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The Sound of Peace

By Shay Zeller on Tuesday, August 30, 2005.

Next Monday marks the official anniversary of the treaty that ended the Russo-Japanese War. Music historian Rich Spicer has put together a program that highlights the songs that echoed through Portsmouth while negotiators worked out a peace deal. Rich joins us to explore the music of the day -- including those works written for and about the signing ceremonies. Rich is founder and director of Columbia's Musick: Echoes of the Early Republic. The group plays the music of early America.

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Boomerangers (REBROADCAST)

By Laura Knoy on Tuesday, August 30, 2005.

Call them twixters, kidults, or boomerangers- they are a new generation of twentysomethings caught in a transitional phase between adolescence and adulthood, floating for a few years, putting off the heavy threat of adult responsibility and oftentimes, moving back home. Laura's guest is Tom Sedoric, Senior Vice-President of Investment for A.G. Edwards and Sons, a financial consulting firm with offices nationwide. She's also joined by Dr. Jeffrey Arnett, Research Associate Professor for the Department of Human Development at the University of Maryland. He is also the Editor of the Journal of Adolescent Research, author of several books on adolescence and emerging adulthood and Chair of the Special Interest Group on Emerging Adulthood.

*This show originally aired on 2/9/05*

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Court Reduces Property View-Tax

By David Darman on Tuesday, August 30, 2005.

A Plainfield resident successfully appealed his property tax assessment last week in a Sullivan County Superior Court.

The appeal is notable because the resident challenged the assessment's value of his panoramic view.

The firm that assessed that view performs valuations in about half the communities in New Hampshire.

And the case could lead to more court challenges from taxpayers in some of these other communities.

New Hampshire Public Radio's David Darman has more.

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