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We hit the road in Jefferson and St. Lawrence counties to find out what's on voters' minds - and whether they're planning to vote in next week's election.

Four species of trout can be found in Adirondacks waters. Of the mix, two were introduced from the outside, one from Europe and one from the western United States. The two species which are native to the area are technically not trout at all, but relatives of the arctic char.

Martha Foley and Curt Stager get into the genetic weeds with Adirondack sport fish.

In a recent story about Democratic women in New York State challenging Republicans for seats in Congress, the New York Times pointed out only one has experience in local politics.

That's Democrat Tedra Cobb from Canton. She's challenging Republican incumbent Elise Stefanik, along with Green party hopeful Lynn Kahn.

Cobb argues that her time at a St. Lawrence County lawmaker prepared her well to represent the North Country in Congress. "I stand by my record of eight years on the St. Lawrence County legislature," she said at Monday night’s congressional debate in Albany.

But Cobb's tenure, including a year as vice chair, was complicated. The board became mired in partisan divisions and wrestled with budget issues as the economy staggered into a recession.

Most active duty servicemembers and their spouses vote by absentee ballot. It can get complicated, and that’s why military bases offer a lot of voting support. But a new survey suggests military spouses vote much less than servicemembers, and they may not be getting the help they need to cast their votes.

Ticks are common in the North Country in recent years and they’re bringing diseases with them. One science professor at Paul Smith’s College has been working hard, with her students, to stay ahead of their progress north.

Peter Crowley, managing editor of the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, talks with Martha Foley about ticks and the health hazards they bring to the North Country.

A group that opposes big money in politics has issued a report showing that a handful of billionaires are contributing heavily to Republican congressional campaigns in New York.

Pete McConville was born in New York City, and left at the age of eighteen to pursue a less urban life. After working at a horse ranch in Montana, he went to Paul Smiths College in the Adirondacks, met his wife, and fell in the love with the area.

He remembers paddling on Upper Saint Regis Lake for the first time as a student, and being bowled over by its beauty. But he never thought he'd work there.

The North Country’s candidates for Congress held their third and final debate yesterday at WWNY-TV in Watertown.

The structures on Third Lake in the Adirondack Park were a flashpoint over public acquisition of the Essex Chain Lakes.

One of the major party candidates in the New York race for governor has issued a "civility challenge," asking his opponents to refrain from all negative ads and attacks from now until Election Day.