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Early spring garden checklist: planning for the new season
(03/21/11) It's spring! Todd Moe talks with horticulturist Amy Ivy about early spring garden chores. Okay, there's still snow on the ground in some parts of the North Country. But Amy says the garden is awakening.

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Maple syrup season underway
(03/10/10) The maple syrup season is underway across much of the North Country. It's already been a great season for some producers. Mike Farrell, Director of the Uihlein Maple Research Station in Lake Placid, knows maple syrup. 5,500 maples are tapped at Uihlien. You might say this is his season. Farrell studies the economic trends of maple syrup, how climate change is affecting the season and promotes maple syrup production in the region. He spoke with Todd Moe.

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Bringing spring indoors
(03/09/09) Martha Foley and horticulturist Amy Ivy share tips and ideas on forcing birch, cherry and maple cuttings to bloom indoors this season.

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Bringing early spring inside
(03/17/08) Spring starts this Thursday, and horticulturist Amy Ivy says there are ways to bring some spring colors indoors this month. She spoke with Martha Foley.

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More about planning and planting trees
(03/03/08) Martha Foley and horticulturist Amy Ivy talk about choosing the right trees for your yard and where to put them.

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The March Night Sky: Savoring the Waning Winter Stars
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(03/15/05) Martha Foley chats with St. Lawrence University astronomer Aileen O'Donoghue about the early spring night sky.
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Voices from the Canton Peace March
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Anti-war marchers in Canton
Anti-war marchers in Canton
(02/17/03) Millions of people around the world protested against war in Iraq over the weekend. More than two hundred people marched in Canton Saturday under sunny skies and in frigid cold. They carried signs like "Pray For Peace," "Honk For Peace" and simply "No War On Iraq." David Sommerstein talked to participants and onlookers as the march wound its way up and down Main Street. Rally audio, photos and more
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Single-use packages of laundry detergent are causing problems for kids who eat them. There have been at least 250 cases of illness from the packs reported to poison control centers across the country already this year.
 
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