Mike Dougherty

Exciting things happening at @vermontpublic. More to come!

“The state has put up a bunch of signs on surrounding roads telling trucks to go away. Even still, when the road reopens every spring, it’s only a matter of time before a tractor-trailer gets stuck.” vtdigger.org/2022/08/19/the…

Thrilled to relaunch @vtdigger's weekly podcast with the thoughtful and talented @rirob111 at the helm. Listen and subscribe: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/why…

In 2019, @mdghty and @eliz_gribkoff spoke with Sandy Sumner about symptoms he experienced after being exposed to PFOA. Earlier this month, I sat down his wife, Marie-Pierre, who shared what her life has been like without him. (thread) @Report4America vtdigger.org/2022/02/27/eve…

I wrote about long Covid in Vermont: Patients are still suffering, more are still emerging, and the barriers to care — especially in rural areas — can be huge. vtdigger.org/2022/02/22/ver…

@rjamesfinn 🙏 thank you James

Important read from @mdghty. Reminds me of an anecdote from Middlebury College during the 1918 flu, when townspeople guarded campus with guns (!) to keep students from leaving. Kinda puts the current "masks limit personal freedom" argument into perspective vtdigger.org/2021/12/27/who…

Some thoughts on a difficult year vtdigger.org/2021/12/27/who…

We want to hear from you: What do health and safety protocols look like in your workplace? What guidance have you been given about vaccination and booster shots, or about returning to work if you test positive? Do you feel safe at work? vtdigger.org/liveblog/how-i…

Merry Christmas from the very overdue library copy of “The Americans” that lives on my desk

A bunch of very committed people worked hard to make this happen, but I can't say how much we owe @loladuffort and @EPetenko for leading this effort and following it through to this point. Thank you both 🙏🙏🙏

The effects of a school Covid surge are cyclical, I learned in Barre. Less flexibility for families to quarantine and miss work, more school employees absent, less capacity to test and trace. More virus keeps circulating, more learning lost.  vtdigger.org/2021/12/05/bar…

‘Do It Again’ on the radio at the booster clinic 👌

I know it's 5 pm on a Friday, but I really think you should read @mdghty's excellent big-picture takeout on Delta in Vermont: vtdigger.org/2021/10/01/del…

A new, long piece about Vermont’s fight with the Delta variant and the seemingly ever-expanding range of ways to interpret the current situation. I hope this is clarifying. vtdigger.org/2021/10/01/del…

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@JumperFan3 @vtdigger Thanks for listening, Arabella!

Guest list plus one for life to the kid in the bus. (Photo credit Glenn Russell for @vtdigger)

Went to Jamaica (Vt.) with @ehcotton to learn about Tropical Storm Irene, this month's flooding and what climate resilience looks like in a town of 1,000. vtdigger.org/2021/08/29/tro… youtube.com/watch?v=6GtXju…

@alexthaseagull @vtdigger Hi Alex - case totals on p5, breakthroughs on p35, same for previous reports. The reporting period differs from the chart on p36. If you see other discrepancies, would you DM me so we can chat? Thanks.

New health department data shows that while Covid-19 vaccines remain highly effective, the Delta variant has infected a higher share of vaccinated people than previous strains. #covid19vt vtdigger.org/2021/08/13/lim…