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<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>General Brown, Minerva, Newcomb, Tupper Lake pass school budgets</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22213/20130619/general-brown-minerva-newcomb-tupper-lake-pass-school-budgets</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Jun 19, 2013) Four school districts across the North Country saw their budgets approved by voters yesterday in a second round of balloting.General Brown, Minerva, Newcomb and Tupper Lake all saw their first spending plans rejected last month, in part because they exceeded the state property tax cap. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22213/20130619/general-brown-minerva-newcomb-tupper-lake-pass-school-budgets">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: NCPR News</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Four school districts across the North Country saw their budgets approved by voters yesterday in a second round of balloting.General Brown, Minerva, Newcomb and Tupper Lake all saw their first spending plans rejected last month, in part because they exceeded the state property tax cap. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22213/20130619/general-brown-minerva-newcomb-tupper-lake-pass-school-budgets">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>00:57</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>education, economy, school budget, taxes, adirondacks, tijf, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Cuomo moves to fill APA commission seats</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22210/20130619/cuomo-moves-to-fill-apa-commission-seats</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Jun 19, 2013) New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has moved to fill expired seats on the Adirondack Park Agency board, including two appointments that would replace veteran members of the commission. The move comes after Cuomo drew criticism from some environmentalists for leaving APA commissioners in place long after their terms had expired. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22210/20130619/cuomo-moves-to-fill-apa-commission-seats">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Brian Mann</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has moved to fill expired seats on the Adirondack Park Agency board, including two appointments that would replace veteran members of the commission. The move comes after Cuomo drew criticism from some environmentalists for leaving APA commissioners in place long after their terms had expired. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22210/20130619/cuomo-moves-to-fill-apa-commission-seats">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>02:07</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>environment, adirondacks, politics, legislature, [loc: ], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>21 arrested as progressives push for action in Albany</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22209/20130619/21-arrested-as-progressives-push-for-action-in-albany</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Jun 19, 2013) A senior Cuomo administration official says Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders struck a late night deal to authorize four upstate casinos and to allow votes on 10 separate women&apos;s rights bills including an abortion proposal that appeared to have been blocked in the Senate.According to the Associated Press, the official spoke on the condition of anonymity because the deal was scheduled to be announced today.And legislative spokesmen immediately disputed some elements of the agreement.Michael Whyland, spokesman for the Assembly&apos;s Democratic majority, says the chamber still plans to vote and approve all 10 items as a single bill. A Senate Republican official late Tuesday night said there was no commitment to bring the abortion bill to the floor.The reported deal came after several arrests at the state Capitol. Advocates took out their anger and frustration on Cuomo and leaders of the State Senate, after it became clear that hopes faded for the progressive agenda. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22209/20130619/21-arrested-as-progressives-push-for-action-in-albany">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Karen DeWitt</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[A senior Cuomo administration official says Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders struck a late night deal to authorize four upstate casinos and to allow votes on 10 separate women&apos;s rights bills including an abortion proposal that appeared to have been blocked in the Senate.According to the Associated Press, the official spoke on the condition of anonymity because the deal was scheduled to be announced today.And legislative spokesmen immediately disputed some elements of the agreement.Michael Whyland, spokesman for the Assembly&apos;s Democratic majority, says the chamber still plans to vote and approve all 10 items as a single bill. A Senate Republican official late Tuesday night said there was no commitment to bring the abortion bill to the floor.The reported deal came after several arrests at the state Capitol. Advocates took out their anger and frustration on Cuomo and leaders of the State Senate, after it became clear that hopes faded for the progressive agenda. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22209/20130619/21-arrested-as-progressives-push-for-action-in-albany">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>04:46</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, politics, albany, cuomo, legislature, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Would a part-time ER be good enough for Lake Placid? </title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22208/20130619/would-a-part-time-er-be-good-enough-for-lake-placid</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Jun 19, 2013) Legislation proposed in Albany would let Adirondack Health run a part-time emergency room in Lake Placid. The plan is seen as a possible compromise between a hospital looking to cut costs and a community wanting to keep its ER. But the state nurses&apos; association has condemned the proposal. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22208/20130619/would-a-part-time-er-be-good-enough-for-lake-placid">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Chris Knight</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Legislation proposed in Albany would let Adirondack Health run a part-time emergency room in Lake Placid. The plan is seen as a possible compromise between a hospital looking to cut costs and a community wanting to keep its ER. But the state nurses&apos; association has condemned the proposal. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22208/20130619/would-a-part-time-er-be-good-enough-for-lake-placid">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>03:55</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, economy, adirondacks, albany, cuomo, legislature, health, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Juno Award winner Kellylee Evans takes the stage in Norwood</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22207/20130619/juno-award-winner-kellylee-evans-takes-the-stage-in-norwood</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Jun 19, 2013) The Juno Award-winning singer is very popular in Canada and France, but not too well known (yet) in the U.S.  She&apos;ll be bringing her unique blend of jazz and soul to the Norwood Village Green Concert Series June 20 at 7 pm. Joel Hurd tells us more. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22207/20130619/juno-award-winner-kellylee-evans-takes-the-stage-in-norwood">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Joel Hurd</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Juno Award-winning singer is very popular in Canada and France, but not too well known (yet) in the U.S.  She&apos;ll be bringing her unique blend of jazz and soul to the Norwood Village Green Concert Series June 20 at 7 pm. Joel Hurd tells us more. