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Jack Daniels...on the air, please.

By John Walters on Monday, June 14, 2004.

Peter Krass last joined us on the Front Porch to talk about his biography of businessman and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. This week returns to talk about a very different 19th Century American capitalist: Jack Daniel. His new book tells the true story of the man behind the famous whiskey.

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Special Education

By Trish Anderton on Monday, June 14, 2004.

Governor Benson says schools across the state should take a closer look at how children are identified as needing special education. We'll ask the question, are schools over-coding. And we'll talk about which students get identified and why. Trish's guests are Mary Ford, Director of Special Education at the New Hampshire Department of Education and Kerry Clock, special educator and Vice President of the National Education Association of New Hampshire . We'll also hear from Heather Thalheimer of the Parent Information Center.

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New Web Site Lets You Give Stuff Away

By Rebecca Kaufman on Monday, June 14, 2004.

First there was ebay.

Thanks to a good idea, people can sell anything to anyone--anywhere in the world--via the internet.

Then came Freecycle.

Old fashioned recycling has teamed up with the internet.

And now people can GIVE anything to anyone--anywhere in the world.

And as New Hampshire Public Radio's Rebecca Kaufman reports, for the thousands flocking to freecycle-dot-org, the price couldn't be better.

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