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Podcast: Strained household budgets create skyrocketing demand for heating aid
Nov 13, 2008 — The cost of heating oil is coming down. But across the Northeast, it's too little and too late to help many residents pay their home heating bills. Last Monday, New Yorkers began applying for federal funds from HEAP, the Home Energy Assistance Program. It's the counties, though, that process the paperwork, verify each applicant's eligibility and distribute the money. As Jonathan Brown reports, the number of people seeking help is up dramatically. Go to full article
Podcast: A Fresh Start on education: "A Marshall Plan for well-educated teachers"
Nov 13, 2008 — This week we're asking the country's most compelling thinkers for their recommendations for president-elect Barack Obama. Our series, "A Fresh Start," continues with a provocative take on kindergarten through 12th grade education. Deborah Meier is widely considered one of America's foremost education experts. Meier told David Sommerstein the world of education has to step back and ask fundamental questions about the relevance of school to childrens' lives. Go to full article
Podcast: Controversial APA rule change would affect hundreds of shoreline homes
Nov 13, 2008 — The Adirondack Park Agency is poised to enact sweeping new regulations today. The rules would expand APA authority to restrict shoreline development inside a 50-foot buffer zone. Supporters in the environmental community say the changes close loopholes that endanger water quality and waterfront habitat. But critics describe the move as an illegal power grab that threatens local economies. Brian Mann reports. Go to full article
Podcast: NYS Budget & Economy: Gov. Paterson's proposed cuts
Nov 12, 2008 — Governor Paterson followed through yesterday with the proposals he promised to slash the state's budget. Education and healthcare budgets are being targeted. Martha Foley, Karen DeWitt, and Brian Mann report. Go to full article
Podcast: A Fresh Start on Healthcare: "We have no choice but to make fundamental changes"
Nov 12, 2008 — North Country Public Radio is airing a new series of interviews called "A Fresh Start." We've asked some of the country's most compelling thinkers to make recommendations for president-elect Barack Obama. Healthcare is one of the top items on the national agenda. Dr. John Rugge, head of the Hudson Headwaters Health Network in Glens Falls, told Brian Mann the government will have to play a bigger role in healthcare, reinventing the industry and picking up more of the costs. Go to full article
Podcast: Wes Jackson's Farming Revolution
Nov 11, 2008 — Wes Jackson is one of America's most provocative thinkers on sustainable agriculture. He told David Sommerstein the roadmap to his revolution is a 50-year farm bill. Congress' traditional 5-year farm bills would phase in incremental steps. Jackson says the 50-year farm bill would slowly wean American agriculture off of pesticides and diesel fuel. Go to full article
Podcast: Fresh Start on Faith & Politics: "God is working through people who disagree with us."
Nov 11, 2008 — One of the thorniest issues facing American society is religious faith. Our nation is a tapestry of different religions and different churches. Episcopal priest and activist George Nagle from Saranac Lake says he thinks religion can play a healthier role in our political debates. Father Nagle told Brian Mann that the faith community should urge Barack Obama to think about a different slate of top issues. Go to full article
Podcast: Heard Up North: Artificial insemination on the farm
Nov 10, 2008 — If you're in the market for bull DNA, this Heard Up North is for you. Artificial inseminators criss-cross the North Country everyday, servicing dairy farms. In the back of the truck, they carry an injecting gun and a tank of liquid nitrogen that keeps bull semen chilled at negative 320 degrees. David Sommerstein caught up with one breeder while he was - literally - up to his elbow in a cow. Go to full article
Podcast: A Fresh Start on the Environment: "There's no more going down the road we're on"
Nov 10, 2008 — This week, we're airing a series of interviews called "A Fresh Start." We've asked some of the country's compelling thinkers to make recommendations for president-elect Barack Obama. One of the big questions that will face the new administration is the environment and climate change. Yesterday on a suburban street in Rutland, Vermont, author and activist Bill McKibben told Brian Mann Obama's election offers a chance for real action. Go to full article
Podcast: A Fresh Start: In pursuit of a 'nature-based' agriculture
Nov 09, 2008 — Today we begin a week-long series called "A Fresh Start." We've asked some big thinkers to make recommendations for president-elect Obama on key issues for the North Country. Our first is agriculture. Wes Jackson is a nationally recognized advocate of a new food and farm policy based on crop diversity rather than monocultures of corn, soybeans, and wheat. Jackson told David Sommerstein he was heartened to read an interview with Obama in Time Magazine. Go to full article
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