NCPR News Staff: Jonathan Brown,
Reporter and All Before Five Host

As part of our occasional series, Moving the World, we talk with people who live in the North Country and travel across the planet to share their expertise and help communities abroad. Today we hear from Dr. Diane Petrowski Ferry. She and her husband are veterinarians in Adams, NY, near Watertown. This past weekend, they flew to Uganda where they’ll spend a couple weeks at an orphanage that raises dairy cows to provide milk for nearly 2500 children. She spoke with All Before Five host Jonathan Brown.

Addressing the Democratic National Convention, New York Senator Hillary Clinton urged her supporters to get behind Barack Obama. Correspondent Karen DeWitt is at the convention in Denver. All-Before-Five host Jonathan Brown asked her how the delegates are reacting to Senator Clinton’s message.

As people across the Northeast look toward winter – and the volatile price of heating oil – demand for wood is through the roof. Woodcutters are struggling to keep up. Ken Stone’s been cutting and stacking firewood for 25 years. He tells Jonathan Brown that he’s never had a year like this.

Governor Paterson is proposing cuts to financial aid that could take millions of dollars in tuition money off the table for New Yorkers getting ready to attend college. Bill Short, at St. Lawrence University, is director of the school’s Higher Education Opportunity Program, one of the state plans that could see a 6% cut in state funding. He tells Jonathan Brown this would reverse years of investing in the education of native New Yorkers, and it comes at a bad time for students. More...

A common treatment in fish hatcheries may slow or even stop the spread of an invasive virus that’s killing fish across the Great Lakes. Jonathan Brown has more.

Operations at the General Motors engine plant in Massena will be extended as fuel costs drive demand for small aluminum engine blocks. Jonathan Brown has more.

Home prices in portions of the North Country are bucking state and national trends. Across New York and the U.S., the collapse of sub-prime mortgages, tightening credit and a general economic downturn have all contributed to falling prices. But in Jefferson, Lewis and St Lawrence Counties The median sale price of single-family homes is actually up 13 percent from two years ago. Jonathan Brown reports.

Senator Hillary Clinton made several stops in the North Country yesterday. She spoke with Jonathan Brown about what drew her to the region and what she found here.

This summer, wet weather is hammering the North Country and Vermont. Rainfall is well above normal. From farming to tourism, the weather is helping some, hurting others. Jonathan Brown reports.

An anti-war group is kicking off a national tour of Army bases this weekend in Watertown. Concerts tomorrow and a Sunday barbecue are the main events, but organizers say this tour is meant to help soldiers navigate the federal government's health care system. Members of the group Iraq Veterans Against the War say they're starting their tour of U.S. Army bases near Fort Drum because it's home to the 10th Mountain Division, the most deployed unit in the U.S. Army. Kristofer Goldsmith is one of the organizers of this weekend's events. He was a sergeant in the 3rd Infantry Division. After his tour of duty in Iraq he joined the anti-war group. He spoke with Jonathan Brown about the "State of the Union" base tour. Goldsmith says the name reflects the Iraq War's stature, particularly among soldiers, as the biggest problem with the state of the union.