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ArchivesBuglers to Pay Tribute to Fallen SoldiersBy Xenia Piaseckyj on Friday, May 18, 2007.Saturday is Armed Forces Day in the United States. One of the rituals observed on that day is a salute called "Echo Taps." Most of us recognize "Taps" as that melancholy melody traditionally played by buglers at military funerals, memorial services and wreath laying ceremonies. listen:
  UNH Researchers Look at Using Algae to Produce BiodieselBy Amy Quinton on Friday, May 18, 2007.As the nation looks to decrease its dependence on foreign oil and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, more alternative fuels are becoming available. Cleaner burning biodiesel has been touted as an environmentally-friendly replacement for our 60 billion gallon a year thirst for diesel oil. But there aren’t enough vegetable crops or land to produce enough biodiesel. As New Hampshire Public Radio’s Amy Quinton reports, researchers at the University of New Hampshire are working on a solution– using algae. listen:
Voles (Not Moles)By Rosemary Conroy on Friday, May 18, 2007.Don't blame your tunnel-digging moles for the loss of your prize tulips - they more likely ended up in the stomach of a vole. listen:
A Letter from Iraq: Sgt Clyde LewisBy Mark Bevis on Friday, May 18, 2007.Today is Friday and that means it's the day we check in with the soldiers of the 36-43rd Company of the New Hampshire National Guard. The 36-43rd is a maintenance company stationed in Concord, but its 150 men and women are currently in Iraq guarding a detention center outside Baghdad. They've been there since the fall. Today NHPR's Mark Bevis speaks with Staff Sergeant Clyde Lewis. listen:
Bill MorrisseyBy Liz Bulkley on Friday, May 18, 2007.Bill Morrissey's albums have been selling in record stores for decades. Now he's bypassing all that and selling his new cd, "Come Running" himself. We're going to talk with Bill Morrissey about the business of using his concerts and his website to get the new work out there. He'll play some tunes off the new cd while he's in the studio. Bill Morrissey is sharing the stage this weekend with Cheryl Wheeler, Brooks Williams, and Anais Mitchell. It's for NHPR's "Folk Show Folk Show", hosted by NHPR's Kate McNally. You can buy tickets here. listen:
Writers on a New England Stage: Elmore LeonardBy Laura Knoy on Friday, May 18, 2007.Today we play back for you the latest in our Writers on a New England Stage series, with celebrated crime novelist Elmore "Dutch" Leonard. Called the "Dickens of Detroit", Leonard is author of books such favorites as “Get Shorty†and “Mr. Paradiseâ€. Last Friday, Leonard entertained a live audience at the Music Hall in Portsmouth with tales from his latest book “Up In Honey’s Room†and thoughts about writing and his illustrious career which spans a half-century. listen:
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