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Will shrinking the US military slam the North Country’s economy?

NCPR’s Joanna Richards has a great story this morning on the ways that deep military cuts could affect the community around Fort Drum. There’s a lot of uncertainty, but national reorganization efforts brewing in the Pentagon could mean...

Drones, good times ahead for Fort Drum?

Happy fundraiser Thursday! Have you given yet? OK, that’s all for that. So President Barack Obama unveiled the fiscal year 2014 budget blueprint yesterday (read more from the White House here.) Although, as NPR’s Scott Horsley said...

Morning Read: Tuition assistance program for soldiers is back!

Good (late) morning! Today at ncpr.org, all about Sen. Charles Schumer’s visit to Massena yesterday, wherein the senator urged the Environmental Protection Agency to approve a final cost for Alcoa’s cleanup of the Grasse River. The EPA...

Where war led us…10 years later

On March 20, 2003, the United States invaded Ba’athist Iraq. Dale Hobson filed this blog entry a few days later. Nations fight wars for a range of reasons: to protect against invasion, to secure resources, to retaliate, to advance ideology. As...

Afternoon Read: 150 civilian jobs to be lost at Fort Drum

The Watertown Daily Times reports today (as do others, including the Associated Press) that 150 civilian jobs will be leaving Fort Drum. Virginia-based DynCorp International will move some of its operations from our region to North Carolina and...

News stories tagged with "military"

Fort Ticoneroga Under Attack by Re-enactors

by Todd Moe

Jun 22, 2001 — Hundreds of French and Indian War re-enactors from around the country are gathering at Fort Ticonderoga this weekend. They'll wear 18th century military garb and recreate pre-Revolutionary War skirmishes. It's being billed as the largest-ever gathering of French and Indian War re-enactors. Todd Moe talks with Bob Bearor, writer, historian and expert on the French and Indian War. Go to full article

Mchugh Proposes Ft. Drum Enhancements

by David Sommerstein

May 01, 2001 — As the Bush administration looks to trim federal spending to accommodate a trillion-dollar tax cut, North Country Congressman John McHugh is working to make sure Fort Drum is indispensible to any military budget. David Sommerstein reports McHugh is proposing 40 million dollars in enhancements to the Jefferson County army base. Go to full article

McHugh Speculates on Base Closings

by Brian Mann

Apr 10, 2001 — Congressman John McHugh says he expects another round of military base closings to start in the next couple of years... and he thinks Fort Drum may be vulnerable. As Brian Mann reports, McHugh says shuttering Fort Drum would be a disaster for Watertown. Go to full article

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