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Cows grazing at Bob Zufall's farm in Lisbon, NY. Photo: David Pynchon
Cows grazing at Bob Zufall's farm in Lisbon, NY. Photo: David Pynchon

Two farms, two very different views on sustainability

The term sustainability has become a bit watered-down in recent years. Everything from furniture, to travel, to shopping at Wal-mart has taken on the moniker.

Dictionary.com defines sustainability as "supporting long term ecological balance." Wikipedia says it is "the capacity to endure."

Many farmers strive toward sustainability. We spoke with two North Country dairy farmers, each with a very different philosophy, but both claiming to be sustainable.  Go to full article
Kellylee Evans (courtesy kellyleeevans.com)

Juno Award-winner Kellylee Evans takes the stage in Norwood

The Juno Award-winning singer is very popular in Canada and France, but not too well known (yet) in the U.S. She'll be bringing her unique blend of jazz and soul to the Norwood Village Green Concert Series June 20th. Joel Hurd tells us more.  Go to full article
Inside the Capitol, twists and turns lead to the passage of many laws. Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54021469@N00/394233312/">Holley St. Germain</a>, Creative Commons, some rights reserved

How the $#%@# does a bill become a law in NYS?

As New York's legislative session wraps up this week, some of the major issues we've been hearing about for the last while remain unresolved, and it's looking like at least some of them aren't going to get resolved in this session.

Of course bills often come together and pass the legislature at the last moment, so what's going to happen in the next couple days is anyone's guess. But how is all of this happening? Turns out it's much more complicated, and less transparent, than what you might remember from Schoolhouse Rock.  Go to full article
DEC Commissioner Joe Martens, standing at left, is at the center of big debates shaping the Adirondack North Country. NCPR file photo

DEC's Martens at center of big Adirondack debates

State conservation Commissioner Joe Martens is at the center of some of the biggest debates in the North Country.

Under Martens' leadership, the DEC has agreed to...  Go to full article
Gov. Andrew Cuomo

Cuomo agenda in danger at session end

There's three days left in the legislative session, and chances are dimming for a settlement on an abortion rights provision in the Women's Equality Act, and for reform of...  Go to full article
Montreal interim mayor Michael Applebaum, photographed in 2009. Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/22168167@N00/4285756633/">abdallahh</a>, Creative Commons, some rights reserved - See <a href="http://blogs.northcountrypublicradio.org/inbox/2013/06/17/montreal-mayor-michael-applebaum-arrested-on-14-charges/">more at the In Box</a>

Montreal mayor Michael Applebaum arrested

Another Canadian mayor is in political trouble. Montreal mayor Michael Applebaum was arrested on multiple corruption charges early yesterday morning. Now, Quebec premier...  Go to full article
Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki greets a patient at the new Spinal Cord Injury and Disorders Center at the Syracuse VA Medical Center. Photo: Joanna Richards

Syracuse VA hospital marks 60th anniversary

Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki was in Syracuse last week, to mark the 60th anniversary of the city's VA Medical Center. He also helped to formally open a new...  Go to full article

Tuesday's news briefs from the Associated Press

Cuomo and legislative leaders hold private talks on Monday and reveal very little. Authorities still haven't determined what caused six U.S. border agents to fall ill after...  Go to full article
A portion of the proceeds from <i>Ski Town Soups</i> will go to the Sowing Seeds Project, which helps elementary schools grow their own vegetables.

"Soup-er" book includes recipes from Lake Placid

The author of a new book of soup recipes from sixty ski resort towns around the country will be in Lake Placid for a book party on Thursday. Jennie Iverson's Ski Town...  Go to full article

Book Review: The Purchase

Each year Canada's Council for the Arts awards the Governor General's Literary Awards to the best books of the year. The winning novel for 2012, The Purchase, chronicles what...  Go to full article
All the participants in the stock class pose for their portait before the start of the competition. Photo: Mark Kurtz

Photo Essay: Glens Falls All-American Soap Box Derby

Akron Ohio is the Mecca of soap box derby racers and references to "going to Akron" was heard often on the Murray Street hill in Glens Falls this past Saturday. Since being...  Go to full article
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