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Keene Round-Up

By John Walters on Friday, December 29, 2000.

As part of NHPR's regional news round-up, John Walters talks to Keene Sentinel editor Tom Kearney about Keene's proposed highway by-pass, brown fields, homeless shelters and a NH income tax.

Tougher Standards for Arsenic in Water

By Laura Colbert on Thursday, December 28, 2000.

The state has lowered the acceptable level of arsenice in drinking water from 50 parts per billion (ppb)to 10 ppb. For more information, see Drinking Water Safety Guide.

ISO AGTC (A Good Transpo Commissioner)

By David Darman on Thursday, December 28, 2000.

The state will launch a nationwide search for a new transportation commissioner. But there could be a hurdle -- the current commisioner's salary is 30% less than what other DOT commissioners in the Northeast receive.

"I'm a Stranger Here Myself"

By Pete Foley on Wednesday, December 27, 2000.

"I'm a Stranger Here Myself"
12-27: Kevin Gardner
In this collection of essays, Bill Bryson, author of "A Walk in the Woods" and other engaging and off-center travel books, takes on his own relationship with his home country.

National Volunteer Effort Comes to NH

By Shay Zeller on Tuesday, December 26, 2000.

For many years, young adults have volunteered for community service programs through a project called City Year. Typically, the work has taken place in large cities. But this year, City Year makes its first foray into non-urban territory.

The View From Up North

By John Walters on Friday, December 22, 2000.

John talks with North Country columnist John Harrigan, about the growth of high-tech snowshoeing, about the struggle of dairy farmers to find large animal vets, and about international (Canada-US) fire brigades.

Kindergarten Fund Running Low

By Erica Erickson on Friday, December 22, 2000.

The state's fund to help local districts build space for kindergarten classes is likely to run out by March, about a year earlier than anticipated. Supporters of more funding say about 3,000 children stand in line to benefit if more money can be found.

Ethics, Perceptions and Road Building

By Andrew Walsh on Friday, December 22, 2000.

The Deputy Commissioner of Transportation, Carol Murray, is in the running to succeed outgoing Commissioner Leon Kennison. But Murray's husband is a vice-president in one of the state's largest construction firms. Still, some officials say, the perception of a conflict of interest is greater than the reality of one.

Rededication of a Temple

By Kevin Gardner on Friday, December 22, 2000.

The Bethlehem Hebrew Congregation marks the beginning of Hanukah in its own synagogue for the first time in nearly 75 years.

Duquette's Gamble

By Pete Foley on Friday, December 22, 2000.

When Red Sox General Manager Dan Duquette signed slugger Manny Ramirez for $160 million, he displayed an aggressiveness rarely seen in Red Sox free-agent dealings. Commentator Pete Foley thinks it was worth the risk.