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By Laura Knoy on Friday, July 11, 2008.

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By Laura Knoy on Thursday, July 10, 2008.

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Prescriptions and Privacy

By Laura Knoy on Wednesday, July 9, 2008.

Most of the country employs an electronic prescription registry, where doctors and pharmacists can learn instantly which prescriptions you have, who wrote them, and where and how often they get filled. Many in medicine and law enforcement say these registries significantly reduce prescription drug abuse, but New Hampshire is one of the few states that has resisted, as libertarians and other privacy advocates say government has no business collecting and sharing such deeply personal information. We’ll look at the debate and see if a prescription drug registry could be on its way to New Hampshire.

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  • Neal Kurk, Republican state representative from Weare
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The War on Bugs

By Laura Knoy on Tuesday, July 8, 2008.

The beginning of our war on insects coincides with the growth of immigration: as America expanded, so did the need for food crops, and harmful insects became the farmer's nemesis. In response, businesses, corporations and snake oil salesmen alike sold a host of substances to do these bugs in; arsenic, mercury, sulfuric acid, even whale oil was used on crops. More advanced insecticides are used today, but the practice still draws controversy. We talk with the author of a new book about the history of our war on bugs.

Guest

  • Will Allen, Vermont based farmer, activist and author of The War on Bugs
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Betting on the Veepstakes

By Laura Knoy on Monday, July 7, 2008.

It’s the next big event for political watchers and next big step for the presidential campaigns: choosing the perfect vice president. The vetting process is intensifying and many names are flying about. We’ll put you in charge as we ask who might end up as running mates for John McCain or Barack Obama.

Guests

  • Dean Spiliotes, New Hampshire political scientist and author of NHPoliticalCapital.com
  • Jennifer Donahue, Political Director and Project Citizen Program Coordinator for the New Hampshire Institute of Politics at St. Anselm College
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Dreaming of America

By NHPR Staff on Friday, July 4, 2008.

The Exchange takes a break for Independence Day to play a special from Humankind Media called “Dreaming of America”. We are nearing national elections and a new administration to lead our country. There has been a lot of talk about “change” but what kinds of change to Americans really yearn for? What do we want? What inspires us and how do we find common grounds on topics like war, global warming and energy? In this special we hear from regular Americans as they wait to view the Declaration of Independence, as they watch a major league baseball game and as they sit waiting in a veterans' clinic. We learn more about Americans' dreams for America.

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Seeds of Discontent: The Roots and Causes of the American Revolution

By Laura Knoy on Thursday, July 3, 2008.

Almost a century before the Stamp Act of 1775, American colonists were repressed, unfairly taxed, had their charters revoked and were intimidated by Redcoats marching on their streets. In 1689, they fought back and shots were fired against British troops; they didn't win, but it was the beginning of a long revolution that only culminated almost 100 years later in the War for Independence. A new book called "Seeds of Discontent" explores how long and deep tensions were between the colonists and the British crown and how long the revolution in America really was.

Guest

  • J. Revell Carr, president of the Council of American Maritime Museums and the International Congress of Maritime Museums, former president and director of Mystic Seaport in Mystic, Connecticut and author of Seeds of Discontent: Deep Roots of the American Revolution 1650-1750
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The Debate over Drilling

By Laura Knoy on Wednesday, July 2, 2008.

The Bush administration is pressuring Congress to lift a moratorium on offshore oil drilling as a way to allay concerns over fuel costs. Opponents say more drilling would destroy our coastlines and pollute ecosystems, and wouldn't pay off for more than a decade. We'll explore the drilling debate.

Guests

  • Sara Banaszak, Senior Economist for the American Petroleum Institute
  • Masood Samii, Professor and Chair of the International Business Department at Southern New Hampshire University and Former Chief Economist for OPEC from 1978-1987
  • Jim Presswood, Energy Advocate for the Natural Resources Defense Council
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Resisting Recession

By Laura Knoy on Tuesday, July 1, 2008.

We’ve felt the squeeze more each day, with fuel and food prices up and home prices down. But the Granite State’s pinch has been less painful than in much of the country, and many expect it’ll stay that way. We’ll find out why, and we’ll look at what could derail New Hampshire’s recession resistance and actually put us behind other states down the road.

Guests

  • Brian Gottlob, Principal of PolEcon Research in Dover
  • Brian Beaulieu, Executive Director of the Institute for Trend Research (EcoTrends)

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  • Peter Francese, Exeter based demographer, coauthor of the book “Communities and Consequences: The Unbalancing of New Hampshire’s Human Ecology, and what we can do about it” and founder of American Demographics Magazine
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The Shoreland Protection Act Gets a Makeover

By Laura Knoy on Monday, June 30, 2008.

Since 1994, the Shoreland Protection Act has helped keep lakes and rivers clean by requiring waterfront landowners to keep some trees and plants on their properties and put limits on pavement and where contractors can build. Now even tougher regulations take effect July 1st. We’ll look at these changes and what they'll mean for waterfront communities.

Guests

  • Bill Smith, member of the Moultonborough planning board and member of the commission that helped craft the Shoreland Protection Act
  • Derek R. Durbin, Environmental Policy Director for the New Hampshire Lakes Association

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