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NH's Shoreland Protection Act

By Doug MacPherson on Tuesday, September 4, 2001.

A committee of state lawmakers will resume their work this month on revising New Hampshire?s seven-year-old Shoreland Protection Act. The act is designed to protect NH's lakes from erosion and run-off Supporters say the act has done a good 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.

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Discovering Portsmouth's Black Heritage

By Trish Anderton on Tuesday, September 4, 2001.

Students across New Hampshire head back to school this week. One woman in Portsmouth has devoted her life to teaching children and adults alike about the state's African-American history. Valerie Cunningham recently took NHPR's Trish Anderton on a tour of Portsmouth's Black Heritage Trail.

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