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Date: 02/14/2006

by: Bob Paquette

On this Valentine's day we decided to ask a couple of experts how important food is when it comes to love. According to local food writer Betty Rosbottom and chef Max Brody of the Night Kitchen, in Montague...

Date: 02/13/2006

by: Charlene Scott

It's an unlikely story. The grandson of a slave going to one of the most prestigious music schools in the country at the end of the 19th century, a time when black Americans struggled for dignity and respect. This weekend Chamber...

Date: 02/09/2006

by: Av Harris

The main theme of Connecticut governor Jodi Rell's State of the State Address
yesterday was tax cuts. Tax cuts for businesses to spur economic growth, and in a big surprise, a proposal to eliminate the property tax on...

Date: 02/08/2006

by: Bob Paquette

Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst will lead a new global effort to develop vaccines and tests for animal diseases that threaten agriculture and the world's food supply. The U.S...

Date: 02/07/2006

by: Karen Brown

A University of Massachusetts professor is trying to find a way to save a building in downtown Holyoke from the wrecking ball. The building, known as the Skinner Coffee House, is just a few blocks away from another building that...

Date: 02/06/2006

by: Laurie Sanders

In the last two years the state of Massachusetts has taken on a bold new strategy to improve the management of its forest resources. This week on Field Notes, naturalist Laurie Sanders...

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The Five College Opera Project Melds Pieces Separated by Centuries

Date: 02/03/2006

by: Bob Paquette

Bob Paquette speaks with Five College Opera Project Staging Director Drew Minter about a unique production of two short operas never before combined, and performed in English: L'Enfant et les Sortilges by...

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Unnecessary Food Scares

Date: 02/28/2005

by: Bob Paquette

Mad Cow Disease, E-coli in hamburger, Hepatitis A outbreaks in restaurants -- alarm bells sound regularly about our food supply. University of Massachusetts Professor Julie Caswell will discuss food scares today when...

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<i>Peter Pan</i> Creator Is Subject of Exhibition At Yale's Beinecke Library

Date: 02/25/2005

by: Charlene Scott

One of the films nominated for Best Picture at this year's Oscar celebration is Finding Neverland. It tells the story of J. M. Barrie's relationship to the Lewellyn Davies family, whose five little boys inspired...

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Consumers Face Higher Power Bills As Deregulation Continues

Date: 02/25/2005

by: Bob Paquette

More than a million Massachusetts households are facing increases in their electric bills as the state continues its deregulation process. Big businesses are able shop around for better deals on power. But for...

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Belchertown Middle School Brings Area Farms' Bounty to Caffeteria

Date: 02/24/2005

by: Susan Kaplan

Students at the Middle School in Belchertown, Massachusetts are among the first in the state to enjoy a school lunch menu that includes locally grown fruits and vegetables. The Farm-to-School program is part of a nationwide...

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The Knight of the Woeful Countenance Turns 400

Date: 02/24/2005

by: Arthur Kinney

Arthur Kinney directs the Renaissance Center at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. In this month's reflection on matters pertaining to the Renaissance, he discusses the period's greatest novel, Which Treats of...

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Springfield's African-American Heritage Trail

Date: 02/23/2005

by: Karen Brown

As History Professor at Springfield Technical Community College and founder of the African-American Heritage Trail in Springfield, Cecilia Gross tries to unearth the landmarks that others are in danger of forgetting...

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Winter? Enough Is Enough!

Date: 02/22/2005

by: Robert Chipkin

Another winter day, another winter snowstorm -- and commentator Robert Chipkin, a writer and editor for Springfield's The Republican, has had enough.

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Dance of the Double Helix

Date: 02/22/2005

by: Charlene Scott

Translating science into dance: it's a complex transformation, but a group of teenagers is applying Indian classical dance to illustrate the double-helix structure of DNA. WFCR's Charlene Scott reports...

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