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<itunes:summary>NCPR provides locally-produced news stories from around the Adirondack and North Country regions of New York State, as well as Western Vermont, and Ontario and Quebec in Canada.</itunes:summary>
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<title>Watertown catches flack for &quot;roommate ban&quot; </title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21579/20130308/watertown-catches-flack-for-quot-roommate-ban-quot</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Mar 8, 2013) The Watertown City Council has gotten a lot of pushback and even ridicule in the media recently for passing what&apos;s being referred to as a &quot;roommate ban.&quot; Last month, in response to a neighbor dispute, the City Council removed language from the zoning code that allowed the renting out of rooms in single-family homes. But city planning officials say the regulatory change is completely unenforceable. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21579/20130308/watertown-catches-flack-for-quot-roommate-ban-quot">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Joanna Richards</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Watertown City Council has gotten a lot of pushback and even ridicule in the media recently for passing what&apos;s being referred to as a &quot;roommate ban.&quot; Last month, in response to a neighbor dispute, the City Council removed language from the zoning code that allowed the renting out of rooms in single-family homes. But city planning officials say the regulatory change is completely unenforceable. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21579/20130308/watertown-catches-flack-for-quot-roommate-ban-quot">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<title>Eritrean refugee finds home in cooking</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Nov 23, 2012) Eritrea is a small country in the African Horn.  It&apos;s been at war on and off with neighboring Ethiopia for decades. And since 2001, the government has been sending thousands of its citizens to prison for being a part of any faith group that isn&apos;t on the government&apos;s approved list of churches.Jemila Saleh is sure she would have been sent to prison for her beliefs, if it hadn&apos;t been for a series of what she calls miracles. Just after her pastor was imprisoned, Jemila connected with a church here in the North Country, and they offered to support her escape. So in the middle of the night Jemila packed up all she could, and got on airplane with her three daughters. Members of the church picked them up at the Syracuse airport with a backseat full of blankets and winter coats, and brought them to their new apartment in Potsdam, which the church members had rented and furnished. Four and a half years later, Jemila has a degree in finance from SUNY Canton, her daughters are in school, and Jemila is practicing her faith freely here. But the way she&apos;s kept a grip on her life, and her story, is through cooking. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20943/20121123/eritrean-refugee-finds-home-in-cooking">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 23 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Natasha Haverty</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Eritrea is a small country in the African Horn.  It&apos;s been at war on and off with neighboring Ethiopia for decades. And since 2001, the government has been sending thousands of its citizens to prison for being a part of any faith group that isn&apos;t on the government&apos;s approved list of churches.Jemila Saleh is sure she would have been sent to prison for her beliefs, if it hadn&apos;t been for a series of what she calls miracles. Just after her pastor was imprisoned, Jemila connected with a church here in the North Country, and they offered to support her escape. So in the middle of the night Jemila packed up all she could, and got on airplane with her three daughters. Members of the church picked them up at the Syracuse airport with a backseat full of blankets and winter coats, and brought them to their new apartment in Potsdam, which the church members had rented and furnished. Four and a half years later, Jemila has a degree in finance from SUNY Canton, her daughters are in school, and Jemila is practicing her faith freely here. But the way she&apos;s kept a grip on her life, and her story, is through cooking. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20943/20121123/eritrean-refugee-finds-home-in-cooking">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>06:05</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, arts, food, cooking, eritrea, refugee, family, church, religion, [loc:44.6697805 -74.9813084], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Women and the Workplace: An interview with Madeleine Kunin</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19778/20120504/women-and-the-workplace-an-interview-with-madeleine-kunin</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (May 4, 2012) Discussion of women in the workplace was reinvigorated several weeks ago when Democrat Hilary Rosen chastised presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s wife, Ann Romney, for—quote—“not working a day in her life.” That set off another round of  “mommy wars”: sharp discussion of whether women are better off working to provide for their families or staying home with their children. And it raises an important question – why, 40 years after the women’s movement, it’s still so difficult for women to balance their families and their jobs. Madeleine Kunin was Vermont’s first female governor in 1985. She’s now 78 years old and has published a new book – “The New Feminist Agenda: Defining the next revolution for women, work, and family.” The book issues a clarion call for women, men, businesses, and government to make sure that workplace and family rights for women top their agendas. Sarah Harris spoke with Kunin about her book.Correction: Madeleine&apos;s age was initially reported as 79. She is in fact 78 years old. