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Found: One Dead Cat

By John Walters on Wednesday, January 30, 2002.

NHPR's John Walters follows up on a Letter to the Editor written to the Concord Monitor that begins, "I buried your cat yesterday afternoon."

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Winter Wildlife

By Laura Knoy on Wednesday, January 30, 2002.

Join "Something Wild" hosts Iain MacLeod and Rosemary Conroy for a discussion of moose, bear, and birds. Iain MacLeod is executive director of the Audubon Society of New Hampshire www.nhaudubon.org, and Rosemary Conroy is a naturalist for the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests www.spnhf.org. Laura Knoy hosts. "Something Wild" can be heard on NHPR Friday morning at 8:30 Saturday at 4pm and Sunday at 7 am www.nhpr.org.

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Expanding the Accordion

By John Walters on Wednesday, January 30, 2002.

Gary Sredzienski is the foremost accordionist in New Hampshire. He plays everything on the accordion, from the folk music of Eastern Europe, to rock and roll. He's the host of the legendary Polka Party show on WUNH in Durham. And if you give him a minute, he'll do his best to make YOU a fan of the accordion. He says there's a lot more to the instument than the Beer Barrel Polka and Lawrence Welk. Gary's site is www.garysred.com.

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No Preference Bill Presented

By Dan Gorenstein on Wednesday, January 30, 2002.

State lawmakers are introducing a bill that would prohibit the state, including the university system from using quotas, goals or guidelines for hiring, promotion or admission based on race, sex, national origin, religion, or sexual orientation. NHPR?s Dan Gorenstein reports critics of the proposal say this bill isn?t necessary, and could be harmful.

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