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Unions Question Prison Volunteer Labor

By Rebecca Kaufman on Tuesday, February 25, 2003.

Manchester's School Administration Building needs a fresh coat of paint.
Faced with a tight budget, officials found one offer hard to refuse: free labor.
Trouble was the free labor was supplied by prisoners.
After complaints by local unions, the project is now on hold.
NHPR Correspondent Rebecca Kaufman has more.

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Natural Gas Prices Expected to Soar

By Mark Bevis on Tuesday, February 25, 2003.

IF YOU HEAT YOUR HOME WITH NATURAL GAS, PREPARE YOURSELF FOR YOUR NEXT GAS BILL.

NATURAL GAS PRICES ARE EXPECTED TO SOAR NEARLY 40%.

TOM KILEY IS PRESIDENT OF THE NORTHEAST GAS ASSOCIATION,

KILEY’S ORGANIZATION REPRESENTS NATURAL GAS COMPANIES IN NEW ENGLAND AND NEW YORK.

HE TELL’S NHPR’S MARK BEVIS THE REASON BEHIND GAS’S HIGH PRICE IS THE LONG COLD WINTER THROUGHOUT MOST OF THE COUNTRY.

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