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Two dairy farms, both in northern New York, both succeeding economically. But they have very different definitions of what “sustainable” means in the context of farming. Today, The Dirt’s Julie Grant compared on the radio the 1,500...
The Assembly voted unanimously today to cap tax assessments on agricultural land at 2% increases per year. The bill now goes before Governor Andrew Cuomo for his signature. Because farmland is valued by the crops it can produce, and the price of...
Hello! New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli is in Watertown today, and as part of his visit (his office is also hosting a conference on leadership in local government) he’s released a new report on that city’s financial...
Jun 20, 2013 — Getting clean water to people in the developing world isn't just an engineering problem.
Jun 20, 2013 — Supplies of oil have been surging this year, and U.S. drivers, who have been switching to more fuel-efficient cars, are using less gasoline.That would seem to be the right economic combination to push down prices at the pump, but gasoline prices have remained stubbornly high this summer.
Jun 20, 2013 — Textile workers in some poor countries like Bangladesh can make less than $100 a month. One factory in the Dominican Republic is trying something different: It's paying workers $500 a month. The company has yet to break even after three years, but the CEO says the business is growing rapidly and he believes it will be profitable.
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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 services to poor people say donations are down sharply. As Brian Mann reports, the pinch comes at a time when state and federal aid is shrinking. 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 reports. 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 Community College in Watertown, nationally-recognized landscape architect Peter Flinker will answer the question: are we planning for the sprawl of the future? Martha Foley talks with John Deans, former president of Jefferson Community College and the current mayor of Sackets Harbor about how North Country communities are preparing for growth and change. 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
Schumer Visits Lewis County and Massena
Apr 18, 2003 — Senator Chuck Schumer outlined his agenda of North Country issues in two appearances yesterday. New York's senior senator discussed a statewide snowmobile insurance plan in... Go to full article
Former Ames CEO Joins 'Wise Buys' Team
Apr 17, 2003 — A group of North Country investors hope to have a chain of department stores to replace Ames open by the end of the summer in up to seven towns in northern New York. As... Go to full article
Hometown Money: A Return to the Barter System
Apr 15, 2003 — A Canton Farmers Market vendor wants to start a barter system economy using printed currency. A prototype of the exchange system has worked in the central New York city of... Go to full article
US-Canada Summit "Postponed"
Apr 14, 2003 — Concerns over US-Canada relations are likely to intensify, following an announcement on Sunday that President Bush has postponed a trip to Ottawa. The move comes as the two... Go to full article
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