The debate over tax reform in Washington, D.C., could have significant ramifications in Vermont. And a top state official is warning against one major provision in a plan being pushed by President Barack Obama. Newfane residents celebrated the second anniversary of Tropical Storm Irene this weekend with a parade through the town’s hardest hit villages. The St. Johnsbury school superintendent says the federal government is no longer going to pay a quarter of her salary.
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.
A graduate of NYU with a Master's Degree in journalism, Mitch has more than 20 years experience in radio news. He got his start as news director at NYU's college station, and moved on to a news director (and part-time DJ position) for commercial radio station WMVY on Martha's Vineyard. But public radio was where Mitch wanted to be and he eventually moved on to Boston where he worked for six years in a number of different capacities at member station WBUR...as a Senior Producer, Editor, and fill-in co-host of the nationally distributed Here and Now. Mitch has been a guest host of the national NPR sports program "Only A Game". He's also worked as an editor and producer for international news coverage with Monitor Radio in Boston.
