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The Big Dig

By Laura Knoy on Tuesday, June 18, 2002.

It could be the most expensive, complicated highway project in our nation's history, and if you've driven to Boston in recent years, you've probably cursed it. We'll talk about how the Central Artery/Tunnel Project should make Boston driving easier, and how Massachusetts plans to foot the bill. Laura Knoy talks with Raphael Lewis, Big Dig reporter for the Boston Globe www.globe.com and Sean O'Neill, public information officer for the project www.bigdig.com

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Under a New Baton

By John Walters on Tuesday, June 18, 2002.

Kenneth Kiesler takes over form the founding director of the New Hampshire Symphony Orchestra, James Bolle, this fall. He has a mission to upgrade the orchestra, expand its audience, and boost its funding. All that, and he'll be making music as well. Ken talks about his views on classical music today and his vision for the NHSO. www.nhso.org

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The Green Ball Beach Mystery Solved

By Mark Bevis on Tuesday, June 18, 2002.

The mystery has been solved.

The thousands of green balls that washed up on the seacoast are not man made.

In fact they are pretty common sight for some.

It's just that a Hampton Union reporter, a marine biologist and a number of fishermen had never seen them before.

Ellen Goethel is the scientist. She described the big seacoast mystery to NHPR's Mark Bevis.

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