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Memory Loss and Alzheimer’s

We talk with two Vermonters – a medical researcher and a reporter – about the cutting edge work underway to understand and treat memory loss and Alzheimer’s Disease. We’ll also hear from farmers about the difficult loss when a farm animal dies unexpectedly.

Interview: Sue Montgomery, Desire Munyaneza trial

A war crimes trial resumed in Montreal yesterday after a 3-month hiatus. The case centers around a man named Desire Munyaneza, accused of committing numerous atrocities during the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. Sue Montgomery is a journalist who has been to Rwanda and is covering the trial for the Montreal Gazette. She spoke with VPR’s Mitch Wertlieb about the case.