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Storm-Stricken Areas Begin To Assess Damage

By Josh Rogers on Friday, July 25, 2008.

Clean-up and recovery are underway in central New Hampshire as residents, and state and local work crews try to pick up the pieces from a lethal storm that included 100 mile-an-hour winds and tornadoes.

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Insurance Department Advice for Homeowners Affected by Thursday's Storm

By Mark Bevis on Friday, July 25, 2008.

As homeowners in the affected areas clean up after Thursday's storm, alot of them are going to be calling their insurance companies to find out what damage is covered and what's not.

Insurance Commissioner Roger Sevigny has some advice for consumers.

He spoke with NHPR's Mark Bevis.

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Word For Word: Who Speaks For Islam?

07/25/2008

There have been many discussions on the true nature of Islam — of terrorists who perform violence in the name of Islam and whether this extremist behavior has widespread support — but who really speaks for the faith and its culture? In a July 1 panel at the Aspen Ideas Festival, Dalia Mogahed director of the Gallup Center for Muslim Studies and Irshad Manji, author of "The Trouble with Islam Today: A Muslim's Call for Reform in her Faith" debated the question: "Who Speaks for Islam?"

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Here's What's Awesome: Fast Bikes, Low Notes

By Brady Carlson on Friday, July 25, 2008.

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Word of Mouth is on the air Monday through Thursday, so on Fridays we'll bring you more WoM goodness online, with a new feature we're calling "Here's What's Awesome." We'll share a handful of links that caught our eyes during the week; we hope you'll share even more links in the comments.

Off we go!

New York, NY

By MarcusDrives on Friday, July 25, 2008.

Yankee Stadium

Black-Eyed Susan

Black-Eyed Susan

Photographer Joe Viger says "Wild Black Eyed Susans and Daisies are blooming in the fields all around Northern NH right now."

The Lonesome Whip-poor-will

By Scott Fitzpatrick on Friday, July 25, 2008.

The whip-poor-will is not as pervasive in New Hampshire as it once was, but as Scott explains it's no less awe-inspiring.

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The Future of New Hampshire’s Water

By Laura Knoy on Friday, July 25, 2008.

As New Hampshire grows we’re learning more about the hazards facing water quantity, quality and infrastructure and are exploring new ways to combat them. Hydrologists, environmentalist, inventors, and water groups are working hard on this effort, thinking up new technologies, new ideas and new plans so we’ll have enough clean potable water for our future. We conclude our series by exploring the future of our state’s drinking water and what some in the state are doing about it.

We'll also get an update on the storms that hit New Hampshire yesterday.

Guests

We'll also hear from

  • Gregg Champlin, Deputy Public Information Officer for the New Hampshire Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management
  • Dean Kamen, founder and owner of DEKA Research and Development Corporation in Manchester; he has invented a water purification device called the Slingshot that can take any kind of polluted water and transfer it to potable water by using minimal energy
  • David Paris, Water Supply Administrator for Manchester Water Works Water Treatment Plant
  • John Edgar, Community Development Director for the town of Meredith
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