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New Hampshire Poetry

By Laura Knoy on Wednesday, January 8, 2003.

A new proposal for an official state poem begs the question: How do you capture the essence of the Granite State in a poem? Is it about people, mountains, politics? We'll talk about how poets portray a place and what they find inspiring about our state. Laura’s guests are David Watters, English professor at the University of New Hampshire www.unh.edu, Cynthia Huntington, poet and English professor at Dartmouth College www.dartmouth.edu and Donald Hall, former New Hampshire Poet Laureate.

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Governor Jeanne Shaheen

By John Walters on Wednesday, January 8, 2003.

She's leaving office tomorrow after six years as Governor of New Hampshire. She'll be out of public office for the first time in a dozen years. Jeanne Shaheen looks back on her time in office, the ups and downs of her governorship, and her life before politics and after.

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The Benson Inaugural: Who's Listening?

By Trish Anderton on Wednesday, January 8, 2003.

When governor-elect Craig Benson gives his inaugural address tomorrow, people at the Statehouse will be listening closely. But what about those far away from the state capitol? We asked business and community leaders around New Hampshire whether they?ll be paying attention to the Governor?s first speech, and what they hope to hear. NHPR?s Trish Anderton has this report.

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