All Before Five from NCPR

All Before Five: 11/6/09

jonathan@ncpr.org (North Country Public Radio) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

(Nov 6, 2009) Former North Country Congressman�now Secretary of the Army�John McHugh on the shootings at Fort Hood in Texas... His successor�Bill Owens�is sworn in as the new Representative for New York's 23rd Congressional District... More H1N1 vaccine reaches the North Country... And more fallout among state Republicans over the campaign that ended Tuesday�and the GOP lost. [full story]

All Before Five: 11/5/09

jonathan@ncpr.org (North Country Public Radio) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

(Nov 5, 2009) New York's Assembly minority leader�Dede Scozzafava's boss in Albany�responds to her comments on feuding within the GOP... Governor Paterson calls for more budget cuts... Democrats in the state Senate may not attend an address by their fellow Democrat, Gov. David Paterson... And flu symptoms hit another school in the North Country. [full story]

All Before Five: 11/4/09

jonathan@ncpr.org (North Country Public Radio) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

(Nov 4, 2009) A summary of yesterday's special Congressional election in the North Country... And we talk with Assemblywoman Dede Scozzafava. [full story]

All Before Five: 11/3/09

jonathan@ncpr.org (North Country Public Radio) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

(Nov 3, 2009) Problems and complaints at the polls on this Election Day... A free ferry to stand in for the now-closed Crown Point Bridge?... Day One of former state Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno's federal corruption trial... And a talk with cartoonist Mark Wilson on drawing the North Country's political spectacle. [full story]

All Before Five: 11/2/09

jonathan@ncpr.org (North Country Public Radio) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

(Nov 2, 2009) The day before North Country voters pick a replacement for former Congressman John McHugh, Vice President Joe Biden and former Senator Fred Thompson campaign for their partisans in Watertown... We hear the candidate's views�in their own words�on health-care reform... In Glens Falls, health officials report Warren County's first death due to the H1N1 virus or swine flu... And the federal corruption trial begins for former state Senate majority leader Joe Bruno. [full story]

All Before Five: 10/30/09

jonathan@ncpr.org (North Country Public Radio) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500

(Oct 30, 2009) George Pataki bucks his party and endorses Conservative Doug Hoffman for Congress. We hear from Republican Dede Scozzafava. The candidates for the 23rd district are leaving environmental issues off thew campaign trail. And to vaccinate or not to vaccinate? Martha Folay hosts. [full story]

All Before Five: 10/29/09

jonathan@ncpr.org (North Country Public Radio) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500

(Oct 29, 2009) New York Gov. David Paterson declares a state of emergency due to the wide-spread and still growing number of swine flu cases... The state's top financial officer says New York shortchanged its own road and bridge fund by billions of dollars over the past two decades... And he says the now-closed Crown Point Bridge is one example of what can happen when these funds are siphoned off road and bridge projects... Frustration over the bridge closure boiled over last night in Port Henry as residents and commuters in northern New York and Vermont vented their anger... And we hear from the debate between two of the three candidates running for a North Country seat in Congress. [full story]

All Before Five: 10/28/09

jonathan@ncpr.org (North Country Public Radio) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500

(Oct 28, 2009) An update on tonight's candidate's debate and the closed Crown Point Bridge... Vermont health officials report the state's first death due to the H1N1 virus or swine flu... A look at the origin of "green" jobs in the 1920s and '30s... And a ghost tour of the Capitol building in Albany. [full story]

All Before Five: 10/27/09

jonathan@ncpr.org (North Country Public Radio) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500

(Oct 27, 2009) Another North Country school sees a large percentage of students out sick due to the flu... PCB dredging on the Hudson at Fort Edward wraps up for the year... Questions on Adirondack land use on November's ballot... Attempts at repopulating hibernation caves that killed hundreds of thousands of bats over the past few winters... New York State's burn ban is in effect, but is anyone heeding the law?... And people in the Crown Point area find a kind of alternative to the now closed bridge. [full story]

All Before Five: 10/26/09

jonathan@ncpr.org (North Country Public Radio) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500

(Oct 26, 2009) A week before Election Day and the Conservative party candidate backs out of a scheduled debate with his Republican opponent... State lawmakers contemplate millions of dollars in cuts to SUNY schools... Government ethics groups decry a legislative panel's approval of financial "gifts" to a convicted Senator's legal defense funds... And, in the Champlain Valley, anger over the closed Crown Point Bridge. [full story]

