{"id":12967,"date":"2013-11-14T16:18:39","date_gmt":"2013-11-14T21:18:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.northcountrypublicradio.org\/inbox\/?p=12967"},"modified":"2013-11-14T16:18:39","modified_gmt":"2013-11-14T21:18:39","slug":"regional-roundup-common-core-e-ciggs-etc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.northcountrypublicradio.org\/inbox\/2013\/11\/14\/regional-roundup-common-core-e-ciggs-etc\/","title":{"rendered":"Regional roundup: Common Core, E-ciggs, etc."},"content":{"rendered":"
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An E-cigarette, deconstructed. Photo: Horsten<\/a>, Creative Commons, some rights reserved<\/p><\/div>\n

Sharp critiques of the new Common Core curriculum abound, while arguments in favor of the new educational standards –\u00a0from parents, teachers, and students on the front lines – are virtually nowhere to be found. One of the latest complaints<\/a> about the new standards comes from state teachers’ unions, who say children as young as 4 should not be given standardized tests. Karen DeWitt will have more on that tomorrow.<\/p>\n

In other news, the Hudson Falls Village Board decided to do away with a rule that prohibited sitting or lying in the grass<\/a> in one of the parks. As the Glenns Falls\u00a0Post-Star<\/em> writes: “Board members said they did not realize the rule was in the law, and they agreed with members of the public who said it was not necessary.” A similar rule for Church Street in Burlington, VT<\/a> had the same fate a few years ago.<\/p>\n

A new shop, entirely devoted to selling E-cigarettes and their accessories, has recently opened in Potsdam.\u00a0Eric Kreizman, owner of\u00a0Gourmet Vapor Electronic Cigarettes<\/a>, says the controversial nicotine products helped him stop smoking two packs of regular, tobacco cigarettes each day. Those who support E-cigarettes\u00a0say it’s healthier to inhale water vapor than smoke. Skeptics emphasize that E-cigarette consumers are still addicted to nicotine. The FDA says it has not fully studied the effects of the things, which are still pretty new.<\/p>\n

And here are the stories we’re working on for tomorrow morning:<\/p>\n

Sarah Harris reports out on a meeting in Plattsburgh tonight, organized by a regional alliance of parents and others concerned about what they call \u201chigh stakes\u201d testing.<\/p>\n

Brian Mann has the latest from the Adirondack Park Agency meeting in Ray Brook.<\/p>\n

Musicians Tom Akstens and Neil Rossi celebrate fifty years of playing together with a concert this Sunday afternoon at Tannery Pond Community Center in North Creek. We’ll have a preview.<\/p>\n

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