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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>Voters slap down four school budgets that bust prop tax cap</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22034/20130522/voters-slap-down-four-school-budgets-that-bust-prop-tax-cap</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (May 22, 2013) Voters in the North Country sent a clear message to school districts that tried to exceed the state property tax cap.  The answer was a resounding No.The vast majority of the region&apos;s budgets came in under the cap and passed handily.But four of the region&apos;s school systems — in General Brown, Minerva, Newcomb and Tupper Lake — asked voters to go beyond the roughly 4-5% hike allowed by state rules. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22034/20130522/voters-slap-down-four-school-budgets-that-bust-prop-tax-cap">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: NCPR News</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Voters in the North Country sent a clear message to school districts that tried to exceed the state property tax cap.  The answer was a resounding No.The vast majority of the region&apos;s budgets came in under the cap and passed handily.But four of the region&apos;s school systems — in General Brown, Minerva, Newcomb and Tupper Lake — asked voters to go beyond the roughly 4-5% hike allowed by state rules. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22034/20130522/voters-slap-down-four-school-budgets-that-bust-prop-tax-cap">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>02:05</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>budget, education, politics, schools, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>What the Mohawk casino deal means for the North Country</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22033/20130522/what-the-mohawk-casino-deal-means-for-the-north-country</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (May 22, 2013) Mohawk tribal chiefs joined Governor Cuomo in Albany yesterday to announce a new deal on casino exclusivity.They signed off on settling a long-running dispute over revenues from the Mohawks&apos; Akwesasne Casino near Massena. In return, the Mohawks will get exclusive gaming rights in the 8-county North Country region.David Sommerstein joined Martha Foley to sort out what the deal means for the North Country and the Mohawk land claim. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22033/20130522/what-the-mohawk-casino-deal-means-for-the-north-country">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: David Sommerstein</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Mohawk tribal chiefs joined Governor Cuomo in Albany yesterday to announce a new deal on casino exclusivity.They signed off on settling a long-running dispute over revenues from the Mohawks&apos; Akwesasne Casino near Massena. In return, the Mohawks will get exclusive gaming rights in the 8-county North Country region.David Sommerstein joined Martha Foley to sort out what the deal means for the North Country and the Mohawk land claim. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22033/20130522/what-the-mohawk-casino-deal-means-for-the-north-country">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>05:53</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, politics, economy, casino, gaming, mohawk, akwesasne, st. lawrence county, franklin county, stlv, st. lawrence river, land claim, native, indian, massena, cuomo, albany, [loc: ], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Silver moves on from Lopez controversy</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22031/20130522/silver-moves-on-from-lopez-controversy</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (May 22, 2013) One day after the state&apos;s powerful Assembly Speaker admitted &quot;glaring failures&quot; in his handling of a sexual abuse case, the Albany establishment seemed to be moving on, with the usual round of press conferences, bill passage, and leaders meetings. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22031/20130522/silver-moves-on-from-lopez-controversy">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Karen DeWitt</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[One day after the state&apos;s powerful Assembly Speaker admitted &quot;glaring failures&quot; in his handling of a sexual abuse case, the Albany establishment seemed to be moving on, with the usual round of press conferences, bill passage, and leaders meetings. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22031/20130522/silver-moves-on-from-lopez-controversy">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>04:11</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>politics, albany, cuomo, legislature, corruption, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>How a canoe sparked a trek and a book</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22028/20130522/how-a-canoe-sparked-a-trek-and-a-book</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (May 22, 2013) Almost twenty years ago, Christine Jerome and her husband paddled a weeks-long canoe route through the Adirondacks.  They followed the path of a nineteenth-century writer and outdoorsman, George Washington Sears, known as Nessmuk to his readers.  Our book reviewer, Betsy Kepes, spoke to Chris about the new edition of her book An Adirondack Passage, the Cruise of the Canoe Sairy Gamp. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22028/20130522/how-a-canoe-sparked-a-trek-and-a-book">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Betsy Kepes</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Almost twenty years ago, Christine Jerome and her husband paddled a weeks-long canoe route through the Adirondacks.  They followed the path of a nineteenth-century writer and outdoorsman, George Washington Sears, known as Nessmuk to his readers.  Our book reviewer, Betsy Kepes, spoke to Chris about the new edition of her book An Adirondack Passage, the Cruise of the Canoe Sairy Gamp. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22028/20130522/how-a-canoe-sparked-a-trek-and-a-book">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>06:39</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>arts, books, authors, adirondacks, outdoor recreation, canoe, nessmuk, rushton, journey, history, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Fighting fire blight in NY&apos;s apple orchards</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22029/20130522/fighting-fire-blight-in-ny-apos-s-apple-orchards</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (May 22, 2013) Agriculture is one of the most dynamic and innovative economic sectors in New York state.  All this week, the Innovation Trail team is reporting on some of the current challenges and opportunities facing upstate farmers. In this story: New York&apos;s the second biggest apple producing state in the country. But, last year production dropped dramatically due to a warmer winter, early blooms, and harsh spring frosts. But weather isn&apos;t the only challenge growers are contending with [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22029/20130522/fighting-fire-blight-in-ny-apos-s-apple-orchards">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Kate O'Connell</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Agriculture is one of the most dynamic and innovative economic sectors in New York state.  