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August 17, 2011 local almanac

Aug 17, 2011 12:14 am
The National Weather Service predicts patchy fog before 8 a.m. then, sunny, with a high near 86. Wednesday night should be clear, with a low around 60. Thursday there is a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11 a.m., and if it is not raining it should be partly sunny, with a high near 83.

Town meetings tonight
CAIRO at 7:30 p.m. at Town Hall, 512 Main St., Cairo (622-3120).
CATSKILL at 6:30 p.m. at Town Hall, 439 Main St., Catskill.
COLUMBIA COUNTY Human Services meeting at 4 p.m. at County Office Building, 401 State Street, Hudson.
GHENT Planning Board session at 7 p.m., at Town Hall, 2306 State Route 66, Ghent (392-4644).
GREENE COUNTY Legislature meeting at 6:30 p.m. at County Building, 411 Main St., Catskill (719-3270).
HUDSON Zoning Board of Appeals meeting at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall, 520 Warren Street, Hudson (828-1030).

The skies above
TIDES Hudson: High, 6:25 p.m./Low, 12:25 p.m.
SUNRISE/SUNSET 6:07 a.m./7:53 p.m.
MOONRISE/MOONSET 9:19 p.m./ 9:56 a.m.

Birthdays
August 17 V.S. Naipaul, Jonathan Franzen, Sean Penn, and Belinda Carlisle.

Tune in today
WGXC MORNING SHOW Philip Grant presents the morning news, music, other features, agriculture reporting, and more. 6-8 a.m.
DEMOCRACY NOW! Hosted by Amy Goodman. 8 a.m.
WGXC MORNING SHOW Philip Grant updates of the morning news, and plays local music. 9 a.m.
@ISSUE Dave Marston and Larissa Thomas join host Victor Mendolia and writer Carole Osterink from The Gossips of Rivertown blog. 10 a.m.
AL JAZEERA ENGLISH International news. 11 a.m.
THE SCHOEMER SHOW Karen Schoemer plays all kinds of music. Noon-2 p.m.
CATSKILL REVIEW OF BOOKS From WJFF. 3 p.m.
YOUTH RADIO 3:30 p.m.
WGXC AFTERNOON SHOW Tom Roe hosts. 4-6 p.m.
AL JAZEERA ENGLISH 6 p.m.
FREE SPEECH RADIO NEWS 6:30 p.m.
TRANSMISSION ART Radio theater, experimental sound, field recordings, radio art, mash-ups, shortwave radio news, and more midnight through 6 a.m. Thursday morning.