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State Conservation Commissioner Joe Martens says he hopes the state Assembly will approve a land-swap deal for the Adirondacks that would help NYCO Minerals continue...
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"Dirty Blonde" is running in rep at Pendragon Theatre in Saranac Lake through August 31.
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Mary Louise Kelly used to cover national security for NPR, but lately she's turned her attention to fiction. Her new novel, Anonymous Sources, draws on Kelly's own...
A fresh study looks at what happens after people change their meat-eating habits. Those who upped their intake — about 3.5 servings more per week — saw their risk...
The first-ever study of more than 1,100 schools of education released Tuesday by the National Council on Teacher Quality shows that teacher preparation is in disarray. The...
Police reportedly questioned former advertising executive Charles Saatchi for five hours Monday, after pictures emerged of him with hands around the throat of his wife, TV...
The case dates from April of 2012, when a female midshipman reported that she had been sexually assaulted by three men after she went to a party in Annapolis. The men have...
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Canadian mayors have been in the spotlight recently. First there was Rob Fort from Toronto, with the whole Crackstarter scandal. Now, Montreal mayor Michael Applebaum has...
This morning we reported that Gov. Andrew Cuomo was facing some troubles getting his major issues through the legislature, including his Women’s Equality Act and...
More than a decade ago, when prisoners captured in Afghanistan and Iraq began arriving at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, I remember thinking, “We already know how to do...
Farmers of all stripes are up to their eyeballs in work right now. But a bunch of them are taking some time off this weekend to celebrate the summer solstice and get social....
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A couple of remainders to wrap up the week. New York’s State Senate passed a bill that would direct government agencies to make a list of New York farm fresh products...
Cassandra Corcoran in Vermont, sent me some great shots of her garden, shared here. But I have to tell you that my favorite is the nest in the tree.   Remember to keep...
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  Kim Dadou steps to the podium in a conference room in Albany, New York. She smiles nervously at the cameras and the reporters, running a hand over the scars on her...
This morning on On Point, Tom Ashbrook hosted Carl Hart, whose perspective on drug policy is a rare cocktail of experience and expertise: he’s an African-American who...
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"Dirty Blonde" is running in rep at Pendragon Theatre in Saranac Lake through August 31.
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