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Albany, NY – It's not too early to think about spring flowers and today we're joined by two gardening experts from the Berkshire Botanical garden to talk about the plants that grow naturally in our region:

- John Parker: The Executive Director of the Berkshire Botanical Garden.

- Dorthe Hviid is the director of horticulture at the Berkshire Botanical Garden.

For more information about the Berkshire Botanical garden or any of their programs, visit: www.berkshirebotanical.org

By Clarence Fanto

Plattsburgh, NY – TODAY IN THE COMMUNITY CORNER, WAMC'S CLARENCE FANTO SPEAKS WITH PLATTSBURGH MAYOR, DAN STEWART. IN THIS FIRST SEGMENT, STEWART TELLS CLARENCE ABOUT THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND RETAIL DEVELOPMENT PROPOSED FOR DOWNTOWN PLATTSBURGH.

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kbritton@wamc.org. PLEASE PUT COMMUNITY CORNER IN THE SUBJECT LINE.

By Pat Bradley

Vernon, VT – The Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant has begun the process of increasing its power output by twenty percent. It reached 105 percent and stopped on Sunday. Nuclear opponents say an evaluation indicating vibrations forced the hold, but plant officials say it's part of the plan to gradually increase power, and what's being evaluated are acoustic frequencies in the steam lines. WAMC's North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley has more.

By Jessica Bloustein

Albany, NY – Awareness of safety on the job and hazard prevention in New York in the last century has increased--especially after 9/11. A statewide public health collective has addressed occupational healthcare since 1987, but lawmakers and clinicians agree that it needs strengthening. Meanwhile, programs in the heart of state government and the capital region are drawing attention to work-related injuries and illnesses.

WAMC's Capital District Bureau Chief Jessica Bloustein reports.

By Dan Bobkoff

SPRINGFIELD, ma – Springfield, MA is losing teachers to retirement faster than they can replace them. And, that's not what that financially troubled city needs.

WAMC's Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief Dan Bobkoff has the story.

Albany, NY – Word For The Wise #2932--03.07.06: The geography of language of geography

Albany, NY – Word For The Wise #2932--03.07.06: The geography of language

By Deborah Runcie

Beekman, NY – Lawmakers in Albany are considering a proposal for statewide regulation of wetland areas as small as one acre. In Dutchess County, concerns about drinking water and the destruction of wildlife have officials in one town pushing for more stringent wetland laws.
WAMC's Hudson Valley Bureau Chief Deborah Runcie has more.

By Deborah Runcie

Hudson, New York – With concerns about ethics and ongoing discussions about campaign finance reform, democratic congressional candidate Kirsten Gillibrand from Columbia County, New York, has pledged that she will run her campaign
on a code of ethics. However, incumbent Congressman John Sweeney, a republican from Saratoga County, questions her commitment to reform.
WAMC's Hudson Valley bureau Chief Deborah Runcie has more.

By Jessica Bloustein

Albany, NY – The New York Racing Association is pushing back plans to install video slot machines at the Aqueduct racetrack in Queens. And while NYRA entertains ideas of installing them by 2007, problem gambling hotlines in the Capital Region are seeing increases in calls for help in the last two years-since the Racino opened in Saratoga Springs. WAMC's Capital District Bureau Chief Jessica Bloustein reports.