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Norman Rockwell Was Wrong

By Trish Anderton on Friday, November 7, 2003.

The New England town meeting is often seen as the purest expression of American democracy.
Norman Rockwell captured that feeling in his painting "Freedom Of Speech," which shows a rough-hewn commoner standing and giving his opinion, while wealthier townspeople look on respectfully. But how close does modern small town government come to that ideal? As part of public radio's week-long look at democracy, New Hampshire Public Radio's Trish Anderton went to Dunbarton and filed this report.

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Hold your Birdfeeders

By Rosemary Conroy on Friday, November 7, 2003.

Pickin's are slim in the forest these days. Unlike humans, wild animals can't go to the local grocery store. They can, however, show up at your birdfeeders. Avoid endangering the lives of bears by taking in your bird feeder until December.

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Slyvia Plath

By Laura Knoy on Friday, November 7, 2003.

We examine the life and work of Sylvia Plath. A recent movie and book about the Boston-born poet is bringing her writings to a new generation of readers. Now forty years after her death, we?ll see how her words still speak to us today. Laura's guests are Diane Middlebrook, author of "Her Husband: Hughes and Plath- a Marriage" and Lynda Bundtzen, Herman H. Lehman professor of English at Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts and author of "The Other Ariel"

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Flipping Through NH's Historical Documents

By John Walters on Friday, November 7, 2003.

The New Hampshire Historical Society's Tuck Library has a vast collection of documents. It's put on an exhibit showcasing the rarest, most important, and most interesting items. There are letters, books, maps, posters, photographs, and much more. We meet Special Collections Librarian David Smolen, who helped choose the items for the exhibit.

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NPR Receives Gift of More Than $200 million

By John Walters on Friday, November 7, 2003.

NHPR's John Walters speaks with the station's President and General Manager Mark Handley about the ramifications of the massive gift. Handley is also the Chairman of NPR's Board of Directors.

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