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The residents of Sumner County, TN are facing a county commission that essentially is against government, and has swung hard right, not a surprise. In fact, it is so extreme that these commissioners are threatening to defund the election commission, I am not quite sure how that works since at least the federal elections are constitutionally mandated. They have the old familiar rants about being constitutionalists, but that only appears to apply to things that they think are right, not what the Constitution actually requires. We have seen this kind of behavior in our history before, and hopefully, this too burns itself out as it demonstrates that it cannot provide what its citizens need and want.

An Erie County, New York-based grocery retailer is acquiring a few Hannaford and Stop & Shop supermarkets in the Hudson Valley along with a Stop & Shop in…

Every year, research firm CB Insights offers up a report on the fastest growing and most highly valued private companies in technology — basically, the ones most likely to go public. Audie Cornish speaks with Anand Sanwal, CB Insights' CEO, for a look at the top tech IPO's expected in 2014.

The Nets ended a three-game skid as Kyrie Irving had 35 points and eight assists in a 104-94 victory against the Pacers. Brooklyn led by as many as 36…

Scott Simon speaks with Melissa Kuypers, manager of operations at NPR West, about the 1986 movie "Top Gun," which she had never seen before.

(Airs 09/26/21 @ 6 p.m. & 09/27/21 @ 3 p.m.) The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock, Former Times Union Editor Rex Smith, Barbara Lombardo, former Editor of the Saratogian and a Journalism Professor at the University at Albany, and Daily Freeman Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld. On this week’s Media Project, Alan, Rex, Barbara and Ira talk about signs of increased diversity in top media positions, the Gabby Petito story, media bias and “White Woman Syndrome."

By Pat BradleyCambridge, NY – The valedictorian and salutatorian are the best students in a graduating class - academically speaking. Selection is…

By Pat BradleyPlattsburgh, NY – Plattsburgh, New York has been recognized by a leading corporate magazine as a key small community in the nation for…

In the NBA, the Brooklyn Nets held off Dallas, 102-99, and the New York Knicks snapped a three-game skid, beating the San Antonio Spurs, 121-109.

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wamc/local-wamc-871230.mp3Montpelier, VT – The election is almost a year away, but the Vermont…