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<itunes:author>North Country Public Radio Newsroom</itunes:author>
<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>Vermont grants driver&apos;s licenses to migrant workers</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21952/20130509/vermont-grants-driver-apos-s-licenses-to-migrant-workers</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (May 9, 2013) Dairy farms in Vermont and northern New York have faced a major labor shortage, which means that migrant laborers from Mexico and Guatemala are now milking many of the region&apos;s cows.Farm country here is not an easy place to be a migrant worker: It&apos;s rural, hard to get around, and there&apos;s not a big Latino population. But a new law means that migrant workers in Vermont will soon be able to drive legally. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21952/20130509/vermont-grants-driver-apos-s-licenses-to-migrant-workers">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Sarah Harris</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Dairy farms in Vermont and northern New York have faced a major labor shortage, which means that migrant laborers from Mexico and Guatemala are now milking many of the region&apos;s cows.Farm country here is not an easy place to be a migrant worker: It&apos;s rural, hard to get around, and there&apos;s not a big Latino population. But a new law means that migrant workers in Vermont will soon be able to drive legally. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21952/20130509/vermont-grants-driver-apos-s-licenses-to-migrant-workers">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>05:32</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>agriculture, politics, legislature, globalization, transportation, vermont, [loc:44.27111 -72.4875], topstory, photolead</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Would Quebec-NYC power line benefit North Country? </title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21677/20130325/would-quebec-nyc-power-line-benefit-north-country</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Mar 25, 2013) The Champlain Hudson Power Express is a proposed underground transmission line that could supply New York City with hydropower generated in Quebec. But opponents say the line won&apos;t benefit New York state&apos;s energy producers - or communities along the route. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21677/20130325/would-quebec-nyc-power-line-benefit-north-country">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Sarah Harris</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Champlain Hudson Power Express is a proposed underground transmission line that could supply New York City with hydropower generated in Quebec. But opponents say the line won&apos;t benefit New York state&apos;s energy producers - or communities along the route. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21677/20130325/would-quebec-nyc-power-line-benefit-north-country">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>05:43</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>energy, economy, environment, albany, globalization, canada, chpv, [loc:45.3150817 -73.8779033], photolead, topstory, itenergy</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Dalai Lama addresses thousands in Middlebury</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20667/20121015/dalai-lama-addresses-thousands-in-middlebury</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Oct 15, 2012) The Dalai Lama visited Middlebury College in Vermont last Friday and Saturday. Thousands of people descended on the college town to hear his message. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20667/20121015/dalai-lama-addresses-thousands-in-middlebury">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 15 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Sarah Harris</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Dalai Lama visited Middlebury College in Vermont last Friday and Saturday. Thousands of people descended on the college town to hear his message. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20667/20121015/dalai-lama-addresses-thousands-in-middlebury">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>03:55</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, religion, vermont, chpv, middlebury, culture, globalization, planet, peace, science, [loc:44.0153291 -73.1673508], topstory, tibet</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Vermont considers driver&apos;s licenses for migrant workers</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19640/20120409/vermont-considers-driver-apos-s-licenses-for-migrant-workers</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Apr 9, 2012) The dairy industry in Northern New York and Vermont relies heavily on migrant labor. A lot of the farm workers are undocumented. That causes problems when the workers have to do simple tasks that involve driving, like going to the grocery store or visiting the doctor.  But Vermont legislators are discussing a bill that may change that. Sarah Harris reports. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19640/20120409/vermont-considers-driver-apos-s-licenses-for-migrant-workers">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Sarah Harris</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The dairy industry in Northern New York and Vermont relies heavily on migrant labor. A lot of the farm workers are undocumented. That causes problems when the workers have to do simple tasks that involve driving, like going to the grocery store or visiting the doctor.  But Vermont legislators are discussing a bill that may change that. Sarah Harris reports. