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The Eight O'Clock Hour, NCPR's morning regional newsmagazine, gives listeners a complete update on the day's news and weather along with top regional stories, plus special segments including Natural Selections with Curt Stager, Weekly Gardening Conversations with Amy Ivy, the Adirondack Almanack with John Warren, the Community Calendar, and the Writer's Almanac with Garrison Keillor. The NCPR News team.

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NCPR News Director Martha Foley and our arts and culture editor Todd Moe host The Eight O'Clock Hour each weekday morning.

 

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Physician Assistant Brittani Bickel recently returned to Harrisville, to work at the Family Health Center.  Photo: Julie Grant
Physician Assistant Brittani Bickel recently returned to Harrisville, to work at the Family Health Center. Photo: Julie Grant

The 8 O'clock Hour, 5/10/13

EJ Noble Hospital is closing its rural clinic in the Adirondack village of Harrisville, but care continues. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo details his plans for upstate casinos. Heard Up North: A "Gentleman's runabout" in the Thousand Islands.

Brian Mann and Todd Moe report on a new choral piece celebrating the 150th anniversary of Emancipation; it's a part of the John Brown Day events happening this weekend. Adirondack weekend conditions; and a special birthday surprise for Todd.  Go to full article
McKnight Farm, Montpelier, Vermont. Photo: Sarah Harris
McKnight Farm, Montpelier, Vermont. Photo: Sarah Harris

The 8 O'clock Hour, 5/9/13

A new Vermont law will grant driver's licenses to migrant workers. Nine more New York senators are named for possible corruption. Essex County's new rules on bar closing times raise questions on safety, religion.

North Country Community College reaches a deal with its faculty union. Canals in the state expect a 20-year high in commercial traffic. A new children's book by Canton writer Mary Sue Seymour includes illustrations by a young artist from Ogdensburg: Todd Moe talks with the author and the artist. And on Natural Selections: Spiders and the webs they weave.  Go to full article
At the Rusty Nail. Archive Photo of the Day: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ncpr/8476197204/">George Cook</a>, Saranac Lake, NY
At the Rusty Nail. Archive Photo of the Day: George Cook, Saranac Lake, NY

The 8 O'clock Hour, 5/8/13

U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand looks for food stamps, milk price reform in the new Farm Bill. A proposed plan to turn Lake Placid Hospital's ER into an urgent care center draws criticism. A dispute over public access overshadows a hearing on NYS campaign finance.

Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy, U.S. Rep. Bill Owens oppose a proposed US-Canada border fee. Essex County OKs an earlier closing time for bars. New York is a step closer to online access to medical records for patients.

Bill Bowers presents mime and monologue in Lake Placid, and on Story Traveler: Aesop's Fables.  Go to full article
EJ Noble Hospital's new CEO Marlinda LaValley, and new board chair Michael Burgess. Photo: Julie Grant
EJ Noble Hospital's new CEO Marlinda LaValley, and new board chair Michael Burgess. Photo: Julie Grant

The 8 O'clock Hour, 5/7/13

After a rough year, Gouverneur's EJ Noble Hospital is back open for business, but still lacking in patients. Yet another NYS legislator, Brooklyn Sen. John Sampson, is arrested on corruption charges. US Sen. Chuck Schumer says if there's a new East Coast missile defense site, it should be in New York.

The Vermont legislature deals with some major issues as it winds down its session, including end-of-life choices, legalized marijuana, and driver's licenses for migrant workers. A new report finds most upstate cities are losing jobs to the suburbs.

And on Adirondack Attic, Why an old concrete block from Mineville is important.  Go to full article
John Ferry, co-owner of Milk Street Dairy in Tylerville, in Jefferson County, shows off his new dairy barn. Photo: Joanna Richards
John Ferry, co-owner of Milk Street Dairy in Tylerville, in Jefferson County, shows off his new dairy barn. Photo: Joanna Richards

The 8 O'clock Hour, 5/6/13

Fort Drum soldiers are told to expect frequent deployments "'til the end" in Afganistan. David Sommerstein looks at New York state's new environmental regulations for dairys and asks whether they'll make a difference. Why there's a burn ban in place for the next week.

NYS Sen. Dean Skelos on public campaign financing in New York state and the lessons learned from the quick passage of the state's new gun law. US Sen. Charles Schumer wants to block 3D-printed plastic guns. The National Wildlife Federation expands its challenge to new invasive rules.

A Jefferson County dairy is expanding, thanks to a power upgrade grant from National Grid. Kim and Reggis Harris bring their music and stories of the Underground Railroad in civil rights movement to Saranac Lake. And in the garden, shaping up perennials.  Go to full article
Adirondack Health Chief Senior Services Officer Marc Walker talks with Uihlein Living Center resident Peggy Forkey at the Lake Placid nursing home in November of last year. Photo: Chris Knight via Adirondack Daily Enterprise
Adirondack Health Chief Senior Services Officer Marc Walker talks with Uihlein Living Center resident Peggy Forkey at the Lake Placid nursing home in November of last year. Photo: Chris Knight via Adirondack Daily Enterprise

The 8 O'Clock Hour 5/3/13

A new state audit says St. Lawrence County is "walking a financial tightrope." Can the North Country make nursing homes work? St. Lawrence County's ban on smoking on county property starts Saturday. New York's second-highest court upholds local fracking bans.

New York counties push a "no new mandates" law. Crossing borders to create a small-town Orthodoxy. And Adirondack weekend conditions.  Go to full article
Once a public school, the Lyon Mountain Correctional Facility operated from 1984 until 2011. Now it's up for sale. Photo: New York state
Once a public school, the Lyon Mountain Correctional Facility operated from 1984 until 2011. Now it's up for sale. Photo: New York state

The 8 O'Clock Hour 5/2/13

New York state looks to auction off 11 prisons, including two in the North Country. Longtime editor and co-publisher John Johnson, Jr., steps down from the Watertown Daily Times. The Reproductive Health Act appears stalled in the New York State Senate.

Upstate New York may be home to a big new computer plant. A preview of "Remembering the Fallen" in Watertown. And on Natural Selections: Porcupines.  Go to full article

The 8 O'Clock Hour 5/1/13

An Adirondack town tries the "white space" approach to broadband. New York considers an early voting system. Ogdensburg leaders speak out for psych center. NY state overtime costs up 11 percent. Lisa Vroman returns to her roots, sharing some musical inspiration.  Go to full article
Photo: Chris Morris
Photo: Chris Morris

The 8 O'Clock Hour 4/30/13

NY rediscovers an old crop: hops. LLocals show big support for small Adirondack theaters as the "Go Digital or go Dark" campaign begins. On "Adirondack Day", New York Gov. Cuomo calls for a new tourism push.

New York's administration tries to axe a teachers' union lawsuit over the new two percent property tax cap. US Sen. Chuck Schumer is calling for Medicare changes that he says will make the program fairer for seniors.

And using theater and creativity to combat bullying.  Go to full article
Washington County dairy (and now hops) family Les and Erica Goodman. Photo: Sarah Harris
Washington County dairy (and now hops) family Les and Erica Goodman. Photo: Sarah Harris

The 8 O'Clock Hour 4/29/13

The Watertown Community comes out to support Fort Drum as the Army plans reorganization, cuts. Will New York Gov. Cuomo drop an abortion rights bill and campaign finance reform from his agenda in the face of Republican opposition?

A Washington County dairy family switches to hops. And on this week's gardening conversation with horticulturalist Amy Ivy, keeping up with asparagus.  Go to full article

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