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.
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.