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Teen Drinking

By Laura Knoy on Thursday, August 21, 2003.

It almost sounds like role reversal. Some New Hampshire teens are working to pass a bill to hold adults and youth more responsible for "knowingly" hosting underage drinking. But to their surprise, certain legislators are condemning the idea saying it goes too far. Who should be held responsible for underage drinking? Laura's guests are Senator Frank Sapareto from Derry, and Kaitlin Reilly and Andrew McLean, two teens who support the bill.

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The Early Days of Portsmouth

By John Walters on Thursday, August 21, 2003.

Today the City of Portsmouth is one of New England?s more picturesque towns. It has a rich history as the center of trade and commerce that dates back to the Colonial Era. The story of Portsmouth is told in a new book by Russell Lawson. Portsmouth: An Old Town By the Sea recounts the city?s settlement and follows it through the 19th century.

And Victoria Shouldis talks about her job making subs for the mob in her essay "Summer with the Sopranos."

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John Edwards Kicks Off his New Hampshire Bus Tour

By David Darman on Thursday, August 21, 2003.

Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards yesterday brought his bus tour from Iowa to New Hampshire.

Edwards is hoping the five day Granite State tour will jump start his stalled campaign.

New Hampshire Public Radio's David Darman has more.

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Mars Comes Closest in 60,000 Years

By Mark Bevis on Thursday, August 21, 2003.

LOOK IN THE SOUTH SKY TONIGHT AFTER 9:30 AND YOU?LL SEE SOMETHING THAT HASN?T BEEN SEEN SINCE THE LAST ICE.

NEW HAMPSHIRE PUBLIC RADIO?S MARK BEVIS HAS MORE.

Check out the Christa McAuliffe Planetarium Website or UNH's Blue Sky Observatory

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