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ArchivesNon-Profits See Many Benefits to Building GreenBy Amy Quinton on Thursday, May 10, 2007.A group of non-profit organizations in Exeter has unveiled plans for a new 80-thousand square foot community center. Squamscott Community Commons will be a state-of-the-art environmentally-friendly green building. Nationwide, nonprofits are reaping big benefits – and saving money - by going green. New Hampshire Public Radio’s Amy Quinton reports listen:
  100 Years of White Mountain Hiking and HistoryBy John Rudolph on Thursday, May 10, 2007.The Appalachian Mountain Club just published the 28th edition of the AMC White Mountain Guide, celebrating one-hundred years of the oldest continuously published trail guide in North America, also considered by many to be the bible of hiking in the White Mountains. We'll take a look back at a century of hiking and White Mountain history through the pages of the guide, including historical references to natural disasters such as the hurricanes of 1938 and 1954 and the postponement of trail updates at one point due to a shortage of gasoline and manpower during World War II. We'll also look at the popularity and perils of hiking the Whites...and the problems related to both. John Rudolph guest hosts. Guests
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Teenage Pregnancy in New Hampshire; Circa 1965By Liz Bulkley on Thursday, May 10, 2007.Meredith Hall's new book Without a Map tells a stunning story of exile and ostracization. Meredith grew up on the seacoast of New Hampshire and became pregnant at age 16, in 1965. Her memoir is a rare and clear glimpse into the social mores of the mid 60's, and reveals the state of shame many families faced when an unmarried daughter became pregnant. We'll talk with Meredith about the scope of her life which was framed decisively by the events of her teen years. Meredith teaches English at the University of New Hampshire. We'll also listen-in as a son interviews his mother who gave him up for adoption when he was born 28 years ago. Mary Lou Maher and her son, Brad, spoke in a StoryCorps booth in New York City. You listen to the piece at the Public Radio Exchange, or you check out the StoryCorps website. listen:
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