New York State Speaker Sheldon Silver apologizes for secret settlement used to protect Vito Lopez. The voting for school budgets in New York begins. New York town judge will...
Across the North Country voters go to the polls to decide the fate of their local school districts, electing new school board members and approving or rejecting school...
New York's farms employ about 60,000 people and no one knows how many of those workers are here illegally. According to one estimate, 70 percent of the state's agricultural...
Vermont will become the 4th state in the nation to allow physician assisted suicide when Governor Peter Shumlin signs the end-of-life bill into law Monday afternoon.
A man is in critical condition at Upstate Medical Center in Syracuse, after being hit by a train in Potsdam.
NEW YORK (AP) U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is proposing new legislation to ease the burden for students who have borrowed to pay for their education. The New York Democrat...
J.J. Abrams isn't the first guy to bait Star Trek fans by messing with the brand.
Former IRS Commissioner Douglas Shulman and outgoing acting Commissioner Steven Miller are being grilled. The IRS is under fire because some conservative groups' applications...
Read an exclusive excerpt of Lionel Shriver's latest, Big Brother. Shriver is no stranger to controversial topics, from school massacres to the American health care...
As it roared through the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore, packing winds of up to 200 mph, the twister flattened buildings. Searchers continue to look for survivors and those...
Tim Cook will address reports that his company pays billions less than it should in U.S. taxes each year at a Tuesday hearing in Washington. According to a report by the...
Raised on the South Side, Manzarek brought Chicago sound to L.A.'s beaches with the trailblazing band. He died Monday at age 74.
This morning, be sure to check out Brian Mann’s conversation with Hudson Headwaters’ Dr. John Rugge about the present and future of the region’s healthcare...
On Tuesday, we New Yorkers will vote on the future of our education system — the future, that is, measured in a 12-month chunk.
The reality, though, is that we’re...
OK – Nora Flaherty’s on vacation, so I make no promises about matching her lively tone here…but there is new this morning, and somebody’s got to do it.
Brian Mann and...
Here’s some red meat for the “nanny state” folks out there. Nutrition educator and freelance food journalist, Kristin Wartman, argues in a New York Times...
Walk down the supermarket aisle, and the boxes almost scream out at you, “All Natural!” So, what does it mean to claim a product is “natural?” Not...
It was a newsy week in the world of agriculture, so here are seven good reads to keep you busy this weekend: The Farm Bill passed both the House and Senate Agriculture...
Did you know that Eden, NY is the kazoo capitol of the world and home to the Kazoo Museum and the Original American Kazoo Company (established 1916), the only metal kazoo...
Here’s a map of the NCPR coverage area but this column is not about where our signal goes or who listens…at least I don’t think it’s about that.
Look...
Here’s the blurb, from a National Gallery webpage on Sakahàn:
This summer, the National Gallery of Canada is staging one of the most ambitious contemporary art...
William M. Fine passed away last week at the age of 86.
He was a magazine publisher, and advised the State Department on relationships with Northern Ireland.
He also had a...
A new Justice Department study finds that prison inmates in the US who are mentally ill face rates of sexual assault nearly ten times higher than other inmates.
Gay...
Yesterday, the Prison Policy Initiative released its report, “Please Deposit All of Your Money: Kickbacks, Rates, and Hidden Fees in the Jail Phone Industry.” It’s...
Sure, we may still see some frosty nights, but the days have lengthened and the end of the school season is within sight. When I was growing up–regardless of where I...
Brian Mann: Monday 1:47 pm So let’s say you’re someone who discovered by way of “Game of Thrones” that modern fantasy is actually a grown-up genre,...
We know the cliches: “Home is where the heart is;” “Home is where when you knock at the door, they have to let you in;” “Home is a haven in a heartless world;”...
"Miss Caledonia" is playing in the Studio at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa through May 25. Melody A. Johnson runs the gamut from farmer girl to beauty pageant...
A group of musicians who love swing and big band music gather every week to practice. Todd Moe caught up with Jack Kelley's Little Big Band as they prepped for an evening of...
The St. Lawrence Country Arts council kicked off its inaugural community gallery project "Art walk" on Friday night in the villages of Canton and Potsdam. Around 20 local...
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CONCERT: "We'll Meet Again: The Songs of Kate Smith"
(May 21, 2013, 07:30 pm) As seen on PBS's "Live from Lincoln Center," a concert featuring Stephanie Blythe, mezzo-soprano, and Craig Terry, piano, will be held tonight in Snell Theater. Tickets: $25 general admission; $20 for faculty, staff, and students. SUNY Potsdam: Sara Snell Music Theater, 44 Pierrepont Avenue,Potsdam,NY More info
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Dance Performance: Lemi Ponifasio/MAU
(May 24 to May 25, 07:30 pm) Birds With Skymirrors was born following Lemi Ponifasio's visit to a remote Pacific island where he caught sight of frigate birds carrying videotapes in their beaks, glinting like mirrors. It is a meditation on our relationship with planet Earth. National Arts Centre (NAC), 53 Elgin Street,Ottawa,ON More info
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Burlington Discover Jazz Festival
(May 31 to June 9, All Day) Burlington's celebration of jazz, featuring Bobby McFerrin, Branford Marsalis, Eliane Elias, Lonnie Smith, Poncho Sanchez and his Latin Jazz Band, and many more. Details at discoverjazz.com. NCPR is media sponsor. Burlington, VT More info
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Gallery Opening Reception: inPRINT... from published work...
(May 31, 2013, 05:00 pm - 07:00 pm) LPCA will host an opening meet-the-artist reception on Friday, May 31 from 5-7pm. The new exhibit, inPRINT... from published work..., features the photography of Nancie Battaglia. Lake Placid Center for the Arts (LPCA), 17 Algonquin Drive,Lake Placid,NY
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Snow White, The Classical Ballet
(May 31, 2013, 07:00 pm) Adirondack Dance Company presents An Evening of the Arts Featuring Snow White - the Ballet. Tickets are $10 for Adult and $8 for Senior/Child. Tickets are available at the door. SUNY Plattsburgh: E. Glenn Giltz Auditorium, Hawkins Hall, SUNY Plattsburgh,Plattsburgh,NY
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