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A high water table and red clay that soaks up the moisture make dry basements an expensive and iffy proposition right in the heart of Tornado Alley.
Sens. Tom Coburn and James Inhofe have become the faces of pushback on federal emergency spending. Now the deadly and devastating tornado in their home state has put them in an awkward position.
Lois Lerner, who heads the IRS division dealing with nonprofits seeking tax-exempt status, will not testify on Wednesday despite a congressional subpoena, her attorney says. She is accused of closely scrutinizing conservative groups that sought...
Some single baby boomers are moving into group houses, a college-era solution to their modern needs. Housemates share costs, socialize, and cheer each other on through life's thick and thin.
For our series on the Changing Lives of Women, we're asking NPR women about their careers — and inviting you to join the conversation. We asked Cokie Roberts, who was NPR's longtime congressional correspondent, to reflect on how women get...
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Open Studio (complete program)
Jun 28, 2007 — Art and the outdoors: busking in Burlington, Saranac Lake Art Walks, trompe l'oeil, or "fool the eye" art, poetry al fresco, and jazz and blues with The Sam Hopkins Trio from Clayton. Todd Moe hosts. Go to full article
Giving Voice: Downstream in Stone Valley
Jun 28, 2007 — Rather than find someone to talk to on the topic of poetry and the outdoors, Dale Hobson decided to actually go outdoors and to write himself a new poem. In this Giving Voice we follow Dale downstream into Stone Valley in the Town of Colton. Go to full article
Giving Voice podcast: Downstream into Stone Valley
Jun 28, 2007 — Rather than find someone to talk to on the topic of poetry and the outdoors, Dale Hobson decided to actually go outdoors and to write himself a new poem. In this Giving Voice we follow Dale downstream into Stone Valley in the Town of Colton. Go to full article
McHugh fights for acid rain monitors
Jun 28, 2007 — New York lawmakers are pushing back against a move to cut a federal program that monitors acid rain. Acid rain is blamed for killing 500 lakes in the Adirondack Park alone.... Go to full article
Hydro project proposed for Indian Lake dam
Jun 28, 2007 — On Wednesday we heard Brian Mann's postcard from a rafting trip on the upper Hudson River. Water for that stretch of river is fed from the dam on Indian Lake in the central... Go to full article
Campaign finance reform driving wedge in Albany
Jun 28, 2007 — The feud between Governor Eliot Spitzer and Senate Republicans over campaign finance reform continued in the form of a roundtable discussion held by Senate Republicans. It... Go to full article
Possible measles exposure pops up in Lake George
Jun 28, 2007 — Lake George got a surprising notice from the Department of Health last week: The town was possibly exposed to measles. Quebec is experiencing a small outbreak of the disease.... Go to full article
All Before Five: 6/27/07
Jun 27, 2007 — North Country Congressman John McHugh calls for a restoration of funds to monitor acid rainfall across the country... Lake George gets a warning over measles... Feuding... Go to full article
Ozone threatens health across NY and Vermont
Jun 27, 2007 — It's hot. With 90-degree days today and tomorrow, the New York State Departments of Health and Environmental Conservation issued an Air-Quality Health Advisory. The agencies... Go to full article
New York Farm Bureau watching immigration debate
Jun 27, 2007 — The U-S Senate voted today to jump-start a stalled immigration measure that could legalize millions of unlawful immigrants. The test vote - limiting a filibuster - was 64 to... Go to full article
A whitewater trip on the living Hudson
Jun 27, 2007 — Fifty miles from its source on Mt. Marcy, the Hudson is a rocky, alpine river. It's also one of the country's most popular stretches of whitewater, passing through seventeen... Go to full article
