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Ron Paul Speaks in Manchester
By NHPR Staff on Friday, September 28, 2007.Texas Congressman Ron Paul spoke in Manchester during a campaign visit to New Hampshire. He spoke to a crowd at Victory Park accompanied by his family.
Exeter Voters Give McCain a Second Look
By Dan Trudeau on Friday, September 28, 2007.Republican presidential candidate John McCain was in New Hampshire this weekend. He spoke to a crowd of about 150 at a house party in Exeter Saturday.
Correspondent Dan Trudeau has more.
Flying Squirrels 101
By Scott Fitzpatrick on Thursday, September 27, 2007.Rocket J. Squirrel is unusual for his breed, which tends to be less adventurous and a bit more reclusive.
Well-Behaved Women Seldom Make History
By Liz Bulkley on Thursday, September 27, 2007."Well-Behaved Women Seldom Make History". You've probably seen that quote written on bumper stickers or t-shirts a million times. Tonight on the Front Porch, we'll talk with the woman inadvertently coined it. Laurel Thatcher Ulrich is a Pulitzer-prize winning historian, and when she wrote that now-famous phrase in an essay 30 years ago, she didn't realize it would become so celebrated. Her new book examines the deeper significance behind the catchy slogan and the women that make it meaningful.
New Hampshire News Roundup
By Laura Knoy on Thursday, September 27, 2007.We disect the latest news in the Granite State...including a new twist, and a new deadline – in the debate over how to pay for schools! Also, more pressure on New Hampshire lawmakers to “roll the dice” and expand gambling...and – how much more it could cost to “ease on down the road”...with proposed hikes in highway tolls and gas taxes.
Guests
- Kevin Landrigan, State House Reporter for the Telegraph of Nashua
- Lauren Dorgen, State House Reporter for the Concord Monitor
- Josh Rogers, State House Reporter for NHPR
We'll Also Hear From
- James Pindell, Political Correspondent for the Boston Globe and author of The Primary Source Blog on Boston.com
- Scott Brooks, City Hall Reporter for the New Hampshire Union Leader
Restoring Fort Stark
By Roger Wood on Thursday, September 27, 2007.At the end of a residential street in New Castle, on the seacoast, sits one of New Hampshire's oldest historic sites.
But despite its importance, no street signs point out its location and it rarely sees visitors.
A local group of residents is working to change all that.
They want to put Fort Stark back on the map.
NHPR Correspondent Roger Wood reports.
Nashua Soon to Have Bus Radio
By Sheryl Rich-Kern on Thursday, September 27, 2007.Nashua’s board of education wants school bus drivers to tune in to a new radio station.
If all goes as planned the city will be the first in the state to air Bus Radio.
Produced in Massachusetts and used on school buses in the Bay State, the programming is packaged exclusively for kids.
But not all Nashua parents are happy with the plan because the programming also includes advertising.
NHPR Correspondent Sheryl Rich-Kern reports.
Matt Haimovitz on The Front Porch
Cellist Matt Haimovitz performs in the Front Porch studio. (Andrew Walsh, NHPR)
