/tags/commentary-series Commentary Series en-US ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý Wed, 21 Aug 2019 22:00:00 GMT /programs/2019-08-21/mccallum-canine-cognitive-disfunction When my aging terrier started slowing down last year, I took it in stride. She was twelve, and according to an online calculator, old enough to collectâ€� Wed, 21 Aug 2019 22:00:00 GMT /programs/2019-08-21/mccallum-canine-cognitive-disfunction Mary McCallum /programs/2019-08-08/holvino-racist-or-racism Browsing in my favorite social change bookstore, I overheard two customers talking. One asked, ‘Have we ever had a more racist president than this one?’â€� Thu, 08 Aug 2019 11:00:00 GMT /programs/2019-08-08/holvino-racist-or-racism Evangelina Holvino /programs/2019-08-05/albright-ok-no-spring-chicken-but We often hear state leaders lamenting the so-called brain drain â€� meaning young people who move away - and the burden of caring for the Medicare crowd.â€� Mon, 05 Aug 2019 11:00:00 GMT /programs/2019-08-05/albright-ok-no-spring-chicken-but Charlotte Albright /programs/2019-07-23/ram-countries-of-origin For many Americans, where we came from is both a source of great pride and pain. My own family fled the city of Lahore in 1949 with just the clothes onâ€� Tue, 23 Jul 2019 11:00:00 GMT /programs/2019-07-23/ram-countries-of-origin Kesha Ram /programs/2019-07-22/slayton-working-in-journalism I've been reading Robert Caro's latest book, Working, detailing how he researched and wrote his magisterial, vividly detailed biographies of Robert Mosesâ€� Mon, 22 Jul 2019 11:00:00 GMT /programs/2019-07-22/slayton-working-in-journalism Tom Slayton /programs/2019-07-18/vogel-low-income-housing-tax-credits Trying to rent an apartment in Vermont can be frustrating, given the shortage of apartments and the high monthly rents. And once people discover howâ€� Thu, 18 Jul 2019 11:00:00 GMT /programs/2019-07-18/vogel-low-income-housing-tax-credits John Vogel /programs/2019-07-17/moats-growing-vermont Most Vermonters know by now that ours is the second oldest population of all the states â€� after Maine's â€� and the need to keep young people here andâ€� Wed, 17 Jul 2019 11:00:00 GMT /programs/2019-07-17/moats-growing-vermont David Moats /programs/2019-07-16/craven-remembering-actor-rip-torn The first time I saw Rip Torn, he was wearing flippers, a facemask and snorkel. I'd written to him in January 1992 â€� and sent him the script for my firstâ€� Tue, 16 Jul 2019 19:59:43 GMT /programs/2019-07-16/craven-remembering-actor-rip-torn Jay Craven /programs/2019-07-15/oppenheim-the-russian-exchange Sometimes, you just know you're having a life-changing experience. In my case, it was a chance in early July to teach Russian college students about mediaâ€� Mon, 15 Jul 2019 11:00:00 GMT /programs/2019-07-15/oppenheim-the-russian-exchange Keith Oppenheim /programs/2019-07-12/spencer-rendahl-world-cup-lessons My nine year old son plays soccer for his Plainfield, New Hampshire team, which makes me a soccer mom by default, even though I've never played the gameâ€� Fri, 12 Jul 2019 15:39:40 GMT /programs/2019-07-12/spencer-rendahl-world-cup-lessons Suzanne Spencer Rendahl