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<title>VT rep pushes back against F-35 jet at Burlington</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Feb 12, 2013) The Air Force is considering basing its new fighter jet, the F-35, at the Vermont Air National Guard base at the Burlington airport. The plan has encountered fierce opposition from area residents who are worried about noisy training flights. Now a state representative is proposing legislation to slow down the plane&apos;s arrival. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21428/20130212/vt-rep-pushes-back-against-f-35-jet-at-burlington">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Burlington Board of Health holds F-35 hearing</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Nov 28, 2012) The F-35, the Air Force&apos;s new fighter jet, may be coming to the Burlington airport. People are worried about noise from the plane, but there&apos;s also another concern: public health. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20970/20121128/burlington-board-of-health-holds-f-35-hearing">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Burlington area residents debate F-35 noise</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Oct 5, 2012) Last spring the Air Force announced that Burlington was one of two preferred sites for a fleet of new F-35 fighter jets. The F-35s are a lot louder than the F-16s that currently take off and land from Burlington International Airport.Many area residents are worried about the noise from the jets and its effect on their property values. Others are glad that the F-35 would guarantee a continued Air Force presence in Burlington. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20605/20121005/burlington-area-residents-debate-f-35-noise">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Demonstrators, police clash at governors&apos; conference in Burlington</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Jul 30, 2012) A peaceful protest in Burlington turned violent late yesterday afternoon when demonstrators clashed with police. Approximately 500 protestors took the streets downtown to protest the 36th annual New England Governors conference. While New England governors and eastern Canadian premiers met at the waterfront Hilton Hotel to discuss energy policy, protestors demonstrated outside, voicing their opposition to a proposed pipeline across northern New England that would ship Tar Sands oil to Portland, Maine. Sarah Harris has our story. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20217/20120730/demonstrators-police-clash-at-governors-apos-conference-in-burlington">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Vermont Air National Guard defends F-35s</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Jun 15, 2012) The plan to base a new fleet of F-35 fighter jets at Burlington International Airport has generated hot debate in surrounding communities. If the new jets do bed down at the airport, they will run training flights over the Adirondacks and Watertown. The F-35 is louder than the F-16s that currently fly in and out of Burlington.The public comment period about the proposed plan has just ended. Now, the Vermont Air National Guard is weighing in. Sarah Harris has more. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19983/20120615/vermont-air-national-guard-defends-f-35s">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>South Burlington City Council votes against F-35s</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (May 23, 2012) Host intro: The Vermont Air National Guard is considering whether to make Burlington International Airport home to a fleet of new F-35 fighter jets. Communities around the airport debated the jets’ presence at a public hearing last week. The Environmental Impact statement put out by the Air Force says that the new jets will bring higher noise levels to neighborhoods surrounding the airport. On Monday night, South Burlington’s City Council voted  4 – 1 to oppose the plan. Sarah Harris has more. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19867/20120523/south-burlington-city-council-votes-against-f-35s">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>The Road from 9/11:  How the war on terror changed one North Country family</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Apr 18, 2012) One of the uncomfortable truths about the terror attacks on 9/11 is that some families have carried a far greater burden during the months and years that followed. The Olsen family, from Saranac Lake, have spent much of the last decade separated; Chaplain Eric Olsen first mobilized for duty at ground zero in New York City, then for war in Iraq. In a special documentary production aired for the 10th anniversary of the terror attack, Brian Mann produced a special documentary telling the story of how 9/11 shaped the lives of Eric and Susan Olsen, and their sons Garth and Evan. This first aired Sept. 12, 2011. It recently won an Edward R. Murrrow award for best radio documentary. