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ArchivesSmall Towns Cope With TragedyBy Laura Knoy on Friday, July 25, 2003.The indictment of Manuel Gehring has put Concord on the national map. Tragedies in small communities bring grief counselors to action and inundate quiet streets with news vans and curious onlookers. We look at and learn about how several small New Hampshire town have dealt with past tragedies. Our guests are Gerri King, social psychologist with Human Dynamics Associates, Inc. in Concord; Timothy Wildman, a pastoral psychotherapist in Concord; and John Harrigan, publisher of the Colebrook News and Sentinel. Bird LongevityBy Iain MacLeod on Friday, July 25, 2003.If you think you have been seeing the same birds at your feeder every year, you are probably right. Scientist are learning more about the longevity of birds and thier feeding patterns. Mountain Week- The Granite LandscapeBy John Walters on Friday, July 25, 2003.Mountain Week concludes with Tom Wessels. He's a naturalist, and author of The Granite Landscape, a book about the unique ecology of bald granite mountaintops. From Acadia and the White Mountains in the East, to Yosemite in the West, he says they have a lot in common- from millennia of history, to the fragile plants on their surfaces. Plymouth Adapts to Wal-MartBy Shannon Mullen on Friday, July 25, 2003.When Wal-mart built a super center in Plymouth, almost one year ago, residents there were of two minds about its arrival. Some welcomed the added convenience of having the store nearby. Others worried Wal-mart's presence would decimate downtown businesses. A few months shy of the Wal-mart's first anniversary, the store has an undeniable presence in Plymouth. New Hampshire Public Radio's Shannon Mullen has this story on how one town is trying to build its tax base while retaining its traditional character. |
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