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ArchivesWhy do conifers lose leaves a little at a time?By Iain MacLeod on Friday, October 31, 2003.Trees have to survive any way they can. Over time, confiers have learned that it is easier to survive by dropping a few leaves at a time. listen: No audio currently available. Order on CD (pdf).
Salem Witch TrialsBy Laura Knoy on Friday, October 31, 2003.A new book suggests that colonial America's most infamous episode was the result of a complicated web of political and social factors extending far beyond the borders of the town of Salem. Rather than the hysterical whims of a group of young girls, our guest says the episode was part of a larger political crisis involving the Indian Wars, Puritanism, and Colonialism. Laura's guest is Mary Beth Norton, a Mary Donlon Alger professor of American History at Cornell University. listen:
 The Spoooky PorchBy John Walters on Friday, October 31, 2003.It's Halloween and we celebrate with tales of the season. Rick Agran gives us "Pumpkin Shivaree" which was adapted for a new children's book. Also, Sandy Schlosser reads a story based on the legend of the ghost on Appledore Island. We meet a woodworker who makes coffin furniture. The Down to Earth Coffin Company creates real coffins that double as coffee tables, bookshelves, or even gunracks, until you need it for its original purpose. And Dennis Robinson, editor of SeacostNH.com, tells us about Eunice Cole, the only New Hampshire resident to be convicted of witchcraft. listen:
Massachusetts Town Goes to Canada for DrugsBy Karen Brown on Friday, October 31, 2003.SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS HAS RECEIVED NATIONAL ATTENTION AS THE FIRST CITY IN THE NATION TO BUY PRESCRIPTION DRUGS FROM CANADA. NOW, ELECTED OFFICIALS FROM ACROSS THE STATE AND THE COUNTRY ARE CONSIDERING DOING THE SAME. AREA SENIORS ARE HOPING TO BUILD UPON THIS MOMENTUM ? TO REFORM DRUG PRICES IN MASSACHUSETTS AND BEYOND. WFCR'S KAREN BROWN REPORTS FROM SPRINGFIELD MASSACHUSETTTS. listen:
Gay Bishop to Be Consecrated on SaturdayBy Raquel Maria Dillon on Friday, October 31, 2003.Gene Robinson, the first openly gay man elected to be an Episcopal bishop, is scheduled to be consecrated in Durham on Sunday. New Hampshire Episcopalians who don't approve of the new bishop will gather to pray in a nearby church. Already, conservative Episcopal groups are calling on local parishes, to organize dissenters against the Diocese. New Hampshire Public Radio?s Raquel Maria Dillon reports. listen:
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