All Before Five: 10/23/09

jonathan@ncpr.org (North Country Public Radio) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500

(Oct 23, 2009) Massena is seeing the swine flu�or H1N1 virus�spread quickly through the school district... And we profile the Conservative candidate in the 23rd Congressional District special election: Doug Hoffman. [full story]

All Before Five: 10/22/09

jonathan@ncpr.org (North Country Public Radio) — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500

(Oct 22, 2009) A flu outbreak sickens hundreds of students at a North Country junior high... A man is shot by another hunter near Potsdam... No bids for the old National Guard Armory in Glens Falls... And an in-depth look at Dede Scozzafava, the Republican candidate running in the North Country's special Congressional election. [full story]

All Before Five: 10/21/09

jonathan@ncpr.org (North Country Public Radio) — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500

(Oct 21, 2009) Governor Paterson declares the closure of the Crown Point bridge is a disaster for the communities near the bridge... We hear from Senator Betty Little, who says the federal government should help... The Governor also agrees to delay a special budget-cutting session in Albany... And a profile of the Democratic candidate in the North Country's special Congressional election. [full story]

All Before Five: 10/20/09

jonathan@ncpr.org (North Country Public Radio) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500

(Oct 20, 2009) Governor Paterson calls for an investigation into the agencies that oversaw the deteriorating Crown Point Bridge... Democrats in the state Senate struggle to deal with one of their own, convicted for assaulting his girlfriend... Another poll has little good news for the Governor... And a talk with the North Country organizer of the anti-tax TEA parties. [full story]

All Before Five: 10/19/09

jonathan@ncpr.org (North Country Public Radio) — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500

(Oct 19, 2009) An update on the H1N1 virus, or swine flu... A public employees union won a restraining order, blocking the state health commissioner's mandate that doctors and nurses on the state payroll must get a shot or get another job... We talk with the public health director in Washington County who says lots of people want a shot, but there's not enough of the vaccine to go around... And a tractor parade in Charlotte, Vermont. [full story]

All Before Five: 10/16/09

jonathan@ncpr.org (North Country Public Radio) — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500

(Oct 16, 2009) Growing concern over the deteriorating Crown Point Bridge forces state officials to shut it down... Two state Senators�including the North Country's Darrel Aubertine�call for the resignation of a fellow Democrat after he's convicted of assaulting his girlfriend... A meteorologist looks at the North Country's weather as it transitions from fall to winter. [full story]

All Before Five: 10/15/09

jonathan@ncpr.org (North Country Public Radio) — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500

(Oct 15, 2009) New poll numbers in the race for a North Country seat in Congress show a major turn around�for all three candidates in the race... Governor Paterson proposes $5 billion more in budget cuts... New unemployment numbers for the state show the jobless rate remains about the same... A verdict in the domestic assault trial of a sitting state Senator... New York State now bans the burning of trash... And we hear from a young political canvasser, on the campaign trail. [full story]

All Before Five: 10/14/09

jonathan@ncpr.org (North Country Public Radio) — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500

(Oct 14, 2009) North Country health officials report the region's first death due to the H1N1 virus, or swine flu... Comptroller says�without legislative action�New York State could soon run out of cash... And businesses mark the changing of the seasons. [full story]

All Before Five: 10/13/09

jonathan@ncpr.org (North Country Public Radio) — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500

(Oct 13, 2009) New York State grants a North Country gas company $2.5 million to extend its pipeline to more of the region... Senator Kirsten Gillibrand calls for more inspection of what we eat to stop food-borne illnesses... Questioning whether our future "smart" electricity grids will be smart enough... And getting sweet on home-made sauerkraut. [full story]

All Before Five: 10/12/09

jonathan@ncpr.org (North Country Public Radio) — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500

(Oct 12, 2009) Pledges of support for National Guard soldiers as they prepare to deploy to Afghanistan... Medical researchers from around the world converge in Saranac Lake to get a better understanding of human immunity... After its architect passed away, an Ontario community comes together to fulfill the promise of a "Giving Garden"... And celebrating slithering, hissing and costumed pets in the Adirondacks. [full story]