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Quebec Fires Burn Out of Control

By Doug MacPherson on Monday, July 8, 2002.

The National Weather Service predicts winds from the west will continue to drive smoke from forest fires in Quebec out over the ocean and away from the Northeast United States – at least for tomorrow. Meanwhile, the fires continue to burn out-of-control. NHPR’s Doug MacPherson spoke with the Canadian Broadcast Corporation’s Rick Kalb in Quebec City.

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Birds

By Trish Anderton on Monday, July 8, 2002.

There?s lots of activity this time of year and lots to see, spruce grouse, gray jays, and black backed woodpeckers, to name a few. We?ll get some tips for birding, where and when to go, and how to identify their calls. Trish talks with Becky Suomala, Natural History Services Coordinator with the Audubon Society of New Hampshire and Mark Suomala, Field Biologist with the Audubon Society of New Hampshire and an Independent Bird Tour Guide. www.nhaudubon.org.

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Lost Uranium on the Seacoast

By John Walters on Monday, July 8, 2002.

Brendan DuBois is the creator of the Lewis Cole mysteries- novels that take place in the Portsmouth area. His fourth Lewis Cole book, "Killer Waves," is a thriller about a secret government agency looking for a cache of weapons-grade uranium that went missing at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in 1945... and that part of the story is true. Learn more about "Killer Waves" at www.brendandubois.com.

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