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A Library Becomes a Monument to Invasive Species

By 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.

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Small Schools Can't Afford NCLB

By 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.

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