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This mountain lion kitten at the New York State Zoo at Thompson Park in Watertown, now seven months old (left), will receive his official name on Monday. You can still vote for your favorite among five finalists on the Zoo's Facebook page: www.facebook.com/NYSZoo
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Orchestra of Northern New York Celebrates J. S. Bach

(February 11, 2012, 07:30 pm - 09:30 pm) Featuring The Baroque Orchestra of The Orchestra of Northern New York. Tickets are available through CPS Ticketing Services at (315)267-2277 or at www.onny.org. Adults $18, Seniors $16, Students 13+ $10. [Watertown Trinity Episcopal Church, 227 Sherman Street,Watertown,NY] More info
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Fort Drum's 3rd Brigade Combat Team is beginning to come home after a year-long deployment in Afghanistan. The brigade, about 3,500 soldiers, was sent to an area just west of Kandahar City in southern Afghanistan, where few troops had been... more
          

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Why horse-race stuff sometimes matters
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A lot of In Boxers hate it when I drift into discussions of horse-racey stuff.  Who's up, who's down, who's got the most money or the biggest organization. I understand why.  In politics, things are most interesting when we're...

Maybe you really can have it all…when you're 9 years old.
(The In Box)

So check out these guys going at it with fiddle, guitar, and banjo.  And then check out the awesome Millenium Falcon model on the night stand by their bed. If I were nine years old, could pick like that, and I had that outrageously cool, nerdy toy,...

The coolest journey you'll take today
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NCPR's June Peoples shared this around on Facebook and I know a lot of In Boxers will find it incredibly, incredibly fantastic (no, that's not too many incrediblies…) Click through on the link here.

Nanu nanu from Saranac Lake
(The In Box)

Space alien invasion indeed. Yesterday I was having lunch at Blue Moon Cafe in Saranac Lake and Aggie Pelltieri dropped by to talk up this weekend's Winter Carnival parade, even offering a sneak peak of  one distinctly awesome float. I'm...

Morning Read: Redistricting delays "cloud" North Country politics
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A major political fight is brewing over state Senate and Assembly district lines drawn up by politicians in Albany as part of the census-redistricting process. Critics, including Governor Andrew Cuomo, described the political map released last month...

Cuomo Administration and (part of) NYSCOPBA reach a tentative deal
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The Cuomo administration and a portion of the New York State Correctional Officers and Police Benevolent Association (according the the Albany Times-Union's "Capitol Confidential" blog, "the vast majority of them are Office of...

The Garden PlotThe Garden Plot

The Garden Plot. Join market gardener Ellen Beberman and green thumbs throughout the region to share gardening tips, pics, and tales of woe.

Everything you always wanted to know about carrots

Q: Where can I find information on the most popular carrot-playing musicians available for hire? Oh, and I was quite... more
 

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Enchanted IslandMet Opera: Wagner's Gotterdammerung

With its cataclysmic climax, the Ring cycle, directed by Robert Lepage, comes to its resolution. Deborah Voigt stars as Brünnhilde and Jay Hunter Morris is Siegfried--the star-crossed lovers doomed by fate. Fabio Luisi conducts.

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February 9, 2012 | NPR · All these mournful, inward-facing songs (including the unreleased "Jeremiah's Blues") require is the Hold Steady singer, his acoustic guitar and the indispensable pedal steel of Ricky Ray Jackson.
 
 

Music & Arts

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"VLA," oil on canvas. Artist: Peter Seward, Lake Placid NY. peterseward.com/
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String Fever Radio Jam

Join Barb Heller and a crowd of great bluegrass musicians next Thursday (Feb. 16) at 3 pm for the fourth annual String Fever Radio Jam. We'll be webcasting live this year on the home page at ncpr.org. Grab your instrument and join in at home. Here's the sheet music for all the songs in order:
Music Rewind

Music Rewind:

Listen to the latest locally-hosted NCPR music programs:
The Beat Authority w/David Sommerstein
The Blue Note w/Ellen Rocco
The Bridge w/Joel Hurd
The Folk Show w/Mike Alzo
Music for a Monday w/Jackie Sauter
The Radio Bob Show w/Bob Sauter
String Fever w/Barb Heller

In the News

Fort Drum brigade commander says deployment has been tough, but successful

Fort Drum's 3rd Brigade Combat Team is beginning to come home after a year-long deployment in Afghanistan. The brigade, about 3,500 soldiers, was sent to an area just west of Kandahar City in southern Afghanistan, where few troops had been...

Burmese refugees hope for change

For half a century, one of the most repressive nations in the world has been Burma, or Myanmar, as its military government renamed it several years ago. But recently surprising political changes in that Southeast Asian country have led to a possible...

Report: Champlain Hudson power project would create jobs, save money

A new report finds that the project that will carry power under Lake Champlain to the New York City area will create more than 1,000 jobs.

London Economics International recently released its analysis of the macro-economic impacts of the...

State Medicaid cuts hit teen health program

Planned Parenthood of the North Country is closing down its teen pregnancy and parenting program after New York cut the program's in its effort to trim statewide Medicaid expenses.

St. Joe's, neighbors seek compromise on vets' residence

Neighbors of St. Joseph's Rehabilitation Center in Saranac Lake are concerned about plans for a new treatment facility for veterans struggling with substance abuse addiction and post-traumatic stress disorder.

St. Joseph's wants to...

Bishop blasts Obama HHS policy

The top Roman Catholic official in the North Country is blasting the Obama administration for requiring churches to provide health insurance to employees that includes services such as contraception and sterilization.

McKibben sees losses, victories in climate change fight

It’s been a big year for author and climate change activist Bill McKibben. His organization, 350.org, led a series of national protests against an oil pipeline from Canada known as Keystone XL.

