The VA Hospital in White River Junction employs two different psychiatric approaches to treating post-traumatic stress disorder. The Vermont Republican Party has chosen former Rutland Town representative David Sunderland as party chairman. Governor Peter Shumlin and state and federal electric utility officials are going to be announcing what they're calling a first-in-the-nation federal partnership with Next Generation Solar energy. A proposal for a biomass energy plant in North Springfield should be denied, according to the hearing officer in the case. Vermont will get nearly $1.4 million dollars from a $1 billion settlement of a consumer fraud lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiary over their marketing of anti-psychotic drugs.
Neal was a reporter and VPR's All Things Considered host from 2001 to 2014. He joined VPR in 1996, hosting VPR's jazz programming, including live performances from the VPR studios and the Discover Jazz Festival. Prior to VPR, Neal was a programmer and host for WNCS in Montpelier and WDEV in Waterbury. He holds a B.A. from Sarah Lawrence College.
Annie Russell was VPR's Deputy News Director. She came to VPR from NPR's Weekends on All Things Considered and WNYC's On The Media. She is a graduate of Columbia Journalism School.
