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ArchivesSection 8 Changes Leave Many WorriedBy Dan Gorenstein on Monday, June 21, 2004.In an effort to control costs, Washington has changed the funding formula for Section 8 vouchers. Section 8 is a federal subsidy that helps people afford low-income housing. Because of the change, local housing officials are facing budget shortfalls that could force up rents as soon as July. And those who have spent years on a waiting list for a Section 8 voucher are being told they'll have to wait even longer. New Hampshire Public Radio's Dan Gorenstein has this report. listen:
 Summer ReadingBy Laura Knoy on Monday, June 21, 2004.What is your beach blanket book this summer? Whether you're lounging at the lake or relaxing poolside, we'll talk about this summer's hot books?from Bill Clinton's weighty new memoir to a novel some critics call the next DaVinci Code. Laura's back and she is joined by Jeff Smull, general manager at the Toadstool Bookshop in Keene and Carole Horne, head buyer at the Harvard Book Store in Cambridge, MA. listen:
An Evening with Dan BrownBy John Walters on Monday, June 21, 2004.The Da Vinci Code remains on top of the best-seller list, more than a year after it came out. Dan Brown has been under cover, working on his next novel, but recently, the Exeter resident made a rare public appearance last month for a New Hampshire Writers' Project fundraiser. He talked about the historical and religious controversies around his novel, and responded to his critics. listen:
Painting Divides TownBy Lisa Peakes on Monday, June 21, 2004.A group of friends bought a painting of the Madonna and child for 32 hundred dollars at a Dublin Community Church auction last summer. Turns out the painting is the lost third of a 14th century panel. Sotheby's Auction House in New York sold it for nearly a half million dollars. Morning Edition host Lisa Peakes talks with Rick O'Connor, one of the 6 friends who bought the painting, about how the purchase has caused a rift in the town. listen:
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