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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants Congress to "show me the money" on Sandy aid. The APA delays considering a new plan on clearcutting for Adirondack loggers. Mohawks plan a march on the bridge to Canada near Massena, NY. St. Lawrence County leaders want to hike sales tax one percent over the next five years. Gov. Cuomo will deal with storm preparedness in his State of the State address. A state audit probes the activities of snowmobile clubs. An appreciation day in Potsdam will inform veterans of benefits. Todd Moe talks with the new executive director of the St. Lawrence Council for the Arts. And weekend Adirondack conditions.

A 2012 report from New York State's Department of Health says fracking could be done safely, if the right precautions are taken. The "fiscal cliff" deal brings good news for the wind industry. A state education panel recommends more school time for children.The housing market around Fort Drum tightens as soldiers stay at home. Gov. Cuomo is furious about the US House's failure to vote on aid for victims of Superstorm Sandy. And on Natural Selections: Ginkgo trees.

The North Country's congressional delegation votes "yes" on the "fiscal cliff" deal; US Rep. Owens holds his nose on the farm bill extension. Old Christmas is an old tradition for many North Country Amish. And the new leader of the Lake Placid Center for the Arts looks ahead, hoping to build on past successes.

The US House fails to pass a farm bill, but it's not clear what this might mean. Food pantries reluctantly play a larger, more permanent role in feeding the hungry. A Syracuse nutrition program looks to help people with HIV and AIDS live longer, healthier lives. The Green Mountain Mahler Festival welcomes new year with Beethoven's 9th. And Adirondack teacher and rafter Becky Pelton talks about her recent trip on the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon.

Looking back at 2012's North Country news. Gov. Andrew Cuomo drops in to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise to talk Adirondack issues. And good show cover is good news for gardeners.

Opponents of hydraulic fracturing prepare for a fight in new regulations' comment period. Snow piles up in the North Country. Brian Mann visits with a master clock repairer. Thrifty shoppers snag fashion finds in Watertown, for charity. Teaching and learning in Siberia. And Adirondack weekend conditions.

Heavy snow blankets the region, with more precipitation and blowing snow coming up. Brian Mann talks with Paul Smith's College president John Mills about the school's transition to a tobacco-free campus. A digital services start-up in Central New York works to simplify hospital admissions. Plus a peek inside the workshop of a taxidermist in Keene, and on Natural Selections, new research shows the beneficial effects of some fungi that live inside plants.

Authorities learn more about the Christmas Eve attack in Webster, NY. School-based clinics get a big financial boost from the US Dept. of Health and Human Services. A guitar maker uses traditional techniques to make modern instruments. SUNY Albany expands its research on RNA. And an author explores war reenactment and why people do it.

North Country schools fight for fiscal survival. Nearing the "fiscal cliff", the wind industry waits. A former SUNY Plattsburgh librarian donates almost half a million dollars to the school. Champlain Valley land will be preserved thanks to a new conservation easement by a property owner between the towns of Essex and Willsboro, NY. The Buffalo Bills will be in New York for at least seven more years. and Heard Up North: Santa meets dogs and cats in Ogdensburg.

Lawmakers in Washington are still deadlocked in budget negotiations, with automatic spending cuts and tax hikes set to kick in early next year, and North Country hospital leaders say that if the nation goes over the so-called fiscal cliff, regional hospitals will face major cuts. The North Country was one of the top winners of grant money and economic development funding in Governor Cuomo's statewide competition, which means that the region now has $90.2 million to spend on new housing. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is in talks with legislative leaders on a gun control package that he could introduce as part of his State of the State message on Jan. 9, 2013. Heard Up North: De-stress with doggies!A snowy backyard hill has been hard to find this month, but that didn't stop Todd Moe from signing up to build a wooden toboggan at the Adirondack Folk School in Lake Luzerne. And weekend conditions in the Adirondacks.