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Something from the Oven

By Mike Arnold on Wednesday, March 31, 2004.

Author Laura Shapiro looks at the post 1950s kitchen and women like Betty Friedan and Julia Child who influenced America's ideas about cooking and modern cuisine. Mike Arnold hosts. His guest is Laura Shapiro, author of "Something from the Oven: Reinventing Dinner in 1950s America". She also was an award winning writer at Newsweek magazine for over fifteen years.

Sugaring Off

By John Walters on Wednesday, March 31, 2004.

Maple sugaring has been part of the New England tradition for a very long time. Even 150 years ago, sugaring held an air of nostalgia- a reflection of the good old days. Back in the 1860s, an American artist named Eastman Johnson did a series of paintings on sugaring in small-town New England. Those paintings can be seen through mid-April at the Clark Art Institute in Williamstown, Massachusetts and in a new book called Sugaring Off: The Maple Sugar Paintings of Eastman Johnson. Brian Allen is curator of American art at the Clark and he wrote the book. He talks about the culture of maple sugaring- it was a big social event with lots of parties- and the paintings Johnson did while he lived in Fryeburg, Maine.

Low Medicaid Reimbursements Hurt Pharmacists

By Raquel Maria Dillon on Wednesday, March 31, 2004.

Pharmacists across the state say they won't dispense prescriptions to new Medicaid patients because the state is not reimbursing them enough, and it's hurting their business. They want to send a message to lawmakers in Concord and officials at the Department of Health and Human Services. Advocates for the poor say this could affect vulnerable populations, and people who already have trouble getting essential medical services. New Hampshire Public Radio's Raquel Maria Dillon reports.

Astronomy

By Mike Arnold on Tuesday, March 30, 2004.

From the recent discovery of a new planetoid named Sedna to the transit of Venus and the fate of the Hubble telescope, we'll take a look into the night sky and talk about all that's going on in astronomy this year. Mike Arnold hosts. His guest is John Gianforte, who teaches astronomy at the College for Lifelong Learning. He is also co-founder of the Astronomical Society of Northern New England and writes an astronomy column for Foster's Daily Democrat called "Scanning the Heavens."

A Day in the Life of American Women

By John Walters on Tuesday, March 30, 2004.

Joni Cole is co-editor of, This Day, a collection of diaries written by hundreds of women on the same day-October 15th of 2002. The women are from all over the country and from all walks of life. The book gives a glimpse at the day in the life of an American woman. There are some surprising similarities amongst the women in the book. Joni talks about how the diary project came together and what she learned in the process. She also shares some of the entries.

Counties Across State Face Tax Increases

By Mark Bevis on Tuesday, March 30, 2004.

STATE LAWMAKERS MET WITH THE GOVERNOR LAST WEEK TO FIND WAYS TO CUT THE STATE'S PROJECTED 50 MILLION DOLLAR DEFICIT.

BUT THE STATE GOVERNMENT ISN'T ALONE IN FACING A FINANCIAL SQUEEZE.

ACROSS NEW HAMPSHIRE, COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ARE THREATENING DOUBLE DIGIT TAX INCREASES TO STEM THE TIDE OF THEIR RED INK.

AND AS NEW HAMPSHIRE PUBLIC RADIO'S MARK BEVIS REPORTS, MOST OF THOSE DEFICITS COME FROM RUNNING THE COUNTY NURSING HOMES.

Is Hydrogen the Fuel of the Future?

By Trish Anderton on Tuesday, March 30, 2004.

A recent poll suggests New Hampshire residents are worried about the possibility of global climate change.

In a survey funded by an environmental organization, 86% of presidential primary voters said society should take action to reduce the causes of global warming.

That means finding clean sources of energy.

Thousands of miles away in Iceland, researchers hope to blaze the way.

The little island nation plans to become the world's first hydrogen-powered country.

NHPR's Trish Anderton recently visited Iceland and filed this report.

State School Board to Propose Differential Pay

By John Milne on Monday, March 29, 2004.

New Hampshire's teacher shortage is reaching a danger point.

Hundreds of teachers are eligible to retire. School districts are having trouble finding qualified replacements.

The new chairman of the state board of education has a controversial solution - higher paychecks for some teachers.

New Hampshire Public Radio correspondent John Milne has the story:

Self-Portrait with Turtles

By John Walters on Monday, March 29, 2004.

David M. Carroll is a writer, artist, and naturalist who has been studying turtles near his Warner home for over 30 years. He wrote a series of three books about turtles and their wetland habitats that is known as the Wet Sneaker Trilogy, but now he’s turned his powers of observation inward. David’s memoir, Self-Portrait with Turtles, just came out this month. He talks about his first, life-defining encounter with a turtle at the age of eight, his college years, and what the future may hold for him and the turtles that are living on ever shrinking land.

Coming Home from War

By Mike Arnold on Monday, March 29, 2004.

It's been over a year since the beginning of the Iraq war and almost a year and a half since fighting started in Afghanistan and the first of New Hampshire's men and women are returning from combat. We'll take a close look at the psychology of coming home from war from combat trauma and PTSD to the war protests and adaptation to civilian life. Mike's guests are Dr. Jonathan Shay, Staff psychiatrist for the Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic in Boston and author of "Odysseus in America- Combat Trauma and the Trials of Homecoming" and Al Porche, a readjustment counselor for the Vets Center in Manchester, New Hampshire.