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Democrats struggle to form a working majority in the state Senate... New York State's comptroller warns lawmakers not to wait for Washington to rescue the state from its mushrooming budget deficit... And "dysfunctional Albany" - why the state legislature isn't governing effectively and what it means to us.
A deadly fire tore through an upstate home - killing eight people, including four children... Another fire destroys a popular bowling alley in Lowville... NYU research finds Albany is still dysfunctional... An Adirondack house goes up for auction - for $1,000... An update on chronic wasting disease in deer... And U.S. bobsledding gets a tune up from NASCAR.
New York State starts mapping preventable diseases... The arts could get a fresh start under the incoming Obama Administration. We talk with the head of the state's Arts Council to hear what's possible... And a history of skiing.
Fire tears through an Adirondack roadhouse... Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver says he will support Caroline Kennedy, if she's named to the U.S. Senate... We look back on Governor David Paterson's first nine months in office... And we talk with a North Country village mayor about consolidating local government. He's supportive, but it would eliminate his job.
Former North Country Assemblyman Chris Ortloff pleads guilty to charges he solicited sex with children... H2A visas allow many farmers to hire foreign workers, but most growers won't take part in the program... And big sounds from a little recording studio in Charlotte, Vermont.
Slick roads are blamed for a North Country accident involving a loaded bus... Hiring foreign farm workers - legally... And a North Country animal shelter is in the running to win up to a $100,000, which it needs to care for an increasing number of abandoned pets.
A look at why the North Country has been hit lately by fluctuating and - at times - destructive weather... How some local growers are legally hiring farm workers... And a look back at the year in news.
Former North Country Assemblyman Chris Ortloff pleads guilty to charges he arranged sexual encounters with children... New York State's Attorney General appeals a ruling that found the Adirondack Park Agency cannot regulate construction of farm-worker housing within the Blue Line... What do kids do when their parents deploy to war zones in Iraq and Afghanistan... And Governor David Paterson reviews troops overseas and still ponders a possible replacement for Senator Hillary Clinton.
The Sagamore resort on Lake George announces it will shut down for the winter and layoff hundreds of employees... An Amish child will have life-saving heart surgery, despite objections from his parents... And what happens when both mom and dad deploy to Afghanistan at the same time?
The ailing economy has two Adirondack environmental groups talking about a merger... New York Governor David Paterson says delaying tough budget decisions will only delay tough times... A National Weather Service meteorologist 'guarantees' a white Christmas... The St Lawrence County Department of Social Services awaits a court ruling that could take an Amish child from his parents for life-saving heart surgery... And - for the first time since the 1800s - Albany talks about limiting payments for state lands in the Adirondack forest preserve.
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Regular Features Heard Up North:Jonathan Brown and other NCPR reporters call out to people in communties all over the region to get a first-person take on what is happening that day in one of the nooks and crannies of the North Country, or to share one of the unique voices that contribute to the choir that is our region. The program is looking for individuals who can fill the bill in their community--the unofficial mayors of unincorporated villages, the diner counter know-it-alls, the barbershop networkers, the contrarian librarians. If you know someone whose tongue is well-strung, drop Jonathan a line. | ||||
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