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A New Understanding of Elder Abuse

By Trish Anderton on Friday, July 20, 2001.

As the nation's population grows older, sociologists warn abuse of the elderly may also increase. The American Psychological Association estimates some 2 million older Americans are mistreated or neglected every year, many by family members. Rene Bergeron is a professor of social work at the University Of New Hampshire. Bergeron says abandonment is the most common kind of mistreatment inflicted by relatives.

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Governor Proposes Stricter Water Standards

By Dan Gorenstein on Friday, July 20, 2001.

Later today New Hampshire Governor Jeanne Shaheen is expected to ask a legislative committee to impose some of the toughest restrictions on arsenic in drinking water. NHPR?s Dan Gorenstein reports.

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High Drama in Town Hall, Low Prices at Pump

By Lisa Peakes on Friday, July 20, 2001.

In our editor's roundtable, Jeff McMenemy of the Eagle Tribune talks about southern New Hampshire news with NHPR's Lisa Peakes.

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