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Same Sex Marriage

By Laura Knoy on Tuesday, July 15, 2003.

Canada's recent move to make same-sex marriage legal has many state-side wondering if the U.S. will follow suit. The Supreme Court's ruling against the Texas sodomy law, and two legal cases still pending in New Jersey and Massachusetts could point in that direction. Though Vermont allows civil unions, they're not recognized beyond that state's boundaries. We'll find out how what's happening to the north, south and west of the Granite State may play out in New Hampshire. Our guests are Beth McGuin with the New Hampshire Freedom to Marry Coalition. and Karen Testerman, executive director of Cornerstone Policy Research.

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Mystery Week: Archer Mayor

By John Walters on Tuesday, July 15, 2003.

Mystery Week continues with Archer Mayor. He?s written a series of crime novels featuring Joe Gunther, a veteran cop from Brattleboro, Vermont. His latest book The Sniper?s Wife takes one of his secondary characters to New York City. Archer Mayor talks about his mystery series and his own life near Brattleboro.

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Controversy Returns to Winchester's Thayer High

By Dan Gorenstein on Tuesday, July 15, 2003.

In the past 25 years, Winchester�s high school has gone through several transformations.

It went from fights in the halls and high dropout rates to a nationally recognized school.

Recently Thayer has flirted with losing its accreditation thanks to a crumbling building, and poor curriculum.

This spring the town narrowly voted to close the school, and send students to Keene.

In part two of our series on Thayer High, New Hampshire Public Radio�s Dan Gorenstein reports that decision remains divisive.

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