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No Child Left Behind

By Laura Knoy on Tuesday, December 17, 2002.

It's a new federal education law in effect this year. School officials are still culling through the nearly 1200 page document trying to understand what's expected. We get NH Education Commissioner Nick Donahue's perspective on what the law means for the state. www.ed.state.nh.us, www.nochildleftbehind.org

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The Claremont Decision Five Years Later

By Trish Anderton on Tuesday, December 17, 2002.

Five years ago the New Hampshire supreme court declared the state must fund an adequate education for every child. The decision was known as Claremont 2. Its aim was to make the state tax structure fairer, and to improve schools. NHPR’s Trish Anderton recently visited Lisbon, one of the five communities that filed the Claremont lawsuit. She found that even though extra money is now coming in from the state, questions about what kind of school the community should have, and how much it should cost, are not getting easier.

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The Lore and Literature of the Connecticut River

By John Walters on Tuesday, December 17, 2002.

W.D. Wetherell is a writer who lives in the Upper Valley. He's the editor of "This American River," a collection of writings about the Connecticut. He says the river is the heart of New England. It's played a big part in the history and economy of the region and sparked the imagination of many writers over the years.

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Dear DES...

By Dan Gorenstein on Tuesday, December 17, 2002.

INVESTIGATORS IN NOTTINGHAM CONCLUDED THAT ARSON CAUSED THE FIRE THAT BURNED DOWN AN EMPTY BARN ON THE PROPERTY OF USA SPRINGS.

THE COMPANY PLANS TO OPEN A WATER BOTTLING PLANT IN THE TOWN. THE CONTROVERSIAL PROJECT IS ON HOLD, PENDING A STATE PERMIT.

OVER THE PAST YEAR, THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES HAS BEEN COLLECTING PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THE BOTTLING PLANT. THE MAN WHO MUST WEIGH THOSE COMMENTS AGAINST THE CLAIMS OF THE COMPANY IS BRANDON KERNEN.

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