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How to Ride a Motorcycle in 20 (very wet) Hours

By Cheryl Senter on Friday, May 26, 2006.

While most of the state was trying to stay dry two weekends ago, ten people were dreaming of warm, sunny days and open roads.

In the driving rain that weekend, those brave individuals spent 14 hours in the Tri-town Ice Arena Parking lot in Hooksett.

They were taking the State's Basic Rider, 20 hour, motorcycle training course.

Freelance Producer Cheryl Senter was also there...and she sent us this postcard.

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Guarding the Border with Canada

By Todd Wellington on Friday, May 26, 2006.

As politicians in Washington debate immigration policy, a small group of New Hampshire residents have begun taking action.

They feel the federal government is not doing enough to protect the country's borders.

So they're doing it themselves.

NHPR Correspondent Todd Wellington has the story.

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NH's Senators Split on Immigration Bill

By Julie Donnelly on Friday, May 26, 2006.

The US Senate has passed the first comprehensive immigration legislation is twenty years.

New Hampshire's Senators split on the issue.

It took months to get this far, but the toughest fight is still ahead.

The Senate will have to wrestle with the House, whose bill includes only border security measures.

NHPR Correspondent Julie Donnelly reports from Washington.

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