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NPR's Neal Conan reads from listener comments about past segments on the topics of banning high school football and shoplifting.

I have often thought back to a conversation I had many years ago with one of my students. She had come from a rural background with a strong, and in many…

On this edition of Vox Pop, Gordon Fricke of Barber & Fricke Automotive returns to answer your burning, leaking, and squeaking car questions. WAMC's Ray…

Environmental Advocates warn New York can’t afford to wait for the next hurricane or tropical storm to hit: They're urging the state to take the lead in…

An animal shelter that was in the path of the June 1, 2011 tornado in Springfield is helping find new homes for cats from the areas hardest hit by…

Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick says the state will close a $4 million dollar funding gap in Springfield’s Union Station reconstruction. WAMC”s Paul…

Two weeks after Election Day, it appears the partisan makeup of the new House of Representatives will be 234 Republicans and 201 Democrats, although the outcome is not yet official in two states. That would be a gain of eight seats for the minority Democrats.

President Obama's campaign operation apparently isn't going to be totally retired just yet. Instead, the Obama team is considering deploying some of its grass-roots elements to push Congress to solve the fiscal cliff problem and help pass the president's agenda.

A report three years ago found serious problems in the nation's forensic science community, but since then, little has changed. In many states, lab employees report to law enforcement, potentially undermining their impartiality. And only a few states require labs to be accredited.

That extra-thick, rich taste of Greek yogurt is popular, but you get it by creating lots of waste. For every pound of authentic strained Greek yogurt, there are 2 or 3 pounds of liquid whey. And getting rid of it can be expensive.