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By Chris Ulanowski

Oswego, NY – The Onondaga Nation is considering to open a cigarette factory. The plan could be dropped if a tax dispute with the State of New York over native-sold cigarettes is resolved.

By Chris Ulanowski

Oswego, NY – The advocacy group, "Mental Hygiene Legal Services successfully filed a lawsuit that argued 12 convicted sex offenders, who had served their prison sentences, were denied due process when the Pataki administration ordered them held in a psychiatric facility. WRVO's Chris Ulanowski spoke to the group's Emmitt Creahan about a ruling in the case from the New York State Court of Appeals.

By Chris Ulanowski

Oswego, NY – The Business Council of New York State has a new President. He's Kenneth Adams who served at the helm of the Brooklyn Cnamber of Commerce for 11 years.
Adams discusses his recent meeting with Governor-elect Eliot Spitzer and the Business Council's priorities.

By Mark Lavonier

Oswego, NY – At SUNY Oswego, students from several departments have been cultivating ideas for an ambitious theater production which will involve various forms of abstract sound and media. During this process, students are encourages to attend art or music oriented events to become inspired and educated. WRVO's Mark Lavonier accompanied a student to one of these events, and delivers another installment of our journet with members og the Squonk Opera Project.

By Chris Ulanowski

Oswego, NY – There's disagreement about how clean Onondaga Lake will be following a massive project to stop the flow of contaminants into the lake and the removal of decades of industrial pollution that entered the five-mile long body of water.
In our third and final segment on Onondaga Lake, we hear the perspective of the Onondaga Nation, which considers Onondaga Lake sacred.
The Onondaga's legal counsel Joseph Heath spoke to WRVO's Chris Ulanowski.

By Chris Ulanowski

Oswego, NY – The clean up of Onondaga Lake is well underway.
With the Onondaga Lake Partnership meeting for an update on the on-going effort, WRVO presents a three-part series on the clean up.
In part two, the Environmental Protection Agency's Region 2 Director Alan Steinberg spoke to WRVO's Chris Ulanowski.

By Chris Ulanowski

By Chris Ulanowski

Oswego, NY – Republican John McHugh has served in Congress for 14 years. He is seeking re-election again in New York's 23rd District. WRVO's Chris Ulanowski spoke to the veteran lawmaker.

By Chris Ulanowski

Oswego, NY – The State of New York plans on opening a 10-million dollar umbilical cord blood bank center in Syracuse. The center will collect umbilical cord stem cells to help treat people with blood diseases.
State Senator John Defrancisco helped secure state funding for the project.
He spoke to WRVO's Chris Ulanowski.

By Chris Ulanowski

Oswego, NY – Democrat Dr. Robert Johnson is challenging incumbent John McHugh for New York's 23rd Congressional District. Johnson spoke to WRVO's Chris Ulanowski to discuss the campaign and the issues.

By Richard A Annal

Oswego New York – a coalition of groups will be giving away dictionaries to every third grader in Syracuse. It's hoped the move will help foster literacy. WRVO's Richard Annal spoke to project chair Karen Hawkins....

By Mark Lavonier

Oswego, NY – A few weeks ago, we heard from members of the Squonk Opera project at SUNY Oswego who are putting together a show that will combine abstract theater work, original music and what promises to be an expressive voyage into the highly creative minds of the students involved. We continue our discovery with director Jonel Langenfeld-Rial, who speaks with WRVO's Mark Lavonier about how students from the theater, graphic arts and music departments are forming their ideas.

By Chris Ulanowski

Oswego, NY – Good government groups today say political action committees may have violated New York State's campaign finance law by exceeding limits on how much money they are allowed to give. WRVO's Chris Ulanowski spoke to Rachel Leon of Common Cause about the group's findings.

By Chris Ulanowski

Oswego, NY – The President of the National Collegiate Athletic Association participated in the "Louis A. Borrelli Junior Media Summit" at the State University of New York College at Oswego.
Myles Brand spoke to WRVO's Chris Ulanowski.

