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We talk with New Hampshire Catholics one day after the installation of Boston's new Archbishop Sean O'Malley. We'll ask how they're coping, how they are healing, and if they are moving on from the sexual abuse crisis over one year ago. Laura's guests are Pat Ford, parishioner, lector, and eucharistic minister at St. Theresa's Church in Rye and Anne Coughlin, member of NH Catholics for Moral Leadership. We'll also hear from Kathryn Marchocki, staff reporter for the Union Leader, and Ann Riggs, Professor of Religious Studies at Rivier College in Nashua.

NEW LONDON HAS FOUND A CHEAPER AND VERY CONSTRUCTIVE WAY TO DISPOSE OF RECYCLED GLASS.

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NHPR CORRESPONDENT WENDY DOWST REPORTS.

Stepfamilies are becoming more and more common. We'll talk about the common issues that come up and ways to help make life easier for everyone involved. Laura's guests are Dr. Patricia Papernow, a psychologist in private practice in Massachusetts who specializes in stepfamilies, remarried couples, and post-divorce parenting, and Tracy Burke, a New Hampshire mother who has a blended family. We'll also hear from Sharon Stober, Editorial Director of Your Stepfamily Magazine about the latest news in stepfamilies.

One quarter of the New Hampshire's children are overweight or at risk. Researchers, teachers and state officials met earlier this month at "New Hampshire Healthy Schools Day" to talk about strategies for dealing with the problem. One approach is to get schools and families working together to promote better nutrition and more exercise for kids. Our guests are Tamara Martin, a research assistant professor in the Department of Health Management and Policy at the University of New Hampshire; and Rae Pica, author of YOUR ACTIVE CHILD: HOW TO BOOST PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, AND COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT THROUGH AGE-APPROPRIATE ACTIVITY.

We'll take a look at the growing problem of childhood obesity and what is being done today to help combat the problem. Guests TBA.

University of New Hampshire psychology professor Rebecca Warner makes it her business to be aware of all aspects of human interaction, and sometimes animal as well. She studies and measures communication- the rhythms and patterns of speech, the content the unspoken communications, and the goals people try to achieve through personal interactions. Rebecca will talk about what makes a conversation.