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ArchivesA Library Becomes a Monument to Invasive SpeciesBy The Environment... on Tuesday, March 13, 2007.Ash trees are dying by the millions across the midwest because of an infestation of a foreign bug. In one town, they're using the dead wood to help build a library. Lester Graham reports the wood beams and flooring will be a permanent exhibit to remind visitors of the trees that were once there and the cost of imported pests. listen:
  Small Schools Can't Afford NCLBBy Todd Wellington on Tuesday, March 13, 2007.It's town meeting time, and as usual budgets will be front and center. And among the newer pressures on school board budgets is the cost of training for teachers. The federal No Child Left Behind Act requires teachers meet new qualifications. And for some towns, especially the smaller ones, this new training hits the town budget hard. NHPR correspondent Todd Wellington has more. listen:
Women and SportsBy Laura Knoy on Tuesday, March 13, 2007.Just fifty years ago, women weren’t allowed to run marathons, female baseball players had to wear lipstick, and on college campuses, women sports barely got a nod. We’ll look at the progress of women in athletics today and what challenges remain. Laura's guest is Jean O’Reilly, Co-Editor of the new book “Women and Sports in the United Statesâ€. She is a guest lecturer on women’s sports films at the University of Connecticut and holds a Ph.D. in English and American Studies from the University of East Anglia in England. listen:
Great Literary BeginningsBy Liz Bulkley on Tuesday, March 13, 2007.There is an art to creating a terrific opening line in every story, whether it's for a newspaper article or for the first words of a great novel. Tonight on the Front Porch we're going to talk about what it takes to come up with a great literary first line. We'll hear some great examples of literature's best opening lines, from In Cold Blood, to Pride and Prejudice and Catch 22. We'll also hear from the man behind an international contest to find the worst opening lines ever. Our guests are: Scott Rice, chair of the English Department at San Jose State University. He's the founder of the Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest. It's an annual competition to see who can submit the worst opening line of a novel. listen:
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