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Afghans Celebrate Music Festival, Amid Caution

Afghan musicians and performers gather in Mazar-i-Sharif to mark an ancient New Year's celebration known as Nowruz. The country's largest cultural festival in decades is a triumph for musicians who were banned from performing by the Taliban. But the celebration has risks.

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Remembrances

Hospice Advocate Zelda Foster Has Died

A pioneer in the movement that brought hospice care to the United States has died. Zelda Foster is credited with introducing end-of-life care to Veterans Administration hospitals and co-founding the first Hospice Association, in New York.

Hospice Advocate Zelda Foster Has Died

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National

Homemade Fireworks from a Local Druggist

By day, he counts pills for residents of upstate New York. But by night, pharmacist Pete Henry rolls cases, cuts fuses, and plans his homemade fireworks. In the age of high-tech displays, Henry will light up the rural night sky for crowds on Independence Day, using the tools he has perfected in 40 years of building fireworks. Gregory Warner of North Country Public Radio reports.

Homemade Fireworks from a Local Druggist

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National

When Being the Dairy Princess Becomes a Chore

Finding a young woman who wants to be a "dairy princess" isn't always easy in the fading days of family farms. The winner spends a year touting dairy products. Gregory Warner of North Country Public Radio followed a recent pageant in upstate New York.

When Being the Dairy Princess Becomes a Chore

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Business

Tough Choices for Local Heating Oil Head

In rural Franklin County, New York, the high price of heating oil is forcing residents to make sacrifices. One local oil company owner finds himself caught between earning profits and helping the many poor people who rely on his company to keep warm. North Country Public Radio's Greg Warner reports.

Tough Choices for Local Heating Oil Head

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National

Fife and Drum Still in Play at Ft. Ticonderoga

In a tribute to early American martial music, 600 members of fife-and-drum corps convene in Fort Ticonderoga, N.Y. for the annual National Muster. Participants range from teenagers to septuagenarians.

Fife and Drum Still in Play at Ft. Ticonderoga

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Religion

Rogue Catholic Bishops Ordain Women in Canada

Earlier this week, nine Roman Catholic women were ordained to serve as priests and deacons in the church -- an act the Vatican denounced as illegal. Two women from Germany and Austria, unofficially declared bishops, performed the rites on a boat in the river between Ontario, Canada, and northern New York state. The women say they were undeterred by the threat of excommunication. Greg Warner of North Country Public Radio reports.

Rogue Catholic Bishops Ordain Women in Canada

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Firefighters Revive Lost Art of Ice Harvest

A hundred years ago, blocks of ice were cut from frozen northern lakes and shipped south for summer. Refrigerators killed that industry in the 1940s, but firefighters in the tiny town of New Bremen, N.Y., are keeping it going as a fundraising effort.

Firefighters Revive Lost Art of Ice Harvest

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