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19640/20120409/vermont-considers-driver-apos-s-licenses-for-migrant-workers">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>02:07</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>politics, immigration, economics, globalization, dairy, migrant workers, migrant justice, undocumented, farming, agriculture, vermont [loc:44.4758825 -73.2120720], photolead, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Schumer wants efficient, safer border</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17675/20110518/schumer-wants-efficient-safer-border</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (May 18, 2011) Sen.Chuck Schumer says Homeland Security will begin tapping into Canadian military radar later this year to detect low-flying aircraft used to smuggle drugs from Canada into the United States.Schumer also says a border security task force of several U.S. and Canadian agencies will be established in Massena by October. At a hearing he chaired in Washington yesterday, New York&apos;s senior senator questioned Department of Homeland Security officials about new initiatives to balance commerce with fighting drug trafficking.  Ryan Morden has more from Washington. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17675/20110518/schumer-wants-efficient-safer-border">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: NCPR News</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Sen.Chuck Schumer says Homeland Security will begin tapping into Canadian military radar later this year to detect low-flying aircraft used to smuggle drugs from Canada into the United States.Schumer also says a border security task force of several U.S. and Canadian agencies will be established in Massena by October. At a hearing he chaired in Washington yesterday, New York&apos;s senior senator questioned Department of Homeland Security officials about new initiatives to balance commerce with fighting drug trafficking.  Ryan Morden has more from Washington. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17675/20110518/schumer-wants-efficient-safer-border">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>04:01</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>economy, politics, border, security, homeland, canada, stlv, globalization, immigration, , [loc:38.8951118 -77.0363658], photolead, topstory, crossings911</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Aboard a cold Seaway ship with a sick crew</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Dec 28, 2010) Twenty-two Chinese seamen are resting up in Montreal after a harrowing Christmas journey through the St. Lawrence Seaway.  The crew aboard the German-owned Hermann Schoening became violently ill after phosphine gas leaked into the living and working spaces.  The gas is used regularly as a fumigant to kill pests in the cargo hold.  The freighter is carrying 19,000 tons of midwestern corn bound for Algeria.The crew was treated at a hospital in Ontario.  But the ship then continued on with windows open to air out the gas.  Don Metzger piloted the freighter from Lake Ontario through the St. Lawrence River to Massena.  He’s been a Seaway pilot for more than 30 years.  He told David Sommerstein he’s never seen anything like this happen before.  Metzger says the crew was sick and cold, and unprepared for winter weather.Carolyn Osbourne of the Mariners House of Montreal says the crew spent yesterday recovering after being sickened by phosphine gas.  She says they received a second hospital checkup, as well as warm coats, gloves, and Christmas gifts while in port.  The ship was scheduled to resume its travels this morning.An official with Transport Canada says the incident is under investigation.  The shipowners could be fined if violations of the Canada Shipping Act are found.  But the gas leak is so far being considered an anomaly. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16890/20101228/aboard-a-cold-seaway-ship-with-a-sick-crew">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 28 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: David Sommerstein</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Twenty-two Chinese seamen are resting up in Montreal after a harrowing Christmas journey through the St. Lawrence Seaway.  The crew aboard the German-owned Hermann Schoening became violently ill after phosphine gas leaked into the living and working spaces.  The gas is used regularly as a fumigant to kill pests in the cargo hold.  The freighter is carrying 19,000 tons of midwestern corn bound for Algeria.The crew was treated at a hospital in Ontario.  But the ship then continued on with windows open to air out the gas.  Don Metzger piloted the freighter from Lake Ontario through the St. Lawrence River to Massena.  He’s been a Seaway pilot for more than 30 years.  He told David Sommerstein he’s never seen anything like this happen before.  Metzger says the crew was sick and cold, and unprepared for winter weather.Carolyn Osbourne of the Mariners House of Montreal says the crew spent yesterday recovering after being sickened by phosphine gas.  She says they received a second hospital checkup, as well as warm coats, gloves, and Christmas gifts while in port.  The ship was scheduled to resume its travels this morning.An official with Transport Canada says the incident is under investigation.  The shipowners could be fined if violations of the Canada Shipping Act are found.  But the gas leak is so far being considered an anomaly. