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Why Pay For Bottled Water?

By Rosemary Conroy on Thursday, August 31, 2006.

A new study says bottled water is really not much better than the water we get at home, and can have a big negative impact on the environment.

Soul Savers in the Big Easy

By Andrew Walsh on Thursday, August 31, 2006.

This episode of the Front Porch is not available on CD or Cassette

Tonight on the Front Porch, we're marking the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina's devastating impact on New Orleans with a special documentary. Soul Savers in The Big Easy is the powerful story of the rescue efforts of three members of a civilian rescue team that became known as the "Soul Patrol". During their twelve days on the flood-waters of New Orleans's seventh ward, Rick Mathieu, Earl Barthe and Jadell Beard rescued more than 500 people out of houses and off of rooftops bringing them to safer areas for evacuation. Tonight they tell the story of their challenging and sometimes heart-breaking rescue attempts.

This feature comes to us from the Public Radio Exchange.

State Union Agency Fee Irks Some State Employees

By David Darman on Thursday, August 31, 2006.

Starting this month, the state is going to start deducting what are called "Agency Fees" from employees who are not members of the State Employees Association.

These payments represent what the union calls the fair share of the costs of negotiating a contract with the state.

But some non-union employees don't want to pay the fees.

And some commissioners are refusing to enforce the contract.

New Hampshire Public Radio's David Darman has more.

Madame Butterfly (Exchange Favorite)

By Laura Knoy on Thursday, August 31, 2006.

Girl meets boy, girl loses boy, girl commits hari cari… it’s the basis of the plot of one of the most beautiful operas every written, Madame Butterfly. Composed by the Italian Giacomo Puccini, it first premiered over 102 years ago, and has become one of the world's most popular operas. The Granite State Opera will be performing Madame Butterfly this May. Today we talk about Puccini, about Madame Butterfly and their influence on music and opera both then and now. Laura's guests are Philip Lauriat, Artistic Director of the Granite State Opera and Harlow Robinson, Professor at Northeastern University in Boston, author of two books on Sergei Prokofiev and a regular contributor for the Metropolitan Opera Broadcasts and lecturer for the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

*This show originally aired on 4/28/06*