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Secession

By Laura Knoy on Thursday, August 23, 2001.

Residents of Rye and Newington are abuzz with
proposals to secede from New Hampshire if the current school funding mechanism stays in place. These two towns are considered "donor towns", paying a statewide property tax that goes to help other towns fund schools. Laura talks with attorney Eugene Van Loan, Wadley, Starr and Peters, Buzz Scherr, Franklin Pierce Law Center, Bettey Tobey, founder of TRASH (Towns Revolting Against State Hijinks), and Pam Walsh, press secretary, office of the Governor.

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Environmentally Friendly Fish

By John Walters on Thursday, August 23, 2001.

More people are eating more fish, but there are concerns about overfishing, and depleting the world?s oceans. Henry Lovejoy is the founder of EcoFish, a company that sells only seafood harvested in sustainable ways. He wants to give consumers access to high-quality, guilt-free fish. He also hopes to prove that sustainability can be profitable. See more at www.ecofish.com

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Operation School Supplies

By Mark Bevis on Thursday, August 23, 2001.

School starts next week in New Hampshire.

In households throughout the state, dinner table conversation is turning to school supplies.

And buying notebooks and pens and calculators can become an expensive proposition for any family- but even moreso if your budget is tight.

A group in Gorham has joined with Catholic Charities to remedy the problem.

Cathy McDowell runs the Family Resource Center on Main Street.

She describes Operation School Supplies to NHPR's Mark Bevis.

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NH's Shoreland Protection Act

By Doug MacPherson on Thursday, August 23, 2001.

A committee of state lawmakers got to work this week on revising New Hampshire?s seven-year-old Shoreland Protection Act. The act is designed to protect NH's lakes from the onslaught of development. Supporters say the act has done a great job of educating shorefront property owners who want to comply with its rules. But critics say the act is vague and unenforceable ? or at any rate ? is not being enforced.

Click to see photographs of shorefront properties:
http://www.nhpr.org/static/programs/nhtoday/photos/dm082301/photo.php

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