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NCPR News Staff: Sarah Harris
Champlain Valley Correspondent
Sarah Harris was a sophomore in college when the radio bug bit. She spent the year producing audio narratives of students' journeys to Middlebury (where she went to school) through the Middlebury Fellowship in Narrative Journalism. A long-time public radio lister, Sarah thought she might've found her niche. She spent the money she earned from the fellowship on equipment and promptly headed abroad to the Maldives and Nepal, where she did a ton of interviews and spent a month at Community Radio Madanpokhara, South Asia's first rural-based community radio station.
Upon returning to the United States, Sarah decided she needed to learn how to do radio for real. So she called NCPR on a Friday afternoon and proceeded to pester station manager Ellen Rocco until she agreed to give Sarah an internship. Sarah spent the following summer interning at the station and living on Ellen's Dekalb farm. She's been producing stories for NCPR ever since.
Sarah now covers the Champlain Valley. Her work has aired on Morning Edition and All Things Considered and has been published in The American Prospect and Slate. She reported on cement production in Chanute, Kansas through the Middlebury Fellowship in Environmental Journalism and contributed to the award-winning NPR/Center for Public Integrity collaborative series "Poisoned Places." Sarah assistant taught the first session of the Transom Story Workshop in fall 2011. She lives in Burlington, Vermont. E-mailStories filed by Sarah Harris
Andy Sajor out in the middle of Lake Champlain. Photos: Sarah Harris
Winter sailors chase ice and wind on Lake Champlain
Chazy, NY, Feb 23, 2012 — Imagine racing over a frozen lake on a wind-powered sled, hitting speeds that top 40 miles an hour. Ice sailing is a big sport in winter and the north end of Lake Champlain has a growing reputation as one of the best venues in the northeast. Our Champlain Valley correspondent Sarah Harris headed out on the ice to give it a try. Go to full article
Lorinda Bushey
Heating assistance cuts mean a tough winter in NY, VT
Swanton, VT, Feb 22, 2012 — The federal low income heating assistance program, commonly known as LIHEAP, has had a lot of ups and downs this year. Funding levels are lower than they've been in awhile. And there's more demand for services.
In New York state, this winter's average benefits for families are $500-700 lower than they were last year.
Sarah Harris reports from Vermont, where the state's Congressional delegation secured an additional $5 million to bolster the program. But even with that help, many Vermonters are still struggling to keep their heat on this winter. Go to full article
In New York state, this winter's average benefits for families are $500-700 lower than they were last year.
Sarah Harris reports from Vermont, where the state's Congressional delegation secured an additional $5 million to bolster the program. But even with that help, many Vermonters are still struggling to keep their heat on this winter. Go to full article
Morgan Kelly (left) from Saranac High School and Assemblywoman Janet Duprey with delegates from Clinton and Essex county high schools
Students gather to meet lawmakers, talk politics
Peru, NY, Feb 10, 2012 — NCPR kicked off election coverage with a series of stories this week. See below for more on the 23rd district race for the House of Representatives.
Politics are everywhere these days, from the bitter Republican primary fight that's playing out on our TV screens to the redistricting battle in Albany that could shake up politics right here in our own backyard. As 2012 goes on, the news and conversation will only get louder and more intense.
Most high school students can't vote, but politics plays a big role in their lives, too. And they're paying attention, at least the teens are who gathered recently in Peru to talk about government and politics. Our correspondent Sarah Harris sends this report. Go to full article
Politics are everywhere these days, from the bitter Republican primary fight that's playing out on our TV screens to the redistricting battle in Albany that could shake up politics right here in our own backyard. As 2012 goes on, the news and conversation will only get louder and more intense.
Most high school students can't vote, but politics plays a big role in their lives, too. And they're paying attention, at least the teens are who gathered recently in Peru to talk about government and politics. Our correspondent Sarah Harris sends this report. Go to full article
Frances Fairchild, Chazy Public Library director, with the new library's stained glass installation
Librarians talk about their jobs
Chazy, NY, Jan 25, 2012 — These are tough times, as libraries grapple with changing technology and shrinking budgets. But librarians in Clinton County say their work is more important than ever. Sarah Harris talked with Stan Ransom, Frances Fairchild, Betsy Brooks, Eva Jankowska and Jacqueline Madison, all librarians in Clinton County. Go to full article
Betsy Brooks (left) and Eva Jankowska of the Clinton-Essex-Franklin Library System
North Country libraries: balancing services, budgets
Plattsburgh, NY, Jan 25, 2012 — Libraries aren't just quiet places filled with books. In the North Country, libraries serve as social hubs and community centers. These days, they're scrambling to keep pace with the changing ways that we use information and technology.
But decreases in funding are making it harder for rural libraries to juggle their many missions. Sarah Harris has our story. Go to full article
But decreases in funding are making it harder for rural libraries to juggle their many missions. Sarah Harris has our story. Go to full article
Protestors outside the state house
Vermonters protest Citizens United, call for constitutional amendment
Montpelier, VT, Jan 23, 2012 — Saturday marked the two-year anniversary of the supreme court Citizens United decision. The court voted 5-4, saying that corporations have the same protected speech rights as people, including the right to make unlimited financial contributions to groups who want to influence elections. That's upsetting to a lot of Vermonters. And as Sarah Harris reports, they're working to change it. Go to full article
Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin (photo: Wikipedia)
No tax increase in Vermont budget
Montpelier, VT, Jan 13, 2012 — Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin addressed the state legislature Thursday with his proposed budget for the coming fiscal year. With federal funds factored in, the budget totals around $6.7 billion. Go to full article
Vermont lawmakers face busy session
Montpelier, VT, Jan 04, 2012 — The Vermont legislature convened in Montpelier yesterday for the first day of the 2012 legisaltive session. It's session is expected to be a busy one, with lawmakers determining how to fill a multi-million dollar budget gap and recover from Tropical Storm Irene. Go to full article
Vermont minimum wage up in 2012
Burlington, VT, Jan 03, 2012 — Vermonters earning minimum wage had reason to celebrate this New Year's Day. The state's minimum wage is indexed to the cost of living. And that pushed Vermont's minimum up 31 cents yesterday, from $8.15 an hour to $8.46. It was one of 8 states to raise its minimum wage on Jan. 1, and now has the third highest minimum in the country. Minimum wage in New York State is the same as the federal rate, $7.25 an hour. Go to full article
Joe Orifice. Photo: Kate Glenn
Paul Smith's professor a teacher and a farmer, too
Dec 29, 2011 — Last summer, NCPR reporters traveled the region looking for the new generation of North Country farmers for a series we called Farmers Under 40. We're listening back this week to the highlights.
Today we have a profile of Joe Orefice, an assistant professor of forestry at Paul Smith's College.
Orefice taught the school's first sustainable community agriculture course this past year. He also owns and operates a small farm, which he uses as a teaching tool.
Last summer Paul Smith's culinary arts students visited Joe's farm for a lesson in local meats. Sarah Harris joined them and has our story. Go to full article
Today we have a profile of Joe Orefice, an assistant professor of forestry at Paul Smith's College.
Orefice taught the school's first sustainable community agriculture course this past year. He also owns and operates a small farm, which he uses as a teaching tool.
Last summer Paul Smith's culinary arts students visited Joe's farm for a lesson in local meats. Sarah Harris joined them and has our story. Go to full article
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