student_driver.jpg

Safety First: Teaching Teens To Drive

Learning to drive is a rite of passage and huge responsibility for the 5,500 or so teens who get junior operator licenses each year in Vermont. Now, a new guide from the Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles aims to help parents reinforce safety lessons as their teens get behind the wheel.
real_estate_1011.jpg

What Homeownership Means In 2012

We explore the cultural questions of homeownership and the issues of owning a home versus renting, hear from last year’s Hackathon contest and learn about a program that provides 10 new books each year to elementary school students.
fall_gardening2_1003.jpg

The Fall Gardening Show

Horticulturist Charlie Nardozzi joins us for Vermont Edition’s annual fall gardening show to share tips on fall lawn care, storing the harvest, saving seeds, fall planting and getting ready for next season.
c_diff_0820.jpg

Stopping The Spread Of C. diff

We look at the nature of the dangerous bacterial infection, C. diff, its causes, symptoms, prevalence in area hospitals and what can be done to stop its spread and we listen to the oral history of Tropical Storm Irene.