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Some in Plaistow Unhappy with EPA Beede Plan

By Carolyn D'Aquila on Friday, July 12, 2002.

The US Environmental Protection Agency has proposed a cleanup plan for a contaminated Plaistow waste oil site. And some local residents feel they're being unfairly saddled with the bill. NHPR Correspondent Carolyn D'Aquila has the story.

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NH's Farmers Markets are Popular and Growing

By Wendi Dowst on Friday, July 12, 2002.

Summer weekends are a good time to find farmers markets in New Hampshire. They've increased in size and popularity. Many of the larger towns now have an outdoor market, but the Granite State still hosts fewer than its neighbors. Wendi Dowst has more.

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Death Penalty

By Laura Knoy on Friday, July 12, 2002.

A wave of recent court rulings challenge capital punishment and how it's carried out at the state and national level. We'll talk about how these decisions affect the death penalty debate, and what they may mean for New Hampshire's law. Laura's guests are Michael Mello, Professor of Law at Vermont Law School www.vermontlaw.edu and Robert Blecker, Professor of Law at New York Law School www.nyls.edu.

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The Circus as a Teaching Tool

By John Walters on Friday, July 12, 2002.

Jackie Davis is a circus performer and a mime who once studied with Marcel Marceau. Today, she teaches circus skills to kids and teenagers. She says it's a great way to build physical and mental abilities, and self-esteem all at the same time. Jackie's part of a national organization to bring circus skills into schools.

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Moving Bird Nests

By Iain MacLeod on Friday, July 12, 2002.

Very often birds will build nests in places that are inconvenient for the humans around them. Iain MacLeod explains things to consider before moving their homes.

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Turf War Erupts Over Gas Passing At NH Hospitals

By Josh Rogers on Friday, July 12, 2002.

Under a federal regulation issued late last year, physicians must oversee all use of anesthesia in order for hospitals to receive Medicare reimbursement?.Citing a concern for rural hospitals, Governor Jeanne Shaheen joined governors from four other states in opting out of the new requirement?..That decision has prompted protest from the American society of anesthesiologists, but support from local hospital officials.

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