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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>PBS Amish documentary looks at diversity, highlights North Country communities</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19375/20120227/pbs-amish-documentary-looks-at-diversity-highlights-north-country-communities</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Feb 27, 2012) A new film called “The Amish” premieres tomorrow night on the PBS program American Experience. There’s an advance showing tonight at SUNY Potsdam. For many people watching the program, the Amish will seem very mysterious and far-removed from their everyday lives. But in big parts of the North Country, the Amish are part of everyday life, we shop alongside them, do business with them, and share the roads with their horse-drawn buggies. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19375/20120227/pbs-amish-documentary-looks-at-diversity-highlights-north-country-communities">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Nora Flaherty</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[A new film called “The Amish” premieres tomorrow night on the PBS program American Experience. There’s an advance showing tonight at SUNY Potsdam. For many people watching the program, the Amish will seem very mysterious and far-removed from their everyday lives. But in big parts of the North Country, the Amish are part of everyday life, we shop alongside them, do business with them, and share the roads with their horse-drawn buggies. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19375/20120227/pbs-amish-documentary-looks-at-diversity-highlights-north-country-communities">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>05:11</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>religion, media, north country, amish, [loc:44.5956163 -75.1690942], SUNY Potsdam, photolead, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>NC reps reactions mostly positive on pensions, Medicaid costs and schools</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19147/20120118/nc-reps-reactions-mostly-positive-on-pensions-medicaid-costs-and-schools</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Jan 18, 2012) Gov. Cuomo now turns his spending plan over to the legislature. Some of Albany&apos;s most powerful interests are gearing up for a fight. During the address yesterday, Cuomo again took aim at what he calls the status quo in Albany, demonizing some of its most powerful labor unions.Cuomo admitted the reforms he envisions will be wrenching, but he said the people will be supportive. He called it &quot;the people&apos;s agenda.&quot;North Country representatives were generally supportive yesterday. Martha Foley has reaction to Cuomo&apos;s proposals on pension reform, relief for county Medicaid costs, and education. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19147/20120118/nc-reps-reactions-mostly-positive-on-pensions-medicaid-costs-and-schools">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: NCPR News</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Gov. Cuomo now turns his spending plan over to the legislature. Some of Albany&apos;s most powerful interests are gearing up for a fight. During the address yesterday, Cuomo again took aim at what he calls the status quo in Albany, demonizing some of its most powerful labor unions.Cuomo admitted the reforms he envisions will be wrenching, but he said the people will be supportive. He called it &quot;the people&apos;s agenda.&quot;North Country representatives were generally supportive yesterday. Martha Foley has reaction to Cuomo&apos;s proposals on pension reform, relief for county Medicaid costs, and education. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19147/20120118/nc-reps-reactions-mostly-positive-on-pensions-medicaid-costs-and-schools">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>03:28</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>economy, politics, albany, north country, pensions, labor, medicaid, mandates, education, [loc:42.6525793 -73.7562317], photolead, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Scozzafava delivers Cuomo message</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19092/20120110/scozzafava-delivers-cuomo-message</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Jan 10, 2012) Dede Scozzafava, Deputy Sec. Of State and former North Country Assemblywoman, was in St. Lawrence County yesterday. She&apos;s part of the team of top staffers sent out to deliver what the governor’s office called “regional State of the State Messages.”Scozzafava spoke at Clarkson University. She stopped in the North Country Public Radio studios on her way. She spoke with Martha Foley regional economic development councils, the proposed “energy highway,” and relief for local governments struggling to pay for expensive state-mandated services. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19092/20120110/scozzafava-delivers-cuomo-message">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Martha Foley</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Dede Scozzafava, Deputy Sec. Of State and former North Country Assemblywoman, was in St. Lawrence County yesterday. She&apos;s part of the team of top staffers sent out to deliver what the governor’s office called “regional State of the State Messages.”Scozzafava spoke at Clarkson University. She stopped in the North Country Public Radio studios on her way. She spoke with Martha Foley regional economic development councils, the proposed “energy highway,” and relief for local governments struggling to pay for expensive state-mandated services. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19092/20120110/scozzafava-delivers-cuomo-message">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>08:18</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>politics, cuomo, economy, clarkson, ncredc, north country, stlv, [loc:44.5956163 -75.1690942], photolead, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>TAUNY&apos;s tony new space opens Saturday</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/18419/20110915/tauny-apos-s-tony-new-space-opens-saturday</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Sep 15, 2011) This Saturday you&apos;re invited back inside Traditional Arts in Upstate New York&apos;s newly renovated space on Main Street in Canton.  The work trucks and dumpsters are out of the back parking lot and the brown paper is coming off the front windows by Saturday morning.   TAUNY showcases the folk culture and living traditions of the North Country.   The first phase of renovations includes an elevator, improved lighting and fresh paint. Todd Moe stopped by TAUNY earlier this week for a sneak preview with Executive Director Jill Breit. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/18419/20110915/tauny-apos-s-tony-new-space-opens-saturday">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Todd Moe</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This Saturday you&apos;re invited back inside Traditional Arts in Upstate New York&apos;s newly renovated space on Main Street in Canton.  The work trucks and dumpsters are out of the back parking lot and the brown paper is coming off the front windows by Saturday morning.   TAUNY showcases the folk culture and living traditions of the North Country.   The first phase of renovations includes an elevator, improved lighting and fresh paint. Todd Moe stopped by TAUNY earlier this week for a sneak preview with Executive Director Jill Breit. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/18419/20110915/tauny-apos-s-tony-new-space-opens-saturday">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>07:43</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>arts, culture, history, canton, north country, [loc:44.5956163 -75.1690942], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Motley crew of farmers celebrates a passion for the land</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17981/20110708/motley-crew-of-farmers-celebrates-a-passion-for-the-land</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Jul 8, 2011) Beginning farmers from both sides of Lake Champlain gathered at the Grange Hall in rural crossroads of  Whallonsburg in late June for a sort of mixer. The mixer was organized by the Greenhorns, a nonprofit group that works on behalf of young farmers. The day included area farm tours, workshops, food, a puppet show, and camaraderie. Typical old grange-style stuff. But it wasn&apos;t farm business as usual.Sarah Harris found the young farmers there are on a mission to change agriculture in America. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17981/20110708/motley-crew-of-farmers-celebrates-a-passion-for-the-land">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Sarah Harris</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Beginning farmers from both sides of Lake Champlain gathered at the Grange Hall in rural crossroads of  Whallonsburg in late June for a sort of mixer. The mixer was organized by the Greenhorns, a nonprofit group that works on behalf of young farmers. The day included area farm tours, workshops, food, a puppet show, and camaraderie. Typical old grange-style stuff. But it wasn&apos;t farm business as usual.Sarah Harris found the young farmers there are on a mission to change agriculture in America. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17981/20110708/motley-crew-of-farmers-celebrates-a-passion-for-the-land">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>06:56</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>whallonsburg grange hall, the greenhorns, agriculture, farmers, north country, farmers40, food, sustainability, essex county, farmers under forty, [loc:44.2642179 -73.4029061], photolead, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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