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Everyone has Rhythm

By Cheryl Senter on Tuesday, September 5, 2006.

Since everyone with a beating heart already "has rhythm!", anyone can drum.

That could well be the motto of the drum-jam.

It's held the first Friday of the month at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Concord.

This past Friday evening, 16 people showed up... of all ages.

Freelance Producer Cheryl Senter went along and sends this audio postcard.

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That Little Wood Pellet Company is Getting a Whole Lot Bigger

By Donna Moxley on Tuesday, September 5, 2006.

The autumn chill is already in the air in New Hampshire.

And residents across the state are preparing to turn on the furnace once again.

Some homeowners planned ahead and locked in a price for heating fuel.

Others are just girding themselves for that first big utility bill.

But high fuel prices aren't bad for everyone.

A once-struggling wood pellet company in Jaffrey is now scrambling to keep up with demand.

The Keene Sentinel's Donna Moxley reports:

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A Day in the Life of 34 Women

By Liz Bulkley on Tuesday, September 5, 2006.

Vermont writer Joni Cole asked women from all walks of life to keep a diary for one day in June, 2004. Joni has published those intimate writings in a new book called This Day in the Life. She says she started the project to help her get perspective on her own life, and to help others do the same. We'll find out what she's learned.

Later in the show we'll get a glimpse inside the life of a 16 year old mother of two from Maine. The piece comes to us from producer Sarah Elzas by way of the Public Radio Exchange. You can click here to listen to the story again and to comment on it at the PRX site.

***This show originally aired January 3, 2006***

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Education Commissioner Lyonel Tracy

By Laura Knoy on Tuesday, September 5, 2006.

With a New School year underway, we’ll talk with the Commissioner about his priorities, new and old...including Tracy’s ongoing challenge to the still evolving federal testing regime...under the “No Child Left Behind” law. Laura's guest is Education Commissioner Lyonel Tracy.

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