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Initial Report on what Caused Floods Released

By Amy Quinton on Wednesday, March 19, 2008.

Federal Emergency Management officials have released their initial review of the last two major floods that hit New Hampshire.

Their evaluation looked at the causes of the April 07 and May 06 floods and whether dam operations made flooding worse.

As New Hampshire Public Radio’s Amy Quinton reports, many residents were surprised by some of the initial findings.

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What's Your Guilty Pleasure on TV?

By Andrew Walsh on Wednesday, March 19, 2008.

Thursday on Word of Mouth, we'll be discussing guilty-pleasure television shows with pop-culture professor Robert Thompson and pop-culture junky Laura Murphy. We'd like to know what your prime-time guilty pleasures are. Do you secretly watch The Biggest Loser every Tuesday? Do you lose sleep if you miss an episode of Gossip Girl?

Crayon Physics

By Andrew Walsh on Wednesday, March 19, 2008.

Slate posted a great article today by Chris Baker about a new, relatively simple video game called Crayon Physics Deluxe. Baker describes the game this way:

Who's Gonna Pay for Hannafords' Security Breach?

By Barbara Cariddi on Wednesday, March 19, 2008.

Earlier this week the supermarket chain Hannafords announced that some 4 point 2 million of its customers' credit and debit card numbers were exposed and at least 18 hundred stolen by hackers.

No personal information, like names and addresses, was taken, but the breach involved all of the chains 165 stores in the northeast.

Consumers, banks, and credit card companies are still trying to figure out how much damage was done and who's going to have to pay for it.

Maine Public Radio's Barbara Cariddi reports from Portland.

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The Second Amendment on Trial

By Laura Knoy on Wednesday, March 19, 2008.

For the first time in decades the US Supreme Court has the chance to define once and for all “the right to bear arms”. The case stems from a controversial ban on guns in D.C., which has made its way through court after court. And now, groups on both sides of the gun issue eagerly await the Justices’ ruling expected in June.

Guests

  • Buzz Scherr, Professor at Franklin Pierce Law Center in Concord
  • Richard Feldman, President of MLS Communication, a former lobbyist for the National Rifle Association and author of "Ricochet: Confessions of a Gun Lobbyist"
  • Jon Lowy, Senior Attorney for the "Legal Action Project" at the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence
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