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22207/20130619/juno-award-winner-kellylee-evans-takes-the-stage-in-norwood">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>08:32</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>music, arts, jazzint, norwood, canada, stlv, Kellylee Evans, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Two farms, two very different views on sustainability</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22185/20130619/two-farms-two-very-different-views-on-sustainability</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Jun 19, 2013) The term sustainability is now commonplace.  Everything from furniture, to travel, to shopping at Walmart is described as &quot;sustainable.&quot; Usage has  stretched so far that it&apos;s hard to say what &quot;sustainability&quot; really is. Dictionary.com defines sustainability as &quot;supporting long term ecological balance.&quot; And Wikipedia says it is &quot;the capacity to endure.&quot; We visited two North Country dairy farms, each with a very different philosophy, but both claiming to be sustainable. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22185/20130619/two-farms-two-very-different-views-on-sustainability">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Julie Grant</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The term sustainability is now commonplace.  Everything from furniture, to travel, to shopping at Walmart is described as &quot;sustainable.&quot; Usage has  stretched so far that it&apos;s hard to say what &quot;sustainability&quot; really is. Dictionary.com defines sustainability as &quot;supporting long term ecological balance.&quot; And Wikipedia says it is &quot;the capacity to endure.&quot; We visited two North Country dairy farms, each with a very different philosophy, but both claiming to be sustainable. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22185/20130619/two-farms-two-very-different-views-on-sustainability">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>05:26</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, economy, environment, agriculture, milk, dairy, farm, cows, sustainabilty, technology, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Syracuse VA hospital marks 60th anniversary</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22187/20130618/syracuse-va-hospital-marks-60th-anniversary</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Jun 18, 2013) Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki was in Syracuse last week, to mark the 60th anniversary of the city&apos;s VA Medical Center. He also helped to formally open a new Spinal Cord Injury and Disorder Center. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22187/20130618/syracuse-va-hospital-marks-60th-anniversary">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Joanna Richards</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki was in Syracuse last week, to mark the 60th anniversary of the city&apos;s VA Medical Center. He also helped to formally open a new Spinal Cord Injury and Disorder Center. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22187/20130618/syracuse-va-hospital-marks-60th-anniversary">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
<guid>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/20130618Shenseki.mp3</guid>
<itunes:duration>03:00</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, education, employment, veterans, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>&quot;Soup-er&quot; book includes recipes from Lake Placid</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22203/20130618/quot-soup-er-quot-book-includes-recipes-from-lake-placid</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Jun 18, 2013) The author of a new book of soup recipes from sixty ski resort towns around the country will be in Lake Placid for a book party on Thursday.  Jennie Iverson&apos;s Ski Town Soups includes a chili recipe from The Cottage Cafe and a tomato/basil soup recipe from Simply Gourmet market and deli in Lake Placid. Iverson will sign copies of her book at the Cottage Cafe on Thursday at 3 pm.   She told Todd Moe that she has a passion for making soups, and hopes the book appeals to skiers and foodies, alike.  Iverson wanted to include as many regional favorites as possible. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22203/20130618/quot-soup-er-quot-book-includes-recipes-from-lake-placid">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Todd Moe</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The author of a new book of soup recipes from sixty ski resort towns around the country will be in Lake Placid for a book party on Thursday.  Jennie Iverson&apos;s Ski Town Soups includes a chili recipe from The Cottage Cafe and a tomato/basil soup recipe from Simply Gourmet market and deli in Lake Placid. Iverson will sign copies of her book at the Cottage Cafe on Thursday at 3 pm.   She told Todd Moe that she has a passion for making soups, and hopes the book appeals to skiers and foodies, alike.  Iverson wanted to include as many regional favorites as possible. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22203/20130618/quot-soup-er-quot-book-includes-recipes-from-lake-placid">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>07:25</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>arts, books, authors, lake placid, nadk, adirondacks, food, skiing, soup, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Montreal mayor Michael Applebaum arrested</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22198/20130618/montreal-mayor-michael-applebaum-arrested</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Jun 18, 2013) Another Canadian mayor is in political trouble. Montreal mayor Michael Applebaum was arrested on multiple corruption charges early yesterday morning. Now, Quebec premier Pauline Marois is calling for Applebaum to resign. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22198/20130618/montreal-mayor-michael-applebaum-arrested">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Sarah Harris</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Another Canadian mayor is in political trouble. Montreal mayor Michael Applebaum was arrested on multiple corruption charges early yesterday morning. Now, Quebec premier Pauline Marois is calling for Applebaum to resign. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22198/20130618/montreal-mayor-michael-applebaum-arrested">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>01:14</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>politics, corruption, canada, quebec, criminal justice, montreal, photolead, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Cuomo agenda in danger at session end</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22199/20130618/cuomo-agenda-in-danger-at-session-end</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Jun 18, 2013) There&apos;s three days left in the legislative session, and chances are dimming for a settlement on an abortion rights provision in the Women&apos;s Equality Act, and for reform of campaign financing and other anti-corruption measures.  Meanwhile, a new poll finds the public increasingly dissatisfied. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22199/20130618/cuomo-agenda-in-danger-at-session-end">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Karen DeWitt</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[There&apos;s three days left in the legislative session, and chances are dimming for a settlement on an abortion rights provision in the Women&apos;s Equality Act, and for reform of campaign financing and other anti-corruption measures.  Meanwhile, a new poll finds the public increasingly dissatisfied. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22199/20130618/cuomo-agenda-in-danger-at-session-end">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>05:03</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>economy, politics, cuomo, legislature, albany, abortion, women;s rights, photolead, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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