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The Great Bay Oil Refinery Fight

By John Walters on Tuesday, March 9, 2004.

Imagine the Great Bay in Durham as home to the world's biggest oil refinery. It's hard to picture now, but in 1973, Aristotle Onassis, with the support of governor Mel Thompson and Union Leader publisher William Loeb, tried to make it happen. A group of dedicated citizens fought the plan and won 30 years ago this month. Durham resident and political activist Dudley Dudley, who was the town�s freshman representative at the time, recounts the story.

Presidential Campaign '04

By Mike Arnold on Tuesday, March 9, 2004.

The presidential election is still eight months away, but already the candidates have been chosen and the battle has begun. John Kerry's big wins in last Tuesday's primary contest made him the unofficial Democratic nominee months before the convention. And just last week, the Bush campaign began advertising for his re-election. We'll talk about what the early stages of the race look like and why states like New Hampshire are considered "swing states". Mike's guest is Jennifer Donahue, Senior Advisor for Political Affairs at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics.

Vermont Yankee Wants More Power

By Eesha Williams on Tuesday, March 9, 2004.

The company that owns Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant wants to increase the plant's output by 20 percent.

The Louisiana-based Entergy corporation has asked Vermont and Federal regulators for permission.

The 32 year old plant is located just across the Connecticut River from Hinsdale, New Hampshire.

And anti-nuclear activists on both sides of the Connecticut want the proposed increase stopped.

Correspondent Eesha Williams files this report.