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By Pat Bradley

Plattsburgh, NY – Since 1994, the Plattsburgh/North Country Chamber of Commerce has calculated the economic impact of Canada on New York's Clinton County. The latest biennial report was released Wednesday morning. WAMC's North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley has more.

Albany, NY – Word For The Wise #2928--03/01/06: Ripley's Believe It or Not

By Carrie Saldo

Dalton. MA – What could be a 140 home development that would incorporate a variety of energy-saving and so called "green technologies" is proposed for Dalton, Massachusetts. Our Berkshire Bureau Chief , Carrie Saldo, has the details of the proposed development just east of Pittsfield, which the developers say would be the first of its kind in the Northeast;

By Deborah Runcie

Monticello, NY – Counties throughout New York State are concerned about the consequences of posting
official documents on the internet that may contain personal information.
WAMC's Hudson Valley Bureau Chief Deborah Runcie has more.

By Dan Bobkoff

BOSTON, MA – The Massachusetts Senate has unanimously approved a stripped-down health care bill that seeks to insure about half of the state's uninsured residents. Senators rushed the bill through late yesterday to avoid losing federal Medicaid funds. The bill now moves to the house where its outcome is still uncertain.

WAMC's Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief Dan Bobkoff reports.

Albany, NY – George McGovern served in the U.S. Senate for 18 years and was the 1972 Democratic candidate for President. He is a decorated World War II bomber pilot, holds a Ph.D. from Northwestern University, and directed the first Food for Peace Program under President John F. Kennedy. Just in 2000, he was awarded the Medal of Freedom.

By Pat Bradley

Washington, D.C. – The fate of Vermont's campaign finance law is now in the hands of the U-S Supreme Court. The high court heard arguments this morning on a challenge to a 1997 Vermont law which sets strict limits on both campaign contributions and spending. WAMC's North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley has more.

By Jessica Bloustein

Albany, NY – Upstate New York Congressman John Sweeney will remain under observation at Albany Medical Center for at least another 48 hours, after experiencing two life-threatening spikes in blood pressure in the last week.

More from Capital District Bureau Chief Jessica Bloustein:

Albany, NY – Word For The Wise #2927--02/28/06: Tuesdays Fat, Shrove and Otherwise

Albany, NY – There's a yiddish proverb that says, "Worries go down better with soup." And no one knows more about soothing worries or simmering soup than a Jewish grandmother. Today, The Roundtable's Jennifer Nathan shares some special memories of her own grandmother, Bertha Malmed.

Jennifer Nathan is the producer of WAMC's The Roundtable Show.