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<title>Mohawk chiefs hope casino pact paves way for more land</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (May 23, 2013) On Tuesday, Governor Cuomo and the chiefs of the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe announced a surprise deal in Albany. It grants the Mohawks&apos; exclusive gaming rights in the North Country. In return, the tribe will resume sharing millions of dollars in casino revenue with New York State and St. Lawrence and Franklin counties. That after a three-year dispute.Yesterday, the chiefs were back in Akwesasne, holding a press conference at their brand new hotel and casino expansion.They called Cuomo &quot;sincere&quot;. They said it was the promise of resolving the Mohawks&apos; 31-year old land claim that made the gaming pact possible.David Sommerstein reports. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22038/20130523/mohawk-chiefs-hope-casino-pact-paves-way-for-more-land">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>What the Mohawk casino deal means for the North Country</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (May 22, 2013) Mohawk tribal chiefs joined Governor Cuomo in Albany yesterday to announce a new deal on casino exclusivity.They signed off on settling a long-running dispute over revenues from the Mohawks&apos; Akwesasne Casino near Massena. In return, the Mohawks will get exclusive gaming rights in the 8-county North Country region.David Sommerstein joined Martha Foley to sort out what the deal means for the North Country and the Mohawk land claim. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22033/20130522/what-the-mohawk-casino-deal-means-for-the-north-country">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Mohawks ink gaming exclusivity deal for North Country</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (May 21, 2013) Fresh off a deal with the Oneida Nation, Governor Cuomo stood with chiefs of the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe this afternoon to announced a deal to resolve gaming issues that affect the North Country. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22030/20130521/mohawks-ink-gaming-exclusivity-deal-for-north-country">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Will CSX grease the rails for a new plant in Massena?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (May 21, 2013) The federal trust in charge of finding a new life for the General Motors property in Massena say the process is more marathon than sprint. But as David Sommerstein reports, they&apos;re hopeful a lift from a railroad giant will help. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22022/20130521/will-csx-grease-the-rails-for-a-new-plant-in-massena">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Why low Lake Ontario levels mean high St. Lawrence levels</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (May 17, 2013) We&apos;ve reported for months - years even - that the Great Lakes, from Superior to Ontario, are at historically low water levels.So we were surprised to get the news this week that regulators are lowering the gates at the Iroquois Dam near Ogdensburg because the St. Lawrence River is too high.It&apos;s quite a puzzle. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21999/20130517/why-low-lake-ontario-levels-mean-high-st-lawrence-levels">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>NCPR jazz host and producer Louis Cook dies</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (May 15, 2013) A prominent voice from the early days of North Country Public Radio has died. Louis T.K. Cook, of Akwesasne, was the late night host of &quot;Jazz Waves&quot; in the 1980s and early 1990s.Cook also educated listeners - and producers at this radio station - about native political and cultural issues with his series, &quot;You Are On Indian Land&quot;. Cook is remembered here at the station as full of life and was known as a wild guy.His cousin, Ray Cook, who is now Op/Ed editor at Indian Country Today Media Network, says he owes his career in media to Louie Cook. He describes Cook as a natural teacher. &quot;He was an artist in the traditional form,&quot; says Ray Cook. &quot;He believed in the power of music and how it can soothe the soul and he always treasured the stories that he recorded and the people he talked to when he was in the production mode.&quot;Louis T.K. Cook died Monday from injuries he suffered in a car crash last week on the Pine Ridge reservation in South Dakota. He had been working with a not-for-profit there that helps families on the reservation build and maintain gardens. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21984/20130515/ncpr-jazz-host-and-producer-louis-cook-dies">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>North Country wines survive the cold, please the palate</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (May 13, 2013) The New York wine industry is booming. According to the New York Wind and Grape Foundation, five million people visit New York wineries every year. The industry generates almost $4 billion.The New York Farm Bureau is pushing for an official designation for a new Adirondack Wine Coast Trail to bring enthusiasts to seven vineyards in Clinton County.A lot of the credit for New York wines can go to a team of researchers that&apos;s doing what you might call &quot;extreme winemaking&quot;: Breeding grapes that survive the North Country&apos;s frigid winters and still make delicious wine.They hope names like Frontenac and Marquette will one day be as popular as Cabernet and Merlot. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21968/20130513/north-country-wines-survive-the-cold-please-the-palate">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Heard Up North: Gentleman&apos;s runabout in the Thousand Islands</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (May 10, 2013) Spring means life on St. Lawrence River in the Thousand Islands is coming back to life. One of the region&apos;s anchor destinations, the Antique Boat Museum in Clayton, opens for the season this weekend.Fritz Hager is the museum&apos;s executive director. &quot;We&apos;ve got a lot going on here. We&apos;ve got a lot of boats under restoration here,&quot; says Hager, &quot;including our gigantic 110-foot houseboat, La Duchesse, which will be in restoration for a couple of years. So there&apos;s always a lot going on here boat-building wise. We also have boat rides, sailing classes, and other educational programs, and it all starts on Friday.&quot; [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21960/20130510/heard-up-north-gentleman-apos-s-runabout-in-the-thousand-islands">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Gillibrand wants food stamps, milk price reform in Farm Bill</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (May 8, 2013) Congress is back to work on a new five year Farm Bill. The Senate passed one last year, but the House of Representatives couldn&apos;t agree on the size of cuts to the food stamp program and other issues.New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand says preserving food stamps is &quot;a moral issue.&quot; And she says there&apos;s a way to pay for them. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21942/20130508/gillibrand-wants-food-stamps-milk-price-reform-in-farm-bill">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Will easing dairy manure rules do much at all?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (May 6, 2013) Last month, Governor Cuomo carried through on a promise he made to dairy farmers, loosening environmental regulations for small farms. Right now, a farm with 200 cows or more has to prepare detailed and costly manure management plans. Starting this week, that threshold will be bumped up to 300 cows.Speaking at last summer&apos;s Yogurt Summit, Agriculture Commissioner Darrel Aubertine said the change would help boost milk production to meet demand fueled by Greek yogurt&apos;s popularity. &quot;Simply put,&quot; said Aubertine, &quot;this will make it much easier for small farms to grow.&quot;North Country lawmakers and the state Farm Bureau praised the rule change. But environmental groups say more unregulated manure means more farm runoff in rivers and streams. It remains a big question whether the change will do much of anything at all - to the environment or for the economy. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21920/20130506/will-easing-dairy-manure-rules-do-much-at-all">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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