Mitch Wertlieb
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Bee Haven Honey Farm wins international contest with 'Everlasting Gobstopper' honey
Bee Haven Honey Farm in Worcester has been making Vermont honey for more than 40 years. The farm specializes in producing old-world-style, raw, unfiltered honey and recently won a prestigious industry award. → Read More
A new football club in Vermont reaches out to New Americans
Vermont Green Football Club is a newly formed soccer league in Vermont that's committed to environmental sustainability and outreach to Vermont's newest arrivals. → Read More
VPR Morning Edition host Mitch Wertlieb reflects on yesterday's school shooting in Texas
Each day at 6:45 a.m. Mitch Wertlieb usually gives his sports report on Morning Edition. But today, in light of yesterday's horrific school shooting in Texas, a sports report didn't seem appropriate. Instead, Mitch shares some reflections on the tragedy, and the bravery that students, teachers and school staff show on a daily basis. → Read More
How North Country Republican Elise Stefanik peddles racist 'replacement theory' rhetoric
Following the mass shooting that left 10 Black people dead in Buffalo this month, political ads echoing the false theme of "replacement theory" by New York Congresswoman Elise Stefanik are drawing closer scrutiny. → Read More
Vt. education agency releases annual 'Snapshot' that shows uncertainty in schools
Each year the Vermont Agency of Education releases what they call its Annual Snapshot — a glimpse into how Vermont schools are faring, using quantitative data. It's designed to show progress and change over time. But this year, because of ongoing COVID impacts, the Snapshot reveals mostly uncertainty. → Read More
The Latchis Theater in Brattleboro will screen a new film on refugee resettlement
The Latchis Theatre in Brattleboro is one of many places around the country screening the film Utica: The Last Refuge this week. It's an award-winning documentary that highlights the success Utica, New York has had welcoming refugees into the community. → Read More
Why Migrant Justice will campaign outside Hannaford stores on May 1
On May 1, farmworkers and their advocates will join together to call on Hannaford Supermarkets to join the Milk with Dignity program — for the third year in a row.Milk with Dignity is a program created by Migrant Justice, a human rights organization founded and led by immigrant farmworkers in Vermont. It enlists the resources and market power of companies to improve labor and housing conditions… → Read More
How Vermont is — and isn’t — on track to reduce its share of climate-warming emissions
A recent report from the International Panel on Climate Change finds the world still has time to avoid the worst of climate change, but only if nations come together to cut greenhouse gas emissions much faster than they have.But it also says it’s very possible to fix the problem, and local and state governments have a critical role to play. So, how do Vermont’s efforts here stack up? → Read More
New reapportionment maps give northwestern Vermont more political power
Gov. Phil Scott recently signed Vermont’s new reapportionment bill into law. The legislation redraws some House and Senate district boundaries to reflect changes in population in Vermont over the past 10 years. → Read More
Vermont health officials confront record number of opioid overdose deaths
The state of Vermont reached a grim milestone this month when the Health Department reported that 210 Vermonters died from opioid overdoses in 2021. It is the highest number of fatal opioid overdoses the state has ever recorded. → Read More
2021 Vermont Book Award Finalists Announced
The list of 2021 finalists has been revealed for the Vermont Book Award — a literary prize awarded annually by Vermont College of Fine Arts in Montpelier, for works of outstanding literary merit by Vermont authors. → Read More
Remembering the life and work of Vermont poet and comic book writer Tom Veitch
Poet, comic book writer and longtime Vermont resident Tom Veitch died last week at the age of 80. We speak with his longtime friend and fellow comics collaborator Steve Bissette about Veitch's influence on a generation of graphic novelists who grew up admiring his work. → Read More
Vt.'s Ryan Cochran-Siegle reflects on his Olympic win in Beijing
Ryan Cochran-Siegle won the silver medal in the men's super-G at the Beijing winter games this month. It was almost 50 years, to the day, that his mom, Barbara Ann, won a gold medal in the women's slalom at the games in Japan. Cochran-Siegle is now back in Vermont, where his accomplishment is being properly celebrated by friends, family and even people he's never met. → Read More
It's tax season. Here's what you need to know about filing this year
VPR's Mitch Wertlieb talks with tax consultant Seth Anderson for tips on filing this tax season. → Read More
Vt. biathlete Leif Nordgren on competing in the Winter Olympics, becoming a father
VPR's Mitch Wertlieb talks with Leif Nordgren ahead of the 2022 Winter Olymipcs in Beijing. → Read More
Vt. author Kekla Magoon chronicles the history of the Black Panther Party
VPR's Mitch Wertlieb talks with Kekla Magoon about her latest book, Revolution in Our Time: The Black Panther Party’s Promise to the People. → Read More
Vermont teens organize community event for International Holocaust Remembrance Day
Mount Abraham Union High School sophomores Eliza and Emma Doucet have together organized a community event marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Jan. 27. → Read More
An unconventional time to report sports: Peggy Shinn on covering the Winter Olympics in 2022
VPR's Mitch Wertlieb spoke with Vermont-based writer and Olympics reporter Peggy Shinn, who leaves to cover the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing on Sunday. → Read More
What you need to know about rapid at-home COVID tests for your holiday gatherings
Vermont has seen COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations surge for months. With the Thanksgiving holiday approaching, health officials are recommending that people who plan to visit with friends or family get tested before and after gatherings. But it can be hard to sort through the many rapid at-home tests now available, and understand how to use them effectively. → Read More
Reporter debrief: How Vermont is spending $350 million in COVID relief to expand broadband
The infrastructure bill Congress passed earlier in November — and that President Biden signed into law this week — has about $100 million to help Vermont build out its broadband network. That’s on top of another huge pot of money from the earlier federal COVID relief aid also directed toward broadband. → Read More