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Talking about Quality: Tips from Teachers

By Jon Greenberg on Friday, August 31, 2001.

Any parent who has tried to find a good school knows that it can be difficult to judge a school’s quality before the fact.
NHPR's Jon Greenberg met with half a dozen teachers last month. One topic on the agenda was what they rely on to evaluate a school. See the 9 tips they offer at our Quality Schools Issue Brief.

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Grammar

By Laura Knoy on Friday, August 31, 2001.

Grammarian Patricia O'Conner is back to challenge your grammar knowledge and discuss common grammar pet peeves. She's author of "Woe is I" and "Words Fail Me: What Everyone Who Writes Should Know About Writing". Laura Knoy hosts. This is a rebroadcast of an earlier program.

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Finding Edges in Nature

By Rosemary Conroy on Friday, August 31, 2001.

Find out why edges between seasons, days/nights, and habitats offer the most action.

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Music to Help Cope with Grief

By John Walters on Friday, August 31, 2001.

Michael Whitman of Lyme, NH, is the organizer of ?Before Their Time,? a CD consisting of music designed to help survivors cope with an early or unexpected death, from suicide, accident, or for any other cause. Whitman was inspired to pursue the project after the death of his teenaged son and he talks about how the music can play a role in the grieving process. ?Before Their Time? is also the name of non-profit organization, which uses the money generated from sales of the CD to support hospice and suicide-prevention groups in the Upper Valley. www.beforetheirtime.org This was originally broadcast in April of this year.

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State Urges Limits on Fish Consumption

By Trish Anderton on Friday, August 31, 2001.

State officials have released new guidelines on how much fish is safe to eat. The limits are strictest for childbearing-aged women, and children. Mercury in fish can harm the nervous systems of fetuses and children. John Dreisig of the Department of Health and Human Services told NHPR�s Trish Anderton there are four kinds of saltwater fish people in the at-risk group should stop eating altogether: swordfish, king mackerel, shark and tilefish.

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