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Summer Bugs

By Laura Knoy on Monday, July 14, 2003.

It's that time of year again: the flies are buzzing, the mosquitoes are biting, and the ticks are sticking. The bugs of summer are out in force. We'll learn about what's made this one of the heartiest tick seasons in a while, get a West Nile update, and answer your questions about insects. Our guest is Alan Eaton, an integrated pest management specialist at UNH Cooperative Extension. You can read up on ticks in New Hampshire by clicking on this link.. For information about West Nile Virus, visit the New Hampshire Division of the Department of Health and Human Services website .

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Mystery Week: Dan Brown

By John Walters on Monday, July 14, 2003.

Mystery Week begins with New Hampshire?s Dan Brown, author of the best-seller, The Da Vinci Code. It's a page-turning thriller, but it's also full of little-known history about art and the Catholic Church. The unlikely hero of the book is a Harvard professor of religious symbology, who's been called a thinking man's Indiana Jones.

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The Chronicles of Thayer High School

By Dan Gorenstein on Monday, July 14, 2003.

Winchester's Thayer High School is gradually closing its doors.

In two years, the town will be without a high school.

But it wasn't too long ago that Winchester had what every community wants:

Energized teachers, engaged students, and administrators with vision.

Many educators considered the school a national model.

So what happened?

In the first of a two part series on Thayer High, New Hampshire Public Radio's Dan Gorenstein went to Winchester to find out.

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