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Lawmakers Come to Education Compromise

By Dan Gorenstein on Friday, June 22, 2007.

New Hampshire lawmakers have reached a compromise on the definition of an adequate education.

Now the full House and Senate must sign off.

New Hampshire Public Radio’s Dan Gorenstein reports that leadership in both chambers expects that to happen.

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Obama Calls For "Sweeping" Ethics Reform

By Josh Rogers on Friday, June 22, 2007.

Speaking in Manchester this morning, Democratic Presidential candidate Barack Obama said if elected he would lead the most sweeping ethics reform in United States history.

New Hampshire Public Radio's Josh Rogers reports.

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Barack Obama's Ethics Reform Plan

By Josh Rogers on Friday, June 22, 2007.

Invoking the name of Teddy Roosevelt, Illinois Senator Barack Obama told an audience in Manchester today that he would enact "the most sweeping ethics reform in history" if elected President.

After the speech, Obama spoke with NHPR's Josh Rogers.

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The Mammals

By Liz Bulkley on Friday, June 22, 2007.

The Mammals are in the house! The folk rock quintet has bloodlines going back to Pete Seeger and Jay Ungar and critics say they give traditional music a good run for the money. The band will play live in the Front Porch Studios and talk about their latest work.

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Are Green Lawns "Green"?

By Scott Fitzpatrick on Friday, June 22, 2007.

Making a finely-manicured lawn reduces habitat for native plants and animals, increases greenhouse gases and adds to pollution. In other words, these lawns may be green in color, but not in their impact on the environment.

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Political Beliefs Forged in War: A Primary Place Report

By Jon Greenberg on Friday, June 22, 2007.

The Iraq War plays a pivotal role in this presidential election. Our opinions about the war can be shaped by many things – our sense of America’s role in the world or if we have a child or spouse serving in the military.

New Hampshire Public Radio’s Jon Greenberg met a woman whose attitude towards Iraq was forged during the Second World War and it has determined her choice of presidential candidate. She lives in Exeter, the town we are following in our series, Primary Place.

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Granite State Stories: Celia Thaxter's “Among the Isles of Shoals”

By Laura Knoy on Friday, June 22, 2007.

Celia Thaxter’s 1870 book “Among the Isles of Shoals” put the nine rocky islands off the coast of New Hampshire on the national map. At one time the home to thousands, today the Shoals are for the most part uninhabited, but their mystique remains, due in part to the beautiful descriptions by its most famous resident Celia Thaxter. We’ll explore the history, mystery and attraction of our Isles of Shoals on the latest Granite State Stories.

Guests

  • Julia Older, Editor of “Celia Thaxter: Selected Writings and Anthology” and author of two novels “The Island Queen: Celia Thaxter and the Isles of Shoals” and “This Desired Place: The Isles of Shoals”
  • Laurence Bussey , administrator of Smuttynose Island, founding member and Past President of the Isles of Shoals Historic and Research Association (ISHRA), and owner of Northeast Yachts
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