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19684/20120418/the-road-from-9-11-how-the-war-on-terror-changed-one-north-country-family">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Fort Drum soldier awarded medal for heroism at scene of highway accident</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Dec 14, 2011) Fort Drum soldier Sergeant Jacob Perkins was awarded the Soldier&apos;s Medal Tuesday afternoon at the installation. The medal is given to soldiers for heroism outside the battlefield. Sergeant Perkins came to the aid of a group of Canadian tourists in July, when their tour bus collided with a semi trailer on the Thruway in Waterloo, New York, between Syracuse and Rochester. Joanna Richards was at the ceremony at Fort Drum and has this report. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/18942/20111214/fort-drum-soldier-awarded-medal-for-heroism-at-scene-of-highway-accident">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Ft. Drum soldiers, families reflect on the legacy of 9/11</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Sep 12, 2011) Military families have carried a heavy burden since 9/11, with many military service members serving multiple deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan. Ten years after the attacks, Joanna Richards spoke with Fort Drum soldiers and their families about their thoughts on service in the post-9/11 world. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/18390/20110912/ft-drum-soldiers-families-reflect-on-the-legacy-of-9-11">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>The Road from 9/11:  How the war on terror changed one North Country family</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Sep 12, 2011) One of the uncomfortable truths about the terror attacks on 9/11 is that some families have carried a far greater burden during the months and years that followed.The Olsen family, from Saranac Lake, have spent much of the last decade separated; Chaplain Eric Olsen first mobilized for ground zero, then for war in Iraq.  In a special documentary production, Brian Mann tells Eric Olsen&apos;s story, as well as how 9/11 shaped the lives of Susan Olsen, and their sons Garth and Evan. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/18387/20110912/the-road-from-9-11-how-the-war-on-terror-changed-one-north-country-family">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>AG settles Watertown soldier scam</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Aug 17, 2011) New York state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman was in Watertown yesterday to announce a $3.5 million settlement in a scam targeting soldiers with the sale of electronics. Soldiers who still owe money to the company will be relieved of their debts and have their credit histories repaired. But those who already paid lost thousands of dollars to the scam. About 1,000 soldiers were affected.  Joanna Richards was there and has this report. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/18215/20110817/ag-settles-watertown-soldier-scam">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Obama thanks Fort Drum troops</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Jun 24, 2011) A day after addressing the nation about his plans for withdrawing troops from Afghanistan, President Barack Obama came to visit Fort Drum. The Army post has carried a heavy burden of the fighting in that country and in Iraq. The 10th Mountain Division’s headquarters, including its commander, General James Terry, are currently leading coalition forces in southern Afghanistan. Todd Moe reports. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17896/20110624/obama-thanks-fort-drum-troops">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>At Ft. Drum, little change despite drawdown</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Jun 23, 2011) Last night, President Obama unveiled a plan to withdraw 10,000 troops from Afghanistan by the end of the summer, and another 20,000 soldiers by the end of next summer.  That accounts for the troop surge Obama began two years ago.Obama&apos;s first stop to sell his new Afghanistan strategy is this afternoon at Fort Drum near Watertown.  The President will meet with soldiers from the 10th Mountain Division and with families of soldiers killed in Afghanistan and Iraq.Fort Drum&apos;s been involved in Iraq and Afghanistan since the beginning.  And as David Sommerstein reports, soldiers don&apos;t see their roles changing much yet. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17889/20110623/at-ft-drum-little-change-despite-drawdown">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Drum commander cites progress in Afghanistan</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Apr 11, 2011) The war in Libya, unrest through the Middle East, and the nuclear crisis in Japan have pushed America’s war in Afghanistan down the news agenda.Fully half of Fort Drum’s soldier population is on the ground in Afghanistan.  The Army base’s commander is in charge of coalition troops in the most dangerous part of the country. General James Terry briefed the media while on leave from Afghanistan last week.  David Sommerstein was there and has out report. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17457/20110411/drum-commander-cites-progress-in-afghanistan">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>New York Times documents &apos;A Year at War&apos;</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Jan 19, 2011) This year, a reporter and a photojournalist from the New York Times have been following soldiers from Fort Drum during their deployment to Afghanistan.  Through print, photos, videos, and readers’ submissions, they’ve tried to capture the everyday reality of combat in northern Afghanistan for the 1-87th Infantry Battalion.We’ve been checking in with reporter Jim Dao throughout the year.  