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ArchivesNew Hampshire's Ancient VolcanoesBy Scott Fitzpatrick on Friday, April 13, 2007.Volcanoes in New Hampshire? The evidence is there, if you know where to look. listen:
  Step It Up Campaign Wants An End To Global WarmingBy Amy Quinton on Friday, April 13, 2007.On Saturday, people from around the nation and in 25 communities across New Hampshire are participating in the first national day of climate action. The campaign, called Step it Up, aims to draw attention to the issue of global warming. New Hampshire Public Radio's Amy Quinton spoke with Jamie Henn, Co-Coordinator of Step It Up about what New Hampshire residents can expect to see. listen:
Dartmouth Figure Skating Club Looks to Notch 4th Straight TitleBy Dan Gorenstein on Friday, April 13, 2007.This weekend Dartmouth College is hosting the national collegiate figure skating championship. All eyes will be on Dartmouth, as the school aims for its fourth consecutive crown. New Hampshire Public Radio's Dan Gorenstein has the story of a team that has grown from a very humble beginning into a perennial powerhouse. listen:
A Letter from Iraq: Sgt First Class Jay AmrolBy Mark Bevis on Friday, April 13, 2007.Each week, NHPR's Mark Bevis has been checking in with members of the 36-43rd Company of the New Hampshire National Guard. The 36-43rd is currently stationed at Camp Victory just outside Baghdad. They've been assigned guard duty at one of the detention centers across Iraq. Today, we hear from Sgt First Class Jay Amrol. listen:
Writer Andrei CodrescuBy Liz Bulkley on Friday, April 13, 2007.Romanian writer Andrei Codrescu may be best known to public radio audiences for the commentaries he delivers with a gravelly voice and witty twist. He's a poet, novelist, essayist, and screenwriter. His newest work, New Orleans, Mon Amour, is an ode to the big easy, where Codrescu has spent the past two decades. We'll talk with him about his work and the poetry and jazz festival that's bringing him to New Hampshire this weekend. listen:
The Aging, Their Communities and Harnessing Senior PowerBy Laura Knoy on Friday, April 13, 2007.There's a positive side to an aging state! Seniors have more time to volunteer, be politically active and use their years of institutional knowledge to teach and assist historical societies. A new report finds too that the older generation leads all other generations in their input to a community's social capital. But the relationship between the elderly and their community must be symbiotic; they can only help their communities; if their communities make themselves accessible to the elderly in terms of transportation, services and access to restaurants and the arts. Today we wrap up our series looking at this aging demographic's relation to their communities, and how communities can harness this growing amount of "senior power".
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