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Donald Hall -- New U.S. Poet Laureate

By Shay Zeller on Wednesday, June 14, 2006.

Donald Hall, New Hampshire's most celebrated living writer, has been named U.S. Poet laureate. When people ask him what he writes about, he says "New Hampshire, Love and Death." We'll explore the depths of his work, and how his new role will affect his life and his art.

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Laconia Motorcycle Week 2006

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Motorcycle enthusiasts O.J. and Helen Hooser, both 70, of Merrimack like to look at the different bikes. They travel all over the US on their motorcycle to attend motorcycle events and sightsee. (Cheryl Senter, NHPR)

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Heavy bike traffic down at Weirs Beach . (Cheryl Senter, NHPR)

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The pins on Bill Guldbrandson's, 60, of Milton, leather vest tell the story of his motorcycle travels. (Cheryl Senter, NHPR)

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Meredith residents Walter and Nancy Gahm make their annual trip to Weirs Beach during Bike Week. (Cheryl Senter, NHPR)

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Teen girls from left Kayla Hill, 17, Raven Rich, 15, and Kiana Sysouphanh, 14, take in the Weirs Beach sights during Bike Week. (Cheryl Senter, NHPR)

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An unidentified couple on their custom chopper look to pull out of a side street into the Weirs Beach bike traffic. (Cheryl Senter, NHPR)

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Bike Week's Wall of Death

By Cheryl Senter on Wednesday, June 14, 2006.

All this week, New Hampshire Public Radio is bringing you some of the sights and sounds of bike week in Laconia.

Today, the Wall of Death.

It's a regular attraction at Bike Week...and it draws the crowds.

A motorcycle rider uses centrifugal force to hold him and his bike horizontal as he rides around the inside of what looks like a very large barrel.

Freelance Producer Cheryl Senter sends us this postcard.

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Getting a Boost in Baseball

By Laura Knoy on Wednesday, June 14, 2006.

Talk of steroid use has “shot up” once again in the world of major league baseball. In addition to home run king Barry Bonds...now an Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher is suspected and – he’s naming names of many others. We’ll look at how these drugs have changed baseball and what the impact may be on the next generation of young athletes. Laura's guests are Vin Sylvia, Deputy Managing Director of Sports for the New Hampshire Union Leader and Sunday News and Peter Roby, Director of the Center for the Study of Sports in Society at Northeastern University. We'll also hear from Dennis McManus, Head Baseball Coach at Plymouth State University.

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