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NH Delegation Differs on Cuts to CPB

By Julie Donnelly on Friday, June 17, 2005.

The US House of Representatives is poised to make major cuts to funding for the Corporation For Public Broadcasting.

The cuts, if passed by both the House and the Senate, could have a significant impact on public radio and television in New Hampshire.

NHPR correspondent Julie Donnelly has more from Washington.

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Attempting to Reinstate the Karner Blue

By Rosemary Conroy on Friday, June 17, 2005.

New Hampshire's state butterfly, the Karner Blue, disappeared from the state in 2000. But recent attempts to bring the butterfly back just might be working.

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Franklin Charter School Future Uncertain

By Amy Quinton on Friday, June 17, 2005.

Tuesday is the last day of school for children at the state’s first charter school.
Franklin Career Academy opened its doors last September for students in grades seven through 12.
But to date, school administrators say the Career Academy has not received the state education money it needs to operate.
As New Hampshire Public Radio’s Amy Quinton reports, parents, teachers, and students have been told the school may not reopen in the fall.

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Powers of HHS Head At Issue In Budget Negotiatons

By Josh Rogers on Friday, June 17, 2005.

House and Senate leaders have begun their final budget negotiations. A point of friction is the department of heath and human services -- both the department's funding level, and the authority the senate wants to grant Commissioner John Stephen.

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Sustainable Living

By John Walters on Friday, June 17, 2005.

Jim Merkel is the founder of the Global Living Project and author of two books: "The Global Living Handbook" and "Radical Simplicity." He's now Dartmouth College's Sustainability Director. He discusses his path from working for a major military contractor to perpetuating a sustainable lifestyle.

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Dad Redefined

By Laura Knoy on Friday, June 17, 2005.

They were raised by fathers who believed that bringing home a paycheck was the way to support their family, but many dads today have a different ideal- they want to bring home the bacon...and help cook it up too. We'll look at the new fatherhood and the challenges it presents. Laura's guests are Professor Brad Harrington, Executive Director of the Boston College Center for Work and Family and Armin Brott, Author of six bestselling books on fatherhood, host of Positive Parenting, a weekly radio show in San Francisco, and nationally known expert on fatherhood.

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