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<title>Wanting more change on this Independence Day</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Jul 3, 2009) On this first Independence Day of the Obama years, liberals may be feeling a sense of pride and triumph. A lot has changed since a year ago, and most of the changes are to their liking. But commentator Paul Willcott, a self-described &quot;big government, tax-and-spend liberal&quot; wants more: from the right, the left, and the in-between. Paul Willcott divides his time between new York City and Saranac lake. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/13893/20090703/wanting-more-change-on-this-independence-day">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Commentary: Reflections on turning 70</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Jul 4, 2008) Birthdays that end in a 0 tend to get our attention and make us reflective.  Commentator Paul Willcott, who is turning 70 as the nation turns 232, takes a look backward and forward at his own life and that of America. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/11679/20080704/commentary-reflections-on-turning-70">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Commentary: gifts families pass to the next generation</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Jan 1, 2008) Some say when people reach a certain age they begin to spend time looking back.  Commentator Paul Willcott doesn’t think of himself as old, but he admits that he’s beginning to look over his shoulder a little more than he used to, especially when he thinks about the future of his grandchildren. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/10520/20080101/commentary-gifts-families-pass-to-the-next-generation">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>A really, really good read</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Jan 5, 2007) Commentator Paul Willcott recently came across an interesting airline ad.  It promised first class travel so comfortable you could &quot;get lost in a best-seller&quot;.  That quote got him thinking, not about travel, but about reading, and getting lost in a book. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/8525/20070105/a-really-really-good-read">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jan 2007 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Preview: Franklin Manor Christmas as a radio play</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Dec 14, 2006) Writer Paul Willcott recently adapted his novella, A Franklin Manor Christmas, as a radio drama.  It premieres at Pendragon Theatre in Saranac Lake tonight (7:30).   Todd Moe spoke with Willcott about the radio version of his story, which he calls an old-fashioned feel-good Christmas tale. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/8428/20061214/preview-franklin-manor-christmas-as-a-radio-play">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 14 Dec 2006 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Commentary: On seasonality</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Aug 24, 2006) It’s common practice to think of people in the North Country, more particularly in the Adirondacks, as either seasonals or year-round residents.  Commentator Paul Willcott finds this distinction simplistic and problematic. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/7892/20060824/commentary-on-seasonality">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 24 Aug 2006 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Air conditioning: A Texan assessment</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Aug 2, 2006) Speaking of the heat, commentator Paul Willcott is old enough to remember Texas without air conditioning.  He agrees that cool indoor spaces set people free in some ways, but he&apos;s young enough to enjoy far more significant progress. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/7795/20060802/air-conditioning-a-texan-assessment">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 02 Aug 2006 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Commentary: Just Being Present</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Jun 30, 2006) Like many people of a certain age, commentator Paul Willcott is caring for an aged parent in the last stages of a long life. It&apos;s a difficult, rewarding and complex undertaking.  And he finds sometimes less is more. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/7620/20060630/commentary-just-being-present">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Commentary: Unshared Memories</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (May 15, 2006) Like many people of a certain age, commentator Paul Willcott is responsible for the care and nurturing of a parent in the last years of a long life.  He’s been writing down occasional reflections on this difficult time. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/7374/20060515/commentary-unshared-memories">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 15 May 2006 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>It&apos;s Not the Work, It&apos;s the Wages</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Nov 30, 2005) Much of the growing public discourse on immigration policy assumes America needs foreign workers to do the grunt work. Commentator Paul Willcott disagrees. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/6513/20051130/it-apos-s-not-the-work-it-apos-s-the-wages">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2005 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Commentary: Snapshots</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Nov 24, 2005) Commentator Paul Willcott divides his time between New York City and Saranac Lake.  He thinks sometimes about what it would be like to live full-time in the Adirondacks.  Not having the 300-mile drive most Fridays and Sundays would be welcome in a way, but the effect of the drop-in, drop-out rhythm is something he values a great deal. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/6486/20051124/commentary-snapshots">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2005 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Commentary: Ending Terrorist Attacks</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Nov 14, 2005) Immediately after the terrible events of 9/11, this country and some other western nations commenced what is called the &quot;War on Terrorism&quot;.  That has entailed a variety of measures, including public relations, diplomacy, shipping suspected terrorists abroad of interrogation, and invading Afghanistan and Iraq.  Commentator Paul Willcott has a suggestion for another effort that is being overlooked at our peril. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/6431/20051114/commentary-ending-terrorist-attacks">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2005 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>An Objection to the &quot;F-word&quot;</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Oct 10, 2005) As we’re told, English is a wonderfully elastic language.  It’s colorful, inclusive, and in a state of constant change.  But some changes are less welcome than others.  Commentator Paul Willcott has an issue with the expanding use of a particular bit of profanity. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/6284/20051010/an-objection-to-the-quot-f-word-quot">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2005 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Commentary: Four Old Men Eat Tomatoes on a Porch</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (May 18, 2005) There comes a moment every spring when the sun is so warm it takes you back to summer memories.  Commentator Paul Willcott, who has roots in Texas, has been watching the weather change in Saranac Lake, and recalls one especially fine &quot;Lone Star&quot; day last year. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/5676/20050518/commentary-four-old-men-eat-tomatoes-on-a-porch">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2005 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Commentary: How to Fix Social Security</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Apr 6, 2005) For some time President Bush has been sounding an alarm that funds to support the Social Security system will begin to run short before many people now in the work force reach retirement.  Various solutions for this problem are under consideration.  Commentator Paul Willcott offers one that is rarely mentioned. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/5496/20050406/commentary-how-to-fix-social-security">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2005 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>At Last. A BIG Christmas Tree</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Dec 17, 2004) Commentator Paul Willcott and his wife, Ann, had long dreamed of the perfect Christmas tree. When they became the new proud owners of a rambling old cure cottage in Saranac Lake, they got their chance. It was the right time, and the right place, for the perfect tree. But the story didn&apos;t turn out quite as expected. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/5077/20041217/at-last-a-big-christmas-tree">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 17 Dec 2004 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Commentary:  Early Morning</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Dec 7, 2004) One often hears people describe themselves as &quot;night owls&quot; or &quot;morning people&quot;, sometimes this refers to circadian rhythms and when their bodies are more functional.  For commentator Paul Willcott, a morning person, it&apos;s not a physical matter at all. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/5044/20041207/commentary-early-morning">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2004 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Commentary:  Just Like Mom Used to Microwave</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Sep 29, 2004) Over the past few generations a number of changes have occurred in the way we prepare and consume food.  For example, few people alive today have actually churned butter by hand.  Those who did as a matter of course, could not have imagined the food processor and the microwave.  And with the changes in the preparation mechanisms have come social changes.  Commentator Paul Willcott. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/4767/20040929/commentary-just-like-mom-used-to-microwave">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2004 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>The Pleasures of the Front Porch</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Aug 4, 2004) Every season has its special delights. Summer has many — picnics, family reunions, swimming and boating. Commentator Paul Willcott has an abiding love for the great American pastime of porch sitting. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/4609/20040804/the-pleasures-of-the-front-porch">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2004 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Commentary: &quot;Liberal&quot; is Not a Dirty Word</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Jul 29, 2004) As political campaigns become more active in the run up to the elections, political labels become increasingly prominent.  One&apos;s opponent is a radical, an extremist, or worse.  Here&apos;s commentator Paul Willcott. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/4588/20040729/commentary-quot-liberal-quot-is-not-a-dirty-word">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2004 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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