Northern Light

APA is delaying action on clear-cut logging rules. Are a million acres of Adirondack timberland becoming "junk"? Wonk fight in Albany, as tensions build over budget analysis. How "Food Hubs" could create jobs in the North Country. A little love for Valentine's Day from Story Traveler. And on Natural Selections: volcanoes and water.

The Adirondack Park Agency will vote on a controversial policy that would change the way clear-cut logging is regulated. Business owners have mixed reactions about the new I-81. A Massena firm was selected to finish GM cleanup. And two members of Seattle Baroque give a live performance from St. Lawrence University.

Cuomo's Potsdam visit yields not much in the way of new material, but a feeling of goodwill. A look at how soldiers feel about the gun control debate. Where will we live when we're old? An exhibit at the St. Lawrence County Arts Council showcases new work from local artists. And a review of the new mystery "A Cold and Lonely Place."

Tips for entrepreneurs from a guy who's succeeded, not once but twice. A court ruling in Quebec finds "common law" couples can't claim matrimony. The North Country's wild weather, and one theory for how faraway cities' weather affects distant places. US Sen. Chuck Schumer looks to crack down on an oft-abused painkiller. The weekend Adirondack conditions report. And live music from Caramelo Trio.

A Potsdam man buys a semi-automatic weapon secondhand to prove a point about gun availability. A survey finds New York's new gun laws have taken a toll on Gov. Andrew Cuomo's popularity. And other states court the Remington Arms gun manufacturer in the wake of the new law. Warm winds and rain push up Ausable river levels. How the recent cold spell flooded out at least six homes in Malone. And on Natural Selections: Tryptophan.

Will New York gun owners go along with the state's new law? Brian Mann visits a meeting designed to answer questions about the new gun control laws. Gov. Cuomo's new women's health law proposal is showing a rift in the New York Senate's bipartisan leadership coalition. And the governor bets on academic research to grow New York's economy. Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver's taken a watchful waiting approach on the new proposal to stabilize pension costs for local governments. Also, fifty years of collecting art at the Hyde Collection in Glens Falls.

US Rep. Bill Owens gets an earful of North Country concerns on his listening tour. The North Country sustainability plan is unveiled in Tupper Lake. Gov. Cuomo's low-key budget plans may yet generate drama. The "clean-tech" industry could boost the North Country's economy. A Saranac Lake teaching assistant is arrested for endangering the welfare of a child. The Adirondack train debate continues. And options for starting onion seeds indoors.

We continue our Prison Time Media Project kickoff with a portrait of George Prendes, a New York City man who served 15 years in Attica under the Rockefeller drug laws. Canton schools say the big aid increase they thought they'd be getting isn't happening

Brian Mann looks at how the Rockefeller drug laws changed America, in a story kicking off NCPR's yearlong "Prison Time" project. Fort Drum soldiers welcome news on women in combat, with some reservations. And the minimum wage increase may stand a chance this time, thanks to Gov. Andrew Cuomo's decision to put it into the budget.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo unveiled his new budget yesterday: potential impacts on North Country schools, the prison system, the "pension bubble", and the Regional Economic Development Councils. Also, knitting to keep the cold away...