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Tired of Running Marathons? Try an Ultra-marathon

By Sean Hurley on Friday, October 3, 2008.

If you’re a long distance runner and the 26 mile marathon seems a little too short, you might want to consider the ultra-marathon.

New Hampshire hosts one that’s officially sanctioned – the Pisgah 50k.

For the better part of the last 20 years, runners have been gathering in Chesterfield and running for hours through Pisgah State Park.

Correspondent Sean Hurley recently laced up his running shoes and joined the 100 or so runners in this year’s race to find out a bit more about this extreme sport.

New Hampshire's Community Banks Are Still Pretty Healthy

By Shannon Mullen on Friday, October 3, 2008.

The US House of Representatives today overwhelmingly approved legislation to bailout Wall Street.

Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle had predicted dire economic consequences if they didn't take action.

Despite the vote, the Dow Jones Industrial Average still dropped more than 150 points today.

All these developments in the stock market and the urgency in Washington, have left taxpayers confused and concerned.

But here in New Hampshire, some bankers say the way they do business protects their customers from the credit crunch.

NHPR correspondent Shannon Mullen has more.

Joe Biden in Manchester

Candidate: 
Biden
Event Type: 
campaign event cancelled
Town/City: 
Manchester
Event Start Date: 
10/06/2008

Joe Biden's campaign event in Manchester has been cancelled.

Joe Biden in Rochester cancelled

Candidate: 
Biden
Event Type: 
campaign event cancelled
Town/City: 
Rochester
Event Start Date: 
10/06/2008

Joe Biden's campaign event in Rochester has been cancelled.

American Radio Works: Pueblo, USA

10/03/2008

The wave of immigrants from south of the border has forever changed America. Big, coastal cities have absorbed immigrants for decades. But today, immigrants are changing the culture and the economics of cities and small towns nationwide. In the South, a small town adjusts to its deepest cultural change since the Civil Rights movement. And in a Midwestern city, a neighborhood is reborn when immigrants move in — but the rebirth comes at a price. Pueblo, USA shows how the immigrants are both a boon and a burden to their new communities.

Fall at Echo Lake

Fall at Echo Lake

A "frequent flier" takes in the fall view at Echo Lake. (Photo courtesy dpower1)

Ralph Nader in Hanover

Candidate: 
Nader
Event Type: 
campaign rally
Town/City: 
Hanover
Event Start Date: 
10/06/2008

Ralph Nader holds campaign rally, Alumni Hall of Hopkins Center at Dartmouth College, noon