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Rethinking Punishing 17-Year-Olds as Adults

By Shay Zeller on Thursday, January 25, 2001.

In 1995, in an effort to crack down on juvenile offenders, lawmakers voted to treat 17-year-old criminal offenders as adults. Now, some supporters of that change are having second thoughts and are pushing for legislation that would turn back the clock.

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Exploring a Culture Through Drumming

By Roger Wood on Thursday, January 25, 2001.

6th graders at the Henniker Community School find that a crash course in African language and culture can be painless -- when the learning takes place through an artist-in-residence program that teaches drumming and dance.

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Mayor Baines Plans for Manchester Education

By Steve Zind on Thursday, January 25, 2001.

In his first state of the the city speech, Manchester Mayor Bob Baines calls for action to fix the city's struggling school system.

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Avocados Growing in Ashland?

By Iain MacLeod on Thursday, January 25, 2001.

There is no question that our climate is warming. The source of the change is up for debate. Iain talks about a new study put out by the U.S Global Climate Change Research Program.

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