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Running Into the Future

By Dan Gorenstein on Thursday, March 29, 2007.

Something unusual is happening at the University of New Hampshire.

A bumper crop of football players led by wide receiver David Ball have attracted the attention of professional football scouts.

Last week a dozen scouts put the athletes through a battery of tests.

Friday the scouts return to see how well defensive cornerback Corey Graham performs.

New Hampshire Public Radio's Dan Gorenstein reports these three hour sessions could be players' first taste of the big time or the closest they ever come.

This story was named 2007 Best Sports Special by the New Hampshire Associated Press Broadcasters Association.

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New Hampshire's Social Capital Exceeds Nation

By Amy Quinton on Thursday, March 29, 2007.

A new national survey shows that New Hampshire exceeds the nation when it comes to social capital.
Social capital refers to social networks and the levels of trust, cooperation, political engagement and the group activities that come from these networks.
Lewis Feldstein is the President of the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation, which helped fund the study.
He described the basic findings to NHPR's Amy Quinton.

Feldstein says research shows people living in communities with high social capital are likely to be happier, healthier and have longer life expectancy.

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