He’s told us the stories of troops experiencing live fire combat for the first time and of families living through the pain of separation.  Today we hear about the everyday stress of the young leaders on the ground in this war, the junior officers.  Dao spoke with David Sommerstein. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16996/20110119/new-york-times-documents-apos-a-year-at-war-apos">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Air Guard to practice drone surveillance flights over Adirondacks</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Jan 14, 2011) New York’s Air National Guard says it till begin flying unmanned surveillance planes over the Adirondacks beginning this summer. The training missions will be used to help pilots and ground crews learn how to remote-control a spy plane known as the MQ-9 Reaper.As Brian Mann reports, the planes will fly out of Fort Drum, but the pilots will be manning consoles in Syracuse. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16989/20110114/air-guard-to-practice-drone-surveillance-flights-over-adirondacks">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Ft. Drum soldiers fight insurgents and boredom</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Nov 26, 2010) The first troops of President Obama’s surge in Afghanistan have returned home.  Some 50 soldiers from the 10th Mountain’s 1st Brigade touched down at Fort Drum Wednesday.  Over the coming months, the rest of the 3500 member brigade will come home after training the Afghan army and police in the northern part of the country.According to the Watertown Daily Times, the brigade commander Colonel Willard Burleson says he’s seeing signs of progress, including some Taliban insurgents giving up their fight.Still, the Pentagon reports security gains as “slow” in Afghanistan, with members of the Afghan army also deserting.  This as the U.S. military enters a four-year scheduled withdrawl from the country.The New York Times has been taking a deep look at a teeny slice of the war effort.  Through articles, photos, and video, the Times is reporting on one unit of Fort Drum’s 1st Brigade, the 1-87th Infantry Battalion. Readers can submit their own photos and videos.  Many come from fellow troops and family members.The latest installment in the Times series came out earlier this week.  The article told the story of Delta Company’s six day mission against insurgents in the village of Nahr-i-Sufi, near Kunduz in northern Afghanistan. In a nutshell, the article invokes oft-quoted truism of war – that war is abject boredom sprinkled with brief moments of intense action and terror. Reporter Jim Dao says that was the pervading reality on the ground. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16734/20101126/ft-drum-soldiers-fight-insurgents-and-boredom">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 26 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>More with Anne Harrington</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Nov 15, 2010) Anne Harrington is the new Deputy Administrator for Defense Nuclear Non-Proliferation at the National Nuclear Security Administration. She and her staff at the National Nuclear Security Administration keep an eye on materials, outside the U.S., that could be used to make a nuclear weapon. Harrington is a native of Long Lake. She spoke with Jonathan Brown recently about her work, her background and the path that brought her from one to the other. Here’s more of their conversation. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16670/20101115/more-with-anne-harrington">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
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<title>Moving the World: Anne Harrington</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Nov 15, 2010) Long Lake native Anne Harrington was recently named Deputy Administrator for Defense Nuclear Non-Proliferation. It’s a wordy title. It means she and her staff at the National Nuclear Security Administration keep an eye on materials, outside the U.S., that could be used to make a nuclear weapon. For our occasional series, Moving the World, Harrington spoke with Jonathan Brown about starting out in the Adirondacks and working on global security in Washington D.C. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16668/20101115/moving-the-world-anne-harrington">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 15 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>VA clinic construction under way in Saranac Lake</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Nov 2, 2010) The first concrete has been poured for a new veterans&apos; clinic in Saranac Lake. Officials hope to be able open the center early next year, despite a contract delay that held work up for part of the summer building season.The new clinic downtown on Depot St. is one of two now under construction to serve veterans in the region.HES Ventures is overseeing the building&apos;s construction and will lease the property to the Department of Veterans Affairs under a contract finalized in August. Chris Morris has more. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16603/20101102/va-clinic-construction-under-way-in-saranac-lake">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
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