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Monday, December 28, 2015

Season 6 Episode 28 | 27m 01s

Pittsfield City Councilor John Krol discusses the city’s controversial Styrofoam Ban; American Cancer Society volunteer Al Parrow talks about his work with the Road to Recovery program; Preview the Republican’s new Civil War book “A Not So Civil War” with Wayne Phaneuf & Joseph Carvalho; Consumer Protection Unit’s Janice Garrett on a popular phone scam hitting the area & how to protect against it

Aired: 12/27/15
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Each day, Sun Ra wrote a piece of music solely for “the Creator.”
Sun Ra wanted to change humanity with his concept of the “alter destiny.”
Sun Ra was one of the first Black artists to have his own record label.
Animal parents must overcome freshwater’s constant changes.
Librarians across the U.S. examine how the review of library materials is impacting communities.
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Learn about Elie Wiesel, Holocaust survivor and Nobel Peace Prize-winning author of Night.
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