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A Canadian police officer warns a young man from Yemen that if he illegally crosses into Canada in between checkpoints he will be arrested. If he proves to not be a threat to the public, the officers will help him fill out the asylum request paperwork. — Kathleen Masterson / VPR

Hundreds Of Asylum-Seekers Continue To Stream Into Quebec

The number of asylum-seekers fleeing the U.S. into Canada is surging this summer, with nearly 800 people illegally walking into Quebec in June alone.

Draft Report Sheds Light On Impact Of Climate Change On Northeast

By Steve Zind & Jane Lindholm • 3 hours ago

Scientists say storms like this one in Waitsfield in 2010 are dumping more rain on the Northeast — Toby Talbot / AP

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The draft National Climate Report both refines and underscores the impact of human activity on our climate. We're focusing in on the effects in Vermont and the Northeast.

President Of Vermont Public Radio To Step Down

By Steve Zind • 22 hours ago

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After more than eight years, Vermont Public Radio's President and CEO Robin Turnau will be stepping down.

Vermont's Lack Of Primary Care Doctors Could Threaten Health Care Reform Efforts

By Bob Kinzel • 22 hours ago

Vermont's shortage of primary care doctors will soon get worse because a number of them will retire in the next few years. — shironosov / iStock

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Many states across the country have a need to attract more primary care physicians, but Vermont's situation has an additional twist - a sizeable number of the state's primary care doctors are expected to retire in the next few years.

VPR's 'Founding Mother' On The Station's Start And The Future Of Radio

By Jane Lindholm • Aug 15, 2017

Betty Smith Mastaler, seen here in 1978, talked to "Vermont Edition" recently about her first years at VPR and the state of the station. — VPR file

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Aug. 13, 2017 marked Vermont Edition's 10th anniversary, and the 40th anniversary of Vermont Public Radio. To mark the occasion, we talked to someone who has been with the station for more than 40 years and has done a little bit of everything: Betty Smith Mastaler.

After Clash In Charlottesville, Va., 200 In Rutland Encouraged To 'Get Up, Stand Up'

By Nina Keck • Aug 14, 2017

Nearly 200 people gathered in Rutland Monday night to publicly condemn the racism and violence that erupted during Saturday’s white supremacists rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, that left one woman dead and many others injured.

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Watch the Chad Hollister Band's full performance, recorded live at VPR's Studio One in Fort Ethan Allen. — John Billingsley / VPR

Chad Hollister Band Performs 'Live From The Fort'

For the August edition of Live From The Fort , the Chad Hollister Band perform live from Studio One at the VPR headquarters in Colchester.

Lonna Neidig, a senior at Bellows Free Academy in St. Albans, writes about her experience growing up as a Chinese adoptee in a white family in Vermont. — Kevin Huang

Young Writers Project: 'The Struggles Of Growing Up White As A Chinese Adoptee'

The warm, summer soil allows for quick germination when planting in unused beds for a fall vegetable harvest. — CJP, courtesy / iStock

Vermont Garden Journal: No Good Bed Goes Unplanted

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Brave Little State

Tristan Toleno, left, Annmarie Christensen and Rodney Graham serve in Vermont's House of Representatives. — Angela Evancie & Peter Hirschfeld / VPR

Low Pay, Weird Schedule: Who Exactly Can Pull Off The Legislator Lifestyle?

Vermont’s citizen legislators get paid about $12,700 for five months of work. So, if you have a career and/or a family, how do you pull it off?

Why Are There So Many Different Languages?

In this episode, we're answering some of our frequently asked questions, the questions we hear a lot from all of you: why are there so many different languages? Why do we get hiccups? Why do our fingers get wrinkly in the tub? Why are plants so many colors? Why do leaves change colors in the fall? Why is the sky blue?

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Eye On The Sky

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What's Up In Vermont's Skies: The Eclipse And The Latest From Space

Next week, people across the country will turn their eyes - hopefully safely protected - to the skies to watch a rare solar eclipse. We're looking up too. We'll talk about the eclipse, and about stargazing, astronomy, and all the latest from space - including the dramatic final mission of the Saturn probe Cassini.