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La Vie de Boheme!

By Iain MacLeod on Friday, March 5, 2004.

This winter, New Hampshire was visited by an unusual bird, in great numbers.

Bohemian Waxwings were seen in flocks as large as 1600 birds.

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Mt Sunapee Ski Resort Has Plans to Expand

By David Darman on Friday, March 5, 2004.

The company that runs Mt. Sunapee ski Resort has unveiled its development plans.

Okemo officials want to cut 50 acres of new ski trails, and build 250 condominiums next door to the resort in Goshen.

New Hampshire Public Radio’s David Darman has more.

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State's Estimated Budget Gap Tops 52 Million

By Josh Rogers on Friday, March 5, 2004.

House lawmakers got some bad news yesterday about the state’s finances. According to the legislative budget assistant, New Hampshire is on course for a 52 million dollar deficit by next year.

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An Update with Gene Robinson

By John Walters on Friday, March 5, 2004.

The election and subsequent confirmation of Rev. Gene Robinson as bishop of New Hampshire's Episcopal Diocese has rocked the church here and abroad. He's openly gay and the controversy that has arisen following his election may cause a schism in the Episcopal Church according to some sources. He will be officially installed as the ninth bishop of New Hampshire on March 7th. We?ll find out how his tenure has gone so far and what his plans are taking the church forward.

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ATV Use

By Laura Knoy on Friday, March 5, 2004.

Riding clubs are fighting to reduce the stigma attached to all terrain vehicles in the state. Others say ATV users are wrecking the trails and damaging the environment. Mike's guests are Richard Goudarzi, Executive Director for the Granite State ATV Association and Bill Darcy, Volunteer Trails Co-Chair for the New Hampshire Branch of the Appalachian Mountain Club.

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AG: Benson Officials Unethical

By Josh Rogers on Friday, March 5, 2004.

State personnel Director Joe D'Alessandro has resigned. The move comes after an attorney general's investigation found that D'Alessandro improperly channeled nearly $200,000 dollars generated from state healthcare contracts to Linda Pepin, volunteer adviser to Governor Craig Benson.

New Hampshire Public Radio's Josh Rogers reports.

NHPR's series on Linda Pepin and the Choicelinx contract earned a 2004 Sigma Delta Chi Award for Radio Investigative Reporting from the Society of Professional Journalists.

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Seacoast Towns To Vote on Improving Winnacunnet

By Roger Wood on Friday, March 5, 2004.

VOTERS IN FOUR SEACOAST TOWNS HEAD TO THE POLLS AT TOWN MEETING ON TUESDAY.

AND FOR THE THIRD TIME IN AS MANY YEARS THEY WILL BE DECIDING WHETHER TO EXPAND AND RENOVATE HAMPTON'S OVERCROWDED WINNACUNNET HIGH SCHOOL.

AS NEW HAMPSHIRE PUBLIC RADIO CORRESPONDENT ROGER WOOD REPORTS, STATE BUILDING AID IS THE CARROT THAT MIGHT CLOSE THE DEAL THIS TIME.

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