Today’s Vermont Edition is dedicated to children’s literature, and we
have four stories to bring you of writers, illustrators and devotees of
those early books that can spark a life-long love of reading.
Former State Senator Edgar May – a Pulitzer prize wining journalist
who became a liberal voice in Vermont politics – has died. May was 83, and had suffered a stroke about three weeks ago, according
to his sister, former Vermont Governor Madeleine May Kunin.
A
winter storm that raged through the South and Midwest began dumping snow overnight in New England. By
sunrise, 3 to 8 inches had fallen across Vermont – with plenty more on the way.
Every year we invite commentators to write on the same theme and share their essays at a brunch, which we record to feature a sampler of the event later on the air. This year’s topic was "When Worlds Collide" and it got commentator Tom Slayton thinking about politics and change in Vermont.