on:
NCPR is supported by:
About The
|
|||
 |
 |
NCPR News Director Martha Foley and our arts and culture editor Todd Moe host The Eight O'Clock Hour each weekday morning.
Regular Features
Natural Selections explores the natural world each Thursday with Dr. Curt Stager of Paul Smith's College.
Subscribe to Natural Selections podcast
Each Monday Martha Foley explores the world of gardens and gardening with Cornell Cooperative Extension horticulturist Amy Ivy.
Subscribe to the Gardening podcast
 Four Seasons of Gardening |
You can receive The Writer's Almanac Daily via email.
The Eight O'Clock Hour
with hosts Martha Foley and Todd Moe
airs weekdays 8-9 am
Subscribe to the NCPR Top Stories podcast
Subscribe to The Eight O'Clock Hour program podcast
Todd Duckworth as Edward Curtis in "The Edward Curtis Story." Photo: Andrew Alexander/GCTC
The 8 O'Clock Hour 4/10/13
Apr 10, 2013 — Lawmakers push the idea of visas for dairy workers. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo looks to give District Attorneys more corruption-fighting power. Essex County moves to reduce bar hours, but not as much as some had hoped. Using music to save an endangered tree. And Connie Meng reviews "The Edward Curtis Story" at GCTC in Ottawa. Go to full article
State Sen. Betty Little, R-Queensbury, speaks to veterans at Paul Smith's College on Wednesday. Little visited the campus to highlight the veteran-friendly programs the college has put forth in recent years. Photo: Chris Morris, Adirondack Daily Enterprise
The 8 O'Clock Hour 4/09/13
Apr 09, 2013 — How Paul Smith's college is doing right by veterans. Comptroller DiNapoli says fiscal stress for schools and municipalities may be the "new normal." Salary prospects look dim for the class of 2013. And what's in the North Country's skies this spring with astronomer Aileen O'Donoghue. Go to full article
The entrance to the Woolworth building is seen from the sidewalk on Public Square in downtown Watertown. Photo: Joanna Richards
The 8 O'Clock Hour 4/08/13
Apr 08, 2013 — Will the US follow Canada's entrepreneur visa lead? Scandal overshadows Cuomo's triumphant budget tour. Travel and job creation are on the table at Congressman Owens' US/Canada border forum. And developers are stressing urgency in their plans for revival of Watertown's Woolworth building. Go to full article
Loretta Thayer at her hamburger place, the Silver Leaf. Photo: Julie Grant
The 8 O'Clock Hour 4/05/13
Apr 05, 2013 — Another day brings more corruption and bribery charges in New York State politics. A safe haven, and homemade pie, on order at the Silver Leaf. Working to stop the sex trade in New York state, and protect its victims. The St. Regis Mohawk tribe sharply criticizes the EPA's Grasse River cleanup plan. Vermont's Senate considers driver's licenses for migrant workers. Adirondack weekend conditions. and a look at how a young artist is creating her niche in the art world. Go to full article
"Whirligig" water beetles. Photo: Zen Sutherland CC some rights reserved
The 8 O'Clock Hour 4/04/13
Apr 04, 2013 — The Smith scandal reverberates through the state's political circles. A startup looks for a way around knee surgery. North Country schools get high marks in a new "report card" based on student testing. Essex County mulls an earlier closing time for bars. and on Natural Selections: The method and madness of whirligig beetles. Go to full article
Aaron Calderon, Malik McKenzie, and Sabel Bong, of SUNY Canton, prepare to march down Main Street. Photo: David Sommerstein
The 8 O'Clock Hour 4/03/13
Apr 03, 2013 — Senator Gillibrand is pushing ways to preserve small dairy farms. Carousel Mall and Syracuse have reached a settlement. Senator and others are indicted in wide ranging corruption scandal. Heard Up North: the guy who painted the Thousand Islands bridge. How human trafficking happens all around us. Preview: "Hush" at St. Lawrence University. Go to full article
Photo: Adirondack Museum
The 8 O'Clock Hour 4/01/12
Apr 02, 2013 — Senator Schumer calls on the Environmental Protection Agency to finalize Grasse River cleanup costs for Alcoa. A new SUNY-Fort Drum program trains those on the "front lines" with returning soldiers. Saranac Lake's new school super says the problem is money. In Watertown, the North Country Arts Council brings out kids' creativity. And on Adirondack Attic: an heirloom from baseball's early days. Go to full article
The state Comptroller's Office will audit the state Olympic Regional Development Authority, which operates winter sports venues like the Whiteface Mountain Ski Center in Wilmington. Photo: ORDA
The 8 O'Clock Hour 4/01/13
Apr 01, 2013 — Alcoa commits to 900 jobs in Massena, but the Grasse River cleanup is still in flux. New York state will audit the Olympic Regional Development Authority. The EPA fines Adirondack Energy $46,000 for violations. New York's budget is finished, but the disagreements continue.
It's April Stools Day (really)! And on our weekly gardening conversation, how to help your garden feed itself. Go to full article
It's April Stools Day (really)! And on our weekly gardening conversation, how to help your garden feed itself. Go to full article
Bunchberry flower. Photo: James Anderson CC some rights reserved
The 8 O'Clock Hour 3/28/13
Mar 28, 2013 — NYS Senate passes a late-night budget. We continue our Prison Time series on alternatives to incarceration as Jeff Daring enters Moriah Shock camp. Alcoa and Reynolds Metals will pay will pay almost $20 million to clean up the St. Lawrence River. And on Natural Selections: Exploding flowers! Go to full article
Protesters at a March, 2013 meeting about a proposed NY-Vt. gas pipeline. Photo: Sarah Harris
The 8 O'Clock Hour 3/27/13
Mar 27, 2013 — The New York state budget is on track for an on-time finish, but it's not quite clear whether there's a tax increase or a "net" decrease. In our Prison Time Media Project, one man's experiences with alternatives to incarceration. Vermont and New York weigh in on proposed natural gas pipeline.
A Jefferson County School District could cut 23 jobs. and reviewer Betsy Kepes looks at a new young adult book set in Vermont; Safekeeping explores a world gone wrong. Go to full article
A Jefferson County School District could cut 23 jobs. and reviewer Betsy Kepes looks at a new young adult book set in Vermont; Safekeeping explores a world gone wrong. Go to full article
« first « previous 10 31-40 of 1847 stories next 10 » last »
