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NCPR News: All Before FiveWeekdays 4:45 pm
Then host Jonathan Brown collects some of the stories of our region in a new feature, Heard Up North--first-person accounts from people in the news or in the know--calling out to the noteworthy, the entertaining and the informative (who may be hiding their light under a bushel right next door). All Before Five Archive
New York State Senators sit down with Governor David Paterson for a power-sharing meeting... Another big drug bust in the North Country... The developer of a massive resort near Tupper Lake celebrates a court victory... And which is the 'greener' grill? Gas or charcoal?
The Associated Press puts a price tag on the stand off in New York's Senate... Bill Clinton says he'll attend a fundraiser for a potential challenger to Senator Kirsten Gillibrand... Deterioration and delays at the Crown Point Bridge over Lake Champlain... And Brian Mann goes back to Binghamton to hear how survivors cope after the shooting massacre earlier this year.
Authorities say they've busted a major crime ring that moved millions of dollars in drugs through the North Country... No action but accusations in New York's Senate... And dairy farmers struggle to get through what some are calling a collapse in the price of milk.
A(nother) bizarre turn today in the New York Senate standoff... Another county in the North Country confirms its first case of H1N1 or swine flu... And a look at how the climate change bill in Congress is playing—and being played—in the home districts.
Governor Paterson says if the state Senate doesn't get back to work, several bills will expire—leaving cities, towns and counties without the money they need to keep providing services... North Country Congressional Representatives were at the center of the historic vote on climate change... And environmentalists look to the future of the St Lawrence Seaway.
This week's dysfunction in the state Senate could go on indefinitely... And a devastating plant fungus turns up here in the North Country.
Governor Paterson's order to Senators that they remain in Albany has unified the lawmakers. Now, they're directing their outrage at the Governor, instead of each other... Despite the current economic downturn , people in the North Country are starting new businesses... And the number of gardeners is growing, partly because the economy is tanking.
Another day, another lawsuit and more dysfunction in the New York Senate... Senator Gillibrand says she has a plan to reimburse dairy farmers fairly... And mediation is cut off in talks over the largest development ever proposed in the Adirondacks.
Locked Senate doors give way to dueling special sessions today in Albany... Summer camps brace for swine flu... And grading Governor Paterson's tenure and his impact on the state's disabled.
A new poll finds wide-spread anger at New York State Senators. Gridlock between two equal voting blocs has delayed action for more than two weeks... A potentially devastating invasive insect is now in New York State... It could destroy large chunks of northeastern forests.
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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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All Before Five, our new regional news program gives listeners a complete update on the day's news and weather, followed by the top regional features stories from NCPR News.
