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Moonrise over Lake Flower. Photo: Tom Dudones, Saranac Lake NY.
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American Voices: A Recital of Songs by American Composers

(May 22, 2012, 07:30 pm - 10:00 pm) Art Song recital featuring Stephanie Blythe and Alan Smith. Tickets are $20 and all proceeds benefit the future of the Fall Island Vocal Arts Seminar. For tickets, please contact the CPS Box Office at (315) 267-2277 or www.CPSPotsdam.org [SUNY Potsdam: Sara Snell Music Theater, 44 Pierrepont Avenue,Potsdam,NY] More info
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Loons and Logs First Anniversary Celebration!

(May 26, 2012, 10:00 am - 05:00 pm) The Newcomb Adirondack Interpretive Center's celebration of its first anniversary with the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry. Hands-on programs about loons, logging, and log driving in the Adirondacks. NCPR is media sponsor. [Adirondack Interpretive Center, 5922 State Rt 28N,Newcomb,NY]
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Discover Jazz Festival

(June 3 to June 12, All Day) Concerts around town with Herbie Hancock, Terence Blanchard, Roy Hargrove, Catherine Russell, Roberta Gambarini,Poncho Sanchez and his Latin Band, Bela Fleck and more. Tickets available through flynncenter.org. NCPR is media sponsor. [Burlington, VT] More info
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Voters say yes to most school budgets
It was school budget day in New York State yesterday. Voters from one side of the state to the other had their say on their local district's spending plan for the coming year. It was a tough year for the schools, with a continuing loss of... more
          

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Re-purposing in the real world
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My book club is currently reading "The Best Laid Plans" by Terry Fallis. Self-published in 2007, the book went on to commercial publication, and won several awards, including CBC Radio One's "Canada Reads" contest in 2011....
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Did the property tax cap work in yesterday's school vote?
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The New York State School Board Association just issued a press release reporting that roughly 93% of the school districts in New York state stayed within the tax cap approved by the state legislature. Of the 7% or so of schools that exceeded the...
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Morning Read: Sunmount whistleblower says more protections needed
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The Associated Press is reporting that former government whistle blowers, including a former official at Sunmount in Tupper Lake, want even tougher oversight programs than the one Governor Andrew Cuomo is proposing to protect people with...
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The invisible science of our future
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Of all the aspects of America's conservative culture that make me anxious, the most troubling is the fierce reaction that many traditionalists have to the science of our collective future. We know from a vast body of research that the earth has...
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Owens spokesman: private groups also funded trips to Canada, Israel
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Last week, Rep. Bill Owens drew fire for a trip he took in December 2011 to Taiwan with his wife that was paid for by a university in that country.  The four-day, all-expenses-paid trip came with a price tag of more than $22,000. Because a lobbyist...
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One scientist's vision for Trudeau Institute's future
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Last week, NCPR and the Adirondack Daily Enterprise reported on the internal debate over the future of Trudeau Institute, the  immunology laboratory in Saranac Lake. Among the comments to the In Box was the following essay, written by Dr. Stephen...
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Morning Read: Easier train travel between Montreal and North Country?
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It may soon be just a little bit easier to take the Amtrak train north to Montreal, according to Senator Charles Schumer's office.  This from the Associated Press. U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Canadian officials have tentatively...
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Country meets city
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When I packed up a U-Haul truck and moved from Broadway in NYC to my newly-purchased farm in Old DeKalb near the Canadian border, I left an apartment building in which I barely knew  the faces of other tenants and was friends with none of them....
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Spring weather swings hurt fruit farmers
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Reports in Ontario and Quebec indicate fruit crops have been heavily damaged by this spring's weather fluctuations. As summarized by the Globe and Mail: Extreme weather over the past few months has had a devastating impact on fruit growers...
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"Blind Bay Revealed," egg tempera on panel. Artist: R. Paul Saphier. This work is on display through 9/16 in the Members' Juried Art Exhibit at the Frederic Remington Museum, Ogdensburg NY. www.saphierartworks.com
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Blue and GreenNew in the Gallery

Sunrise Sunset: photography by Barry Lobdell is on display at the Adirondack Artists Guild in Saranac Lake through May 30, 2012.
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All Before Five: 5/16/12

New York voters overwhelmingly approved school district budgets yesterday—but many are concerned about what cuts in education spending are doing to our schools. And, in our traditional work series, a guitar builder who uses old methods to make some...
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Voters say yes to most school budgets

It was school budget day in New York State yesterday. Voters from one side of the state to the other had their say on their local district's spending plan for the coming year.

