Morning Edition Extra
Legendary broadcaster Ted Koppel gives his take on the Class of 2012; Connecticut's Teachers' Union explains the state's new education law; commentator and writer Roland Merullo speaks of his love for libraries; and some Springfield residents explain how every few days they're taking to the streets in protest of the city's violent culture.
Amherst, Massachusetts resident Maya Stein and her Remington typewriter head out Saturday for Milwaukee, Wisconsin, by bike. She hopes people along the 1300 mile route will add to a collective story, written on the 40 year old Remington.
Morning Edition Extra, New England Public Radio's weekly round up of news, information, and life, from around the region!
We spoke with U.S. Representative (D) James McGovern of Worcester, Massachusetts, this week. It was the kickoff conversation in a Morning Edition Extra series of talks with candidates running for Congress.
Imagine, for a moment, what it’s like to stand before an audience and belt out a song you wrote yourself. Now, picture the same thing in front of a crowd that’s attentive and ready to support you.
Commentator Jonathan Lash is the new president at Hampshire College, in Amherst, Massachusetts.
Today on Morning Edition Extra, a look at the week's regional news; how a coalition of faith-based organizations in western Massachusetts is trying to stop casino developments in Springfield; new research indicates the 2008 recession may have effected a subset of the "Millennial" generation; plus commentator Mojie Crigler took a dead end job in search of health care benefits and ended up finding something else all together; and a new app your smart phones that fights invasive species.
A regional round up of the week's news; Ken Furst of the World Affairs Council talks about his recent trip to Afghanistan; the ongoing Housatonic River clean up and who, of late, has a say in developing plans; commentator Magdalena Gomez slows it down to catch up; and restocking the Quabbin with Rainbow Trout takes us into the weekend.
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