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  1. Ryan McLaren: Hope Over Nihilism

    16 Jun

    Ryan McLaren: Hope Over Nihilism

    Send us Fan Mail Ryan McLaren, a former top aide to Sen. Peter Welch, is running for lieutenant governor. He faces Molly Gray and Esther Charlestin in the August Democratic Party primary. The winner will face incumbent John Rodgers, a Republican, in November. McLaren, 40, says his campaign is focused on hope, housing and health care and his "opponent in this race is nihilism, the sense (people have) that nothing matters."  He suffered a spinal cord injury skiing in 2017 that resulted in partial paralysis.

    1 hr
  2. Molly Gray Wants Her Old Job Back

    9 Jun

    Molly Gray Wants Her Old Job Back

    Send us Fan Mail Molly Gray, a former lieutenant governor, wants her old job back and is in a three-way primary for the Democratic Party nomination. The winner will face incumbent Lt. Gov. John Rodgers, a Republican, in November. Gray, 42, was elected as lieutenant governor in 2020 and lost a bid in 2022 for Vermont's lone seat in the U.S. House in the primary to Becca Balint. Since then, she's served as executive director of the Vermont Afghan Alliance.

    50 min
  3. Who Is Amanda Janoo?

    25 May

    Who Is Amanda Janoo?

    Send us Fan Mail Amanda Janoo, an economics and policy expert, is running for governor. She faces child care advocate Aly Richards for the Democratic Party nomination. The primary will be in August. Janoo, 38, grew up in Strafford, Vermont, lives in Burlington and works with the Wellbeing Economy Alliance.

    55 min
  4. Aly Richards: 'Put Me In, Coach'

    6 May

    Aly Richards: 'Put Me In, Coach'

    Send us Fan Mail The former chief executive director of Let's Grow Kids is seeking the Democratic Party nomination for governor. Richards, 40, will face economist Amanda Janoo in the Democratic Party primary in August for the chance to run against Republican Gov. Phil Scott, who will be seeking his sixth two-year term.

    58 min
  5. Warped Masculinity

    25 Apr

    Warped Masculinity

    Send us Fan Mail Vermont investigative journalist Jasper Craven's new book "God Forgives, Brothers Don't: The Long March of Military Education and the Making of American Manhood" explores how the military and its training institutions have shaped the meaning of manhood and fueled toxic masculinity.

    51 min
  6. Sen. Welch on Iran, Bondi and ICE

    6 Apr

    Sen. Welch on Iran, Bondi and ICE

    Send us Fan Mail Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vt, calls the war in Iran a "catastrophe." He also discusses the firing of Attorney General Pam Bondi and the role of state and local police in a recent ICE raid in South Burlington.

    21 min
  7. Staving Off a "Maple-pocalypse"

    1 Apr

    Staving Off a "Maple-pocalypse"

    Send us Fan Mail Innovation has increased maple syrup output over the last two decades, reducing fears that climate change could cause a "maple-pocalypse." Vermont sugar makers are thriving, producing half the country's syrup, using practices like vacuum tubing and reverse osmosis to increase the amount of sap per tree. Steve Palmer owns Shelburne Sugarworks, a 170-acre farm that uses many of the new techniques to produce 1,200-1,500 gallons a year as well as maple candy and maple-based ice cream.

    43 min
  8. State, Local Police Defend Actions in Federal ICE Raid; Protesters Object

    23 Mar

    State, Local Police Defend Actions in Federal ICE Raid; Protesters Object

    Send us Fan Mail Leaders of South Burlington, Burlington and Vermont State Police defended their departments' actions during a March 11 federal immigration enforcement effort in South Burlington. Police Chiefs William Breault and Shawn Burke, Public Safety Commissioner Jennifer Morrison and VSP Col. Matthew Birmingham appeared before the Vermont Senate and House Judiciary Committees. Afterward, protesters and activists, including Will Lambek of Migrant Justice, criticized Vermont police actions during the day-long operation by federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.

    1hr 28min
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