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LOOK: The California Rim Fire As Seen From Space 27 Aug 2013 | 06:38 am
You've probably heard it a few times already: The wildfire raging north of Yosemite National Park has burned 149,780 acres, an area as big as Chicago. Today, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admi...
Leahy: Panel Will Examine State, Federal Pot Laws 27 Aug 2013 | 05:15 am
The chairman of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee wants to look into the conflicts between state and federal marijuana laws.
Burlington Schools Seek Public Input on Budget 27 Aug 2013 | 04:45 am
The School Board in Vermont's largest city is looking to the public for ideas on how to shape its upcoming budget.
EPA Regional Administrator Talks Climate Change In The Hudson Valley 27 Aug 2013 | 04:25 am
An Environmental Protection Agency regional administrator was in the Hudson Valley recently to talk about climate change. Judith Enck spoke with WAMC’s Hudson Valley Bureau Chief Allison Dunne about P...
Justice Backs Less Protective Ruling On Reporter Privilege 27 Aug 2013 | 04:24 am
In a case closely watched by the intelligence community and the media, the Justice Department urged a federal appeals court on Monday to leave in place a court ruling that gives reporters little prote...
City of Pittsfield Addresses Affirmative Action 27 Aug 2013 | 03:40 am
Now, a warning to our listeners that next story contains language that some people might find offensive. An affirmative action forum in Pittsfield is taking place during a week of civil rights rememb...
For Obama, Outrage Over Syria Is The Easy Part 27 Aug 2013 | 03:13 am
The present Syrian crisis ranks among the most vexing moments of President Obama's presidency. The recent heart-rending images of Syrian civilians, many of them young children apparently killed by ch...
West Nile Virus Confirmed in Pittsfield, Spraying Scheduled 27 Aug 2013 | 02:43 am
West Nile Virus has been detected in Pittsfield, and health officials are responding.
Sleepy, Southern And Segregated: What D.C. Was Like In '63 27 Aug 2013 | 02:42 am
Fifty years ago this week, when hundreds of thousands of demonstrators came from across the country to take part in the 1963 March on Washington, the city was not yet the cosmopolitan capital that it ...
2 Excerpts You Should Read From Kerry's Speech About Syria 27 Aug 2013 | 02:39 am
Secretary of State John Kerry gave a rare and pointed speech in which he sent a clear message to the Syrian regime of Bashar Assad that the use of chemical weapons defied "any code of morality." "By ...