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19778/20120504/women-and-the-workplace-an-interview-with-madeleine-kunin">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Sarah Harris</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Discussion of women in the workplace was reinvigorated several weeks ago when Democrat Hilary Rosen chastised presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s wife, Ann Romney, for—quote—“not working a day in her life.” That set off another round of  “mommy wars”: sharp discussion of whether women are better off working to provide for their families or staying home with their children. And it raises an important question – why, 40 years after the women’s movement, it’s still so difficult for women to balance their families and their jobs. Madeleine Kunin was Vermont’s first female governor in 1985. She’s now 78 years old and has published a new book – “The New Feminist Agenda: Defining the next revolution for women, work, and family.” The book issues a clarion call for women, men, businesses, and government to make sure that workplace and family rights for women top their agendas. Sarah Harris spoke with Kunin about her book.Correction: Madeleine&apos;s age was initially reported as 79. She is in fact 78 years old. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19778/20120504/women-and-the-workplace-an-interview-with-madeleine-kunin">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>07:24</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>politics, women, mommy wars, war on women, vermont, election12, feminism, gender, workplace, books, family, photolead, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Vanishing Youth:  Why do some young people stay?</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19717/20120424/vanishing-youth-why-do-some-young-people-stay</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Apr 24, 2012) This week, we&apos;re beginning an on-going series looking at the future of the North Country from the perspective of young people. New research from Cornell University shows counties in our region continuing to age, with fewer young families, fewer young professionals and fewer kids.  In the weeks ahead, we&apos;ll be looking at this problem from a lot of different angles. Today, Brian Mann talks with Tim Morse, a North Country native who made a different choice, returning and making a career in the region.  Tim, who is 26 years old, arrived back home earlier this month, leaving Chicago to take a job at SUNY Potsdam. He spoke with Brian right after getting off the road. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19717/20120424/vanishing-youth-why-do-some-young-people-stay">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Brian Mann</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This week, we&apos;re beginning an on-going series looking at the future of the North Country from the perspective of young people. New research from Cornell University shows counties in our region continuing to age, with fewer young families, fewer young professionals and fewer kids.  In the weeks ahead, we&apos;ll be looking at this problem from a lot of different angles. Today, Brian Mann talks with Tim Morse, a North Country native who made a different choice, returning and making a career in the region.  Tim, who is 26 years old, arrived back home earlier this month, leaving Chicago to take a job at SUNY Potsdam. He spoke with Brian right after getting off the road. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19717/20120424/vanishing-youth-why-do-some-young-people-stay">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>07:30</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, economy, youth, vanishing youth, education, kids, children, family, [loc:44.6697805 -74.9813084], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Finding peace after cruelty</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Apr 19, 2012) A Kentucky man who survived childhood abuse and learned to forgive will share his story with audiences in Canton and Potsdam. You might remember Nathan Hoskins’ StoryCorps segment that aired a few months ago on Morning Edition. In it, he tells a friend how his family first learned that he was gay and how he was held at gunpoint by his mother. Since then, Hoskins has traveled the country speaking to community and college groups about his painful childhood and his resolve to fulfill his dreams. Todd Moe spoke with him about “coming out” to his family and the response he’s received since his StoryCorps interview aired on NPR.Nathan Hoskins will share his story of surviving childhood abuse this Sunday at 7 pm at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Canton and again Monday at 6 pm at SUNY Potsdam in Kellas Hall, Room 103.   Everyone is invited to both presentations, but the program is not suitable for young audiences. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19691/20120419/finding-peace-after-cruelty">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Todd Moe</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[A Kentucky man who survived childhood abuse and learned to forgive will share his story with audiences in Canton and Potsdam. You might remember Nathan Hoskins’ StoryCorps segment that aired a few months ago on Morning Edition. In it, he tells a friend how his family first learned that he was gay and how he was held at gunpoint by his mother. Since then, Hoskins has traveled the country speaking to community and college groups about his painful childhood and his resolve to fulfill his dreams. Todd Moe spoke with him about “coming out” to his family and the response he’s received since his StoryCorps interview aired on NPR.Nathan Hoskins will share his story of surviving childhood abuse this Sunday at 7 pm at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Canton and again Monday at 6 pm at SUNY Potsdam in Kellas Hall, Room 103.   Everyone is invited to both presentations, but the program is not suitable for young audiences. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19691/20120419/finding-peace-after-cruelty">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>08:51</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>glbt, hoskins, storycorps, family, [loc:44.5956163 -75.1690942], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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