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There’s been a media hub-bub since yesterday about the so-called dark side of NY’s Greek yogurt boom. A report by Justin Elliott in Modern Farmer explains that making one ounce of smooth, creamy, protein-packed yogurt, like Fage and...
If you’re a reader of the Adirondack Almanack blog or the Adirondack Daily Enterprise’s letter-to-the-editor column, you know that there is a deep, nasty and and apparently intractable debate underway over the future of the rail corridor...
There’s a lot of speculation out there about the future of the St. Lawrence Psychiatric Center in Ogdensburg. The NY Office of Mental Health is considering closing a number of state hospitals, saying that at 24, New York has more than 3 times...
May 25, 2013 — Income and wealth inequality is just about as American as baseball and apple pie. And although the economy has improved in the last few years, the unemployment rate for black Americans is about double that for whites.
May 24, 2013 — Billionaire Paul Tudor Jones says he's sorry for his comments at a university symposium that motherhood causes women to lose the focus needed to be good traders.
May 24, 2013 — Los Angeles is home to a large slice of the world's bluejeans trade. But as the U.S. apparel industry continues to shrink, the city's high-end bluejeans business faces a threat. The European Union has imposed a nearly 40 percent tariff, which could cripple the city's jean business.
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Senator Little Opposes Pataki Cuts
May 06, 2003 — Senator Betty Little says she'll stand firm in her disagreement with Governor Pataki. The Republican from Queensbury says her constituents urged her to restore deep cuts in funding for schools and nursing homes. Little spoke about the budget battle with Brian Mann. Go to full article
Preview: Going Local in a Global Economy
May 05, 2003 — The first annual Burt Symposium was held Tuesday and Wednesday May 6 and 7 at St. Lawrence University, on the topic "Going Local: Capitalizing on our Resources in St. Lawrence County." The Burt Symposium brings together stakeholders in the North Country to explore ways to enhance the region's economic, environmental and educational vitality. Go to full article
Lake George's Clean Water at Risk
May 02, 2003 — Many people who live on Lake George still draw their drinking water directly from the shore. It's considered one of the cleanest big lakes in the country. But a new coalition of groups that met this week says accelerating development threatens that quality. As Brian Mann reports, storm-water erosion, sewage, and even road salt are changing the lake's chemistry. Go to full article
Getting Tourists Back to Toronto
May 01, 2003 — Despite the fear of SARS, it appears people are responding favourably to an offer aimed at getting people to visit Toronto. Jody Tosti has more. Go to full article
Sour Economy Hurts North Country Charities
Apr 30, 2003 — Non-profits and charity groups in the North Country say the faltering national economy has hurt their efforts to raise money. Museums and hospitals and groups that offer... Go to full article
Pataki Won't Accept a Piecemeal Budget
Apr 24, 2003 — Governor Pataki says he's sticking to his anti-tax stance, forcing a likely showdown with the state legislature over restoring money to New York's schools. Karen DeWitt... Go to full article
Tackling "Sprawl" in Its Early Stages
Apr 22, 2003 — We tend to associate the North Country landscape with rolling farmland and deep forests more than sprawling strip malls and subdivisions. But Wednesday evening at Jefferson... Go to full article
Budget Cuts Force Closure of Champlain Elementary School
Apr 22, 2003 — A school board in Clinton County voted last night to close Champlain Elementary. The move is meant to narrow a 700 thousand dollar budget shortfall, triggered in part by... Go to full article
Pension Fund Fall-Out: Higher Local Budgets, Higher Property Taxes
Apr 21, 2003 — The bearish stock market is crippling New York's big employee pension funds, which lost more than ten percent of their value in the last year. In the North Country, local... Go to full article
Cleanup Scheduled at Former Feed and Coal Site in Potsdam; Motel May be Built
Apr 21, 2003 — Cleanup of a contaminated property in the village of Potsdam could make way for the development of a new motel. Jody Tosti has more. Go to full article
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