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ArchivesU.S. Constitution 101 (REBROADCAST)By Laura Knoy on Monday, July 4, 2005.If you ask a random person on the street what they know about the U.S. Constitution, they might say something about freedom of speech or the right to bear arms. But for many Americans, after Amendments 1 and 2, the Constitution becomes a bit more foreign. Today on "The Exchange", we're taking a Constitution test and asking why we know so little about what's contained in our country's most important document. Laura's guests are Buzz Scherr, professor at Franklin Pierce Law Center and Howard Zibel, general counsel to the New Hampshire Supreme Court and Judicial Branch, and judge for a competition on the constitution called "We the People". *This show originally aired on 12/15/04* Freedom Joins List of Towns with Their Own ForestsBy Mark Bevis on Monday, July 4, 2005.The town of Freedom has recently announced that it has joined with Conservation groups and the town of Madison to create a new Town Forest. The 26 hundred acre site, established to permanently protect the area around Trout Pond, is the largest piece of undeveloped land in Freedom. And it links up with other conserved properties to form a block of over 5 thousand acres of protected land. NHPR's Mark Bevis has more. A Report from Ground ZeroBy John Walters on Monday, July 4, 2005.After the attack on the World Trade Center in 2001 Russell Keat left his home in Grantham, New Hampshire and drove to New York. He's an expert in urban and subterranean search and rescue, an EMT, and a grief counselor. This repeat Front Porch interview represents one of Host John Walters' favorites in which Russell Keat talks about putting his expertise to work at the site of New York's World Trade Center. |
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