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Social Security Reform

By Laura Knoy on Wednesday, August 7, 2002.

President Bush is backing a plan that allows workers to partially invest in the stock market. The idea makes some people squeamish, though, as Wall Street continues to falter. We’ll talk about where that debate stands this election season. Trish Anderton hosts with guests Maya MacGuineas, fellow at the New America Foundation www.newamerica.net and Henry Aaron, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution www.brookings.edu.

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The Oldest Professional Summer Theatre Company

By John Walters on Wednesday, August 7, 2002.

That's the claim of the Barnstormers Theatre in Tamworth. They've been around since 1931 and until a few years ago, they were led by Francis Cleveland - the son of President Grover Cleveland. We'll speak with Cope Murray and Frank T. Wells of the Barnstormers.

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Road Bypasses Downtown Hillsboro

By Dan Gorenstein on Wednesday, August 7, 2002.

Getting from the Monadnock region to the Concord area just got quicker. A new bypass around Hillsboro allows drivers to avoid the traffic jams that often clog the town?s Main Street. But as NHPR?s Dan Gorenstein reports, Hillsboro business owners are divided on what the bypass means for their bottom line.

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Keene Envirothon Team Returns Triumphant

By Trish Anderton on Wednesday, August 7, 2002.

Keene High School won a national championship this past weekend. It wasn't in football or basketball. It was at the Envirothon, a competition that pits teams of students against each other in their understanding of environmental issues.

Emily Jacobs-Palmer is co-captain of the victorious team. She told NHPR's Trish Anderton the event lasts a week and challenges the student's test-taking abilities and their power of persuasion.

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Keene Tries a Cleaner Diesel

By Carolyn Martin on Wednesday, August 7, 2002.

Some of the mowers and trucks around the Keene State College campus are running cleaner these days. That's because they're operating on soybeans, not regular diesel fuel. The new fuel, called biodiesel, is stirring up the senses on campus. Carolyn Martin of the Keene Sentinel has more.

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