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Buzzzy Bees!

By Iain MacLeod on Friday, September 7, 2001.

I know, I know. We tell you all the time about how seemingly dangerous animals are really docile, right? Well listen here to what we have to say about yellow jackets and hornets.

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The Battle over the Face of Portsmouth

By Roger Wood on Friday, September 7, 2001.

A controversial luxury condominium project on the river in Portsmouth is slowly winding its way through city approval boards.
But as correspondent Roger Wood reports, the project is just one battle in a war over large scale construction that could change the face of New Hampshire’s port city.

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Tabloids

By Trish Anderton on Friday, September 7, 2001.

A space alien meets with President Bush, and a donkey-man is banned from drive-in movies...That?s right, it?s time to talk about tabloids. We?ll get a sneak peak at the industry that gives us so many stories of the seedy, incredible and bizarre. Trish is joined by Bill Sloan, a former editor of the National Enquirer and author of ?I Watched a Wild Hog Eat My Baby!: A Colorful History of Tabloids and Their Cultural Impact.? www.prometheusbooks.com

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A Comic Look at Relationships

By John Walters on Friday, September 7, 2001.

Susan Poulin and Gordon Carlisle are married in real life. They also collaborate in original stage productions, usually about gender roles, and how men and women get along-or don?t as the case may be. There?s also a generous helping of New England humor, and some songs as well.

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NH Supreme Court rules on Illegal Detentions

By Mark Bevis on Friday, September 7, 2001.

The New Hampshire Supreme Court yesterday overturned the 1999 conviction of a man arrested for possession of marijuana.
The justices ruled the police officer illegally detained the defendant, while the officer searched the suspect and his car.
To make sense of the high court?s ruling, NHPR?s Mark Bevis turned to Franklin Pierce Law School professor Buzz Scherr.

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Check in at the Union Leader

By Lisa Peakes on Friday, September 7, 2001.

The three candidates for mayor of Manchester met last night for an hour-long debate.
For our regular Friday conversation with a regional editor, NHPR?s Lisa Peakes spoke with the Union Leader?s City Editor John Toole. Toole was a panelist at last night?s debate. He says as far as he could tell, there were no winners or losers.

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The Passion of Toads

By Barrie Woodruff on Friday, September 7, 2001.

While most New Hampshire-ites are looking forward to fall colors, writer Barrie Woodruff remembers a colorful few days last spring.

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