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<title>A century later, African-American baseball hero gets his due</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Apr 26, 2013) Jackie Robinson is getting the big time Hollywood treatment with the new blockbuster &quot;42&quot;. Meanwhile, a much lesser known African American baseball hero is getting his due in the cradle of baseball history.In 1878, John Jackson - aka Bud Fowler - became the first African-American to play professional baseball with white men. His career spanned more than 30 years as a player, manager and entrepreneur. Fowler grew up in Cooperstown, NY, the home of the Baseball Hall of Fame. Last weekend, the town recognized his story of perseverance in the face of bigotry. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21865/20130426/a-century-later-african-american-baseball-hero-gets-his-due">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
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<title>Canton marathoner turned back by bombs</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Apr 16, 2013) Federal investigators say no one has claimed responsibility for the Boston Marathon attack that killed three people and wounded more than 140.Officials say the two bombs that went off near the finish line at the Marathon were about 100 yards and 10 seconds apart. They knocked people down, shattered windows and sent dense plumes of smoke rising over the street.A senior U.S. intelligence official says as many as two unexploded bombs were also found near the finish line, but they were safely disarmed.Canton native Laura Monroe-Duprey and her husband were running the race together. He was running with an injury, so at mile 18, she pulled ahead of him.Julie Grant spoke with Monroe-Duprey last night. She said when the explosion happened, she was nearing the last turn in the course, about a tenth of a mile from the finish line. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21801/20130416/canton-marathoner-turned-back-by-bombs">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
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<title>Startup looks for a way around knee surgery</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Apr 4, 2013) Knee pain is among the most common medical complaints across age groups from young athletes to aging baby boomers. Often, the trouble is in the meniscus cartilage, and often, the prescription is surgery.But recent studies comparing results of physical therapy to outcomes of surgery find PT to be equally effective in many cases.  A Binghamton company is working on one less invasive treatment. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21741/20130404/startup-looks-for-a-way-around-knee-surgery">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
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<title>Adirondack Attic:  an heirloom from baseball&apos;s early days</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Apr 2, 2013) Just in time for the start of baseball season, Andy Flynn visits the Adirondack Museum for a look at a baseball uniform from the 1870&apos;s. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21728/20130402/adirondack-attic-an-heirloom-from-baseball-apos-s-early-days">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
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<title>What&apos;s so great about roller derby? </title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Mar 18, 2013) Roller derby has a surprisingly long history: It first emerged as a contact sport in the late 1930s; started broadcasting on TV in the late &apos;40s; and had a bit of a TV revival in the &apos;80s and &apos;90s. The sport as we know it today is mostly an all-female, woman-organized amateur sport. This most recent incarnation got its start in the early 2000s, in Austin, Texas. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21612/20130318/what-apos-s-so-great-about-roller-derby">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Titus Mountain makes a comeback</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Mar 15, 2013) With cold and snow back in the forecast, skiers and snowboarders will have a little more time to carve their last turns of the season.It&apos;s been a comeback winter for a North Country ski area that had long gone neglected.  Titus Mountain, outside Malone, has new local owners, a new lodge, new trails, and a burst of energy.Titus is one of a shrinking number of ski areas that play an important role in teaching people to ski. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21618/20130315/titus-mountain-makes-a-comeback">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
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<title>Small outfitter says gun laws could cripple business</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Jan 18, 2013) Gun sellers in the North Country are digesting the new state gun control laws passed this week. Most aren&apos;t happy with what they&apos;re finding out.North Woods Outfitters in Potsdam caters to hunters. The modest shop has a country store feel, with wood paneling and homemade shelving. A steady stream of customers walks in Thursday morning. A couple older guys with NRA patches sewn on their jeans jackets head straight to the counter where the ammunition is.Store owner Rick Jones looks a little worried. He says boxes of bullets are flying off the shelves. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21281/20130118/small-outfitter-says-gun-laws-could-cripple-business">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
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<title>Review: girls in sports books</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Jan 11, 2013) Two new books by writers with ties to the Adirondacks feature girls in elite level sports.  Betsy Kepes reviews Soccerland by Beth Choat and Sugar and Ice by Kate Messner. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21234/20130111/review-girls-in-sports-books">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
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<title>Bills to stay in New York for at least seven more years</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Dec 24, 2012) The Buffalo Bills will likely be staying in New York for at least another seven years, now that state and team officials have worked out a new deal. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21134/20121224/bills-to-stay-in-new-york-for-at-least-seven-more-years">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
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<title>Root, root, root for the rutabagas!</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Dec 19, 2012) This week, we&apos;re listening to some of our favorite food stories from NCPR news.  Today, rutabaga curling.  The farmers market in Ithaca is celebrating its 15th annual Rutabaga Curling Championship Dec. 22. David Sommerstein was there in 2003 and sent this tuber-tossing postcard. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20902/20121219/root-root-root-for-the-rutabagas">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
