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OperaFest! of NH Bringing Opera to Kids and Adults

By John Walters on Tuesday, July 10, 2001.

OperaFest! of NH was formed in 1992 with a mission that involves bringing opera to New Hampshire, with performances in schools, vocal competitions open to singers of all ages, and staged opera productions. Executive Director Jane Cormier talked with Nathan Irwin about the group, and its upcoming performances July 13th in Wolfeboro, and July 20th and 21st in Derry. OperaFest! has a web site at: http://www.newww.com/org/operafest/index.html

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Polls

By Laura Knoy on Tuesday, July 10, 2001.

Americans are full of opinions on almost any topic. And apparently we don't mind sharing them. We'll look at how polls influence policy, whether they're useful, and if they're popular just because we're so curious about what people think. Laura's guests are Andy Smith, director of UNH's Survey Center, and Lynn Vavreck, Assistant Professor of Government at Dartmouth's Rockefeller Center for Public Policy and Civic Leadership.

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The Daily Grind of a Restored Grist Mill

By John Walters on Tuesday, July 10, 2001.

Recently restored after years of neglect, the Littleton Grist Mill is part museum, part business. Ron Murro and his partners hope that its commercial activities - grinding pancake and baking mixes - will generate enough profit to keep it operating as an example of how mills used to work 200 years ago. Ron gives John Walters a tour of the mill. You can find more about the mill and its products, at www.littletongristmill.com

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When American Pulp and Paper Sneezes.......

By Mark Bevis on Tuesday, July 10, 2001.

In other North Country news, Governor Jeanne Shaheen was in Berlin this afternoon meeting with town officials about the financial situation at the American Pulp and Paper Company.
The company has missed tax payments not only to Berlin but to Gorham, Dalton, Shelbourne, and Winchester.
Payroll checks to some of the company?s 850 employees have bounced.
But as reporter Edith Tucker, with the Coos County Democrat pointed out to NHPR?s Mark Bevis, the problems at Pulp and Paper go far beyond its payroll.

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