All this week, the Innovation Trail team is reporting on some of the current challenges and opportunities facing upstate farmers. In this story: New York&apos;s the second biggest apple producing state in the country. But, last year production dropped dramatically due to a warmer winter, early blooms, and harsh spring frosts. But weather isn&apos;t the only challenge growers are contending with [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22029/20130522/fighting-fire-blight-in-ny-apos-s-apple-orchards">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>04:32</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, economy, environment, agriculture, health, farm, orchard, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Buffalo Democrat calls on Silver to resign</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22024/20130521/buffalo-democrat-calls-on-silver-to-resign</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (May 21, 2013) New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver is facing pressure to step down, after he acknowledged mishandling sexual harassment complaints against Assembly member Vito Lopez.Lopez resigned Monday after reports by a special prosecutor and the state Joint Commission on Public Ethics detailed claims by women against him.Silver has issued an apology for his handling of the case, which spanned years and involved at least four women staffers before it was revealed. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22024/20130521/buffalo-democrat-calls-on-silver-to-resign">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Julie Grant</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver is facing pressure to step down, after he acknowledged mishandling sexual harassment complaints against Assembly member Vito Lopez.Lopez resigned Monday after reports by a special prosecutor and the state Joint Commission on Public Ethics detailed claims by women against him.Silver has issued an apology for his handling of the case, which spanned years and involved at least four women staffers before it was revealed. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22024/20130521/buffalo-democrat-calls-on-silver-to-resign">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>01:47</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, politics, corruption, albany, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>North Country health care reforms and unravels</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22023/20130521/north-country-health-care-reforms-and-unravels</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (May 21, 2013) These are the best of times and the worst of times for healthcare in the North Country.The region is at the center of a new wave of innovation, experimentation, and reform — including the &quot;medical home&quot; pilot project, funded in part by New York state. But the North Country&apos;s health care industry also face an unprecedented level of uncertainty and risk. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22023/20130521/north-country-health-care-reforms-and-unravels">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Brian Mann</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[These are the best of times and the worst of times for healthcare in the North Country.The region is at the center of a new wave of innovation, experimentation, and reform — including the &quot;medical home&quot; pilot project, funded in part by New York state. But the North Country&apos;s health care industry also face an unprecedented level of uncertainty and risk. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22023/20130521/north-country-health-care-reforms-and-unravels">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>10:39</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, adirondacks, champlain valley, health care, medical home, rugge, hudson headwaters, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Will CSX grease the rails for a new plant in Massena?</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22022/20130521/will-csx-grease-the-rails-for-a-new-plant-in-massena</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (May 21, 2013) The federal trust in charge of finding a new life for the General Motors property in Massena say the process is more marathon than sprint. But as David Sommerstein reports, they&apos;re hopeful a lift from a railroad giant will help. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22022/20130521/will-csx-grease-the-rails-for-a-new-plant-in-massena">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: David Sommerstein</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The federal trust in charge of finding a new life for the General Motors property in Massena say the process is more marathon than sprint. But as David Sommerstein reports, they&apos;re hopeful a lift from a railroad giant will help. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22022/20130521/will-csx-grease-the-rails-for-a-new-plant-in-massena">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>02:06</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, economy, environment, manufacturing, massena, stlv, racer, st. lawrence river, st. lawrence county, csx, [loc:44.9281049 -74.891865], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Books: &quot;Hands on Health&quot;</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22025/20130521/books-quot-hands-on-health-quot</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (May 21, 2013) Todd Moe talks with the local author of a new book about healthier eating and taking care of our bodies.  Paula Youmell is a nurse and certified holistic health counselor. Her new book is titled, Hands on Health.   It&apos;s the first in a series of books she calls &quot;The Whole Food Kitchen.&quot; [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22025/20130521/books-quot-hands-on-health-quot">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Todd Moe</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Todd Moe talks with the local author of a new book about healthier eating and taking care of our bodies.  Paula Youmell is a nurse and certified holistic health counselor. Her new book is titled, Hands on Health.   It&apos;s the first in a series of books she calls &quot;The Whole Food Kitchen.&quot; [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22025/20130521/books-quot-hands-on-health-quot">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>09:07</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>arts, health, authors, food, books, youmell, exercise, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Will immigration reform ease NY&apos;s farm labor shortage?</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22021/20130521/will-immigration-reform-ease-ny-apos-s-farm-labor-shortage</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (May 21, 2013) As lawmakers in Washington debate the immigration reform bill released last month, farmers in New York State are hoping to find enough workers to fully staff their operations.The Senate Judiciary Committee spent a day last week amending the 844-page bill, legislation that includes changes to guest worker programs. The changes may be good news for New York farmers. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22021/20130521/will-immigration-reform-ease-ny-apos-s-farm-labor-shortage">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Matt Richmond</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[As lawmakers in Washington debate the immigration reform bill released last month, farmers in New York State are hoping to find enough workers to fully staff their operations.The Senate Judiciary Committee spent a day last week amending the 844-page bill, legislation that includes changes to guest worker programs. The changes may be good news for New York farmers. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22021/20130521/will-immigration-reform-ease-ny-apos-s-farm-labor-shortage">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>04:12</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>politics, economy, agriculture, immigration, photolead, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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