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In July 2005, my husband and I moved from Manhattan to New Hampshire because I'd just started a new job near Boston. We chose to live in NH because it's beautiful, and we could afford a house with a bit of land here. But it seems so ironic that after 12 years of walking to work, I now have an hour-and-a-half commute (each way) at a time when gas prices are at an all-time high!

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The Symbiotic Relationships of Fungus

By Iain MacLeod on Friday, May 5, 2006.

As it turns out Mycorrhizal Fungi play a large role in helping other plants and trees grow.

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Rugby Women at PSU Head to Nationals

By Rebecca Kaufman on Friday, May 5, 2006.

There are a few collegiate sports that generally attract quite a bit of attention from their fans, like football, basketball and hockey. Rugby is typically not on that list. But at Plymouth State University, the women’s team thinks they might be turning heads. And understandably so. They are headed to California this weekend to play for the Women’s Rugby Collegiate Division II National Championship.

New Hampshire Public Radio’s Rebecca Kaufman visited the team at a recent practice and brought back this story.

This story was awarded an honorable mention in the 2006 Sports Special category by the New Hampshire Associated Press Broadcasters Association.

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Formula Hybrid Car Demonstration

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NHPR reporter Kerry Grens reacts to instructions, including what to do if a tire falls off, as she prepares to drive a Hybrid car at the Formula Hybrid Demonstration by the Thayer School of Engineering At Dartmouth College at the New Hampshire International Speedway. (Cheryl Senter, NHPR)

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Berlin at a Crossroads / Early Poll Numbers

By Shay Zeller on Friday, May 5, 2006.

The city of Berlin loses its largest employer this weekend when the Fraser Pulp Mill shuts down. Now community planners have a lot to consider as they create a new economic model for the city. We'll talk to a researcher who studies industrial towns that are adapting to a post-industrial world. Our guest is Mark Davidson, visiting assistant professor and post-doctoral research associate at Dartmouth College.

Later in the show, we'll check in with Pollster Andy Smith about the earliest numbers in the races for congress and governor. Andy is director of the University of New Hampshire Survey Center. He says the second congressional district race is closer than most people might have thought.

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Renewing Economic Hopes in the North Country

By Laura Knoy on Friday, May 5, 2006.

Saturday, the Fraser Papers pulp mill in Berlin closes its doors, leaving the North Country without a huge market for the area's low-grade wood. The dying paper manufacturing industry has many saying now is the time to start thinking about how the North Country can use their natural resources to develop a renewable energy industry. Already, Public Service of New Hampshire and several other electric companies are knocking on the North Country's door, eager to build a wood-burning power plant. Other ideas have been thrown out there too like producing fuel pellets made from sawdust and even ethanol. We'll look at whether the Fraser Papers pulp mill has a renewable future. Laura is joined by Barbara Tetreault, Reporter for the Berlin Daily Sun. We will also hear from Bob Danderson, Mayor of Berlin, Jasen Stock, Executive Director of the New Hampshire Timberland Owners Association, and Peter Riviere, Executive Director of the Coos Economic Development Corp.

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