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Arena Football in Manchester

By Jim Jeannotte on Thursday, June 30, 2005.

PROFESSIONAL MINOR LEAGUE SPORTS HAS BEEN GROWING IN NEW HAMPSHIRE, AND SPECIFICALLY IN MANCHESTER.

FIRST THERE WERE THE MANCHESTER MONARCHS OF THE AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE, AND THEN THE NEW HAMPSHIRE FISHER CATS OF DOUBLE-A BASEBALL.

NOW COME THE FIRST PLACE MANCHESTER WOLVES IN ARENA FOOTBALL.

NHPR'S SPORTS CORRESPONDENT JIM JEANNOTTE SAW THE WOLVES PRACTICE, WENT TO A FEW GAMES AND FILES THIS REPORT.

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Not So EZPass

By Laura Knoy on Thursday, June 30, 2005.

It?s had a hard time in the Granite state... debates over transponder cost, over tokens and between the governor?s office and legislators has slowed progress and frustrated motorists. We?ll look at the problems and politics of EZ pass here in New Hampshire. Laura's guest is Kevin Landrigan, State House Reporter for the Nashua Telegraph. We'll also hear from Bill Boynton, Public Information Officer for the NH Department of Transportation, Senator Chuck Morse, Chair of the Finance Committee and Vice-Chair of the Transportation and Interstate Cooperation Committee, Executive Councilor Peter Spaulding, and Peter Samuel, Senior Fellow at the Reason Foundation and Publisher and Editor of TollRoadsNews.com.

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The Queen of Scream

By John Walters on Thursday, June 30, 2005.

Actress Kate Phillips starred in dozens of movies in the 30's and 40's and was a TV and film screenwriter in her own right. She left the west coast to beome a teacher in the Monadnock Region and eventually a teacher at Keene State College. Her talent for screaming in films can still be heard in the movies and sound effects of today. This repeat Front Porch interview represents one of Host John Walters' favorites.

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