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Ken Blevens

By Laura Knoy on Wednesday, October 30, 2002.

He's the libertarian candidate for U.S. Senate. Blevens says he will stand up for the U.S. Constitution if elected. He's challenged Congress' vote to give President Bush authority to attack Iraq. We'll talk with Blevens about this and other issues facing New Hampshire and the nation. Laura Knoy is host. www.blevens.org

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Award Winning Children's Writer Karen Hesse

By John Walters on Wednesday, October 30, 2002.

Brattleboro resident Karen Hesse is one of this year's winners of a Macarthur Fellowship- the so called "genius grant." She's written picture books for young children and serious novels for teenagers. In may of her books, Karen explores some of the toughest issues we face- racism, nuclear accidents, poverty -in ways children can understand. Her 1998 book, "Out of the Dust," about the dust bowl of the 1930's won the Newbury award.

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Buddy, Can You Spare Some Venison

By Mark Bevis on Wednesday, October 30, 2002.

From mid-September through mid-December, hunters of one form or another are trudging through New Hampshire's forests hunting deer.

Some are hunting for food, some only for sport.

If you fall into that second camp, and don't know what to do with
your kill, the New Hampshire Food Bank has a suggestion: donate it to them.

They will give it to the state's hungry.

Albert Tremblay, Sr. runs the Manchester-based food bank.

He tells NHPR's Mark Bevis, his organization will take just about anything.

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Sununu, Shaheen Woo Seniors

By Trish Anderton on Wednesday, October 30, 2002.

With the election just days away, Republican John Sununu and Democrat Jeanne Shaheen wooed older voters this morning in Bedford. NHPR?s Trish Anderton reports.

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