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<title>Critics say farm safety rules scrapped because of election year politics</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19813/20120511/critics-say-farm-safety-rules-scrapped-because-of-election-year-politics</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (May 11, 2012) The Obama administration has scrapped an effort to introduce new safety regulations designed to protect the tens of thousands of kids who work in agriculture. Many farmers are applauding the decision to shelve the rules, calling it a victory for their rural way of life. But safety experts say more teenagers under the age of 16 die each year working on farms than in all other industries combined.With the presidential election just six months away, supporters and critics alike say the new rules were just too controversial.   North Country Public Radio’s Brian Mann reports. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19813/20120511/critics-say-farm-safety-rules-scrapped-because-of-election-year-politics">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Obama administration has scrapped an effort to introduce new safety regulations designed to protect the tens of thousands of kids who work in agriculture. Many farmers are applauding the decision to shelve the rules, calling it a victory for their rural way of life. But safety experts say more teenagers under the age of 16 die each year working on farms than in all other industries combined.With the presidential election just six months away, supporters and critics alike say the new rules were just too controversial.   North Country Public Radio’s Brian Mann reports. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19813/20120511/critics-say-farm-safety-rules-scrapped-because-of-election-year-politics">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<title>North Country job numbers don&apos;t tell the whole story</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Sep 26, 2011) The state department of labor last week released numbers that show unemployment is down in the North Country. Last year at this time, the unemployment rate was 8.8%—now it’s 8.4%. St. Lawrence County had the largest decline, with August unemployment down .8% from July. Any good economic numbers sound like good news, but unemployment statistics don’t necessarily give a complete picture. For example, they don’t count people who’ve given up looking, or who are working part-time but would like to work more—or people who can’t afford to work.  Nora Flaherty took a look at what the numbers do—and don’t—tell us. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/18473/20110926/north-country-job-numbers-don-apos-t-tell-the-whole-story">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Nora Flaherty</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The state department of labor last week released numbers that show unemployment is down in the North Country. Last year at this time, the unemployment rate was 8.8%—now it’s 8.4%. St. Lawrence County had the largest decline, with August unemployment down .8% from July. Any good economic numbers sound like good news, but unemployment statistics don’t necessarily give a complete picture. For example, they don’t count people who’ve given up looking, or who are working part-time but would like to work more—or people who can’t afford to work.  Nora Flaherty took a look at what the numbers do—and don’t—tell us. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/18473/20110926/north-country-job-numbers-don-apos-t-tell-the-whole-story">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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