Interview: Rural doctors
Steve Delaney talks with Dr. Amy Ferguson about a grant program that give newly licensed physicians incentives to practice in rural areas. The program seeks to reduce medical students’ debt load while increasing medical services in under-served regions of the Vermont. (Listen to the interview online.) (VPR)
Trespassing at Fort Benning
A Vermont man has been sentenced to three months in a federal prison for his part in a demonstration at an Army facility in Georgia. (VPR)
FAHC puts president on leave
The trustees of Fletcher Allen hospital have placed President William Boettcher on paid leave while a special committee investigates allegations that he deliberately misled state regulators. John Dillon has the first report of a two-part look at the Fletcher Allen situation. (Listen to the story online or read the transcript.) (VPR)
Dean on FAHC allegations
The trustees of Fletcher Allen hospital have placed President William Boettcher on paid leave while a special committee investigates allegations that he deliberately misled state regulators. Bob Kinzel reports on Governor Dean’s reaction. (Listen to the story online or read the transcript.) (VPR)
Vermont Yankee sale final
Entergy Nuclear has bought the Vermont Yankee plant, closing a deal that was strongly endorsed by regulators but that critics say is bad for New England ratepayers. The $180 million deal was sealed this morning with the electronic transfer of funds and the filing of a deed. (VPR)
Maxfield Parrish murals stolen
Two large Maxfield Parrish murals have been stolen. They were discovered missing from a Los Angeles gallery this morning. Parrish was part of the well-known “Cornish artists colony” which thrived along the Connecticut river in Vermont and New Hampshire during the early 1900’s. (VPR)