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103 - NEWS FEATURE: Creating Murals to Brighten Vacant, Blighted Properties in Syracuse Neighborhoods
103 - NEWS FEATURE: "Mission Accomplished: Honor Flight #09 brings CNY Veterans to Washington Monuments"
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WAER's Scott Willis and Katie Zilcosky traveled to Washington with veterans to visit monuments and reflect on their service - some dating back to World War II. Most had never seen the national monuments to the wars and sacrifice in which they took part.
104 - HUMAN INTEREST FEATURE: "Songwriter Jimmy Webb & Glen Campbell's Family Remember his Music, Struggle with Alzheimer's"
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Songwriter/Musician Jimmy Webb, along with Glen Campbell's wife, Kim, and daughter, Ashley spoke with Live Space Entertainment's Tom Honan and WAER's Chris Bolt about Glen's music, the Alzheimer's disease he struggled with, and the work they're doing for awareness about the disease.
122 - SPECIAL PROGRAM: "Central New York: Unknown Underground" (special series, 3 parts):
Part 1: Syracuse Street Corner Should be Monument to Prominent Abolitionist & Underground Railroad History
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WAER's Chris Bolt reports on how this corner has an important link to Underground Railroad history, and maybe a spiritual connection as well.
Part 2: New York Abolitionists, Douglass, Tubman, had Key Benefactor in CNY who Many People Don't Know
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WAER's Chris Bolt has this installment of CNY Unknown Underground about a wealthy man who made his fortune available to many anti-slavery and Underground Railroad figures and activities.
Part 3: Slaves Hidden Under Restaurant, A Women's Rights Abolitionist, and a Freed Slave Rescue
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WAER's Chris Bolt has some lesser-known facts about the Jerry Rescue, how the Mission Restaurant in downtown Syracuse has a connection with anti-slavery local history, and a Women's Rights pioneer who had a strong abolitionist bone as well, in this last Unknown Underground segment.
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