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Prescription Drug Prices

By Laura Knoy on Tuesday, April 30, 2002.

Many people blame them for skyrocketing healthcare costs, but drug companies say they have to make some profit in order to create new medicines and meet growing consumer demand. Laura talks with Matthew Van Hook, deputy general counsel for the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America www.phrma.org, Dr. John Robinson, New Hampshire Medical Director for Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield www.anthem.com, and Don Davidson, NH State director of AARP www.aarp.org/statepages/nh.html.

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Playing and Making Violins

By John Walters on Tuesday, April 30, 2002.

Rodney Miller has been one of the leading country-dance fiddlers in New England for almost three decades. He plays for country dances in town halls and he's brought new elements into the music and played on the concert stage. He's gaining a reputation for building top-quality violins, violas, and cellos. www.greatmeadowmusic.com www.stamellstring.com

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Seminar for Catholic Clergy On Abuse

By Josh Rogers on Tuesday, April 30, 2002.

Some 300 Roman Catholic priests, nuns and church workers gathered yesterday in Concord to take part in pilot program on how to better detect and prevent sexual abuse in the Church. As NHPR's Josh Rogers reports, Catholic officials hope greater openness will help quell the current national controversy.

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Superfund Program Wallows

By Benjamin Gilbert on Tuesday, April 30, 2002.

Due to inaction in Washington, the number of toxic waste sites slated for cleanup under the Superfund program continues to spiral downward. And communities near some of New Hampshire's 19 proposed and approved sites are feeling the pinch.

Congress has made small reforms, but the program still languishes in legislative and financial limbo. NHPR Washington Correspondent Ben Gilbert has the story.

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UNH Gets a New President

By Roger Wood on Tuesday, April 30, 2002.

Dr. Ann Weaver Hart has become the 18th President of the University of New Hampshire. As correspondent Roger Wood reports, the veteran educator and University administrator was approved unanimously by the Board of Trustees.

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