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NCPR News: All Before FiveWeekdays 4:45 pm
Then host Jonathan Brown collects some of the stories of our region in a new feature, Heard Up North--first-person accounts from people in the news or in the know--calling out to the noteworthy, the entertaining and the informative (who may be hiding their light under a bushel right next door). All Before Five Archive
New economic pressures and new technologies are changing farming in the North Country, but dairy is still king... And - as part of preparations for the 400th Anniversary of Samuel de Champlain's expedition across the lake now bearing his name - archaeologists are digging up a French garrison from the 1730s.
Legionnaires disease is found at another care facility in Syracuse... More "For Sale" signs are popping up across the North Country, but the market isn't seeing more buyers... More than 150 people meet in Long Lake to find common ground on issues ranging from the environment to job creation... And we hear a Saranac Lake musician who plays an acoustically tuned propane tank.
A United Airlines flight made an emergency landing today in Rochester... New York State's Attorney General says he'll investigate allegations of conflicts of interest in the construction of wind farms in Clinton and Franklin Counties... Motorcycle tourism is on the rise, but so are motorcycle fatalities... And an "all-abilities" event on the St Lawrence River invites wounded beterans and other disabled people to get into water sports.
Joe Bruno announces he'll leave his state Senate seat this week... A rebuttal in a political feud between two North Country state Senators... Some residents of Saranac Lake say the village should limit the size of big box stores... And we sit with a North Country calligrapher.
Problems continue to plague the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant... We hear what's next for the Great Lakes Water Compact now that it's been passed by all eight states and both Canadian provinces that border the Lakes... State agencies look at how to update the management of the shoreline along the Great Sacandaga Lake - the Adirondack's third-largest body of water... And a Thousand Islands landmark loses two key people.
The bodies of two Fort Drum soldiers - kidnapped last year south of Baghdad - have been found in Iraq... We tag along with young activists who want to change state politics... The Adirondack Park Agency considers a $35 million plan to replace a bridge over the Great Sacandaga Reservoir... And a Watertown community college wants to compete with four-year colleges and universities - and has a $50 million plan to do it.
NYC's population keeps growing, even as Upstate New York's population keeps dropping... We hear from young, Evangelical lobbyists trying to get the ear of state lawmakers in Albany... We look at a more natural approach to dairy farming and how it could help farmers raise healthier animals... And graphic novels from around the world are finding a larger audience here in the U.S.
As of today, all Great Lakes states agree on a compact to protect the fresh water resource from large-scale withdrawals from other, drier regions of the U.S... The state Supreme Court upholds Adirondack Park Agency regulations of houseboats... Rising gas prices put a crimp on an international carp-fishing tournament in St Lawrence County... And a look at an invasive species of carp that - if it reaches the Great Lakes - could wipe out the region's $4-billion sport-fishing industry.
A downstate billionaire promises to put $5 million into this year's legislative races in hopes of electing lawmakers who think - and vote - like him... And we take an in-depth look at the current political picture.
Former Senator Raymond Meier's emerging as a top leader in the state GOP. We hear an economist's perspective on rising prices and their impact on the North Country. And we hear from one St. Lawrence County family squeezing every penny out of its budget. David Sommerstein reports.
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Regular Features Heard Up North:Jonathan Brown and other NCPR reporters call out to people in communties all over the region to get a first-person take on what is happening that day in one of the nooks and crannies of the North Country, or to share one of the unique voices that contribute to the choir that is our region. The program is looking for individuals who can fill the bill in their community--the unofficial mayors of unincorporated villages, the diner counter know-it-alls, the barbershop networkers, the contrarian librarians. If you know someone whose tongue is well-strung, drop Jonathan a line. |
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All Before Five, our new regional news program gives listeners a complete update on the day's news and weather, followed by the top regional features stories from NCPR News.
