VPR Evening News May 22nd, 2008

A leading mental health advocacy group is calling on doctors and hospitals to reject gifts from the pharmaceutical industry; The jury is still out in the murder case against Brian Rooney; The Vermont Crime Laboratory’s DNA lab was dedicated this morning to the memory of Patricia Scoville; Members of Vermont’s congressional delegation celebrate the passage of the Farm Bill; Former Phish frontman Trey Anastasio received a reduced sentence for a drug conviction after he successfully completed a counseling program; The Vermont Air National Guard’s oldest fighter plane is being saved from the scrap heap; and commentator Bill Shubart had a let-down on Green-up Day.
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Checking in on Vermont’s Dairy industry

We take a look at how Vermont’s dairy farms are faring in today’s economy. Also, we talk with David Goodman about his new book, cowritten with his sister, radio host Amy Goodman. And a remembrance of Ernest Stires, a much-loved musician who died last week.