VT Edition: Chris Campbell & Denise Anthony on technology dependency

Chris Campbell is the Telecommunications Director for Vermont’s Public Service Department. Denise Anthony is a Sociology Professor at Dartmouth College. They spoke with VPR’s Jane Lindholm about how the state is responding to the recent Internet outages and the broader implications for society as we all become more dependent on technology.

State experiences Internet problems today

Problems with a major computer data network caused widespread Internet outages in Vermont today. State government was one of the institutions affected. Its computer network went down for about 90 minutes.

Morning Newscast: April 21, 2008

Here are the top stories at 7:30 a.m.: Vermont lawmakers appear skeptical about Gov. Jim Douglas’ economic stimulus package — doubtful about its details and doubtful they can enact his ideas in the last couple of weeks of the legislative session; A fledgling high-speed Internet network comprised of 25-towns has been rejected for funding by the Vermont Telecommunications Authority…

Court Records Online

Proponents of a bill at the Statehouse say that some records, particularly those related to family court proceedings, could be abused if they were available online, as opposed to paper records. We look at the public’s right to know and the individual’s right to privacy in the era of digital court records. Also, New Hampshire’s anti-tax stance might be eroding, and we hear about newly discovered letters from the Cornish, New Hampshire, painter Maxfield Parrish.