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We've heard alot about the damage to homes, businesses, and roads from this weeks storms.

But even people who were not swamped by flood waters are feeling the effects.

When the Lamprey River flooded the Verizon switching station in Raymond, some 6 thousand phone lines were knocked out completely.

And that's meant that businesses that rely on the phone for customers are taking a big hit.

Jeff Kantor owns CarWorld.

They sell recycled car parts.....mostly over the phone.

And he tells NHPR's Mark Bevis, if it goes on much longer, he may have to lay people off.

It's often the job of editorial cartoonists to shock their readers. Whether their preaching to the choir or trying to change minds, the images on the editorial page can sometimes make you wince. So, it may be hard to imagine the cartoons that were so offensive they didn't make the cut. Luckily, though, we don't have to imagine it: editor David Wallis has collected them in a book called "Killed: Casualties from the War on Free Expression". We'll talk with David about his book and about our culture's stomach for dissent in the post-9/11 world.

In observation of Earth Day, we'll look at New Hampshire companies who are going green to save some green, including converting to renewable energy, new construction techniques, and good old fashioned conservation and recycling. We'll examine their efforts and the challenges and costs involved.

Guests

• Robin Comstock, President and CEO of the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce
• Glen Ohlund, Development Coordinator for the Manchester Economic Development Office
• Nancy Hirshberg, Vice-President of Natural Resources for Stonyfield Farm in Londonderry
• Peter Riviere, Executive Director of Coos Economic Development