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Host Robert Maynard speaks with Rob Roper, President of the Ethan Allen Institute, on the left leanings of the state and the role of conservatives/Republicans in balancing the trend.  www.truenorthreports.com

Eric Agnero hosts Sandy Thibault, Campus Area Transportation Management Assoc. (CATMA) and Michele Boomhower, Assistant Director CCRPC, Transportation Director. CCRPC.org  www.ecosproject.com

Democratic City Councilors share their views and take your calls. For more info on Burlington Democrats, click here. Councilor Tom Ayres si joined by New North End Farmers Market Manager, Anna Niemiec.

Host Richard Kemp speaks with Representative Suzi Wizowaty (D), for Burlington's South End, Chittenden District 6-2.  Rep. Wizowaty is the Clerk on the House Judiciary Committee. For more information: Vermont Progressive Party, PO Box 281, Montpelier, Vt 05601. Telephone 802-229-0800. www.progressiveparty.org

Host Peggy Luhrs speaks to issues of the day.

Host Bonnie Scott talks on the issues of the day with a Libertarian perspective.

Jan Riordan hosts Kristin Magnant, Y Wellness Coordinator and program leader for the new, free YMCA fitness program for cancer survivors LIVESTRONG.  Greater Burlington YMCA.  www.gbymca.org

 Host Mike McNamara, Field Officer for Housing an Urban Development, speaks with Michael Loner, Executive Director, Ashleigh Ellsworth-Keller, Camp Director with the South Burlington DREAM Program, along with 3 DREAM youth members (Safia Haji, Francine Bahati, and Medina Sharif) who are working on a summer project to help better interpret and explain DREAM to families from Africa.

Bruce Seifer, Ed Antczak and Rhonda Phillips co-authored a newly released book, Sustainable Communites - Creating a Durable Local Economy.  All 3 join in sharing their findings and insights into some of the most pressing issues challenging communities in their efforts to foster better quality of life outcomes and long-term sustainability.

This is a link to the book on the Publisher's web site:
view: http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415820172/

Ilona Blanchard, Project Director with the City of South Burlington, and John Jaeger from South Burlington Realty speak to the history, and current status of South Burlington's City Center Project.  The project recently was confirmed State designation as a 'Tax Incremental Financing District (TIF)', funds from which will be applied towards building environmental, transportation and placemaking projects in order to establish City Center as the downtown heart of the community.

Host Sandy Baird speaks with guests on various current events topics. Sponsored by the Caroline Fund. The Caroline Baird Critchfield Fund for Women in Need shall assist women in emergencies to create independent, safe, healthy and creative lives. 

 School Board commissioner Keith Pillsbury (Ward 1) is joined by David Larcombe, Director of Finance. For more information visit the district web site:  www.bsdvt.org

Vermont preschoolers benefit from an innovative partnership forged by the Vermont Community Preschool Collaborative. For the past ten years, Vermont funders, educators and state officials have been working together to prepare the state's young children to be ready for kindergarten--providing benefits to young students, their families and saving funds that would later be used for remediation.  Rick Davis, President of  The Permanent Fund for Vermont’s Children, Diana Langston, Director of Early Education in the Burlington School District, and Frank Perotti, former superintendent of the Springfield School District, now working for the VCPC, discuss the importance and future plans of this vital collaboration. For more information: http://www.permanentfund.org

Jennifer Getty works as Administrative Assistant at Chittenden Solid Waste District.  But in her off hours, she is becoming a well known figure in Vermont's race car circuit.  She shares her entry into the sport, motivation and behind the scenes insights into what has been a male dominated sport.

The Road Ahead for the Healthcare Is a Human Right Campaign - Part 1: Health Screening Clinics

Co-hosts Kate Maguire and Darya Marchenkova speak with Stauch Blaise of Randolph on the Clinics, then, via technology visit a number of health screening clinics to get a better sense of their functioning.