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Labor Activists Working to Change Federal Labor Law

By Sheryl Rich-Kern on Monday, February 26, 2007.

Organized Labor in New Hampshire is backing a bill before the US Congress making it easier for workers to join a union.

Democratic Representatives Paul Hodes and Carol Shea-Porter are two of more than two hundred sponsors of the Employee Free Choice Act.

NHPR Correspondent Sheryl Rich-Kern reports.

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The State of Our Courts

By Laura Knoy on Monday, February 26, 2007.

Chief Justice John Broderick joins us, and he says it's dire: courts overwhelmed by more cases, more people without lawyers, and more demands on his underpaid employees, some of whom are the front line of court security. Broderick says more money would help - in a budget year when most state agencies are saying the same.

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The Music of the Civil War

By Liz Bulkley on Monday, February 26, 2007.

The New Hampshire Historical Society is home to a rare set of military music books from the 1800s. We'll sample a new recording of the songs within, and we'll delve into the history and unique instrumentation behind Civil War bands.

Our guest is music historian Rich Spicer.

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