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Town Planners Look To New Designs to Control Floods

By Amy Quinton on Tuesday, November 13, 2007.

Extreme storms, like those New Hampshire experienced the past few years, are expected to increase in number with global climate change.

That, coupled with more development, has town planners concerned about flooding. And stormwater runoff can threaten water quality in the state’s lakes and rivers.

As New Hampshire Public Radio’s Amy Quinton reports, many communities are looking at innovative designs to manage the problem.

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Sights Along the Cog Railway

By Chris Jensen on Tuesday, November 13, 2007.

The Mount Washington Cog Railway near Bretton Woods is well known for providing some beautiful views of the White Mountains.

But some tourists have been getting upset because they were seeing far more scenery than they wanted.

NHPR correspondent Chris Jensen has the story.

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The Music of Robert Johnson

By Liz Bulkley on Tuesday, November 13, 2007.

Delta Blues master Robert Johnson is often credited as the father of Rock and Roll. His work had a huge influence on musicians like Eric Clapton, Keith Richards and the members of Led Zeppelin, just to name a few. But Johnson lived a very short life in near obscurity. We'll look back on his music, his legacy and his legend with blues historian and musician Scott Ainslie.

***This show originally aired May 30, 2007***

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25 in 25: Paul Bofinger

By Laura Knoy on Tuesday, November 13, 2007.

Our 25 in 25 series continues with conservationist Paul Bofinger. For three decades, he headed the the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests and was a leading voice for conservation in our state. We’ll dig into Bofinger’s career – and how the conservation movement has changed over the past quarter century.

Guest

  • Paul Bofinger, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Northern Forest Center in Concord and past President and Forester for the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests
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