House minority leader wants the Governor to let people keep their insurance if problems with the new health care exchange are not fixed by December 1st. There’s an unusual kind of house being manufactured in White River Junction. Built to withstand extreme climates and severe storms, the energy-efficient modular home will be more securely anchored to a foundation than the typical mobile home, and much less expensive to heat or cool. Montpelier city worker says the mayor is using his power to chastise her for speaking out in favor of a statewide bank.
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.
