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ArchivesAmerican BloomsburyBy Liz Bulkley on Friday, May 4, 2007.Author Susan Cheever's book, American Bloomsbury, explores the lives and times of the writers who floated in and out of Concord, Massachusetts, during the 19th Century. They include Henry David Thoreau, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Louisa May Alcott, Nathaniel Hawthorne and Margaret Fuller. The unlikely grouping of anti-establishment thinkers in the placid New England town set the stage for intertwined tales of romance and even some hostility. Susan joins us to talk about her work and what drew her to it. ***This interview originally aired January 2, 2007*** listen:
  Keene Student Shoots Roommate and then HimselfBy Donna Moxley on Friday, May 4, 2007.A Keene State student is dead and another is injured after a shooting incident early this morning at their off-campus apartment. The Keene Sentinel's Donna Moxley describes the situation to NHPR's Xenia Piaseckyj. listen:
The Trailing ArbutusBy Rosemary Conroy on Friday, May 4, 2007.This is the perfect time of year to enjoy the fragrance of this New England wildflower. At one point in the 19th century, it was near extinction because people liked to pick it. A Ladies Social club in Boston decided to step in and do something about it. listen:
A Letter from Iraq: Master Sgt Daniel FlintBy Mark Bevis on Friday, May 4, 2007.Much of the news about the war in Iraq has centered in Washington this week as Congress and the Bush Administration wrangle over the future of US involvement in the region. But life went on as usual for the men and women of the 36-43rd Company of the New Hampshire National Guard. For the past seven months the 36-43rd has been guarding a detention center at Camp Victory in Baghdad, and NHPR's Mark Bevis has been checking in with the soldiers. Today he speaks with Master Sgt. Daniel Flint. listen:
Democratic U.S. Representative Carol Shea-PorterBy Laura Knoy on Friday, May 4, 2007.Carol Shea-Porter scored a surprise victory last November, besting Republican Jeb Bradley in New Hampshire's First Congressional District race to become the first Democrat to win the seat in twenty-five years and the first woman elected to national office in New Hampshire history. She ran a grassroots campaign with a strong anti-war platform and continues her push against the Iraq war while in Congress. We'll look at the freshman Congresswoman's first few months in office, what issues she's been out front on and how her stance on the war has been received by colleagues on both sides of the aisle. Guest
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