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By Pat Bradley

Montpelier, VT – A series of hearings begin next week to explain Vermont's proposed farm registration program for livestock operations. Under the program, operations ranging from hundreds of animals to a few backyard chickens must register with the state. But not all farmers like that idea.
WAMC's North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley has more.

Albany, NY – Word For The Wise #3030--07/21/06: 1984 talk--not Newspeak, either

By Carrie Saldo

Pittsfield, MA – Berkshire County District Attorney David Capeless is seeking a gag order in a case that has been granted a re-trial twenty years after the defendant was convicted of child rape and molestation and sentenced to life in prison. Our Berkshire Bureau Chief, Carrie Saldo, has this report;

By Julia Taylor

Kingston, NY – A group of U.S. Congressmen signed a letter opposing an effort to yank press credentials from New York Times reporters in the federal Capitol building. WAMC's Hudson Valley Bureau Chief Julia Taylor has more.

By Pat Bradley

Plattsburgh, NY – The result of a meeting earlier this week may result in a new use for a Cold War relic. There is growing interest in converting the old alert facility at the former Plattsburgh Air Force Base into a Cold War Museum. WAMC's North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley has more.

By Dan Bobkoff

Amherst, MA – The University of Massachusetts at Amherst is beefing up its campus security. A report from WAMC's Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief Dan Bobkoff.

By Glenn Busby

Albany, NY – UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY PRESIDENT, KERMIT HALL HAS RETURNED FROM CHINA, BUT BEFORE HE LEFT, HE SPOKE TO WAMC'S GLENN BUSBY FROM SHANGHAI. IN THIS FINAL SEGMENT, HALLS DISCUSSES THE ECONOMIC FUTURE OF CHINA, AND WHAT THE U-S CAN DO TO FORGE A CLOSER RELATIONSHIP WITH THE COUNTRY.

By Pat Bradley

Plattsburgh, NY – After 20 years in the New York State Legislature, Assemblyman Chris Ortloff bade farewell to his seat on Wednesday. Ortloff has left his elected office to accept an appointment on the state parole board. WAMC's North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley caught Ortloff by cell phone as he left the state capital in his rear view mirror.

By Julia Taylor

Kingston, NY – The Raleigh, once an extravagant Catskills hotel, has been sold. It was one of the few holdouts from the era when hotels like the Raleigh were popular for New York City vacationers and entertainers alike. WAMC's Hudson Valley Bureau reporter Julia Taylor has this report.

Albany, NY – Connecticut's Rob Simmons joins Alan Chartock in the Congressional Corner to discuss the the situation in Lebanon, a recent terrorism conference in Toronto, and raising the domestic minimum wage.