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Hundreds Gather to Remember Old Man

By Trish Anderton on Monday, May 12, 2003.

A task force met over the weekend to begin deciding what to do with the high rocky spot where the Old Man of the Mountain once hung. NHPR’s Trish Anderton reports.

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New England Weather

By Laura Knoy on Monday, May 12, 2003.

There's that old saying, "If you don't like the weather in New England, wait five minutes." But if you don't have the time or the patience, our guests say all you have to do is drive five miles. We'll look at the peculiarities of New England weather. Laura's guests are Gregory Zielinski, research associate professor in the Climate Change Institute at the University of Maine; and Barry Keim, associate professor in the Department of Geography and a member of the Climate Change Research Center at the University of New Hampshire.

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The Lost Sutras of Jesus

By John Walters on Monday, May 12, 2003.

Thomas Moore is a writer on spirituality from Wilton, New Hampshire. He?s written several books and is probably best known for Care of the Soul and The Soul?s Religion. He joins us to tell the story of some newly-discovered writings by a band of Christian monks who traveled to China in the 7th Century. They wrote their own version of the gospel -- a rich blend of the Bible, Buddhism, and Taoism. The Sutras were rediscovered only a few years ago. He an Ray Reigert have recently published The Lost Sutras of Jesus which tells the story of the monks and presents the sutras in translation.

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HHS Hopes to Restore Funding

By Dan Gorenstein on Monday, May 12, 2003.

In Senate hearings, Health and Human Services officials have made a last ditch effort to restore funding for drug and alcohol prevention and treatment programs.

NHPR's Dan Gorenstein has the story.

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NH Accountancy Board Looks to Expand

By David Darman on Monday, May 12, 2003.

While agencies throughout state government are looking to cut their budgets, one wants to expand.

It is the New Hampshire Board of Accountancy.

They oversee all the Certified Public Accountants in New Hampshire.

Some 1,500 candidates have taken the CPA exam in the past year, up from 500 just two years ago.

Some come from as far as India.
The reason: New Hampshire CPA exam requires fewer qualifications than most other states.

NHPR�s David Darman has more.

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