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Is New England Losing its Snow?

By Lisa Peakes on Tuesday, August 3, 2004.

Nobody can make weather forecasts for the longterm, but if current trends continue, New England will see more rain and a lot less snow in the years ahead.

Morning Edition's Lisa Peakes discusses the findings of a new U.S. Geological Survey study with lead author Tom Huntington.

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Is it I or Is it Me? (Rebroadcast)

By Laura Knoy on Tuesday, August 3, 2004.

If two people have a “sweet tooth”, do they then have “sweet teeth”? What the difference between margin and ratio? Is wildlife singular or plural? Barbara Wallraff, a long time editor has answered the common and not-so-common questions about our puzzling English language. It’s everything you’ve ever wanted to know about grammar and usage but were afraid to ask. Trish’s guest is Barbara Wallraff, Word Court columnist for the Atlantic Monthly and author of “Your Own Words” and “Word Court”.

Click here to go to the Word Court website

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Episcopalians Deal with Schism in Rochester Parish

By Raquel Maria Dillon on Monday, August 2, 2004.

The national controversy over New Hampshire's openly gay Episcopal bishop died down months ago. Here in New Hampshire, many Episcopalians say Bishop Gene Robinson's sexual orientation isn't an issue. Parish priests say some families have left, but new ones have joined. But at the Church of the Redeemer in Rochester, the aftershocks live on. Last month, the parish split in two. New Hampshire Public Radio's Raquel Maria Dillon visited the original parish and the new, off-shoot parish and brought back this report.

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Growing Old Gracefully

By John Walters on Monday, August 2, 2004.

Donald Murray is a writer, journalist and Professor Emeritus at the University of New Hampshire. His books include The Lively Shadow and My Twice-Lived Life.
He writes a column for the Boston Globe called "Now and Then" about life as a senior citizen. We'll talk with him about some of the life changes he's recently gone through, including relocating from his longtime house into a condo and his wife's move into an assisted-living community.

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