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<title>Natural Selections: Exploding Flowers</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Mar 18, 2010) Some flowers open quickly, and some are even spring-loaded—like the venus fly trap—but the floral deployment speed record belongs to the lowly dogwood relative, the bunchberry, which when triggered opens its tiny four-petal bloom in less than a millisecond. Martha Foley and Dr. Curt Stager discuss flower power. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/7139/natural-selections-exploding-flowers">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>SLU Saints head to semifinals</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Mar 18, 2010) North Country collegiate hockey fans have another big weekend to look forward to.  The St. Lawrence University men’s team heads to Albany this weekend for their conference’s semifinal.  The fifth seeded Saints face off against third seeded Union College tomorrow night at 7.  The Saints lost to Yale in a heartbreaker in last year’s semifinals.  David Sommerstein stopped by practice at Appleton Arena yesterday to speak with Coach Joe Marsh. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/15390/slu-saints-head-to-semifinals">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>New Senate Democrat sworn in, just before key votes on budget</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Mar 18, 2010) The New York State Senate welcomed its newest member yesterday—Senator Jose Peralta. He replaces Hiram Monserrate, who was expelled in February. Democrats now have the 32 votes they need to pass legislation, and Senator Peralta’s vote will likely be needed to approve the state budget, due at the end of the month. Karen DeWitt reports. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/15391/new-senate-democrat-sworn-in-just-before-key-votes-on-budget">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Adirondack tourism officials say marketing cuts are bad for the region, bad for the state</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Mar 18, 2010) New York State is short this year (Gov. Paterson is delaying tax refunds to ease the cash flow crunch) and will be even shorter next year. Current estimates put the looming deficit at $9 billion. The governor has proposed deep spending cuts, from education to prison, parks, and marketing. Tourism officials in the Adirondacks say proposed cuts in that last line could cost the region millions of dollars and thousands of jobs. Jonathan Brown reports. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/15392/adirondack-tourism-officials-say-marketing-cuts-are-bad-for-the-region-bad-for-the-state">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Paper or plastic: daily green dilemmas</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Mar 18, 2010) Sometimes, the more choices you have, the more stress you feel. That&apos;s the case with some people when it comes to taking care of the environment. As Karen Kelly reports, being environmentally aware can be a burden. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/15393/paper-or-plastic-daily-green-dilemmas">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Paterson starts delaying tax refunds</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Mar 18, 2010) Governor David Paterson is delaying state income tax refunds by about two weeks for hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers to make sure the state has enough cash on hand to meet financial obligations.  Martha Foley has more. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/15395/paterson-starts-delaying-tax-refunds">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Watertown Airport gets $4 million to extend runway</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Mar 17, 2010) Watertown Airport is getting $4 million to extend its runway. Almost all the money—95%—is coming from the federal government. The remaining 5%—approximately $200,000 will come from the coffers of Jefferson County and New York State.Jonathan Brown talked with county administrator Bob Hagemann, who oversees spending at the airport. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/15370/watertown-airport-gets-4-million-to-extend-runway">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Family gets voice in end-of-life decisions for terminally ill</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Mar 17, 2010) It was 17 years in the making, but Governor David Paterson signed into law health care reforms enabling family members to make end-of-life decisions for loved ones. Karen DeWitt reports. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/15384/family-gets-voice-in-end-of-life-decisions-for-terminally-ill">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>After meeting with Obama, Rep. Murphy still on fence over health bill</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Mar 17, 2010) The Washington Post says North Country congressman Scott Murphy is one of the five lawmakers in the country receiving the most pressure on this week’s landmark healthcare vote.  The Democrat from Glens Falls met one-one-one with President Barack Obama to talk about the bill. The liberal group MoveOn.org is running ads in his district, urging the Glens Falls Democrat to vote Yes. The conservative US Chamber of Commerce is also buying TV spots, urging Murphy to vote no. Health care expected to be a central issue in this year’s election in the 20th district. Murphy spoke yesterday with Brian Mann about the landmark decision and explained why he’s still on the fence, despite months of debate. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/15385/after-meeting-with-obama-rep-murphy-still-on-fence-over-health-bill">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Rabideau is Saranac Lake Mayor, Dems lose one board seat</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Mar 17, 2010) The former mayor of the city of Plattsburgh will be the next mayor of the village of Saranac Lake. Democrat Clyde Rabideau, who served as Plattsburgh’s mayor from 1990 to 1999, defeated Republican village trustee Jeff Branch in one of the most closely-watched village election campaigns on Tuesday. Rabideau won the mayor’s race in Saranac Lake Tuesday, defeating Jeff Branch by an unofficial count of 704 to 578. But Rabideau will not be in the majority on the village board as the Republicans took one of the two village trustee seats on the ballot, giving the GOP a 3-2 advantage. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/15386/rabideau-is-saranac-lake-mayor-dems-lose-one-board-seat">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Voters in Port Henry vote to keep their village</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Mar 17, 2010) Voters in Port Henry rejected a plan yesterday that would have dissolved their village government.  On a vote of 186 to 146, local residents decided to keep both a village and a town government, despite the community’s shrinking population.Village Mayor Ernest Guerin and Moriah town supervisor Tom Scozzafava promised to work to find more ways to share services between their two governments.Yesterday’s vote came as towns and villages across the North Country are struggling with fewer dollars in state aides and a growing pressure to cut property taxes. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/15387/voters-in-port-henry-vote-to-keep-their-village">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Hospitality and a helping hand in Ethiopia</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Mar 17, 2010) It started with a dirt bike ride to visit a friend&apos;s family and is now a quest to build a school in Ethiopia.  