Critics say the pipeline would accelerate...

DEC hosts national meeting on adapting to climate change

New York is hosting a meeting of federal agencies, northeastern states, and tribal groups this morning in Albany to talk about adapting to climate change.

Pat Riexinger, director of the division of fish, wildlife, and marine resources...

Much left to do on Irene stream restoration

River and stream rehabilitation is under way in communities hit hard by Tropical Storm Irene last year. But officials say a lot of work still remains to be done to put things right.

Lawmakers, local politicians and state officials joined...

Students gather to meet lawmakers, talk politics

NCPR kicked off election coverage with a series of stories this week. See below for more on the 23rd district race for the House of Representatives.

Politics are everywhere these days, from the bitter Republican primary fight that’s...

NY-23 House race could once again be shaped by national politics

The 23rd district House seat that covers much of the North Country is expected to see one of the hottest election fights in the country this year.

In recent years, Republicans, Conservatives, and tea party activists have been bitterly...

Hassig challenges major parties for congress

A St. Lawrence County man plans to run as a Green Party candidate in the race for New York’s 23rd Congressional District seat.

Donald Hassig lives in Colton. Since 2000 has run an advocacy group called Cancer Action NY, dedicated to...

Greene says she's the "true" conservative in GOP primary

Kellie Greene has tossed her hat into the mix of candidates seeking to defeat U.S. Rep. Bill Owens in the upcoming congressional election. The Sackets Harbor woman describes herself as a “true” constitutional conservative. She says she’s been...

Adirondack Attic: Saranac Lake Ice Palace

We continue our series, the Adirondack Attic, with Andy Flynn. You may know Andy from his series of Adirondack Attic books on local history. He uses the objects people make, use and leave behind to tell stories about the life and times of the...

Theatre Review: "Caroline, or Change" at Syracuse Stage

The musical Caroline, or Change is running at Syracuse Stage through February 26. Resident theatre critic Connie Meng attended a recent performance and has this review.

Winter sends bugs onto the indoor landscape

Ladybugs and clusterflies are certainly annoying indoors residents. And a new "leaf-footed" insect, the western conifer seed bug, can be disconcerting. But as Cornell Cooperative Extension horticulturist Amy Ivy tells Martha Foley, they're not...

Natural Selections: Hive economy

In the second in our series about the biological marketplace, Martha Foley and Dr. Curt Stager look into the beehive. While some worker bees might try to "cheat," introducing their own eggs into the genetic pool of the hive, other workers will...

A renewed interest in songs unsung

Crane School of Music tenor Donald George tells Todd Moe why he chose to record a second volume of music by Boston composer Margaret Lang, who was the first woman to have had her music performed by a major American orchestra. She wrote more than 130...

The arts as part of the economic solution

Artists and arts supporters from around the region will be in Albany next Tuesday to visit with lawmakers and speak up for the arts. Todd Moe talks with St. Lawrence County Arts Council director Hilary Oak about "Arts Advocacy Day", and why the...

Preview: "The New York Idea" in Canton

The Grasse River Players' winter production of The New York Idea opens in Canton Thursday night as part of the annual Winterfest. Todd Moe talks with Libby Brandt and Carole Berard, two long-time members of Canton's community theater group,...

Wilderness On A Plate: A California Chef On His Foraged Feasts

Few American chefs take foraging wild foods quite as seriously as Daniel Patterson of Coi restaurant in San Francisco. At any given day, he might be cooking with California clams, lichen, coastal spinach, Monterey Cypress, and angelica root in one...

A Year After Mubarak, Where Does Egypt Stand?

Egypt has faced deteriorating security and a surge in crime since the popular uprising that ousted Hosni Mubarak a year ago. The country's military rulers have yet to transfer power to civilian rule, and though many are proud of the revolution, some...

Deconstructing Dengue: How Old Is That Mosquito?

Dengue fever, a nasty disease caused by a virus, is just beginning to show up in the U.S. It's carried from person to person by mosquitoes, and one researcher studying the spread is looking for clues in the age of the insects. But it's not very easy...

A Real Estate Deal That Spans The Earth

For sale: 160 acres of rolling hills in California perfect for a vineyard, cattle ranch or communication with outer space. The Jamesburg Earth Station and its 10-story satellite dish once relayed broadcasts of historical events like the Apollo 11...

Religion And Birth Control: Not Just A GOP Fight

Along with Republicans, some Democrats said religious institutions shouldn't have to include birth control in their employees' health coverage. The Obama administration altered its policy Friday, but the issue could still affect which party controls...

New Contraceptive Plan: A Successful Balancing Act?

President Obama announced a change of course Friday regarding religious institutions and birth control coverage. The administration, which seemed caught off guard by the strong opposition to its original policy, hopes to regain Catholic allies and...

In Honduras, Police Accused Of Corruption, Killings

The Central American nation is the most violent country in the world, according to the United Nations. A mix of drug trafficking, political instability and history adds up to a murder rate that is now four times that of Mexico. Contributing to the...

As CPAC Ends, Contest In Conservatism Goes On

Mitt Romney has struggled to prove his conservative authenticity to voters. At the Conservative Political Action Conference, he hardly uttered a sentence that didn't include the word "conservative." For this weekend — and the primary...

With Contraceptive Coverage Plan 2.0, Obama Pleases Allies, But Not Everyone

Supporters who split with the White House over the original health care initiative are coming back to the fold now that the president has changed strategy. But some Catholics and Capitol Hill Republicans are still fuming.

With Death Toll Soaring, What's Next In Aid To Syria?

As the death toll mounts in Syria, the U.S. and its partners are seeking new diplomatic initiatives to persuade Syrian President Bashar Assad to silence his army's guns and give up power. Turkey's foreign minister says it's crucial for the world to...
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