Radio producer, Sydney Lewis, worked side by side with Studs on his radio show and his books. For this remembrance, she brings together of crew of Stud's co-workers with their great stories along with wonderful previously-unheard tape of Studs himself.

We discuss the ubiquity of cameras in public spaces, and the social and legal limits of being photographed in public. Also, what a New York regulatory decision means for Entergy's plan to spin off the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant.

The new chancellor of the Vermont State Colleges, Tim Donovan, explains the cost and value of public higher education. Also, Senator Bernie Sanders proposes stricter oversight for the Federal Reserve.

Problems with the transition from Verizon to FairPoint have raised questions about FairPoint's ability to deliver services. We talk with FairPoint's executive vice president, Jeff Allen, about the company's operations in northern New England. Also, the legal implications of "sexting" and how lawmakers are trying to address the issue.

An independent study finds ways to reorganize law enforcement in the Vermont, but change won't come easily. And check in on two mayoral races as Town Meeting Day nears. 

Several Vermont legislators want to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana; a South Burlington woman was on Capitol Hill this morning as the Senate investigated how the federal government responded to peanut products tainted with Salmonella;

Vermont's top law enforcement officer says proposed state budget cuts would have a devastating effect on his office, and could compromise public safety.

The role of citizen participation in and knowledge of the state's budget process. Vermont prepares for a years of Samuel de Champlain events. The finer points of skate sharpening.

Southern Vermont and parts of neighboring Massachusetts and New Hampshire have been crippled by the weather; a veteran state senator says Vermont could save state jobs by reducing the number of hours that public employees work;

The solid mass of "blue states" in the northeast spells concern for Republicans and we examine what can be learned from these trends. Also, issues of social class are explored through a theater performance, and artists transform old books into sculptural pieces in a provocative exhibit.

Critics of Vermont Yankee say the most recent problems with the nuclear plant's cooling tower show a disturbing pattern of poor management and lax state oversight. But state officials say they're not getting the cooperation they need from the plant's operators.

Bernie Sanders is backing legislation that he says could reduce the price of gasoline by a dollar or two a gallon; more...

Maude Barlow is an author and water advocate. Diane Snelling is a Chittenden County Senator and key proponent of groundwater protection. William Driscoll is Vice President of Associated Industries of Vermont. They spoke with VPR's Jane Lindholm about Vermont's groundwater and the "Public Trust" bill.

Proponents of a bill at the Statehouse say that some records, particularly those related to family court proceedings, could be abused if they were available online, as opposed to paper records. We look at the public's right to know and the individual's right to privacy in the era of digital court records. Also, New Hampshire's anti-tax stance might be eroding, and we hear about newly discovered letters from the Cornish, New Hampshire, painter Maxfield Parrish.

More than 100 people jammed the Statehouse today to call for public financing of hospital care.

The state has reached a tentative settlement with FairPoint Communications that could pave the way for the company to acquire Verizon's land line phone service in Vermont. The settlement must still be approved by the Vermont Public Service Board.

A builder is hiring some people who lost their jobs when another Claremont, N.H., builder closed;

The state Public Service Board has rejected FairPoint Communication's request to buy Verizon's land line phone service in Vermont. But the board also invited FairPoint to submit a revised proposal. And it laid out some conditions it would impose -- if it approved the deal.

Vermont's top cop will call it quits at the end of the year. Public Safety Commissioner Kerry Sleeper says he'll retire after a 30-year career in law enforcement and state government.

Public transportation has always been a problem for residents of Vermont's small towns and back roads, and the need for public transit is likely to become more acute as the population ages. We talk about new ideas for getting Vermonters where they need to go, and learn about an award-winning program that seems to be working for residents of the Champlain Islands.