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ArchivesTown of Unity to Vote on Limiting DevelopmentBy Rachel Estabrook on Thursday, August 12, 2004.Citizens in the town of Unity have scheduled a vote for tomorrow on an interim growth control ordinance. The ordinance would put restrictions on subdivisions in town until new zoning regulations could be voted on in March. NHPR's Rachel Estabrook reports the new rule is aimed at delaying a large-scale building project planned by a Kingston developer. listen:
 The Life of a TroubadourBy John Walters on Thursday, August 12, 2004.For more than 35 years, folk musician Bill Staines has been criss-crossing the country with his guitar and a growing collection of songs. In his new book, The Tour, Bill documents his life at home and on the road. We'll find out where he's been and hear some tracks from his newest CD, Journey Home. listen:
Thoreau: 150 Years after Walden PondBy Laura Knoy on Thursday, August 12, 2004.This week marks the 150th anniversary of the publication of Henry David Thoreau?s ?Walden Pond?. What many consider as his most famous work, ?Walden? considered man?s relation with nature and man?s struggle with society. He was ?self-help? long before there was self-help. Although many find his works as intimidating and outdated, our guest says that Thoreau speaks to us more today than ever before. His new book uncovers a 13-year correspondence of letters between Thoreau and a friend Harrison Blake that uncover a far less intimidating Thoreau through a mix of life lessons and an evolution of his spiritual and religious beliefs. Today on the Exchange, Thoreau, Walden Pond, his letters and how they all still speak to us today. Laura?s guest is Bradley Dean, an independent scholar living in West Peterborough, New Hampshire, former Media Center Director at the Thoreau Institute in Lincoln, Massachusetts and editor of ?Henry David Thoreau: Letters to a Spiritual Seeker. listen:
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