Rep. Shap Smith has concluded his first term as Speaker of the House with the
adjournment of the Legislature last week. We talk with Smith about the key
agreement Democratic legislators made with the governor on the state
budget, and the positions taken on other issues like taxes, current use
and future energy sources. Listen
Also in the program, celebrating Vermont micro-brews. As American Craft
Beer Week unfolds, we talk with Kurt Staudter, the head of the Vermont
Brewers Association, about the continuing growth in the number and quality
of the state’s microbreweries. Listen
And, a South Burlington resident shows us what means to be serious about
skateboarding. Will Deming skateboards up to 25 miles a day and embarks on
weekend trips, skating with camping equipment on his back. Listen