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Manchester Airport Vies for JetBlue Business

By Rebecca Kaufman on Thursday, July 10, 2003.

JET BLUE AIRWAYS HAS MADE A NAME FOR ITSELF OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS.

IT’S THE AIRLINE THAT FLIES CHEAPLY BUT LUXURIOUSLY.

THEY OFFER SOUTHWEST PRICES, BUT INSTEAD OF PROVIDING PEANUTS, JET BLUE OFFERS TV SCREENS.

TO FLY JET BLUE, NEW ENGLANDERS HAVE TO LEAVE FROM BURLINGTON, VERMONT OR NEW YORK CITY.

BUT RECENTLY, THE AIRLINE HAS BEEN MAKING NOISES ABOUT LANDING IN THE BOSTON AREA.

AS NHPR CORRESPONDENT REBECCA KAUFMAN REPORTS, MANCHESTER AIRPORT COULD BE AT THE TOP OF THE LIST.

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The Royalty Treatment

By John Walters on Thursday, July 10, 2003.

Exeter resident Jon Hichborn works for musicians, tracking down royalty payments they should get for their music. He searches in music compilations, TV and movie soundtracks, even video game soundtracks. His clients include obscure one-hit wonder bands, veterans like Dr. John, and the estate of pioneering bluesman Robert Johnson.

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Iraq Update

By Laura Knoy on Thursday, July 10, 2003.

Resistance to America's presence in the country is stronger and more organized than expected. But it's not necessarily worse than it has been during other military occupations in recent history. We'll check in on how things are going in Iraq. Our guests are Alan Stam, Professor of Government at Dartmouth College; and Eugene Gholz, Professor at the Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce at the University of Kentucky, Lexington.

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Canadian Company Fined for Sick Salmon

By Keith Shortall on Thursday, July 10, 2003.

A virus has been striking fish stocks in Maine.

For the second time this summer, a Cobscook Bay fish farm has been ordered to kill tens of thousands of salmon to help fight infectious salmon anemia, or I.S.A.

This week, three Canadian fish farms faced charges they didn't do enough to stop the spread of the disease.

Maine Public Radio's Keith Shortall reports from Portland.

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