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North Country's Only Inpatient Psychiatric Unit Closes; Doctors Worry About Suicidal Patients

By Dianne Finch on Thursday, July 19, 2007.

Last month, Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin shut down its inpatient psychiatric unit.

With the unit closed, the North Country has no facility to provide inpatient care to hundreds of people a year who are suicidal or are prone to fits of violence.

State and local officials are looking for ways to fill the gap, but there are concerns that those efforts will fall short.

NHPR’s Dianne Finch has more.

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StoryCorps: Louis Emond

By Andrew Parrella on Thursday, July 19, 2007.

Louis Emond spent some time in Italy before moving to Nashua - and running into someone else who’d spent some time in Italy.

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The Dog Days of Summer Part 1: A Social History of Dogs

By Liz Bulkley on Thursday, July 19, 2007.

Tonight on The Front Porch, we kick off our "Dog Days of Summer" Series. This month and next, we're exploring the relationship between Man and Dog – and the role pets play in our lives. We'll look at the economics of pet ownership and the psychological bond between dogs and humans. But tonight, we'll begin with a cultural history of canines. All the way from Lassie to Cujo, poochie has taken our society by storm. We'll explore our relationship with dogs and how it's changed over time.

Our guests are:

Jon Katz, author of several books about dogs, including his latest, Dog Days: Dispatches from Bedlam Farm.

Katherine Grier, assistant professor of History at the University of Delaware and author of Pets in America: A History.

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The War on Aquatic Exotics

By John Rudolph on Thursday, July 19, 2007.

The rivers, streams, lakes, and seacoast of the Granite State are increasingly hosting some unwelcome guests. A slew of invasive species is threatening native plant and animal life, as well as those humans who spend their time working, living, and playing in and around New Hampshire's waterways. We'll take a look at some these ecological enemies, the dangers they pose to commerce and recreation, and what steps are being taken to combat them.

Guests

  • Joel Harrington, director of government relations for The Nature Conservancy's New Hampshire chapter. He was formerly the vice-president of policy for the Audubon Society of New Hampshire and the director of government relations for the New Hampshire Lakes Association.
  • Amy Smagula, Limnologist with the State Department of Environmental Services, where she coordinates the Exotic Species and Clean Lakes programs.

We'll Also Hear From

  • James "Jeb" Byers, Associate Professor of Zoology at the University of New Hampshire
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