinzel previews the week ahead in the Vermont Legislature as the budget and other key bills advance.

VPr's Steve Zind talks with U.S. Ambasador to Denmark, Friis Arne Petersen about his country's renewable energy initiatives.

Saturday marks the beginning of the Persian New Year.  VPR's Steve Zind visits with one Iranian Vermonter who celebrates in a traditional way.

The United States won their first ever gold medal in the Nordic sports when Billy Demong of Vermontville, New York and Johnny Spillane finished with gold and silver in a Nordic combined large hill competition.

We've been checking with Patrick Garrity of the Burlington Free Press from Vancouver during these 2010 Olympics and now that they're almost over we're catching up with him once more. This time, we talk hockey.

Shaftsbury's Andy Newell took part in the men's cross country 4 by 10 kilometer relay. But it was a disappointing run for the American team, they came in 13th, that's next to last place.

It was a great day for the U.S. Nordic Combined team, winning their first ever medal - a silver. Austria won the gold.

Vermont National Guard troops have begun arriving in Afghanistan for their active-duty service.

Local cross country skiers had a strong day yesterday in Olympic competition in Vancouver. The men and women's team sprint finals took place in warm weather, around 50 degrees, some spectators were wearing short-sleeved shirts.  

A big weekend for Franconia, New Hampshire's Bode Miller. He picked up a gold medal yesterday in the men's super-combined. It was an amazing run down the slalom portion of the race, after finishing seventh in the down hill portion.

Vermont's streak of women's half-pipe gold came to an end last night when Australian Torah Bright defeated defending champion Hannah Teter of Belmont by 2.6 points to win the gold. Teter took the silver medal. The 2002 champion, Kelly Clark of West Dover fell on her first run and hit the deck on an awkward landing on her second but still took bronze.

We spoke with Vermont midwife Katherine Bramhall several years ago, after a natural disaster-the tsunami that ravaged Bali in December of 2004. Katherine Bramhall explains why a birthing clinic is so important in a place like Haiti that's thrown into sudden and unexpected chaos.

A big disappointment for Shaftsbury's Andy Newell yesterday. The U.S. favorite crashed in the qualification round of the men's cross-country individual sprint classic and didn't advance to the quarterfinals. He'll have another chance to compete in the team event. Newell ranked 45th overall.

VPR's Steve Zind talks with Jacob Sotak, about returning to Afghanistan as a civil affairs officer in the Army Reserve.

Hannah Kearney of Norwich won Gold in the womens' moguls Saturday. VPR's Mitch Wertlieb caught up with a tired but happy and gracious Kearney by cell phone at the Athlete's Village in Vancouver, and asked her if she was concerned about the conditions before the race.

Another big disappointment for Stratton Mountain's Lindsey Jacobellis. The U.S. snowboardcross favorite lost her balance after a jump and went outside a gate in the semifinals to get disqualified.

Monday's results for local competitors in the Vancouver Olympics.

Bode Miller has broken his personal streak of championship mishaps by taking bronze in the Olympic downhill.

Several athletes from our region competed this weekend, but none cracked the top three in their sports. Nick Alexander of Lebanon, New Hampshire and Peter Frenette of Saranac Lake, New York both competed in ski jumping, and shared 41st place.