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By WAMC

Albany, NY – WAMC's Alan Chartock continues his discussion with Bethlehem Town Supervisor Teresa Egan. They get into what type of planning goes into being the supervisor and weigh the differences between rural and urban areas.

By John Krol

Rowe, MA – While officials at Yankee Nuclear facilities in Massachusetts and Connecticut push ahead with the process of de-commissioning -- the question of what to do with highly-radioactive spent fuel remains.
WAMC's Berkshire Bureau Chief John Krol has the story...

By Alan Chartock

Albany, NY – Alan Chartock speaks with Supervisor Teresa Egan from the Town of Bethlehem, NY. She describes what exactly a supervisor is, and the worst part of the job.

By Allison Dunne

New Paltz, NY – Student government leaders from SUNY New Paltz, along with village officials, will hold a rally later today to call for an end to part of the school's student drug policy. They say the policy's mandatory expulsions go too far. Yet SUNY New Paltz administration officials say they have no intention of changing the rules. More from WAMC's Hudson Valley Bureau Chief Allison Dunne.

By John Krol

North Adams, MA – Despite 700-million dollars coming into the state of Massachusetts in tobacco settlement money and tobacco taxes, money for tobacco control programs in the state has been cut by 90 percent in the last five years. Advocates say it is leading to more young people picking up the habit.
WAMC's Berkshire Bureau Chief John Krol has the story.

By Pat Bradley

Montpelier, VT – Vermont Governor James Douglas is defending his appointments to the Vermont Human Rights Commission. Douglas has come in for criticism because he declined to re-appoint the only black member of the five-member commission, replacing him with a white woman. WAMC's North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley has more.

By Eesha Williams

Bennington, VT – The governor of Vermont says a corporate tire burning plan that Senator Hillary Clinton supports would harm the health of children. Clinton's office did not return repeated calls seeking comment. WAMC's Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief Eesha Williams reports.

By Pat Bradley

Plattsburgh, NY – President Bush delivered a speech Wednesday in which he proposed making closed military bases available for new oil refineries, and spurring construction of new nuclear power plants. WAMC's North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley has some regional reaction.

By John Krol

Williamstown, MA – Contributions to the cost of health care is sticking point in two teachers' contract disputes in Berkshire County -- as teachers in both cases have been working without a contract for nearly a year. WAMC's Berkshire Bureau Chief John Krol has the story.

By John Krol

Boston, MA – A bill in that has won approval in the Massachusetts legislature, allowing scientists to created cloned embryos and extract stem cells for research -- will likely be vetoed by the Governor. And opponents are now hoping to sway enough votes to avoid an override.
WAMC's Berkshire Bureau Chief John Krol has the story..