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Towns Struggle to Conserve Open Space

By Doug MacPherson on Wednesday, March 10, 2004.

More than a dozen New Hampshire communities this week are voting on bond measures affecting open space. Many of these measures would give community leaders the authority to borrow millions of dollars to conserve open space by purchasing easements or outright ownership. New Hampshire Public Radio's Doug MacPherson visited the town of Lee – which is asking voters if they want to bond 5-million dollars for open space. He filed this report.

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Concord Schools Cope With High Health Costs

By David Darman on Wednesday, March 10, 2004.

Voters at town meetings this week are facing some tough choices.

Schools across the state have to find ways to trim their budgets because one expense is outpacing the others: Health Insurance.

In Concord, the rise in those costs is forcing budget cuts for next year.

New Hampshire Public Radio’s David Darman has more.

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Petite Papillon

By Deborah Schachter on Wednesday, March 10, 2004.

Amber Lee Timm of Chichester grew up dancing with Petite Papillon. Now, she's majoring in dance in college - and she says she "walks tall" thanks to her experience.

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Plasmids and Phages

By John Walters on Wednesday, March 10, 2004.

Jeremy LeClair (sax) and Nate Horton (drums) are the two members of an experimental music duo called Plasmids and Phages. All their music is improvised. They use an impressive array of electronic gear to create multiple layers of sound and an incredible variety of sound. Their first CD was recorded in a single, completely improvised two-hour studio session.
The two musicians have played a variety of music with many bands in Portsmouth, including jazz. They launched Plasmids and Phages when they had a gig, but didn't have a bass player.

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NH Lottery 40th

By Trish Anderton on Wednesday, March 10, 2004.

New Hampshire's lottery turns forty today. We'll look at the history of the Granite State's lucky numbers game, the role it plays in funding our education as well as where it's heading in the future. Trish Anderton guest hosts. Her guests are Rick Wisler, Executive Director of the NH State Lottery, and Jim Rubens, Executive Committee Chair of the Granite State Coalition Against Expanded Gambling.

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Dems Want State Ethics Code With Criminal Penalties

By Josh Rogers on Wednesday, March 10, 2004.

The uproar surrounding the resignation of State Personnel Director Joe D'Alessandro, and the nearly $200,000 he improperly funneled to Benson volunteer Linda Pepin, has spurred a new push by Democrats to bolster state ethics laws.

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