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Old Man of the Mountain Remembered

By Lisa Peakes on Monday, May 3, 2004.

Morning Edition Host Lisa Peakes talks with former Governor Steve Merrill about the one-year anniversary of the fall of the Old Man of the Mountain. Merrill headed the task force charged with finding ways to commemorate the Old Man.

My Sister's Keeper

By John Walters on Sunday, May 2, 2004.

My Sister's Keeper is the new novel by New Hampshire writer Jodi Picoult. It's about two sisters; one with a rare from of cancer, the other a genetic match who is repeatedly called on to be a donor for her sibling. After many years of procedure, she sues her parents for control of her own body. Jodi talks about the questions of life, death, and medical decision-making.

Old Man One Year Later

By Mike Arnold on Sunday, May 2, 2004.

Last year, on a cool foggy Saturday morning, Granite staters woke up to find their state's greatest icon, the Old Man of the Mountain had fallen. Since then, many have looked to memorialize and immortalize the old man. We'll look back and look ahead at New Hampshire's great state symbol. Mike's guest is Joe McQuaid, President and Publisher of the Union Leader and New Hampshire Sunday News. We'll also hear from John Mudge, publisher and author of "The Old Man's Reader" and "The White Mountains: Names, Places and Legends", Mark Foynes, Director of Education at the New Hampshire Historical Society, Steve Merrill, Attorney and former NH Governor and also Head of the Old Man Task Force, and Brian Fowler, a geologist and owner and president of North American Reserve.