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A Year in the White Mountains

By John Walters on Monday, September 24, 2001.

Bill Sargent is a science writer and a consultant to the TV series "Nova" and has a home near Franconia Notch. His new book, "A Year in the Notch", follows the seasonal changes in the Whites and reflects and reflects on global environmental issues and ideas.

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Americans and War

By Trish Anderton on Monday, September 24, 2001.

Our relationship with war has never been simple. Wars inspire a mix of patriotism, fear and sometimes protest. We look back with nostalgia at World War II, and forward with trepidation at a new war on terrorism. Trish talks about how Americans view past and present wars with guest Kurt Piehler, Director for the Center for the Study of War and Society at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville http://web.utk.edu/~csws/information.html.

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Teaching Non-Violence at a Time Like This.

By Mark Bevis on Monday, September 24, 2001.

WHEN SUICIDAL ATTACKERS STRUCK THE WORLD TRADE CENTERS AND THE PENTAGON NEARLY TWO WEEKS AGO, MICHAEL FERBER WAS TEACHING A CLASS.
THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE ENGLISH PROFESSOR HAD VOLUNTEERED TO TEACH A NEW COURSE THIS SEMESTER.
IT'S NOT LITERATURE, OR LITERARY CRITICISM.
THIS SEMESTER HE'S TEACHING A COURSE ON NON-VIOLENCE?.
AND AS HE TELLS NHPR'S MARK BEVIS, ALL OF A SUDDEN, ON SEPTEMBER 11TH, HIS CLASS TOOK ON A NEW URGENCY.

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