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Give it a Month

By Ted Jastrzembski on Monday, December 15, 2003.

The Saddam capture--will it turn the current Democratic primary order of things on its head? "Joe, you were right all all along to support the war. How could we doubt you?" The Dean Swarm repents! I don't think so. As one of my colleagues said, "give it a week, give it a month". Yes, we're going to be hearing a lot more about the EVIL of this evildoer. And yes, the timing of a trial Spectacular! Spectacular! coincides neatly with the primaries and then the campaign.

The Capture vs The Campaign???

By Donna Harvey on Monday, December 15, 2003.

When chatting with an 81 year old about the capture of Saddam Husein yesterday and the affect of the campaigns, her response was "The world does not revolve around the campaigns. In fact, I am appalled at the media feeling a need to combine the two together! We have military personnel who are still risking their lives on our behalf and all we can think about is campaign strategy!" After shaking her head, she also shared that she preferred the good ol' days when information was not so readily available and that you had to READ in order to be informed.

Privacy, Courts, and the Internet

By Laura Knoy on Monday, December 15, 2003.

New Hampshire courts are ready to put judicial information on line. Divorce, bankruptcy, and criminal records could be just a mouse click away raising questions about individual's right to privacy and the public's right to know. Laura's guests are Katharine Webster, reporter at the Associated Press and Jordan Ulery, Secretary of the Board of Government of the New Hampshire League of Investigators. Others guests are TBA.

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Bringing RAIN to the Desert

By John Walters on Monday, December 15, 2003.

Three years ago, Bess Palmisciano was a corporate attorney for the biggest bank in Boston. Her life changed when she took a trip to Africa and met the Tuareg, the nomadic people of Niger. As she got to know them, she came to understand their struggle to both survive and preserve their culture. Her New Hampshire based non-profit, RAIN, is aimed at helping the Tuareg do just that.

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Tracking Loons By Satellite

By Doug MacPherson on Monday, December 15, 2003.

Wildlife biologists who study loons in New Hampshire have recently gained access to information they�ve never had before. Using satellite telemetry, biologists are now able to track the winter movements of two loons who spend their summers on Umbagog Lake. Researchers hope to gain new insight into why some birds are failing to come back to Umbagog in the Spring. New Hampshire Public Radio�s Doug MacPherson has more.

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Mercury Pollution in NH and VT Lakes

By Mark Bevis on Monday, December 15, 2003.

THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION TUESDAY (TODAY) IS EXPECTED TO RELEASE NEW REGULATIONS TO CLEAN UP MERCURY POLLUTION FROM ELECTRIC UTILITIES.

BUT ENVIRONMENTALISTS ARGUE THE CHANGES WILL ALLOW INDUSTRY TO POLLUTE MORE AND LONGER.

LAST WEEK THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION SAID IT IS STILL WORKING ON ITS NEW REPORT ON THE RISKS OF EATING FISH CONTAMINATED WITH MERCURY.

THE DRAFT REPORT SAYS WOMEN WHO ARE PREGNANT, NURSING, OR PLANNING TO BE PREGNANT SHOULD NOT EAT SHARK, SWORDFISH, KING MACKERER OR TILEFISH.

FOLLOWING ON THOSE STORIES COMES A NEW REPORT ABOUT MERCURY POLLUTION IN THE GRANITE STATE.

NEW HAMPSHIRE PUBLIC RADIO?S MARK BEVIS HAS MORE.

To see the research from Hubbard Brook Click Here

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