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ArchivesGay Marriage Issue Raises Gender QuestionsBy Trish Anderton on Tuesday, April 6, 2004.A legislative hearing is scheduled for tomorrow/later today on a bill that would forbid the state from recognizing gay marriages and civil unions performed in other states. The bill also defines marriage in New Hampshire as the union between one man and one woman. But as NHPR's Trish Anderton reports, it's not always easy to define just who is a man and who is a woman. listen:
 Keepin' It LocalBy Laura Knoy on Tuesday, April 6, 2004.These days, many of us eat food that has been shipped in from Iowa or get our news from a network half way across the country. But even as corporations like Walmart and Clear Channel broaden their reach, author Bill McKibben argues that there might be a new trend to keep things local. We'll talk to him about what it means for businesses to "stay local" and we'll ask him why its important. Bill McKibben is the author of many books including The End of Nature and Enough: Staying Human in an Engineered Age and scholar in residence at Middlebury College. listen:
A Life on the BanksBy John Walters on Tuesday, April 6, 2004.From her earliest days growing up on the banks of a dammed lake in Arkansas, to her current role as an authority on healthy rivers, Jo Beth Mullens has always been drawn to water. Today, Jo Beth is a professor at Keene State College and a researcher into river ecosystems, the effects of pollution and human activity on rivers, and our perceptions about water quality. She talks about her favorite rivers, her time in the Czech Republic, and her efforts to help clean up the Ashuelot River. listen:
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