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    Medina Railroad Museum on This Week’s State of Greater Western New York Report – May 12, 2022

    You can’t spell Greater Western New York without trains… actually, you might be able to do that… but trains have been an integral part of…

    Chris May 12, 2022
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    Top Ten Hamburger Origin Myths on This Week’s State of Greater Western New York Report – May 5, 2022

    May is National Burger Month and you know what that means: You will be seeing tons of stories about hamburgers and their origin. Chances are,…

    Chris May 5, 2022
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    Gary Emerson Reveals Why People’s College In Havana Isn’t What It Sounds Like on This Week’s State of Greater Western New York Report – March 31, 2022

    Have you ever wondered, where some of these fantastic buildings that we see scattered throughout the Greater Western New York Region come from? We’re going…

    Chris March 31, 2022
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    Chautauqua Updates on This Week’s State of Greater Western New York Report – February 24, 2022

    If there’s anything we’ve learned over the past decade or so, it’s that the walls of journalism have come tumbling down. Nationally, we see all…

    Chris February 24, 2022
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    The Holland Land Company on This Week’s State of Greater Western New York Report – February 3, 2022

    How did the western half of the Greater Western New York Region get settled? Did you know there were interesting challenges faced by the developers?…

    Chris February 3, 2022
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    “Now We’re Talking” on This Week’s State of Greater Western New York Report – January 13, 2022

    Have you ever wondered how they got sound into movies? Believe it or not, there’s a local connection to this that few people realize, but…

    Chris January 20, 2022
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    The Real Bedford Falls on This Week’s State of Greater Western New York Report – January 6, 2022

    It’s the Epiphany, so it’s not too late to do one more story on Christmas, and what better way to wrap up this season with…

    Chris January 6, 2022
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    The Story of Paleo-Indians on This Week’s State of Greater Western New York Report – December 23, 2021

    Here’s something they don’t really teach you in school: The Iroquois – and the Seneca specifically – seem to get all the press, but who…

    Chris December 23, 2021
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    Happy Birthday (to Who?) on This Week’s State of Greater Western New York Report – December 16, 2021

    Happy birthday! Here’s something they never taught you in school. Why do you think that is so? Is it because they didn’t want to give…

    Chris December 16, 2021
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    Charles Howard’s Santa Claus School on This Week’s State of Greater Western New York Report – December 9, 2021

    Did you know that the spirit of Christmas that traditionally embodies the American experience of that holiday comes from Greater Western New York? It began…

    Chris December 9, 2021
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