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Raising the State's Tobacco Tax: A New Study

By Mark Bevis on Monday, March 3, 2003.

HOUSE LAWMAKERS ARE SCHEDULED TO HEAR TESTIMONY TODAY ON THE EFFECTS OF RAISING THE TOBACCO TAX.

A NEW STUDY HAS FOUND THAT RAISING THE TAX BY ONE DOLLAR WOULD RAISE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN STATE REVENUE.

IT WOULD DECREASE SMOKING.

AND IT WOULD HAVE NO EFFECT ON THE STATE’S ECONOMY.

BRIAN GOTTLOB (GOT-LOBB) OF POLECON (POLY-CONN) RESEARCH IS THE AUTHOR OF THE STUDY.

HE DESCRIBED HIS FINDINGS TO NHPR’S MARK BEVIS.

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Planning Your Garden

By Laura Knoy on Monday, March 3, 2003.

It's gardening time! Well, maybe not quite yet, but it is time to start thinking about seedlings and what you want to grow this year. We'll get advice on planning your garden from Henry Homeyer, author of "Notes From the Garden: Reflections and Observations of an Organic Gardner" www.upne.com. He's also the New Hampshire and Vermont editor of "People, Places and Plants" http:\\newenglandgardening.com.

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The Changing Seasons of New England

By John Walters on Monday, March 3, 2003.

Charles Johnson and Nona Bell Estrin are naturalists, and co-authors of ?In Season ? A Natural History of the New England Year.? It?s a chronicle in words and pictures, of the natural life, weather, and landscapes of the region and an invitation to a deeper knowledge of the world around us.

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AG's Report on Clergy Sexual Abuse in NH

By Raquel Maria Dillon on Monday, March 3, 2003.

In a few hours, the New Hampshire Attorney General's office will release a report on how the Manchester Catholic Diocese handled abusive priests. 9000 pages of documents uncovered in the course of the investigation are also expected to be released.
Catholics around the state are bracing themselves for another round of awful stories about clergy sexual abuse.
NHPR's Raquel Maria Dillon has more.

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