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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>NYC Mayor: new state teacher evaluation goals &quot;impossible&quot;</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Jan 28, 2013) In testimony before a legislative hearing in Albany, New York City mayor Mike Bloomberg sharply criticized Governor Cuomo&apos;s proposal to deny city schools a $240 million education aid increase because the Mayor and the teachers unions failed to meet a deadline to complete a teacher evaluation plan. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21336/20130128/nyc-mayor-new-state-teacher-evaluation-goals-quot-impossible-quot">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Karen DeWitt</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In testimony before a legislative hearing in Albany, New York City mayor Mike Bloomberg sharply criticized Governor Cuomo&apos;s proposal to deny city schools a $240 million education aid increase because the Mayor and the teachers unions failed to meet a deadline to complete a teacher evaluation plan. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21336/20130128/nyc-mayor-new-state-teacher-evaluation-goals-quot-impossible-quot">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>04:21</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>politics, cuomo, education, [loc:42.6525793 -73.7562317], budget, teachers, bloomberg, new york city, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Christopher Battles: out of the classroom, into the night life</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20883/20121114/christopher-battles-out-of-the-classroom-into-the-night-life</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Nov 14, 2012) Over the last few months, singer/songwriter Christopher Battles has shared his musical journey via audio postcards.  The twenty-something is hoping to make his mark as an acoustic musician in New York City.  We&apos;ve heard occasional stories of his new life — the pressures, emotional highs and lows and what it&apos;s like for an upstate troubadour in the big city.Battles grew up in Oswego, graduated from the Crane School of Music and now lives in Brooklyn. He studied percussion and music education at Crane.  Recently, he took us into the classroom as a substitute teacher.  In this next segment, he says sometimes life is an endless stream of teaching at a variety of schools around the city, takeout for dinner and then off to a gig at an &quot;open mic night&quot; or coffee house. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20883/20121114/christopher-battles-out-of-the-classroom-into-the-night-life">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Todd Moe</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Over the last few months, singer/songwriter Christopher Battles has shared his musical journey via audio postcards.  The twenty-something is hoping to make his mark as an acoustic musician in New York City.  We&apos;ve heard occasional stories of his new life — the pressures, emotional highs and lows and what it&apos;s like for an upstate troubadour in the big city.Battles grew up in Oswego, graduated from the Crane School of Music and now lives in Brooklyn. He studied percussion and music education at Crane.  Recently, he took us into the classroom as a substitute teacher.  In this next segment, he says sometimes life is an endless stream of teaching at a variety of schools around the city, takeout for dinner and then off to a gig at an &quot;open mic night&quot; or coffee house. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20883/20121114/christopher-battles-out-of-the-classroom-into-the-night-life">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>06:20</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>music, new york city, battles, troubadour, acoustic, busking, crane school of music, [loc:40.6500000 -73.9500000], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Christopher Battles: music in the classroom</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20775/20121031/christopher-battles-music-in-the-classroom</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Oct 31, 2012) Musician Christopher Battles is hoping to make his mark as an acoustic singer/songwriter in New York City.Over the last few months, Christopher Battles has shared his musical journey via audio postcards.  We&apos;ve heard occasional stories of his new life — the pressures, emotional highs and lows and what it&apos;s like for an upstate troubadour in the big city.Christopher grew up in Oswego, graduated from the Crane School of Music last year and now lives in New York City.  He studied percussion and music education at Crane, and when he&apos;s not performing his brand of folk music on the street, subway platform or the stage of a coffee house, he&apos;s a substitute teacher. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20775/20121031/christopher-battles-music-in-the-classroom">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: NCPR News</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Musician Christopher Battles is hoping to make his mark as an acoustic singer/songwriter in New York City.Over the last few months, Christopher Battles has shared his musical journey via audio postcards.  We&apos;ve heard occasional stories of his new life — the pressures, emotional highs and lows and what it&apos;s like for an upstate troubadour in the big city.Christopher grew up in Oswego, graduated from the Crane School of Music last year and now lives in New York City.  He studied percussion and music education at Crane, and when he&apos;s not performing his brand of folk music on the street, subway platform or the stage of a coffee house, he&apos;s a substitute teacher. