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<title>Court upholds Quebec rule for common law couples </title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Feb 1, 2013) A third of all Quebec couples have &quot;common law&quot; partnerships - not marriages. A ruling last week in a case that&apos;s been making its way through the courts now confirms that if they split up, no one can claim alimony. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21362/20130201/court-upholds-quebec-rule-for-common-law-couples">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>For Quebec&apos;s common law couples, an uncertain future</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Jun 25, 2012) Here in New York, debate over same-sex marriage has existed for the last few years.  But just across the border in Quebec, the big issue is that a lot of couples never marry at all. One third of Quebecois couples have de facto, or common law, partnerships. They live together, join their finances and have families without getting married. That&apos;s different than in the U.S., where common law relationships are fairly rare. And now, a case now making its way through the courts may change the rules for millions of unmarried Quebecois couples. Sarah Harris has more. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20014/20120625/for-quebec-apos-s-common-law-couples-an-uncertain-future">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Ogdensburg shoppers weigh in on same sex marriage</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Jun 17, 2011) This week, it&apos;s been all about same sex marriage in Albany.  Supporters, led by Governor Cuomo, have been lobbying hard for a vote in the State Senate.  Now they&apos;re one vote shy of passage.According to a Siena College poll this week, 55% of New Yorkers support legalizing same sex marriage.  Sarah Harris chatted with shoppers in Ogdensburg to get their opinions. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17854/20110617/ogdensburg-shoppers-weigh-in-on-same-sex-marriage">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Another GOP senator says he&apos;ll vote for gay marriage</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Jun 15, 2011) A bill legalizing gay marriage appears to need just one more vote to win approval in the state Senate. Republican Senator Roy McDonald said yesterday he supports the bill. Advocates say the bill contains language sought by Republicans that protects religious organizations from being forced to marry gay couples.  Karen DeWitt reports. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17844/20110615/another-gop-senator-says-he-apos-ll-vote-for-gay-marriage">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>State Senate mired in politics, wrestles with budget &amp; gay marriage</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Dec 2, 2009) Last night’s confusion in the state Senate caps an ugly year for the institution.  First a Republican coup toppled the new Democratic majority back in June, leading to weeks of gridlock. Then Federal prosecutors charged former Republican majority leader Joe Bruno with corruption.  Now, the Senate has grappled clumsily with the state’s budget crisis.  Brian Mann checked in yesterday with North Country Senator Betty Little, a Republican from Queensbury. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/14817/20091202/state-senate-mired-in-politics-wrestles-with-budget-amp-gay-marriage">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
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<title>Supporters push, but Aubertine stands firm against same-sex marriage</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (May 20, 2009) Groups on both sides of the same sex marriage debate are lobbying hard in Albany.  All eyes are on a handful of state senators whose vote could make the difference on the Marriage Equality Act already passed by the Assembly.  State Democratic Party chairwoman June O&apos;Neill says the bill &quot;is very much in play&quot; and could be brought to a vote before Albany recesses for summer.  The New York Daily News Daily Politics blog reported yesterday that Senate Majority leader Malcolm Smith is counting heads and may be close to having enough votes to pass the bill.  One head he&apos;s not counting on is that of North Country Senator Darrel Aubertine.  The Democrat from Cape Vincent is against same-sex marriage, but has been quiet on the issue lately.  Yesterday, he spoke with David Sommerstein, who reports some of Aubertine&apos;s biggest supporters in St. Lawrence County are trying to change his mind. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/13575/20090520/supporters-push-but-aubertine-stands-firm-against-same-sex-marriage">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>For Roman Catholic leaders, same-sex marriage is a blow to marriage</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Apr 28, 2009) A growing number of Americans see same-sex marriage as a civil right.  But for the Roman Catholic Church, legalization of gay marriage represents another erosion of traditional marriage.  In the eyes of the Church, the institution of marriage has already been battered by high divorce rates and by more children being born out of wedlock. Brian Mann spoke in-depth with Sister Jennifer Votraw.  She’s chancellor and director of communications for the Diocese of Ogdensburg. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/13436/20090428/for-roman-catholic-leaders-same-sex-marriage-is-a-blow-to-marriage">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>More North Country Republicans say same-sex marriage is a civil right</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Apr 27, 2009) Lawmakers here in the North Country could provide swing votes that make or break New York&apos;s same-sex marriage bill.  North Country Public Radio spent the last week talking in depth with every member of our region’s Albany delegation.  A growing number of the region&apos;s politicians, Republicans as well as Democrats, see gay marriage as a civil right.  But as Brian Mann reports, opposition from three key state Senators could doom the measure. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/13428/20090427/more-north-country-republicans-say-same-sex-marriage-is-a-civil-right">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Same-sex marriage: eroding an honored tradition, or a win for civil rights?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Apr 27, 2009) Same-sex marriage has emerged as one of the most complicated and challenging debates of our time.   Todd Moe has more. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/13429/20090427/same-sex-marriage-eroding-an-honored-tradition-or-a-win-for-civil-rights">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>StoryCorps: Cars and love</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Jul 25, 2008) The StoryCorps mobilebooth spent nearly a month here in the North Country this summer.  During its time in Saranac Lake and Glens Falls dozens of people got to share their stories by interviewing each other.  Nancy Currier and her husband David visited the booth in Glens Falls a couple of weeks ago to talk about the unusual way that they met. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/11776/20080725/storycorps-cars-and-love">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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