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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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Adirondack Carousel Grand Opening

(May 26, 2012, 01:00 pm - 04:00 pm) Grand opening of the Adirondack Carousel, with special activities. Meet the talented carvers and craftspeople, community volunteers and neighbors, as the lights are turned on and the music starts up. NCPR is media sponsor. [William Morris Park, Depot St and Bloomingdale ave,Saranac Lake,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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Opposition grows to Cuomo plan to protect NYers in state care
Opposition is growing in the legislature to Governor Cuomo’s top end-of-session priority. The governor would like to enact a new agency to curb abuse of people with mental and physical disabilities at state-run centers. Opponents, though,... more
          

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The politics of a North Country bridge
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Over the weekend, people gathered from New York and Vermont to celebrate the completion of the new Lake Champlain Bridge, from Crown Point to Addison. The hero of the day was bridge designer and world-renowned architect Ted Zoli, who was born in...
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Baby, let me drive your car
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This is a short entry about cars–of the extreme variety: either very (VERY) cheap or very (VERY) expensive. The two extremes are represented by a father, NCPR's Chief Engineer Radio Bob Sauter, and his son, a 247wallst.com reporter/editor...
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Congratulations…now, start paying
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From all at NCPR, congratulations to everyone who walked across the stage this month to receive a college diploma. We look forward to hearing about the good work you do. Sadly, for most of you, there's an urgency to find work–any...
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Hot and bothered in Ottawa: controversial museum exhibition explores sex
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Museums. Some love them, others find them dull and stodgy. You could say something slightly similar about sex: some love it, others find the topic upsetting and private. Well, a traveling show called "Sex: a Tell-all Exhibition" opened...
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Ice Hockey: old and new
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The quest for the Stanley Cup continues, despite the unhappy fact that no Canadian teams remain in the hunt. A national travesty, to be sure, because in Canada, never mind football, baseball or basketball. Hockey rules. Period. Other countries love...
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Tinker, tailor, cobbler
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My grandfather was a cobbler. Is "cobbler" a trade even known to people under a certain age? Have you ever tried to find a cobbler–shoe repair shop–in the north country? Not easy. Whether you wear leather, rubber or synthetic...
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The chink in the Democrats' armor
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I've reported here repeatedly that the Democratic Party is riding a long-term wave of demographic and cultural trends that bode well for its future. A more urban, multi-ethnic, women-empowered society — and those are all measurable,...
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Object of our obsession, distraction, loathing
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In a recent edition of Slate, there's a wonderful slide show history of phone styles from the earliest of the late 19th century to the iSlab. Like many, I have a love/hate relationship with the phone. I love it when it rings on Mother's...
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We think he's #1, too
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After a year's sabbatical divided between teaching in Korea and Burlington, Clarkson professor Chris Robinson was back at the station for a planning meeting about our expanding book club and multi-platform NCPR literary offerings. Following the...
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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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Opposition grows to Cuomo plan to protect NYers in state care

Opposition is growing in the legislature to Governor Cuomo’s top end-of-session priority. The governor would like to enact a new agency to curb abuse of people with mental and physical disabilities at state-run centers. Opponents, though, say the...
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Potsdam considers police force size

The Potsdam Village Board opened a public discussion on the size of the police force last night.

Two positions have remained unfilled since one sergeant resigned last year, and another was promoted to chief. That’s prompted questions...
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Saranac Review poems nominated for Pushcart Prize

The Saranac Review is a literary journal published at SUNY Plattsburgh. Since 2004, the journal has slowly built a name for itself in the literary community. And this spring it received a big honor: two poems featured in the journal were...
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A beach, cold water, and plenty of sunshine at Tirrell Pond

It's been an on-again, off-again sort of spring, but last weekend was picture perfect in the North Country, with sunshine and hot days. Brian Mann took advantage of the weather to make the eight-mile round trip hike to Tirrell Pond, a pristine lake...
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Books: "This is What I Thought at the Time"

Long-time Canton resident Peter Van de Water is out with a new book, This is What I Thought at the Time. It’s a collection of his essays originally published in the St. Lawrence Plaindealer: everything from farming to politics. ...
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All Before Five: 05/21/12

Potsdam considers the future of village its police department. New Yorkers and Vermonters celebrate the opening of the new Lake Champlain Bridge. And, Heard Up North, singing American Woodcocks announce spring—and look for mates.
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Lake Champlain bridge dedication, a party and a moment in history

The new Lake Champlain Bridge opened for business back in November. But over the weekend, thousands of people gathered to officially dedicate the span, which connects Crown Point and Addison, Vermont. Brian Mann was there and sent this audio...
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Potsdam considers police force size

Tonight the Potsdam Village Board will hold a public discussion on the size of the village Police Department. Potsdam has only cut its the department by one position, since former Sergeant Kevin Bates took over as Chief of Police, but that cut has...
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North Elba waste digester would be a first

A high school science teacher from Lake Placid wants to help the town of North Elba change the way it disposes of organic waste.

Tammy Morgan teaches biology and environmental science at Lake Placid Middle-High School. She recently...
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IBM wants to put "Watson" to work

IBM's Watson already has "Jeopardy!" under its belt. Now the computer giant is turning to the University of Rochester for ideas on what to do next. The Innovation Trail's Zack Seward explains.
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U.S.-Bound Passenger Jet Diverted Due To 'Security Issue' On Board

US Airways Flight 787 was headed to Charlotte, N.C., from Paris when it landed in Bangor, Maine, instead. The Transportation Security Administration says there was a report of "suspicious behavior" by a passenger.
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Auction Of Reagan's Blood Draws Condemnation

An online auction of a vial said to contain blood drawn from the president the day he was shot in 1981 is "a craven act and we will use every legal means to stop its sale or purchase," says a spokesman for the Ronald Reagan Presidential...
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Why Is That Undulating Blob Of Flesh Inspecting My Oil Drill?

A mile below the sea surface near an oil drill, a robotic camera caught a glimpse of a green-gray blob. The camera operator spun the rig around to catch sight of the glimmering, undulating animal. What was it?
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'Right-Hand': A Lush Prequel To 'Mason's Retreat'

In <em>The Right-Hand Shore</em>, Christopher Tilghman returns to the racially charged landscape and the crumbling plantations of his book <em>Mason's Retreat</em>. <em>Fresh Air</em> critic Maureen Corrigan calls...
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How Much Can Potential Employers Ask About You?

Over the past decade, employee background checks have become a billion-dollar business. Some lawmakers think companies that want to know not just about criminal backgrounds but social media passwords have gone too far.
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Facebook's Stock: What Should It Cost?

Put your financial acumen to the test. Where should the stock, which has been on a slide since it debuted on Friday, land?
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Tracking The Junk Food The World Eats After Dark

Data from a mobile phone app shows that people all over the world eat less healthy foods later in the day and at night. Is it a lack of healthy options? A lack of willpower? Whatever the answer, it's not good for our health.
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Trained Interpreters Can Help Prevent Medical Errors

Though they may be well-meaning, not to mention more affordable than trained interpreters, relying on accidental interpreters, such as family members, during medical treatment isn't the best idea, research has found.
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Existing Home Sales And Prices Both Rose In April

The news is one sign that home prices may finally be recovering.
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Europe's Crisis Threatens To Kill Global Economic Recovery, Experts Warn

Unless leaders in Europe act quickly, the financial crisis there could drag down the global economy and kill what appears to be a "fragile, extremely uneven" recovery, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development warns.
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