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Monday, March 4, 2013 local almanac

Mar 04, 2013 12:01 am
Weather right now


[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="128"] Cairo: High 34F; low 27F.[/caption]

[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="125"] Catskill: High 37F; low 27F.[/caption]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

READ TEMPERATURE IN HUDSON: On thermometer in Studio A.
FAR LEFT:The temperature on the far left is from the Hawthorne Valley Farm Weather Page.
MIDDLE TEMP: Cairo from Weather Underground page.
FAR RIGHT: Catskill from Weather Underground page.

Local weather forecast
Today's forecast is specific to Catskill, in Greene County:

Today: A slight chance of snow showers before 9 a.m. Mostly cloudy. High near 34. Tonight, mostly cloudy. Low around 23.

Forecast for the next three days:


Tuesday: Partly sunny. High near 41. Mostly cloudy overnight. Low around 28.
Wednesday:
A slight chance of snow showers before 10 a.m., then a slight chance of rain and snow showers between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m., then a chance of rain showers after 1 p.m. Mostly cloudy. High near 40. A slight chance of rain and snow showers before 10 p.m., then a slight chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy. Low around 29.
Thursday:
Mostly cloudy. High near 42. Partly cloudy overnight. Low around 33.


Sunrise today: 6:25 a.m.
Sunset today: 5:50 p.m.

Length of the day: 11:25 hrs.

Town meetings

Today is the first Monday of the month.
(WGXC suggests you call ahead to confirm time and location.)


ANCRAM Conservation Advisory Council at 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 1416 County Rte. 7, Ancram (329-6512).
ATHENS Town meeting at 7 p.m. at 2 First Street, Athens (734-3636).
CLAVERACK Planning Board meeting at 7 p.m. at Town Hall, Church Street, Mellenville (672-7911).
CLERMONT Town Board meeting at 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 1795 Route 9, Clermont (537-6868).
HUDSON Mayor's Public Hearing at 4 p.m. in the Common Council Chambers, City Hall, 520 Warren St., Hudson (828-1030) on two local laws: To clarify the number of police officers who may be appointed to the Hudson City Police Force, and in relation to the weighted vote by members of the Common Council.
TAGHKANIC Town meeting at 7 p.m. at Town Hall, Route 82,West Taghkanic (851-7638).

The day ahead on 90.7-FM

Midnight to 5:59 a.m.: Free103point9 Transmission Arts overnight

12 a.m. (midnight): Radio News: Sequester Cuts at FCC Broadcasting & Cable reports on what cuts the Federal Communications Commission is making due to the latest budget brouhaha.
12:05 a.m.: Radio Stew: Spiro T. Agnew vs. Stephen Colbert Which is more ridiculous? Spiro T. Agnew's complaints about the media, or Stephen Colbert's performance in front of President George Bush at the 2006 White House Correspondent's Dinner. Then Jon Stewart tells everyone off on CNN.
1 a.m. Lipstick Traces Songs from the CD accompanying the book "Lipstick Traces" by Greil Marcus, 1989.
2 a.m. Raymond Biesinger Illustrator and musician Raymond Biesinger speaks about the protection of intellectual property rights, the (doomed) future of the commercial arts, and Italian Futurism. From hosts Michael McDougall and Quinn Musgrave from CIUT, Toronto.
3 a.m. WGXC Programming Update Interviews with WGXC Program Director about new community programming on the radio, and Tom Roe, about new transmission arts programming.
3:30 a.m.: Rick O'Shea Keith Perron of "PCJ Media" interviews radio veteran Rick O'Shea of China Radio International.
4 a.m.: The Future of Capitalism Noam Chomsky talk from Forum on Capitalism sponsored by Northeastern University from Feb. 25, 2013.
5 a.m.: This Week in Radio News: 20130304 Reports from Reuters, The New York Times, Der Spiegel, and The Wall Street Journal claim many recent transmission attacks by China on Western interests. Also, a report Prometheus Radio Project hosts three webinar's for individuals and groups who want to learn more about startering low-power FM radio stations. Free Speech Radio News reports on the U.S. Supreme Court's rejection of a challenge to Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. And, New York City Pacifica Radio station WBAI got locked out of its studio after Hurricane Sandy, but their insurance company, Chubb, won't honor their claim. More radio and meida news.

6 a.m. to 11:59 p.m.: WGXC Hands-On Community Radio

6 a.m.: Al Jazeera English
7 a.m.: WGXC Morning Show Hosted by Philip Grant. Morning news, music, interviews features and agriculture reporting. Call in with your views at 518-828-0290.
8 a.m.: Democracy Now! hosted by Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. "Democracy Now!" broadcasts live from Freedom to Connect, and hosts a live webstream of the event both days on the DN! website. The conference brings people together to promote internet freedom and preserve internet values such as universal connectivity. Aaron Swartz, the late Internet freedom advocate who took his own life earlier this year, gave the keynote address in 2012. This year’s event is "dedicated to the work Aaron still had left to do." Tune in to "Democracy Now!" from 8-9 a.m. ET from Silver Springs, Maryland at the conference for the regular show each day, which will feature guests at Freedom to Connect. Afterward democracynow.org will livestream the panels and speeches, including an address by Aaron’s partner, Taren Stinebrickner-Kauffman. On Tuesday Glenn Greenwald gives the keynote address.
9 a.m.: WGXC Morning Show continues with local news, events, music and more, with host Philip Grant.
10 a.m.: Law and Disorder: Zero Tolerance Policy Zero-tolerance school policies will punish any infraction of a rule regardless of whether it was an accident, a violation out of ignorance or extenuating circumstances. Schools normally forbid cell phones, profanity etc, but with a zero tolerance policy, breaking these rules often result in an inordinately harsh punishment such as suspension or expulsion. These policies are promoted to prevent violence and drug abuse in schools but for years critics have pointed out the subjective nature of these decisions on certain students with disciplinary problems. Some difficult students could become targets of the zero tolerance policy, become less educated by multiple suspensions and expulsion which often lead them into the criminal justice system
4 p.m.: WGXC Afternoon Show
6 p.m.: Al Jazeera English
6:30 p.m.: Free Speech Radio News
7 p.m.: Old Timey Country Music (Premiere)