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RACING HAS A NEW LOOK THIS SUMMER AT SALEM'S ROCKINGHAM PARK.

HARNESS RACING'S PACERS AND TROTTERS HAVE REPLACED THE THOROUGHBREDS AT THE HISTORIC TRACK.

THE MOVE COULD BE THE FIRST STEP TOWARDS THE EVENTUAL CLOSING OF THE ROCK.

THE TRACK HAS BEEN OPERATING SINCE 1906.

BUT SOME SUPPORTERS ARE PLACING THEIR HOPES IN VIDEO SLOT MACHINES TO KEEP ITS DOORS OPEN.

NHPR SPORTS CORRESPONDENT, JIM JEANNOTTE REPORTS.

Katherine Min is a widely published writer living in Plymouth. Her short story "Courting a Monk" is included in a new collection of the best stories in the 25 years of the Pushcart Prize. She talks about anger as inspiration, and about never quite feeling at home in the US or Korea.

Police departments around the state are having a tough time recruiting new officers.

Many chiefs have been trying to fill positions on their forces that have been open for a year or more.

Recruiters say it's usually tougher to fill positions during an economic boom. But even with the current economy sputtering along, they still can't seem to find enough people willing to wear the uniform.

Thomas Hammond, a Criminal Justice Professor at St. Anselm College in Manchester, says the September 11th terror attacks may have something to do with that.