A bill allowing terminally ill patients to get medication to end their lives became law yesterday with Governor Peter Shumlin’s signature. Although the law takes effect immediately, it may be some time before it’s used. Doctors and hospitals are looking carefully at whether and how to participate. Police in Burlington are increasing security for the KeyBank Vermont City Marathon this weekend. Police in Morristown say two women have been charged with attempted murder for allegedly setting fire to a house occupied by a family.
Melody is the Contributing Editor for But Why: A Podcast For Curious Kids and the co-author of two But Why books with Jane Lindholm.
Peter was a Producer/Announcer at VPR until 2015. He began his public radio career in 2007 at WHQR-FM in Wilmington, North Carolina where he served as Morning Edition host and reporter, covering county government and Camp Lejeune Marine Corps Base. His work has won several Associated Press awards and has appeared on NPR's All Things Considered, Weekend Edition, and PRI's This American Life. A graduate of the creative writing program at the University of Maine at Farmington, Peter enjoys writing, cooking and traveling.
