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New Year Ushers in Ban on Burning

By Lisa Peakes on Friday, January 3, 2003.

It’s a new year, and there are new laws in the state.

From now on, it’s illegal to burn household trash.

Rick Rumba manages an environmental health program for the
Department of Environmental Services.

He spoke with NHPR’s Lisa Peakes about the why the law
was put in place.

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Governor Jeanne Shaheen

By Trish Anderton on Friday, January 3, 2003.

She's leaving public office after three terms as New Hampshire's first elected woman Governor and three terms in the State Senate. During her gubernatorial term, Jeanne Shaheen has dealt with issues such as the Claremont education funding lawsuit, electric deregulation, and patient rights. We'll talk about those issues and what Governor Shaheen plans to do next.

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Two Very Eclectic Musicians

By John Walters on Friday, January 3, 2003.

You've probably heard of Taj Mahal and Ry Cooder- two veteran performers with a healthy respect for musical traditions of all sorts. They've charted their own paths in the world of music: outside the usual bounds of genre, and without regard to the demands of the recording industry. In the process they each created a rich, diverse body of work. UNH at Manchester English professor Fred Metting has written a book about the two performers called "The Unbroken Circle". It is published by Scarecrow Press.
www.scarecrowpress.com This interview originally aired in November 2001.

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Should Nashua Buy Their Own Water Company.

By Carolyn D'Aquila on Friday, January 3, 2003.

Nashua residents will head to the polls on January 14 to decide whether the city can purchase all of part of its water system.

Pennichuck Corporation has been Nashua's water supplier for about 150 years, and is awaiting state approval for an out of state corporation to buy it.

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