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ArchivesToxic Mudslide Threatens the ConnecticutBy Raquel Maria Dillon on Wednesday, April 23, 2003.On a hillside in rural Vermont, just a few miles upstream from the Connecticut River, an ecological disaster threatens. An old copper mine in the town of Strafford, Vermont has been leaching noxious metals into a nearby creek for decades. Now the spring runoff could trigger a toxic mudslide that would destroy homes and release heavy metals into the Connecticut. listen:
 NCLB Prompts New School Accountability LawBy Dan Gorenstein on Wednesday, April 23, 2003.House lawmakers take up Senate Bill 107 today. The measure outlines standards the state will use to judge school success or failure. It also describes actions schools must take if they are struggling. The bill would meet New Hampshire’s requirements under the federal No Child Left Behind Act. But critics worry the standards are meaningless, unfair and costly. NHPR’s Dan Gorenstein reports. listen:
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