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The Music of the Spheres

By John Walters on Tuesday, November 6, 2001.

Marty Quinn is a musician and computer scientist from Lee. He has managed to combine his talents in an unusual way. Marty takes the data collected from things like ice core samples, earthquakes, and solar activity and interprets them in musical terms. His latest work is called the Climate Symphony. Find out more about Marty's projects at www.quinnarts.com.

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Hate Crimes

By Laura Knoy on Tuesday, November 6, 2001.

When someone commits a crime in New Hampshire, they can be sentenced more harshly if the act was motivated by racism or other discrimination. Opponents of this law say we should punish behavior, not the thoughts or feelings behind it. Laura's guests are Marcus Hurn, professor at Franklin Pierce Law Center www.fplc.edu and one of the authors of New Hampshire's hate crimes law, and Paul McMasters, first amendment ombudsman at the Freedom Forum in Arlington Virginia www.freedomforum.org.

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Loss of Lumber Markets May Hurt the Forests

By Rebecca Brown on Tuesday, November 6, 2001.

The forest products industry and loggers in particular are facing tough times in New Hampshire.The pulp and paper mills in Berlin and Gorham have closed?at least for now. And the future of the states wood fired power plants is less than certain. But the loss of these markets could also spell trouble for the overall health of the state's forests.

Correspondent Rebecca Brown reports from Littleton.

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