It was a tough year for the schools, with a continuing loss of...
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BOCES plans Franklin County cuts

People across the North Country gave wide approval yesterday to budgets for their local school districts. It's been a difficult year for many school administrators because, for the first time, they've had to craft budgets that stay within the...
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Assembly, Senate leaders seek moral high ground on minimum wage

Democrats in the State Assembly approved a bill Tuesday to increase the state’s minimum wage. The Republican leader of the State Senate offered a spirited defense of his position opposing the measure, but did not rule the issue out altogether. In...
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Guitar maker Tracy Cox embraces traditional techniques to make modern instruments

While reporting on traditional work the last couple of weeks, we learned about a North Country craftsman who builds stringed instruments and applies inlay to them in a way that is the same as it has been done for generations. It wasn’t long before...
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Into the woods for morel mania

Those who love edible wild mushrooms, cousins of the grocery store variety, also enjoy the annual spring hunt for one of the most elusive — the morel. May is morel month in the North Country.

Todd Moe joined an outing of mushroom...
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All Before Five: 05/15/12

Protests continue in Montreal as proposed austerity measures have sparked unrest among students. The Franklin-Essex-Hamilton BOCES is eliminating 45 positions, mostly in northern Franklin County. And there won’t be a bike lane on Route 86 between...
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Montreal tense after months of student unrest

Austerity measures in Europe have sparked protests and political chaos. But belt tightening has also sparked unrest closer to home. In the province of Quebec, a plan to hike university tuitions has led to weeks of violent rallies, civil...
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Minimum wage hike may be dead

A months-old proposal to raise the minimum wage for millions of New Yorkers may be dead. Assembly Democrats say they have the votes to approve an increase today. But Senate Republicans say they won't take the measure up, and it's not on Gov. Cuomo's...
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DOT finds room for bikes on busy Adirondack highway

The state Department of Transportation has modified its plan to repave the highway from Lake Placid to Saranac Lake this summer. The new design will widen the shoulders and accommodate cyclists a little better.

The department will now...
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CDC Cuts Lead-Poisoning Limit For Kids

The public health honchos agreed with an expert panel that recommended in January that anything greater than 5 micrograms per deciliter of blood for kids 5 and younger should be considered dangerous. That's half the current standard and represents...
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Get Ready For Bike To Work Day (And Share Your Photos)

Bike to Work Day is this Friday. And that prompts a question: Do you bike to work? If so, you should prove it — by taking a photo of yourself and your bike. Then share the picture, and we'll consider it for a Bike to Work Day gallery. Post it...
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U.N. Presence Fails To Prevent Syrian Bloodshed

U.N. monitors were attending a funeral in a northern Syria village when it turned into a protest, and then a violent clash. More than 30 people were killed, and the U.N. peace plan suffered another setback.
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Can Coffee Help You Live Longer? We Really Want To Know

Journalists seem to love writing about scientific studies on coffee and wine, and we're no exception. The latest is that a big new study finds people who drink two or three cups of coffee a day may cut the risk of dying from certain diseases, but...
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White House Sandwiches Followed By Snark, Disappointment, Warnings

The descriptions of the White House lunch meeting from those on the opposing red and blue teams made it sound like yet another meeting featuring the nation's top policymakers that you could have accurately scripted beforehand.
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Town's Effort To Link Fracking And Illness Falls Short

Many residents of Dish, Texas, blame the fracking operations that surround their tiny town for a host of health problems — from nosebleeds to cancer. The former mayor was so scared, he left town. But scientists who've studied Dish say there's...
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UniverSoul Circus Co-Host: 'Soul Is Not A Color'

In the beginning, all of the talent was black, but the UniverSoul Circus evolved into an eclectic mix of acts from around the world. Now, the circus is pushing to diversify its audience, with a show called "Us."
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Thank The Patron Saint Of Bakers For This Cake Today

Pictures of Saint Honore or (Saint Honoratus) from church iconography reinforce his <em>baker background</em>. He's holding his wooden peel, often with a few delicious-looking loaves of crusty French bread nearby.
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Are U.S. Troops In Australia A Hedge Against China?

The U.S. has sent Marines to Australia as part of a military pivot that will place greater emphasis on Southeast Asia and the Pacific. Some Australians are wondering how this might affect their relations with China.
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Chipping In To Your Office Lottery Pool? Read This First

A group of workers at a Chicago bakery recently won $118 million. But two employees say they should be getting a share. It's another example of why it's important to write things down beforehand.
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