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16890/20101228/aboard-a-cold-seaway-ship-with-a-sick-crew">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>04:53</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, transportation, st. lawrence river, shipping, seaway, stlv, winter, tijf, thousand islands, lake ontario, [loc:44.1278299 -76.3330006], montreal, canada, hermann schoening, globalization, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Pieces fall into place for Laurentian and Plattsburgh</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16819/20101213/pieces-fall-into-place-for-laurentian-and-plattsburgh</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Dec 13, 2010) A company called Laurentian Aerospace says it is ready to move forward with a project in Plattsburgh that would bring roughly 900 high-paying jobs to the city. The company announced on Friday that after years of effort, it had found a major investor, Verdant Capital Group, willing to back the 175-million dollar venture.Laurentian now plans to build a maintenance facility at the site of the old Plattsburgh Air Force Base that would refurbish commercial jetliners. Brian Mann was in Plattsburgh for the announcement and has our story. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16819/20101213/pieces-fall-into-place-for-laurentian-and-plattsburgh">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Brian Mann</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[A company called Laurentian Aerospace says it is ready to move forward with a project in Plattsburgh that would bring roughly 900 high-paying jobs to the city. The company announced on Friday that after years of effort, it had found a major investor, Verdant Capital Group, willing to back the 175-million dollar venture.Laurentian now plans to build a maintenance facility at the site of the old Plattsburgh Air Force Base that would refurbish commercial jetliners. Brian Mann was in Plattsburgh for the announcement and has our story. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16819/20101213/pieces-fall-into-place-for-laurentian-and-plattsburgh">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>06:12</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>canada, photolead, economy, technology, chpv, transportation, globalization, plattsburgh, laurentian aerospace, border, travel, topstory, photolead, [loc:44.6994873 -73.4529124]</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Audio Postcard: The world from Mt. Marcy</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/15927/20100706/audio-postcard-the-world-from-mt-marcy</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Jul 6, 2010) The view from Mt. Marcy is pretty extraordinary, but its made even better when shared with friends from Kenya, Zimbabwe, the Maldives, and the North Country. Sarah Harris sent this audio postcard from her recent hike up New York&apos;s tallest mountain. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/15927/20100706/audio-postcard-the-world-from-mt-marcy">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>On the road: &apos;round the world hitchhiker pauses in the North Country</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/15055/20100112/on-the-road-apos-round-the-world-hitchhiker-pauses-in-the-north-country</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Jan 12, 2010) Frenchman Jeremy Marie is about halfway through his world tour. It&apos;s a slow trip. He figures it will take him five years, because he&apos;s hitchhiking, ride by ride, from his home in Normandy and back. The 25 year-old has been through Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. He crossed the Atlantic by crewing on a catamaran from South Africa to Panama. The it was north through Central America, Mexico and the west coast to Alaska and across Canada. Now he&apos;s thumbing his way south through the U.S. He’s ridden in cars, trucks, on tractors and donkeys. His budget is seven dollars a day, and he&apos;s slept on people’s couches, outdoors at gas stations in the middle of the desert — anywhere he can find a bed. This past week he&apos;s been on &quot;pause&quot; in the North Country, with home base in Canton. He says this is the coldest place he has been, but also one of the most hospitable. Martha Foley spoke with him after his talk at the Canton Rotary Club, on his first day in town. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/15055/20100112/on-the-road-apos-round-the-world-hitchhiker-pauses-in-the-north-country">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Martha Foley</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Frenchman Jeremy Marie is about halfway through his world tour. It&apos;s a slow trip. He figures it will take him five years, because he&apos;s hitchhiking, ride by ride, from his home in Normandy and back. The 25 year-old has been through Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. He crossed the Atlantic by crewing on a catamaran from South Africa to Panama. The it was north through Central America, Mexico and the west coast to Alaska and across Canada. Now he&apos;s thumbing his way south through the U.S. He’s ridden in cars, trucks, on tractors and donkeys. His budget is seven dollars a day, and he&apos;s slept on people’s couches, outdoors at gas stations in the middle of the desert — anywhere he can find a bed. This past week he&apos;s been on &quot;pause&quot; in the North Country, with home base in Canton. He says this is the coldest place he has been, but also one of the most hospitable. Martha Foley spoke with him after his talk at the Canton Rotary Club, on his first day in town. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/15055/20100112/on-the-road-apos-round-the-world-hitchhiker-pauses-in-the-north-country">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>06:08</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>topstory, moving the world, peace, travel, globalization, planet, transportation[loc:44.5956163 -75.1690942]</itunes:keywords>
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