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Sarah Chayes on Afghanistan
By Liz Bulkley on Wednesday, February 28, 2007.Former NPR reporter Sarah Chayes once described events in Afghanistan as an outside chronicler. She now calls Kandahar home and details her experiences of how life unfolded after the Taliban came to power in her new book The Punishment of Virtue: Inside Afghanistan After the Taliban. We'll talk with the Massachusetts native about the complicated politics inside the country, and the depth of her personal interest in making an impact there.
***This interview originally aired October 24, 2006.
New Web Tool Shows Which Hospitals Cost More
By Jon Greenberg on Wednesday, February 28, 2007.The state has unveiled its latest effort to help people find the least expensive providers of health care. A new web site called N H Healthcost-dot org shows how much patients and insurance companies pay for about thirty procedures, from delivering a baby to getting an X-ray of your foot.
New Hampshire Public Radio's Jon Greenberg has more.
Foreclosures in the Granite State
By Laura Knoy on Wednesday, February 28, 2007.Open the newspaper and you're bound to see pages and pages of foreclosure listings. In Rockingham County alone there were 253 foreclosures last year, nearly three times as many as in 2004. We'll look at what the factors may be behind the increase, if this is just the tip of the iceberg or a short term trend, and what this means for New Hampshire's housing market and overall economy. Laura's guests are Russ Thibeault, President of Applied Economic Research, a Laconia-based economic and real-estate consultant firm; Jerry Little, President of the New Hampshire Bankers Association, a non-profit trade association representing all the commercial and thrift banks in the state; and Dave Deziel, Spokesman for the Consumer Credit Counseling Service of New Hampshire and Vermont.
A New Hampshire Man Aims to Race Across America in Less Than 10 Days
By David Darman on Tuesday, February 27, 2007.The Tour De France may be the best known bicycle race in the world. But this June, dozens of riders will compete in race across America, taking in thousands of miles in less than 10 days. Two particpants in the race are from New Hampshire, and one discusses how he's getting ready to log the miles.
School Money Trials
By Laura Knoy on Tuesday, February 27, 2007.Since 1985, about three dozen other states have struggled with the same issues as New Hampshire: who pays for schools and how much. Now, a new book looks at the impact and implications of these court cases, for the students, and public education overall. Laura's guest is Paul Peterson, Henry Lee Shattuck Professor of Government at Harvard University, Director of the Program on Education Policy and Governance at the Kennedy School of Government, Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Editor-In-Chief of Education Next and author of several books, including “School Money Trials: The Legal Pursuit of Educational Adequacyâ€.
A Trilogy of Greek Dramas
By Liz Bulkley on Tuesday, February 27, 2007.This week, the theater departments of three New Hampshire universities are collaborating to present a trilogy of ancient Greek dramas: Agamemnon, The Trojan Women, and Electra. We'll talk with a classics expert about the origins of the plays and their original contexts. And we'll talk with one of the plays' directors about how to present such ancient works to contemporary audiences.
Our guests are:
- Dr. Stephen Trzaskoma, Associate Professor and Coordinator of the Classics Program at the University of New Hampshire
- David Kaye, Head of Acting and Directing for the University of New Hampshire's Department of Theater and Dance.
Agamemnon will be performed by Keene State College's Department of Theater and Dance.
The Trojan Women will be performed by Plymouth State University's Department of Theater, Dance and Music.
Electra will be performed by the University of New Hampshire's Department of Theater and Dance.
Here's a complete list of the performance dates:
At UNH, Durham:
Feb 21 at 7pm: Electra
Feb 22 at 7pm: Electra
Feb 23 at 7pm The Trojan Women
Feb 24 at 7pm Agamemnon
Feb 25 at 2pm Electra
At Keene State College:
Feb 28 at 7:30pm: Agamemnon
Feb 29 at 7:30pm: Agamemnon
March 1 at 7:30pm The Trojan Women
March 2 at 7:30pm Electra
March 3 at 2pm: Agamemnon
At Plymouth State:
March 7 at 7pm: The Trojan Women
March 8 at 7pm: Agamemnon
March 9 at 7pm: Electra
March 10 at 2pm: The Trojan Women
March 10 at 7pm: The Trojan Women
March 11 at 2pm: The Trojan Women
Labor Activists Working to Change Federal Labor Law
By Sheryl Rich-Kern on Monday, February 26, 2007.Organized Labor in New Hampshire is backing a bill before the US Congress making it easier for workers to join a union.
Democratic Representatives Paul Hodes and Carol Shea-Porter are two of more than two hundred sponsors of the Employee Free Choice Act.
NHPR Correspondent Sheryl Rich-Kern reports.
The State of Our Courts
By Laura Knoy on Monday, February 26, 2007.Chief Justice John Broderick joins us, and he says it's dire: courts overwhelmed by more cases, more people without lawyers, and more demands on his underpaid employees, some of whom are the front line of court security. Broderick says more money would help - in a budget year when most state agencies are saying the same.
The Music of the Civil War
By Liz Bulkley on Monday, February 26, 2007.The New Hampshire Historical Society is home to a rare set of military music books from the 1800s. We'll sample a new recording of the songs within, and we'll delve into the history and unique instrumentation behind Civil War bands.
Our guest is music historian Rich Spicer.
Ron Paul: Outsider Turned Grassroots Rock Star
Texas Congressman Ron Paul speaks at the New Hampshire Liberty Forum in Concord, February 25, 2007. At the start of the year, Paul was largely considered a fringe candidate, but by year's end, he attracted mainstream attention for record fundraising and a large following of grassroots activists. (Courtesy Jane Aitken)