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20775/20121031/christopher-battles-music-in-the-classroom">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>08:57</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>battles, music, arts, oswego, suny potsdam, crane, new york city, folk music, education, topstory, [loc:40.7143528 -74.0059731]</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Hurricane Sandy: why don&apos;t some people heed weather warnings? </title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20759/20121029/hurricane-sandy-why-don-apos-t-some-people-heed-weather-warnings</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Oct 29, 2012) During Governor Cuomo&apos;s briefing on Hurricane Sandy Monday morning, he emphasized the need for people in evacuation areas to leave when they&apos;re advised to.But, with memories of overblown predictions for Hurricane Irene&apos;s impact on the New York City area last year, some people still aren&apos;t taking the weather that seriously. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20759/20121029/hurricane-sandy-why-don-apos-t-some-people-heed-weather-warnings">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Marie Cusick</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[During Governor Cuomo&apos;s briefing on Hurricane Sandy Monday morning, he emphasized the need for people in evacuation areas to leave when they&apos;re advised to.But, with memories of overblown predictions for Hurricane Irene&apos;s impact on the New York City area last year, some people still aren&apos;t taking the weather that seriously. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20759/20121029/hurricane-sandy-why-don-apos-t-some-people-heed-weather-warnings">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<title>Christopher Battles: busking among the subway trains</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20229/20120801/christopher-battles-busking-among-the-subway-trains</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Aug 1, 2012) Musician Christopher Battles is hoping to make his mark as an acoustic singer/songwriter in the big city. He grew up in Oswego, graduated from the Crane School of Music last spring and now lives in New York City.  He studied percussion and music education at Crane, and when he&apos;s not performing on the street or the stage at a coffee house, he&apos;s a substitute band teacher. In the coming months, Christopher Battles will share his musical journey via audio postcards. We&apos;ll hear occasional stories of his new life — the pressures, emotional highs and lows and what it&apos;s like for an upstate troubadour in the big city.Earlier this summer, he released his first solo EP recording, titled Miles upon Miles. Not quite a single and not quite an album, EPs are usually an artist&apos;s debut recording and contain just a few musical tracks.Battles takes new music and familiar favorites along while busking  (street performing) at subway stops.  For many musicians, busking is the showbiz equivalent of an entry-level job. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20229/20120801/christopher-battles-busking-among-the-subway-trains">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Todd Moe</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Musician Christopher Battles is hoping to make his mark as an acoustic singer/songwriter in the big city. He grew up in Oswego, graduated from the Crane School of Music last spring and now lives in New York City.  He studied percussion and music education at Crane, and when he&apos;s not performing on the street or the stage at a coffee house, he&apos;s a substitute band teacher. In the coming months, Christopher Battles will share his musical journey via audio postcards. We&apos;ll hear occasional stories of his new life — the pressures, emotional highs and lows and what it&apos;s like for an upstate troubadour in the big city.Earlier this summer, he released his first solo EP recording, titled Miles upon Miles. Not quite a single and not quite an album, EPs are usually an artist&apos;s debut recording and contain just a few musical tracks.Battles takes new music and familiar favorites along while busking  (street performing) at subway stops.  For many musicians, busking is the showbiz equivalent of an entry-level job. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20229/20120801/christopher-battles-busking-among-the-subway-trains">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>10:18</itunes:duration>
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<title>Christopher Battles, chasing his musical dream</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19881/20120525/christopher-battles-chasing-his-musical-dream</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (May 25, 2012) New York City has always held a special place in the American imagination. For generations, it has inspired more than its fair share of musical dreams.  Musician Christopher Battles is hoping to make his mark as an acoustic singer/songwriter.  He graduated from the Crane School of Music last spring and moved from his upstate hometown — Oswego — to New York City. He studied percussion and music education at Crane, and when he&apos;s not busking at a subway stop or on stage at a coffee house, he&apos;s a substitute band teacher.  Next Saturday, he&apos;ll release his first solo EP recording, titled Miles upon Miles.  Not quite a single and not quite an album, EPs are usually an artist&apos;s debut recording and contain just a few musical tracks.In the coming months, Christopher Battles has agreed to share his musical journey via audio postcards.  We&apos;ll hear occasional stories of his new life — the pressures, emotional highs and lows and what it&apos;s like for an upstate troubadour in the big city. