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<title>Living with looms and working with wool</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Mar 6, 2013) March is the start of another busy season of exhibits, fairs and road trips for artisans across the region.  Over the next few months, we&apos;ll bring you some of the voices of the many folks in the North Country who make a living in their own workshops, basements and spare rooms.    It might sound charming - setting your own work hours - but the artisans we&apos;ve talked to say full-time art is not an easy decision and a lot of hard work.  Finding space, commissions, marketing, moral support, and reserving uninterrupted creative time are some of the challenges.Today, a trip to the woods near Harrisville, in the northwestern Adirondacks, to visit a couple who gave up jobs in marketing and at the post office to devote their attention to all things fiber, from woven rugs to knitted sweaters.   Lis Barsuglia-Madsen and her husband Michael moved from New Jersey to the North Country twenty years ago.   The new environment offered a chance to focus on following a dream  —  spending time together as artisans inspired by the mountains, deep woods and solitude. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21561/20130306/living-with-looms-and-working-with-wool">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Outdoor furnace rules make current owners fume</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Apr 28, 2010) Outdoor wood furnaces have become increasingly popular across the North Country.  They can save homeowners more than a thousand dollars a year on heating costs.  But they’ve also become a bigger source of air pollution and complaints from neighbors.  The Department of Environmental Conservation wants to impose new regulations on outdoor furnaces.  They include rules on boiler efficiency, chimney height, and what can be burned inside.  As David Sommerstein reports, a provision to force owners to replace existing furnaces may be the most controversial. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/15575/20100428/outdoor-furnace-rules-make-current-owners-fume">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>A life of &quot;witching water&quot;</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Oct 15, 2009) The talent for finding water with a forked twig goes back centuries.  Despite scientific ridicule, water witches still flourish today. Ed Chartrand, of Harrisville, has helped hundreds of people in the North Country find the best location to dig wells by finding water veins using a freshly cut crotched stick.  He&apos;s being honored with a North Country Heritage Award from Traditional Arts in Upstate New York this Sunday.  Todd Moe has this profile. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/14546/20091015/a-life-of-quot-witching-water-quot">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Special Report:  Roman Catholic Priest Shortage Reshapes North Country Life</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Aug 8, 2002) The Roman Catholic Church has been a powerful force in the North Country since the region was settled by whites hundreds of years ago. But the once-firm fabric of community parishes is under increasing strain. A shortage of priests has forced the Diocese of Ogdensburg to close churches, and move priests to serve more congregations. The process has continued through the summer and fall. Currently, one in four parishes in the North Country lacks a resident pastor.  As Brian Mann reports, the crisis began long before the current sex-abuse scandals, and it&apos;s changing the work of the local churches. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/1450/20020808/special-report-roman-catholic-priest-shortage-reshapes-north-country-life">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 08 Aug 2002 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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