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Two Companies Say Verizon Has Stiffed Them on Telephone Pole Maintenance Costs

By David Darman on Friday, October 26, 2007.

Two electric utilities today asked that before Verizon can sell its operations here in New Hampshire, it be compelled to pay its share of telephone pole maintenance costs.

The request came during a hearing before the Public Utilities Commission on Fairpoint’s 2.7 billion dollar bid to buy Verizon’s land lines in New England.

New Hampshire Public Radio’s David Darman has more.

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New Hampshire Might Not Have Muscle Beach, But It Has Mussel Farm

By Roger Wood on Friday, October 26, 2007.

New Hampshire's commercial fishing industry could get a boost from an ambitious new aquaculture project.

Three miles off the coast of Rye sits the nation's first open ocean mussel growing operation.

NHPR Correspondent Roger Wood reports.

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Kucinich Back In New Hampshire Primary

By Dianne Finch on Friday, October 26, 2007.

Democratic Congressman Dennis Kucinich visited the State House in Concord today to officially enter the New Hampshire primary.

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Of Mice and Sleep

By Scott Fitzpatrick on Friday, October 26, 2007.

The life and times of the Granite State's Jumping Mice.

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NPR Vice-President of News, Ellen Weiss

By Laura Knoy on Friday, October 26, 2007.

As the Vice President of News for NPR, Ellen Weiss oversees 18 domestic bureaus, 18 foreign bureaus, over 400 staff members and more than 50 hours of news programming each week. Before being named to the post in April, she headed the NPR News National Desk and worked as Executive Producer for All Things Considered. Today she joins us to talk about the NPR news process and answer your calls and emails.

Guest

  • Ellen Weiss, Vice President for News for National Public Radio
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Beans!

By Liz Bulkley on Friday, October 26, 2007.

Tonight on the Front Porch, we’re looking at the biography of beans! Ken Albala’s new book just might redefine the way we think about one of the world's most consumed foods. Albala not only addresses the popular - but not necessarily savory - stereotypes of the bean, he also examines it from a cultural and historical perspective. We’ll find out what he has to say about beans, and what beans have to say about you.

Ken Albala's new book is called Beans: A History. He is professor of History at the University of the Pacific.

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Musician Laura Vecchione

By Liz Bulkley on Thursday, October 25, 2007.

Musician Laura Vecchione combines gospel and blues with classical music training for a unique sound that is part soulful and part country. She’s an emerging artist with a debut CD called “Deeper Waters,” and she’ll be opening this Saturday night at Tupelo Music Hall. Laura will preview that event with a conversation about her work and a live performance in the Front Porch studios.

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