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ArchivesWinter CamouflageBy Iain MacLeod on Thursday, December 1, 2005.Two species of weasel and the snowshoe hare, undergo complete color changes during the winter months. This change is triggered by the shorter days. Gay Marriage Commission Issues Final ReportBy Josh Rogers on Thursday, December 1, 2005.The legislature's same-sex marriage commission issued its final report yesterday. As expected, the chief recommendation by the majority is to enact a constitutional amendment defining marriage as between a man and a woman. From inception, the commission's been plagued by deep divisions. As New Hampshire Public Radio's Josh Rogers reports, those divisions show little sign of narrowing. Governor Lynch remembers M.T. MenninoBy Shay Zeller on Thursday, December 1, 2005.The executive director of the Capitol Center for the Arts passed away last night. M.T. Mennino had recently been named as one of the recipients of the Governor's Arts Awards. She was to receive her honor for distinguished Leadership in the Arts in a ceremony this April at The Capitol Center for the Arts; the same theater that she revived 10 years ago. John Lynch served on the Board of Directors of the Capitol Center for the Arts and got to know Mennino personally. He spoke with NHPR's Shay Zeller about the legacy Mennino will leave in the community. NH Healthcare Providers React to Possible Congressional Budget CutsBy Kerry Grens on Thursday, December 1, 2005.The two chambers of Congress are expected to meet later this month to figure out how to reconcile government spending legislation. Proposals from both the House and Senate find savings by nibbling into the massive government-funded health insurance programs—Medicare and Medicaid. Healthcare organizations in New Hampshire tend to agree that the costs of these programs are out of control. But they disagree with lawmakers about how to solve the problem. New Hampshire Public Radio’s Kerry Grens reports. New Hampshire's Parental Notification Law Goes to the US Supreme CourtBy Julie Donnelly on Thursday, December 1, 2005.New Hampshire has taken center stage in the national debate over abortion rights. The US Supreme Court will decide whether the state's parental notification law for teenagers seeking abortions is constitutional. The opportunity to present a case before the high court was a first for New Hampshire's Attorney General, Kelly Ayotte. And many state lawmakers on both sides of the issue traveled to Washington to weigh in and to be a witness to history. NHPR Correspondent Julie Donnelly reports. Peterborough National Guard Armory Up for GrabsBy Donna Moxley on Thursday, December 1, 2005.The future of the National Guard Armory in Peterborough is up for grabs. As part of the state's reorganization of the Guard announced last month, the Armory itself is closing. But the property it sits on may end up back in the hands of the family that owned it until the 1940s. The Keene Sentinel's Donna Moxley reports. A Tribute to M.T. MenninoBy Paul Hodes on Thursday, December 1, 2005.The executive director of the Capitol Center for the Arts in Concord has died. M. T. Mennino became a fixture on the state's cultural scene during her eleven years at the performance hall. She was responsible for bringing everything from jazz to Shakespeare to central New Hampshire and spearheaded many programs to bring the performing arts to school children. Paul Hodes was the center's first board chair and has this tribute. *** A festive celebration of M.T. Mennino's life will take place Saturday at 1 p.m. at the Capitol Center for the Arts. Donations can be made to the M.T. Mennino Memorial Fund, Capitol Center for the Arts, 44 South Main Street, Concord, NH, 03301 *** The State of the Newspaper BusinessBy Shay Zeller on Thursday, December 1, 2005.The New Hampshire Union Leader is offering employees a voluntary buyout plan to avoid layoffs. The move is designed to reduce payroll costs for the state's largest paper. We'll talk with industry analysts about how people are getting their news these days and how newspapers around the country are adapting to a changing media landscape. We're joined by Carroll Doherty of the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press and Greg Mitchell, editor of Editor and Publisher magazine. Later in the show we talk to Governor John Lynch about the passing of M.T. Mennino. The executive director of the Capitol Center for the Arts died last night. She recently recieved a Governors Arts Awards for Distinguished Leadership in her field. U.S. Supreme Court Hears N.H.'s Parental Notification LawBy Laura Knoy on Thursday, December 1, 2005.As the high court takes up an abortion case for the first time in five years, observers on all sides of the debate, all over the country are watching closely. We’ll look at its importance, ask how the arguments went, and check in with Granite Staters who traveled to DC to observe the hearing. Joining Laura is Julie Donnelly, NHPR's Washington Correspondent, Neil Siegel, Assistant Professor of Law and Political Science at Duke Law School, State Representative Terrie Norelli, and Roger Stenson, Executive Director of the New Hampshire affiliate of Citizens for Life. |
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