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Braking In Mid-Flight

By Avishay Artsy on Friday, May 2, 2008.

The airline industry has been going through hard times, the worst since the 9/11 attacks. United Airlines, US Airways, Delta and Northwest have all reorganized under Chapter 11 filings in the past decade. But with default and bankruptcy risk on the rise, and jet fuel prices at over $3.50 a gallon this week, airlines are still scrambling to cut costs.

Top House Dems Endorse Funding Amendment

By Josh Rogers on Friday, May 2, 2008.

New Hampshire house speaker Terie Norelli throws her weight behind a school funding constitutional amendment – but not the one backed by Governor Lynch.

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Deer-chewed bark

Deer-chewed bark

A tree shows signs of having been a meal for a deer. (Photo courtesy Julia Freeman-Woolpert)

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Seabrook Whistleblower Says Power Plant Unsafe

By Roger Wood on Friday, May 2, 2008.

A former Seabrook Nuclear Power Plant chemist says that he was forced out of his job for reporting an alleged problem with the plant's emergency water pumps.

NHPR Correspondent Roger Wood reports.

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Herb Waters: An Exhibit of His Work

By Sean Hurley on Friday, May 2, 2008.

There's a retrospective of original prints by the world renowned wood engraver, Herbert Waters. It's showing at the Edwards Art Gallery at the Holderness School in Plymouth. In 1993, the State of New Hampshire presented Waters with the Living Treasure Award. NHPR Correspondent Sean Hurley went to the exhibit's opening and offers this review.

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The Call of the Frog

By Rosemary Conroy on Friday, May 2, 2008.

Frogs are pretty noisy at this time of year. Rosemary helps us to distinguish one call from another.

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Problems with Pensions

By Laura Knoy on Friday, May 2, 2008.

New Hampshire's retirement system for public employees is seriously underfunded, and lawmakers are trying to reform it, tackling tough structural issues that many say should have been tackled long ago. We’ll look at the two competing reform measures and their impact on retirees and taxpayers.

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We'll also hear from

  • Dean Michner, director of governmental affairs at the New Hampshire Boards Association
  • David Lang, president of the Professional Fire Fighters Association of New Hampshire and fire fighter in Hampton for 28 years
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