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Northern Irish Posters

By David Darman on Friday, July 18, 2003.

An Exhibit of posters from Northern Ireland opens today in Concord.

The Posters depict thirty years of politics and violence between the Catholics and Protestants.

NHPR's David Darman visited the display and spoke with its tour director.

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Come on in, the water's fine!

By Rosemary Conroy on Friday, July 18, 2003.

Lot's of people get nervous about swimming in lakes and ponds because of the creatures that may be lurking. Rosemary Conroy puts your mind at ease with a primer about who lives there and their danger factor.

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Berlin Senior Center

By Deborah Schachter on Friday, July 18, 2003.

Jeannette serves breakfast at the Berlin Senior Center. She sees it as a "second home" where she can meet others.

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Do Not Call List

By Laura Knoy on Friday, July 18, 2003.

The national Do Not Call Registry is open for business and even though it doesn't take effect until October 1st, millions of people are adding their numbers to the list. We'll talk about the issues involved in telephone marketing, including where telemarketers stand on the issue and what rights consumers have. Laura's guests are Kristin Spath, Bureau Chief for the Consumer Protection Bureau at the NH Department of Justice, and Jim Demers, an industry lobbyist with The Demers Group. The phone number to be added to the national Do Not Call List is 1-888-382-1222 (TTY 1-866-290-4236). You can also visit the government website at www.donotcall.gov.

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Mystery Week: Lisa Gardner

By John Walters on Friday, July 18, 2003.

Mystery Week concludes with Jackson resident Lisa Gardner. She started out as a romance novelist and now she's writing thrillers. Her novel The Survivors Club is about the murder of a serial rapist and his former victims, who are now suspected of killing him. It's a story of love, revenge and deception, with plenty of twists and turns along the way. The Survivors Club is now out in paperback and her new book, The Killing Hour is out this month.

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Lieberman's Jobs Proposal

By Josh Rogers on Friday, July 18, 2003.

Campaigning in Salem Friday, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Lieberman unveiled his plan to boost manufacturing jobs.

NHPR's Josh Rogers has more.

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