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The Deeper Dig: Can ski towns stay Covid-safe?

By Mike Dougherty and Emma Cotton

Jan 18 2021January 19, 2021

Dover covid

This week’s podcast: Resort communities worry that ski tourism is driving up local infection rates, but the Department of Health says the problem is “homegrown.”


The Deeper Dig: Making sense of the chaos at the Capitol

By Mike Dougherty

Jan 8 2021January 11, 2021

Trump flags in front of US Capitol

While this week’s siege on the U.S. Capitol drew condemnation from Vermont leaders across the political spectrum, experts say reckoning with the consequences will be complex.


The Deeper Dig: Inside a Covid vaccination clinic

By Mike Dougherty and Katie Jickling

Dec 20 2020December 20, 2020

nurse with face mask

This week’s podcast: Now that the vaccine has arrived, it’s up to hospitals to get it into their communities.


The Deeper Dig: What humanities cuts could mean for UVM

By Mike Dougherty and Katya Schwenk

Dec 13 2020December 14, 2020

“I think you’re just destroying the university,” said Ilyse Morgenstein Fuerst, a professor of religion, about the proposed cuts to 23 programs. “I don’t think there’ll be a university left.”


Max Tracy wins nod to take on Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger in March election

By Grace Elletson

Dec 3 2020December 7, 2020

Max Tracy

The City Council president defeated Councilor Brian Pine for the Progressive Party nomination, gaining 55% of the vote.


The Deeper Dig: How the pandemic turned partisan

By Mike Dougherty

Nov 22 2020November 23, 2020

Dr. Turner Osler, a research epidemiologist at UVM, says the politicization of Covid-19 is frustrating in the face of clear science about prevention.


Vermont patients with ‘Long Covid’ find few answers

By Katie Jickling

Nov 16 2020November 18, 2020

Kathy Warren on porch

As many as 10% of Covid patients face long-term health impacts from the virus. UVM researchers are tracking 80 survivors over an 18-month period to help understand the disease.


The Deeper Dig: Slate Ridge and the prospect of political violence

By Mike Dougherty

Nov 8 2020November 8, 2020

An expert on extremists discusses where to draw the line when a group appears to pose a threat.


The Deeper Dig: Creative solutions to the housing crunch

By Mike Dougherty and Erin Petenko

Nov 1 2020November 2, 2020

New research on flexible housing models suggests that the state could benefit from rethinking how to build homes. But creative solutions have their skeptics.


The Deeper Dig: Counting ballots in a crisis

By Mike Dougherty

Oct 25 2020October 26, 2020

Kevin Oddy operating ballot tabulator

The pandemic is creating unusual circumstances for this year’s general election — but local officials on the frontlines say the proper safeguards are in place.


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