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Tim Damon, and assistant Justin Saxton, with a custom made drum kit. Photo: David Sommerstein

Tips for entrepreneurs from a guy who's succeeded twice

by David Sommerstein, in Potsdam, NY

Potsdam, NY, Feb 01, 2013 — Continuing our occasional series on the North Country's entrepreneurs is this portrait of one man who's become a poster child for small entrepreneurship

Potsdam's Tim Damon built a custom fly rod business into an online storefront success story. Then-Senator Hillary Clinton held him up as a model. The first President Bush bought a Damon rod and invited him to Maine to fish with him.

Now Damon's turning his knack for success to a new business - high end, custom drums for the drummer seeking a perfect sound. Go to full article

Couple skating in Quebec. Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/etolane/">Etolane</a>, CC <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en">some rights reserved

Court upholds Quebec rule for common law couples

by Sarah Harris, in Winooski, VT

Montreal, QC, Feb 01, 2013 — A third of all Quebec couples have "common law" partnerships - not marriages. A ruling last week in a case that's been making its way through the courts now confirms that if they split up, no one can claim alimony. Go to full article

"Cherry picker" trucks for National Grid get ready for a long night of restoring power in the Price Chopper parking lot in Canton. Photo: David Sommerstein

Wild weather: Wind, lake effect snow, record high temps

by Julie Grant, in Canton, NY

Clintonville, NY, Feb 01, 2013 — After record-high temperatures and damaging winds in much of the region the past few days, winter is back. Fire departments and highway crews answered calls all day Thursday - reports that the wind had blown off roofs, knocked down trees and power lines. Go to full article

US Sen. Charles Schumer. File photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/propublica/">Propublica </a>CC <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en">some rights reserved</a>

Schumer would crack down on oft-abused painkiller hydrocodone

by Chris Morris, in Saranac Lake, NY

Feb 01, 2013 — U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer wants the federal Food and Drug Administration to make it harder for people to get painkillers that contain hydrocodone.

Hydrocodone is... Go to full article

New York City, like many large cities in the Northern Hemisphere, lies directly under important atmospheric circulations. Photo: Tony Fischer Photography / via Flickr

How a distant city affects your local weather

by Marie Cusick, in Troy, NY

Troy, NY, Feb 01, 2013 — Seesawing temperatures, melting snow and rain, heavy winds...and that's just the latest few days of weather extremes. New research may help explain why patterns are changing.... Go to full article

Friday's news briefs from the Associated Press

by The Associated Press

Feb 01, 2013 — Lake effect snow continues to pile up in New York. A synthetic pot drug sweep has netted seizures and arrests across the state. New York, once known for its chronically late... Go to full article

Caramelo Trio: Latin contemporary live at NCPR

by Todd Moe, in Canton, NY

Canton, NY, Feb 01, 2013 — Caramelo Trio joined us live in the studio this morning to share some all original Latin contemporary music. The goup based in Potsdam, NY includes cellist Beth Robinson,... Go to full article

This weekend in the Adirondacks

by John Warren

Chestertown, NY, Feb 01, 2013 — John Warren of the Adirondack Almanack checks in each Friday morning with a look at outdoor recreation conditions around the Adirondacks for the weekend. According to John,... Go to full article

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