The rise in urban-style drug crimes poses new challenges for
Vermont’s rural cities and towns. We’ll talk with State Police Captain Thomas
Nelson, who heads the federally-funded Vermont Drug Task Force, about how his
agency works – often under cover – to shut down drug traffickers around the
state. And St. Albans Mayor Martin Manahan describes how citizens in his city are mobilizing
to reclaim their neighborhoods and their children from a surge
in drug-related criminal activity. (Listen)
Also on the program, we visit the Vermont Center for
Emerging Technologies, a business incubator in Burlington. David Bradbury,
the center’s president, says it’s the perfect time for entrepreneurs to start
new businesses. He hopes to help them grow, and to remain in Vermont. (Listen)
And, as we end a tumultuous year of economic difficulty and
political change, teacher, historian, and commentator Vic Henningsen celebrates
an aspect of continuity that gives him hope for the future. (Listen)