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Ballot Problems Surface In State Contract Vote

By Josh Rogers on Tuesday, September 29, 2009.

Some workers say they were mailed multiple contract ballots. Union officials say they don't know extent of the problem, but don't think it's widespread.

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Major Watershed Plan Aims to Keep Newfound Lake Clean

By Amy Quinton on Tuesday, September 29, 2009.

Residents of nine towns near Newfound Lake had their last chance to hear about a plan to protect it.
The Newfound Lake Watershed Master plan is designed to guide surrounding communities on how to manage growth to avoid damaging one of the state’s cleanest lakes.
New Hampshire Public Radio’s Amy Quinton reports.

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Keene Wood Stove Exchange Program Aims to Clear the Air

By Amy Quinton on Monday, September 28, 2009.

Air pollution in Keene could put the city at risk of violating federal air quality standards.
The culprit: smoke from old wood stoves in the winter time.
Both the state and the city have teamed up in hopes of preventing the problem.
As New Hampshire Public Radio’s Amy Quinton reports, Keene residents will soon have a big incentive to buy cleaner more efficient wood stoves.

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StoryCorps: Tess George

By Andrew Parrella on Sunday, September 27, 2009.

Nashua’s Tess George stopped by the StoryCorps Mobile booth last June with her friend Sandy Bothmer. Tess’s mother was confined to her bed in the final months of her life, and Tess provided care during that time. Tess remembers the months being fraught with meaning.

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Tepid Growth Ahead and How You Can Stop Stimulus Waste

By Jon Greenberg on Friday, September 25, 2009.

The state’s economy is likely to just poke along for the next six months. That’s the assessment from a group of economists who spoke recently on The Exchange. We get more in Jon Greenberg’s weekly take on the economy as part of NHPR’s ongoing series, Working It Out.

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Apple Farmer’s Signs Stir Controversy

By Robin Respaut on Friday, September 25, 2009.

Apple season is now in full swing in New Hampshire. Orchards across the state are hoping for large weekend crowds to come by and pick their own fruit.

One apple farmer in Londonderry has annoyed some of his neighbors by posting provocative political signs along his orchards. Now, some in the town are boycotting his farm stand, which has been an icon in the town for generations.

The Nutfield News' Robin Respaut has this report…

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Airplanes, Comic Books and Film Shorts

By Rick Ganley on Thursday, September 24, 2009.

Events this weekend in the Granite State.

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Schumann's Lost Sonata

By Rick Ganley on Thursday, September 24, 2009.

New Hampshire resident and concert pianist Frederick Moyer has discovered and recorded an unfinished piano sonata from Robert Schumann.

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UNH Professor links Peruvian Glacial Retreats to European Events of Little Ice Age

By Amy Quinton on Wednesday, September 23, 2009.

A discovery of glacier retreats in Peru led a UNH professor to discover a link between climate in the tropics and climate in Europe and North America during the Little Ice Age.

UNH geology professor Joe Licciardi is lead author of the new study, which is published this week in the Journal “Science”.

New Hampshire Public Radio's Amy Quinton reports

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SEA Members Mull Contract After Leaders Urge Rejecting It

By David Darman on Tuesday, September 22, 2009.

Thousands of State Employee Association or SEA members now get to cast a vote on a new contract.

State officials and union heads have signed a tentative agreement. But many union leaders are urging members to vote down the deal.

Still, a vote against the deal may cause Governor Lynch to go ahead with cutting 750 jobs.

NHPR’s David Darman has more.

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