LAKE PLACID, N.Y. -- Roughly 150 maple producers from all over new york walked the grounds of a sugar shack. The New York State maple tour is an annual event and every year a different producer hosts the tour. Full Article at WPTZ Plattsburgh

With the health care debate getting loud and furious, you have to wonder why Hollywood has been so remarkably silent. Full Article at Newsbusters

Well, looks like the debate over that public option thing is over. “M*A*S*H” actor Mike Farrell — who isn’t a doctor, but played one on TV — weighs in on the health care battle in new television advertisements, arguing that “real health care reform ... Full Article at Firedoglake

In a video released today, Mike Farrell of M*A*S*H fame, praised the grassroots activists, and Calitics, for work for the public option. And the effort is getting a fair bit of attention, appearing in Roll Call today. Full Article at Calitics

It's hard not to post a video and story link when someone is thanking you directly (memo to candidates : send us videos telling us why OhioDaily is great, and we'll probably play them). Full Article at Ohio Daily

Mike Farrell, long-time friend of FDL, congratulates Progress Illinois for all their hard work on the whip count effort and Reps. Full Article at Firedoglake