Saranac Lake, NY, Apr 04, 2012 — The new president and CEO of Planned Parenthood of the North Country recognizes that she enters the job at a time when the nation's health policies and politics are making headlines. Betsy Brown, of Lake Placid, was appointed to the position on March 19. She succeeds Kathie Wunderlich, who retired last year.

Brown began her career in health care as a college-aged volunteer, helping with family planning on a student hotline. She went on to serve with the Peace Corps for two years in West Africa, and later worked in family planning in Latin America and the Caribbean, Africa and the former Soviet Union. Chris Morris sat down with Brown at Planned Parenthood's Saranac Lake office last week.  Go to full article

Canton, NY, Apr 04, 2012 — As the Republican primary marches forward, researcher Thomas Seeley is reminded of his work with honeybees. That might sound odd, but Seeley has spent decades studying the relationships in a hive, and says bees have an even longer history than human beings of making decisions democratically. Dr. Seeley is giving a public talk tonight at St. Lawrence University.

He spoke yesterday with Julie Grant about new research that points to certain pesticides as the major reason for the death of bees around the world. Seeley also explained how honeybees decide where to build a new hive, and how that's similar to our own democratic process.  Go to full article

Burlington, VT, Apr 02, 2012 — President Barack Obama visited Burlington, Vermont last Friday for a fundraiser and campaign event. The state hasn't been visited by a sitting president since Clinton's trip in 1995. Obama arrived on Air Force One around 11:30 a.m. He met with Vermont politicians, lunched with high paying campaign donors, then spoke to a crowd of supporters at the University of Vermont. Sarah Harris was there and has our story.  Go to full article

Saranac Lake, NY, Mar 23, 2012 — The election season is upon us, but the races and the districts across the North Country are still in flux. Lake Placid accountant Doug Hoffman has dropped out of the race...  Go to full article

Saranac Lake, NY, Mar 21, 2012 — Voters swept two more Democrats onto the Saranac Lake Village Board of Trustees Tuesday. Local business owner Barbara Rice and Adirondack Park Agency attorney Paul Van Cott...  Go to full article

Glens Falls, NY, Mar 19, 2012 — Congressman Chris Gibson says he loves representing the North Country, and he hopes redistricting lets him continue serving people in places like Warren, Washington and Essex...  Go to full article

Rochester, NY, Mar 19, 2012 — Republicans gathered in Rochester Friday to pick a candidate to challenge Democratic Senator Kirsten Gillibrand.

Former governor George Pataki was the keynote...  Go to full article