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<title>Remembering Forrest &quot;Dew Drop&quot; Morgan</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Nov 14, 2012) Over the weekend, one of the North Country&apos;s most famous icons passed away.  Forrest &quot;Dew Drop&quot; Morgan was a fixture in Saranac Lake for decades after he returned home from fighting World War 2 and Korea.  &quot;Dew Drop&quot; was a cherished storyteller, a bartender, a national caliber bobsled athlete.  He was ninety years old when he passed.  Five years ago, &quot;Dew Drop&quot; and his son Dermot dropped by the StoryCorps booth in Saranac Lake to talk about their lives. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20888/20121114/remembering-forrest-quot-dew-drop-quot-morgan">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>&quot;KanJam&quot;: once a &quot;waste&quot; of time, now a sport</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Nov 8, 2012) &quot;Trash Can Frisbee&quot; dates back to the late 1980s, when a few college friends in Buffalo started tossing discs toward, not surprisingly, trash cans.For years, the game was mostly played in backyards around the city. But now, it&apos;s a sport, known as KanJam, and is played at tailgates and parties all over the country. It&apos;s also a company, based in Buffalo, where the KanJam world championships also take place. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20853/20121108/quot-kanjam-quot-once-a-quot-waste-quot-of-time-now-a-sport">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Watertown&apos;s love of football</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Oct 23, 2012) Traditional Arts in Upstate New York, TAUNY, handed out its annual North Country Heritage Awards on Sunday — honoring North Country traditions.  Watertown has had a love of football for more than a century.  The Watertown Red &amp; Black is the oldest semi-pro team in the U.S.  It began back in 1896.  In its first decades, the team featured the sons of immigrants who worked in local factories and young men who had been star players in local high schools.  More recently, over half of the roster is soldiers from Fort Drum.George Ashcraft was a middle linebacker for the team in the early 1970s.  This year marks his 22nd year as head coach. Todd Moe spoke with him about coaching a football team that is a cultural icon in Watertown. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20713/20121023/watertown-apos-s-love-of-football">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
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<title>Ottawa hockey fans bemoan NHL lockout</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Oct 16, 2012) It was a grim weekend in Canada and across hockey country. The National Hockey League canceled its first regular season games as players and owners face off in a lockout. At the Royal Oak Pub on Bank Street in Ottawa, fans were disappointed.Some sided with the players, others with the owners, but everyone agreed the absence of hockey had left a big hole in their lives—and in some cases, in their businesses. One said, &quot;I am a hardcore NHL hockey fan, and...right now I literally don&apos;t care. They&apos;ve broken my heart, and I don&apos;t care.&quot; [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20675/20121016/ottawa-hockey-fans-bemoan-nhl-lockout">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 16 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Look Up North: SLU&apos;s X-country ski team trains</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Oct 10, 2012) The St. Lawrence University cross-country ski team trains on the Post Rd. in Crary Mills, near Canton, with fall colors in the background.  This is part of our new &quot;Look Up North&quot; video snapshot series. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20646/20121010/look-up-north-slu-apos-s-x-country-ski-team-trains">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
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<title>Akwesasne goalie wins coveted lacrosse trophy</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Sep 17, 2012) Akwesasne is celebrating the return of a sports hero today.  Lacrosse goalie Mike Thompson was declared the Most Valuable Player after winning North America&apos;s biggest lacrosse championship, the Mann Cup, on Saturday.Thompson&apos;s team, the Peterborough Lakers, was losing two games to none against the Langley Thunder.  The Lakers&apos; younger goalie was pulled in favor of 36 year-old Thompson in game three.  The Lakers went on to rattle off four straight wins with Thompson in goal and win the team&apos;s second Mann Cup in three years.Thompson announced his retirement from the Buffalo Bandits major league lacrosse team earlier this year.  He says this may also be his last game with the Lakers because he wants to spend more time with his family and training lacrosse players in Akwesasne.David Sommerstein profiled Mike Thompson in May 2011.  Here&apos;s that story. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20491/20120917/akwesasne-goalie-wins-coveted-lacrosse-trophy">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
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<title>Boy Scout leads Lake Placid Olympic tour</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Jul 30, 2012) A 16-year-old from the Troy area helped bring a group of more than 60 people, including Armed Services veterans and their families, to Lake Placid last week to tour Olympic sites and dine at the local American Legion hall.Matt Murray, of Brunswick, is a junior at Tamarac High School and a member of Boy Scouts of America Troop 537. The Lake Placid trip was part of his Eagle Scout project, which he hopes to complete soon. Chris Morris caught up with the group and has our story. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20218/20120730/boy-scout-leads-lake-placid-olympic-tour">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Heard Up North:  An afternoon at the horse barn</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Jul 5, 2012) Horseback riding was once our main form of transportation, but today the people who ride do it because they love the animal and the sport. We spoke with local equestrian Arian Maury as she was getting her horse ready for a ride. She works as a secretary during the day and spends every evening she can at the barn. She shared her connection to her horse, Champ, with us. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20094/20120705/heard-up-north-an-afternoon-at-the-horse-barn">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
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<title>The spiritual side of playing lacrosse</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Jun 20, 2012) The St. Regis Mohawk Tribe, near Massena, is hosting a day devoted to the game of lacrosse.  The event, at Generations Park in Hogansburg, will include some of the best Mohawk lacrosse players, demonstrations, workshops, art exhibits and a couple of field lacrosse games.  As part of National Aboriginal Day on Thursday,  the game’s more serious and spiritual role in indigenous cultures will be explored.   Todd Moe spoke with Peter Garrow, chairman of the &quot;Our History, Our Game&quot; event.  He says it&apos;s being organized by members of the Akwesasne Lacrosse Hall of Fame, who want to pass on their skills and knowledge to a new generation. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20011/20120620/the-spiritual-side-of-playing-lacrosse">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
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<title>Heard Up North: building a horse jump</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Jun 15, 2012) Peggy McAdam-Cambridge owns a horse farm a few miles outside Canton.Honey Dew Acres will host whats known as an eventing competition this weekend for local equestrians. One of those events is cross-country jumping. A series of natural-looking obstacles in a field tests the horse’s, and rider’s, endurance and bravery.Peggy likes a rustic look for her course. Our intern, Jasmine Wallace, found her in a converted cow barn building a new jump. With a mare and foal watching from one side, and a pile of tools on the other, Peggy made quick work of it. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19982/20120615/heard-up-north-building-a-horse-jump">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
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