By The Green Party's Gubernatorial Candidate hopes to secure 5 percent of the vote

Oswego ,New York – Green Party Candidate Malachy Mccourt speaks to WRVO's Richard Annal. Mccourt is urging the people of Central New York not to waste their vote...and vote for him. Hear Mccourt's position on lobbyists...the war in Iraq...and settling the Campaign for Fiscal Equality lawsuit against the state and much much more.

By Chris Ulanowski

Oswego, NY – The candidates say they are on friendly terms but blame out-of-town money for giving campaign ads in their congressional race a nasty tone.
Democrat Michael Arcuri and Republican Ray Meier are vying for the open 24th Congressional District seat. They both say they are disappointed about the negative ads but also argue that they can do little to influence them.
Political Analyst John Robert Greene of Cazenovia College says that claim is far from the truth. Greene spoke to WRVO's Chris Ulanowski.

By Chris Ulanowski

Oswego, NY – The head of the State University of New York is encouraging students to stay away from alcohol. Chancellor John Ryan says excessive student drinking, such as binge drinking during pub crawls or off-campus drinking parties, leads to death, injury and sexual assaults.
The Chancellor is raising the issue this week as part of SUNY's Alcohol Awareness Week. WRVO's Chris Ulanowski spoke to Chancellor Ryan about the effort.

By Chris Ulanowski

Oswego, NY – A practical guide on the candidates' positions on key issues will soon be available for voters. But the candidates are increasingly reluctant to respond.
WRVO's Chris Ulanowski spoke to Project Vote Smart's Carolyn Holmes.

By Richard Annal

By Chris Ulanowski

Oswego, NY – A candidate running for U-S Senate in New York is becoming increasingly encouraged by his longshot campaign.
Green Party candidate Howie Hawkins says new polling findings had a suprising result.

By Chris Ulanowski

Oswego, NY – A candidate running for U-S Senate in New York is becoming increasingly encouraged by his longshot campaign.
Green Party candidate Howie Hawkins says new polling findings had a suprising result.

By Chris Ulanowski

Oswego, NY – A candidate running for U-S Senate in New York is becoming increasingly encouraged by his longshot campaign.
Green Party candidate Howie Hawkins says new polling findings had a suprising result.

By Chris Ulanowski

Oswego, NY – New York State's Catholic Bishops have issued their voter guide. They asked more than 400 candidates running for public office his November to respond to their survey. While the major party candidates running for Governor shed light on their views, it wasn't the same for most of the others.
WRVO's Chris Ulanowski spoke to Dennis Poust, a spokesman for the State Catholic Conference, the Church's Albany-based lobby group about the voter guide.

By Chris Ulanowski

Oswego, NY – The Guardian Angels anti-crime group is getting a 200-thousand dollar grant from New York State to teach children about the dangers of on-line predators.
"Cyberangles" was founded in 1995. It works on a voluntary basis with schools and libraries.
WRVO's Chris Ulanowski spoke to the founder and President of the Guardian Angels, Curtis Sliwa about the program.

By Richard Annal

Oswego – A woman in Liverpool New York is using an all natural way to get rid of some household trash. This method saves money and helps the environment.

By Richard Annal

Oswego – A community wide effort is underway in Herkimer County to map out its future. International economic and community development expert David Beurle of Australia will facilitate the public conservation.
Next week...three sessions titled " The Conventions for the Future" will be held where community members can share their ideas on making improvements.
WRVO'S Richard Annal spoke to him about the Herkimer conventions.

By Richard Annal

Oswego, NY –
Three Ethanol production facilities will soon be on line in New York signaling the beginning of a thriving renewable energy industry. It's hoped that it will also bring about an increase in corn production.
WRVO's Richard Annal reports.

By Chris Ulanowski

Hamilton, NY – Geoffrey Hartman is the Sterling Professor of English and Comparative Literature and Senior Research Scholar at Yale University.
He is also the co-founder of Yale's Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies and the project's current director.
He's visiting Colgate University. WRVO's Chris Ulanowski spoke him.

By Chris Ulanowski

Oswego, NY – Howie Hawkins is the Green Party candidate in New York's U-S Senate race this year.
Hawkins is seeking inclusion in any debate the two major party candidates hold.

By Chris Ulanowski