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Thinking Inside The Box
By Ari Zeiger on Tuesday, March 31, 2009.Last summer I traveled Central America by bus. Local entrepreneurs were constantly boarding the bus and selling almost anything that could be carried down the aisle. The most welcome ad-hoc items on those sweltering afternoons were little plastic baggies filled with water. Using a straw to pierce the bag (Capri Sun-style), you’d have instant refreshment - and all for the equivalent price of a nickel or two.
March 31, 2009
Today on Word of Mouth, we hear a lot about the economic fallout from the recession. What about the psychological damage?
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Regulators Ask Fairpoint For Plan to Reduce Customer Complaints
By David Darman on Tuesday, March 31, 2009.New Hampshire regulators have scheduled a hearing for Fairpoint on Friday.
The Public Utilities Commission wants to hear why so many customers are complaining about the company’s service.
And they want to hear what Fairpoint plans to do to bring those numbers down.
NHPR’s David Darman has more.
A Muslim Chaplain in the Military
By Virginia Prescott on Tuesday, March 31, 2009.
This week we’re looking at the changing face of faith in America, and turn now to Second Lieutenant Rafael Lantigua. Lt. Lantigua serves in the Nebraska National Guard, and he’s in line to become the first Muslim chaplain in the National Guard’s 372-year history.
His story is characteristically American: half African-American, half Dominican-American. He was raised in Columbia, South Carolina by a Baptist mother and Catholic father. His day job now includes recruiting Pakistani-Americans and Sudanese refugees to the Nebraska National Guard. At night he studies Islamic theology and Islamic-Christian relations. He joins us now to talk about his work and his faith.
Omaha World-Herald: "Spiritual quest to break new ground"
(Photo courtesy Martin Wells)
Nature's Second Chance
By Virginia Prescott on Tuesday, March 31, 2009.
The towns and cities we live in bear little resemblance to the pristine fields they replaced. Even in New Hampshire, unprotected natural land has largely given way to commercial and residential development. That’s progress… or is it? For an answer, we turn to an ecologist who has spent the last 30 years trying to revive natural landscapes and bring back indigenous species. His first test site was his own home in Wisconsin, an eighty-acre plot called Stone Prairie Farm. After years of painstaking care, the farm is now a successful habitat for native plants and animals. In his new book, Nature’s Second Chance, Steven Apfelbaum describes the process of transforming a scarred agricultural plot into a thriving prairie. He joins us to talk about his work and his book.
Steven Apfelbaum's company, Applied Ecological Services
Steven Apfelbaum in the Beacon Broadside: "The Turning To Warmth on Stone Prairie Farm"
