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Albany, NY – The Victorian-era true story of how Sir Arthur Conan Doyle took it upon himself to defend the wrongfully-accused George Edalji, a half-British, half-Indian son of a vicar, is the subject of "Arthur & George," Julian Barne's new book. Barnes talks with Gretchen about what the case has to say about British attitudes towards race in that period.

By Dan Bobkoff

NORTHAMPTON, MA – Joel Dorius was a professor at Smith College until 1960 when he, along with two other professors, was forced out following an arrest for possession of gay pornography. He was later exonerated and the case is considered an early civil rights victory for homosexuals. Dorius died last week, and WAMC's Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief Dan Bobkoff looks back at the incident and the man.

By Carrie Saldo

Great Barrington, MA – A site once home to the Great Barrington fairgrounds may host a 570,000 square-foot mixed-use development including a 100-room hotel just west of the heart of the downtown.

By Jessica Bloustein

Albany, NY – New York Congressman John Sweeney is opposing a $6.8 billion deal the White House is backing to put a United Arab Emirates-based firm in charge of the operation of six major U-S ports. Capitol Hill lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are launching an investigation into the deal in the interests of preserving homeland security. Meanwhile, Albany Mayor Jerry Jennings is addressing security concerns at his own capital city's bustling port.

Albany, NY – Connecticut's John Larson joins Alan Chartock in the Congressional Corner to discuss smoking in Congress, Iraq, Iraq, and Larson's new post as the Vice Chair of the Democratic Caucus.

Albany, NY – Word For The Wise #2923--02/22/06: Arthur Schopenhauer Birth Anniversary

By Carrie Saldo

Washington – Massachusetts Democratic Congressman John Olver has joined a group of 26 House Democrats calling for a possible impeachment inquiry to see if there are grounds to begin impeachment proceedings against President Bush. The group wants to investigate whether Bush manipulated pre-Iraq war intelligence regarding Saddam Hussein's possession of Weapons of Mass Destruction. Our Berkshire Bureau Chief, Carrie Saldo spoke with Olver this morning;

By Deborah Runcie

Ulster, NY – A developer in Ulster County New York has proposed a multi-million dollar expansion of a housing project to address the needs of the growing number of elderly in the region.
WAMC'S Hudson Valley Bureau Chief Deborah Runcie has more.

By Carrie Saldo

Stamford, VT – The longest serving principal in Vermont's Windham Southwest Supervisory Union, and one of the longest serving principals in the state, died earlier this month.
Our Berkshire Bureau Chief, Carrie Saldo reports on the legacy Leo Ethier left for Stamford, Vermont:

Albany, NY – You wouldn't think a country in the throws of a dictatorship would be the first place a young journalist would choose to live, but Tim Frasca moved to Chile in the 1970's anyway. He was tired of Washington DC and wanted to experience something new. He didn't expect that he would fall in love with his adopted home, or choose to stay and fight a new threat to Chileans: AIDS.