Brian Dubie has served eight years as lieutenant governor, and he is the presumptive Republican nominee in this year’s race for governor. On Wednesday, Dubie is our guest as we continue our series of interviews with major party candidates for the state’s top office. We learn about Dubie’s approach to balancing the state’s budget, economic expansion and the state’s future energy portfolio. We invite your questions for Dubie on top issues facing the state. Listen
Also in the program: after 60 years of farming, Arnold Fisher sold the last of his dairy herd this month, ending an era in Rockingham’s agricultural history. Fisher’s was the last dairy farm in town. VPR’s Steve Zind talks with him about his decision and his life in farming. Listen
And we head back to class in our Summer School series. This week we get a lesson in professional tree climbing, where ropes and rigging can help people get to enormous heights in the crowns of tall trees. Listen
Listen to VPR’s interviews with all the 2010 Vermont Gubernatorial Candidates