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What Good Are Moose?

By Rosemary Conroy on Friday, April 9, 2004.

Rosemary tackles a listener question about the role moose play in the ecosystem.

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A Barn and a Strip Mall: A Cautionary Tale

By Kevin Gardner on Friday, April 9, 2004.

The humble New Hampshire barn was once a center of public life. In the 1700's, farmers used them not just to keep livestock but to hold town meetings and religious services. But today, that romantic image is a far cry from the controversies these unpretentious buildings can stir up. In Bedford, the fate of Priscilla Curry's barn pitted preservationists against property owners. Kevin Gardner tells a story that ultimately has a happy ending, but getting there tested a town's ingenuity and civility.

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Red Sox Nation

By Trish Anderton on Friday, April 9, 2004.

Last year's American League playoff between the Red Sox and the Yankees seemed to many to be the World Series. The Red Sox lost that one in game seven. This year, as the familiar cry goes, will be the year. We'll look at the team's chances to go all the way in 2004 and what last season meant. Trish Anderton hosts. Her guests are Vin Sylvia, Deputy Managing Director of Sports for The Union Leader and Sunday News, Pete Foley, Teacher of Sports Law at Franklin Pierce College who also contributes sports commentaries to NHPR, and Glenn Stout, Co-author of ?Red Sox Century: The definitive history of baseball?s most storied franchise- expanded and updated? and Series Editor for The Best American Sports Writing books. We'll also hear from Red Sox legend Johnny Pesky.

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Cloak and Dagger Books

By John Walters on Friday, April 9, 2004.

Dan Halpin, of Cloak and Dagger Books in Bedford, has the largest collection of espionage literature in the world. What?s more, he knows just about everything there is to know about the history of intelligence in the U.S. He joins John to talk about famous spies, intelligence in a modern age, and the book that got his collection started.

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