By Joyce Gramza

Oswego, NY – The State Department of Transportation wants public comments on whether to ban commercial traffic from the Onondaga Lake Parkway between 81 and Liverpool.

As WRVO's Joyce Gramza reports, the proposal is a response to over-height vehicles crashes into the CSX railroad bridge.

The agency is soliciting public comments and concerns through its Web site or by mail. All comments must be received by July 19th.

Here is the link to the proposal:

By Joyce Gramza

Oswego, NY – Senator Schumer hits the beach in a bid to ban boat sewage in Lake Ontario. Congressman Bill Owens is in Oswego for a public forum. And Kevin Williams has the forecast.

By Grant Davis Reeher

Oswego, NY – Ash Sangha may have the most interesting elected student position on the planet. As the President of the Oxford Union Society, he meets the worlds' top political and business figures, and major celebrities, as well as presiding over the famous Oxford Union debates. In this conversation, he discusses how the debates work, their role in British society, and the cultural differences between the U.S. and U.K. when it comes to high-spirited but reasoned and polite political debate.

By Joyce Gramza

Oswego, NY – New York State's new marriage equality law will go into effect on July 24th.

WRVO's Joyce Gramza asked Syracuse's city clerk what that means for the folks who will be issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples.

Syracuse City Clerk John Copanas says his office is already getting phone calls from couples who want to be ready to tie the knot.

By Joyce Gramza

Oswego, NY – A very different Syracuse school gets a makeover. The second largest state-worker union says it's still negotiating. And Kevin's forecast.

By Ellen Abbott

Syracuse, NY – A different kind of groundbreaking in the latest launch of one of the joint school construction projects in the City of Syracuse.

As WRVO's Ellen Abbott reports, work is starting now on a building that focuses on technology.

By Dave Bullard

Oswego, NY – State lawmakers are discussing a plan to force insurance companies to cover cancer chemotherapy treatments, no matter whether the chemo is given in a doctor's office or taken as a pill at home.


WRVO's Dave Bullard explains that for some, it's the difference between getting and not getting some kinds of chemo.

By Karen DeWitt

By Grant Davis Reeher

By Jason Smith/Kate Percival

Oswego, NY – We'll meet a central New York woman who is healing the sick...with music. Grant Reeher is in London for the next several weeks conducting interviews for The Campbell Conversations. This week, we hear from Sandra Kaiser, Minister Counselor for Public Affairs at the US. Embassy in London. We'll also hear what federal lawmakers want to do to make tour buses safer.