Alex French, a SUNY Potsdam alumnus, spent part of last year living and working in the east African country.  It was a side trip to the small community of Gembeltu, difficult to find on most maps of Ethiopia, that inspired him to give back.   As part of our series, Moving the World, Todd Moe spoke with French about exploring a new culture and lending a helping hand. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/15388/hospitality-and-a-helping-hand-in-ethiopia">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Readers &amp; Writers: Christian Bok</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Mar 17, 2010) Our guest was poet Christian Bok, author of Crystallography and Eunoia. Bok explores the structure and science of language in his work. The first of these titles was originally published in the mid-90s and recently re-released after years of being unavailable. The second came out in 1992 and won the Griffin Prize for Poetic Excellence. Chris Robinson and Theo Hummer host. The author will give a reading on Thursday, March 18 at 8 pm in Sykes Common Room on the St. Lawrence University campus in Canton. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/15394/readers-amp-writers-christian-bok">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>&quot;Three Cups of Tea&quot; brings hope to Fort Drum</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Mar 16, 2010) This month, planes are leaving Fort Drum’s Wheeler-Sack airfield with soldiers bound for Afghanistan.  About 4,000 troops of the 10th Mountain Division’s 1st Brigade are a part of President Obama’s surge announced late last year.  With roadside attacks and bombings up in Afghanistan, the departure is a painful one for many Fort Drum families.  But recently, the author of the best-selling book, Three Cups of Tea, paid a visit to the spouses of Fort Drum’s officers.  Greg Mortenson builds schools in Afghanistan.  As David Sommerstein reports, he brought a sense of hope and purpose to an Army base that’s been ground down by repeat deployments. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/15377/quot-three-cups-of-tea-quot-brings-hope-to-fort-drum">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Amid politics and partisanship, budget deficit looms over lawmakers in Albany</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Mar 16, 2010) State lawmakers have just ten days, according to their own time line, to agree on a state budget closing a more than $9 billion gap. Karen DeWitt reports. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/15378/amid-politics-and-partisanship-budget-deficit-looms-over-lawmakers-in-albany">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Aubertine says farmworker bill could pass, with changes</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Mar 16, 2010) The New York State Senate is considering a controversial measure that would give more legal rights to New York farm workers. The bill would allow farm laborers to unionize more easily. It would also guarantee workers at least one day of rest each week and provide for overtime pay. The bill has strong backing from a variety of labor, immigrant and religious groups, including New York&apos;s State Catholic Conference. But the bill is broadly panned in upstate agricultural areas. It’s vehemently opposed by the New York Farm Bureau, which says it would quote —cripple — New York agriculture. Upstate lawmakers from both parties are against it.Opposition in the state Senate is led by Darrel Aubertine, a Democrat from a long line of Jefferson County dairy farmers. He made his case yesterday on The Capitol Pressroom, a daily program produced by public radio station WCNY. Martha Foley has more. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/15379/aubertine-says-farmworker-bill-could-pass-with-changes">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Adirondack landowner takes case against green groups, APA to federal court</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Mar 16, 2010) A landowner in the Adirondack town of Black Brook is suing the Adirondack Park agency in federal court.  Leroy Douglas alleges the agency conspired illegally with the Adirondack Council and with other environmental activists.  He&apos;s asking for tens of millions of dollars in compensation.  This suit follows years of tension between the APA and a group of landowners and local officials in Black Brook.  Douglas argues the park agency has become &quot;a tool of environmentalists and wealthy downstate interests.&quot; He filed a similar lawsuit in November in state court. Earlier this month, the Adirondack Council urged a judge to dismiss the state court case, arguing that it had been filed in &quot;bad faith.&quot;Speaking before this latest suit, Adirondack Council spokesman John Sheehan described Douglas&apos;s allegations as an effort to &quot;silence&quot; green groups in the Park. APA officials have also denied repeatedly that any illegal or improper behavior occurred. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/15380/adirondack-landowner-takes-case-against-green-groups-apa-to-federal-court">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>County leaders call for more farm funding, oppose farmworker rights bill</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Mar 16, 2010) County officials from across New York state met in Albany yesterday, urging lawmakers to drop a new farmworker rights bill.  They also called for state officials to reinstate funding for farms and agriculture programs.  Brian Mann has details. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/15381/county-leaders-call-for-more-farm-funding-oppose-farmworker-rights-bill">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>School gardens as outdoor classrooms</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Mar 16, 2010) School gardens are more than a source of local food for the cafeteria.  These gardens, planted and tended by students and staff, are being integrated into the educational curriculum to teach children not only about plants, nature and the environment, but other subjects as well. Danielle Pipher, a farm to school educator in Vermont, says gardens can teach kids about history, economics, social studies, math and art.  Pipher will lead a workshop on school gardens on March 30th at St. Lawrence University.  She spoke with Todd Moe about how to start a school or community garden. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/15382/school-gardens-as-outdoor-classrooms">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>A mother, a curfew, and a hidden math class in Honduras</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Mar 15, 2010) This winter, our news intern and web assistant, Chelsea Ross, went to visit her mother in Honduras.  Lynne Ross of Potsdam is teaching at a private school in the small city of Comayagua.  Ross was there last September when ousted president Manuel Zelaya returned to the country to try to resume power.  He didn’t succeed.  This week the United States is starting to normalize relations with a newly elected government.  While the president was back, a curfew was imposed.  But that didn’t stop Mrs. Ross from holding a hidden math class.  In our series, Moving the World, Chelsea Ross sends this audio postcard from Honduras. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/15361/a-mother-a-curfew-and-a-hidden-math-class-in-honduras">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
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