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The Best of Our Knowledge #790

Albany, NY – This weeks edition of the program features part two of our look at the Ford Foundation International Fellowship program. We also take a look at a brain drain in Bulgaria.

The Book Show #904

Albany, NY – Host Gretchen Gerzina talks with Charles C. Mann. Assumptions about what the Americas were like before the arrival of Columbus have been overturned by archeologists and anthropoligists in recent years. Mann talks about his fascinating book 1491. Air date: 11/7/05

By Deborah Runcie

Buchanan, NY – Over the past couple of days the Indian Point nuclear power plant in Westchester County New York has come closer to determining the source of radioactive water leaks.

WAMC's Hudson Valley Bureau Chief Deborah Runcie has the latest.

Capitol Connection #544

Albany, NY – ALAN CHARTOCK HAS A HEATED DISCUSSION WITH US SENATE CANDIDATE WILLIAM BRENNER.

By Carrie Saldo

Pittsfield, MA – Sweet sounds are set to be heard in Pittsfield, Massachusetts Saturday night. The event is a benefit for a new grassroots philanthropic organization known as the Women of Color Giving Circle.

Media Project #753

Albany, NY – Rex Smith, Lydia Kulbida and Alan Chartock dissect the media. Newspapers, TV and radio all come under the microscope, in a half hour discussion, always lively, sometimes contentious and often hilarious. Aired: 11/04/05.

By Deborah Runcie

Kingston, NY – Major medical center expansions are taking place throughout the Hudson Valley region.

WAMC's Hudson Valley Bureau Chief Deborah Runcie has more.

By Jessica Bloustein

Northampton, MA – The race for mayor in Northampton, Massachusetts is heating up, with only a few days to go before the election.

W-A-M-C's Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief Jessica Bloustein talked with both candidates.

By Deborah Runcie

Kingston, NY – A new tourism project is underway in Ulster County New York.

The City of Kingston is teaming up with the state Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation to map out a Revolutionary War Trail that will trace the route taken by British Redcoats who succeeded in burning down almost everything in their path.

WAMC's Hudson Valley Bureau Chief Deborah Runcie has more.

By Arielle Trimm

Albany, NY – A group of college students and Albany residents are joining forces to begin a community watch program in the Pine Hills neighborhood in Albany. The program is being created in response to a string of crimes around the area. More from our Capital District Bureau Chief, Arielle Trimm