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19881/20120525/christopher-battles-chasing-his-musical-dream">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Todd Moe</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[New York City has always held a special place in the American imagination. For generations, it has inspired more than its fair share of musical dreams.  Musician Christopher Battles is hoping to make his mark as an acoustic singer/songwriter.  He graduated from the Crane School of Music last spring and moved from his upstate hometown — Oswego — to New York City. He studied percussion and music education at Crane, and when he&apos;s not busking at a subway stop or on stage at a coffee house, he&apos;s a substitute band teacher.  Next Saturday, he&apos;ll release his first solo EP recording, titled Miles upon Miles.  Not quite a single and not quite an album, EPs are usually an artist&apos;s debut recording and contain just a few musical tracks.In the coming months, Christopher Battles has agreed to share his musical journey via audio postcards.  We&apos;ll hear occasional stories of his new life — the pressures, emotional highs and lows and what it&apos;s like for an upstate troubadour in the big city. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19881/20120525/christopher-battles-chasing-his-musical-dream">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>08:04</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>music, arts, new york city, oswego, crane school of music, suny potsdam, busking, acoustic, guitar, [loc:40.7143528 -74.0059731], topstory, photolead</itunes:keywords>
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<title>“The Bus” moves to off-Broadway</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17959/20110705/the-bus-moves-to-off-broadway</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Jul 5, 2011) In 2006, Burlington writer James Lantz’s first play, The Bus, was a surprise hit.  The play, about two boys who pursue a forbidden relationship late at night in a church bus, drew crowds and glowing reviews.  It’s set in a small town and deals with gay teens, sexuality, religion and homophobia.  An off-Broadway theater is giving Lantz an opportunity to present his play to big city audiences this fall.  James Lantz has written three other plays, including American Machine, which was a co-commissioned project of The Flynn Center for the Performing Arts. As an award-winning filmmaker, he has produced, written and directed over 200 commercial films, videos and live events.  Todd Moe spoke with him about The Bus and its off-Broadway debut in October. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17959/20110705/the-bus-moves-to-off-broadway">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Todd Moe</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In 2006, Burlington writer James Lantz’s first play, The Bus, was a surprise hit.  The play, about two boys who pursue a forbidden relationship late at night in a church bus, drew crowds and glowing reviews.  It’s set in a small town and deals with gay teens, sexuality, religion and homophobia.  An off-Broadway theater is giving Lantz an opportunity to present his play to big city audiences this fall.  James Lantz has written three other plays, including American Machine, which was a co-commissioned project of The Flynn Center for the Performing Arts. As an award-winning filmmaker, he has produced, written and directed over 200 commercial films, videos and live events.  Todd Moe spoke with him about The Bus and its off-Broadway debut in October. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17959/20110705/the-bus-moves-to-off-broadway">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>09:14</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, arts, theater, burlington, the bus, teens, glbt, vermont, new york city, off-broadway, lantz, [loc:44.4758825 -73.2120720], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>New Hyde Collection show features urban life</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17809/20110609/new-hyde-collection-show-features-urban-life</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Jun 9, 2011) The Hyde Collection, in Glens Falls, opens its major summer exhibition Friday evening.  The art show, titled &quot;New York, New York! The 20th Century&quot;, runs through mid-September and features more than 60 paintings, photographs and sculptures that capture life in New York City from 1889 to 2009.  It includes works by Edward Hopper, George Bellows, Stuart Davis, Diane Arbus, Berenice Abbott and Rube Goldberg.  Hyde Executive Director David Setford told Todd Moe that the new exhibit examines the metropolis and &quot;the human interaction within&quot;. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17809/20110609/new-hyde-collection-show-features-urban-life">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Todd Moe</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Hyde Collection, in Glens Falls, opens its major summer exhibition Friday evening.  The art show, titled &quot;New York, New York! The 20th Century&quot;, runs through mid-September and features more than 60 paintings, photographs and sculptures that capture life in New York City from 1889 to 2009.  It includes works by Edward Hopper, George Bellows, Stuart Davis, Diane Arbus, Berenice Abbott and Rube Goldberg.  Hyde Executive Director David Setford told Todd Moe that the new exhibit examines the metropolis and &quot;the human interaction within&quot;. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17809/20110609/new-hyde-collection-show-features-urban-life">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>07:20</itunes:duration>
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