Apr 22, 2008 — This morning we begin an occasional series of reports and interviews that focus on North Country activists who are making a difference around the world. From Antarctica to Rwanda to Siberia, people from this region are helping to fight poverty, protect the environment, and support traditional cultures. This morning, Brian Mann profiles a group of organizers in Essex County, who are working to ease tensions in the Middle East, one family and one conversation at a time.  Go to full article

Sep 05, 2006 — Todd Moe talks with Marjorie Ransom, a Lewis county native, who spent years in the Middle East as a U.S. diplomat. She's also researched and collected traditional silver jewelry of the Middle East for more than 40 years. An exhibit of some of her collection opens in Watertown at the Jefferson County Historical Society this Friday. A Gala Preview will be held Thursday, September 7, 5-7pm.  Go to full article

Jul 13, 2004 — Can peace be achieved in the Middle East? What is daily life like for citizens of Israel and Palestine? Lucille (Sis) and Jerry Levin will address these and other questions tonight (6 pm) at Keene Valley Congregational Church. The Levins are based in the Middle East where they are involved in projects promoting nonviolence as a means of creating a mre stable peacemaking environment in the Holy Land and elsewhere. Martha Foley talks with them about their volunteer work.  Go to full article

Apr 18, 2002 — Brian Mann talks with a leading policymaker in the Episcopal church about the Christian response to September 11 and violence in the Middle East.  Go to full article