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Cold nights, warm days, sunshine… chickdees are busy, and the sap is rising. It all adds up to maple syrup season. Whether your operation includes a bulk holding tank and miles of plastic tubing, or just a few buckets hanging off the trees in the backyard, it all starts the same way, with a strategically placed hole in a sugar maple.
And it’s today’s Heard Up North, produced by Martha Foley.
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 February 25, 2010 | NPR· Haiti's small business elite sees last month's earthquake as an opportunity, but not just to make money. They say it's a chance to refashion the corrupt, inefficient way things are done in Haiti, while marshaling international support to boost the country's industries. March 9, 2010 | NPR· The lifestyle and business relationships of Julius Malema, an official of the ruling African National Congress, are coming under intense scrutiny. His dealings, among others, are prompting calls for "lifestyle audits" to help root out corruption. March 10, 2010 | NPR· U.S. Marines are now trying to build relationships with local people after gaining ground in the southern Afghanistan area of Marjah. But after two years of Taliban control, the group's presence is still deeply felt — especially the threats sent in "night letters" to those who cooperate with foreigners. March 9, 2010 | NPR· Karl Rove released a memoir Tuesday that many reviewers criticized as being more defense of George W. Bush-era policies than revealing look at the legendary operative once dubbed "Bush's Brain." But most political memoirs share a similar aim: to get a jump on shaping history as it's written.  Canada Top Stories
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10, 2010
The tap...
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...and the sap is already running. (Photos: Martha Foley.)
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Lieutenant Governor Richard Ravitch has been quietly presenting a plan to state lawmakers to have New York borrow it’s way out of severe multi-billion dollar budget shortfalls predicted for the next several years. Karen DeWitt reports. More...
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