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Summer Birds

By Laura Knoy on Monday, July 7, 2003.

It's a busy season for things with wings. While many birds are hatching, others are busy learning to fly and still others are striking out on their own. We'll learn about the fascinating life cycles of these creatures, learn how to identify them and their songs. Our guests are Mark and Becky Suomala. Mark is an independent bird tour guide Click here for more about Mark's bird watching tours. Becky is a naturalist with the Audubon Society of New Hampshire. Click here to learn more about birding in the Granite State.

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At Blanchard?s Table

By John Walters on Monday, July 7, 2003.

Bob and Melinda Blanchard split their time between the Upper Valley Region and the Caribbean island of Anguilla, where they run a restaurant. They've just written their second book, a cookbook titled At Blanchard's Table. They talk about their two homes, their lives in the food business, and how they wound up running Blanchard's.

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The Merrimack Village Dam May Be Coming Down

By Carolyn D'Aquila on Monday, July 7, 2003.

The Merrimack Village Dam has been a fixture in the town for a century.

But its owner no longer has any use for it.

Maintenance is expensive.

And biologists say the dam prevents fish from spawning.

Now the dam's owners and local officials are considering its removal.

New Hampshire Public Radio correspondent Carolyn D'Aquila reports.

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John Edwards on the Issues

By Jon Greenberg on Monday, July 7, 2003.

Last night in Concord, North Carolina Senator John Edwards kicked off a town-hall meeting tour in New Hampshire. NHPR has been meeting with the the presidential candidates.
He recently came to our studios to discuss his run for the White House - a campaign he says should be a debate about values.

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