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ArchivesNew Hampshire News RoundupBy Laura Knoy on Monday, April 30, 2007.The New Hampshire Senate voted on a variety of bills this past week, chief among them the civil unions legislation. We'll look at that as well as other bills that were up for consideration, including minimum wage and a renewable energy package. Guests
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  Granite State Attitudes Toward ImmigrationBy John Rudolph on Friday, April 27, 2007.New Hampshire may be “live free or die†but when it comes to legal and illegal immigrants...it's a different story. A new report on social capital as well as some tough legislation shows that Granite-Staters are less welcoming to immigrants and illegal workers than many other states. We’ll examine what’s behind our beliefs toward immigration. Guests
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The Global Warming DiscussionBy John Rudolph on Thursday, April 26, 2007.For most, the debate over climate change has moved from whether it exists or not, to how to deal with it. Some suggest adaptation is the key... higher seawalls and better drainage systems to prevent the inevitable while others say that that’s giving in and the focus needs to be on mitigating harmful emissions. Much of the discussion, though, is focused on what the best combination of the two is. Today on the show we debate the strategies of adaptation and mitigation in terms of climate change. John Rudolph hosts. Guests
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New Leadership for the New Hampshire Democratic PartyBy Richard Ager on Wednesday, April 25, 2007.New Hampshire Democrats last month elected Raymond Buckley of Manchester by write-in vote to Chair the Democratic Party. Buckley had previously served as the Vice-Chair to outgoing Chair Kathy Sullivan and has had a long tenure in the state legislature. We'll talk with him about the road to the Chair, what he's done in his first few weeks in office and what his vision is for the future of the Democratic Party in New Hampshire. Guest
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The Civil Union Discussion in New HampshireBy Richard Ager on Tuesday, April 24, 2007.How ready is our state for the possibility of civil unions? After a host of bills concerning the union of same sex couples that have ranged from marriage to contractual cohabitation to an amendment defining marriage between a man and a woman, it seems as if civil unions has come out on top. The bill has passed the House, Governor Lynch has said he'll sign it and it now awaits a full Senate vote. A panel of players in the same sex union debate join us to talk about what may be next and if New Hampshire is ready to be the fourth state in the nation to allow for civil unions. Guests
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The Red Sox - Yankee RivalryBy Richard Ager on Monday, April 23, 2007.It's the rivalry of rivalries - worse than the Hatfields and the McCoys, worse than postmen and dogs, worse even than the Montagues and the Capulets. It's the hundred year war of contention between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox. We'll explore the deep-seated rivalry between these two cities, where it comes from and how it has evolved from the Curse of the Bambino to the 2004 American League Championship series. Guests
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Granite State Businesses Go GreenBy Laura Knoy on Friday, April 20, 2007.In observation of Earth Day, we'll look at New Hampshire companies who are going green to save some green, including converting to renewable energy, new construction techniques, and good old fashioned conservation and recycling. We'll examine their efforts and the challenges and costs involved. Guests
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Alberto Gonzales Hearing PreviewBy Laura Knoy on Thursday, April 19, 2007.U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales has been in the hot seat over the firings of eight federal prosecutors and will testify Thursday about his role before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee. We'll lead up to the 9:30am hearings by talking with experts in New Hampshire about what to expect from these hearings...and what's at stake. *NHPR will go to live coverage of the Alberto Gonzales Hearings at 9:30am.* Guests
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25 in 25: Joe McQuaidBy Laura Knoy on Wednesday, April 18, 2007.Joe McQuaid has been associated with New Hampshire's largest and only statewide newspaper, The Union Leader and New Hampshire Sunday News since he was 15. He started as a news office boy under his father, a co-founder of the New Hampshire Sunday News and former editor in chief of the Union Leader. Later he moved to sports reporting, became an award winning editor and in June of 1999, took over the helm as Managing Editor, Editor-in-Chief and General Manager of the paper. McQuaid's positions at the Union Leader has made him influential in the media, in New Hampshire politics and as a national influence in New Hampshire's "First in the Nation Primary". We continue our 25 in 25 series with Joe McQuaid and talk with him about the Union Leader, the primary and how New Hampshire politics, media and thought has changed in the past quarter century. Guest
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Lynch's Education Amendment/Flood DebriefBy Laura Knoy on Tuesday, April 17, 2007.Governor John Lynch's proposed education amendment has passed its first test...with Senate approval last week. But now the House chimes in and it gets much trickier. We'll weigh its political prospects and whether this one-hundred-and-three word amendment will have a major impact on New Hampshire's long debate over paying for public schools. We also check in with the Bureau of Emergency Management on the status of flooding in the state. Guests
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