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"It's Getting Better All the Time"...or is it?

By Laura Knoy on Monday, January 29, 2001.

Thanks to our free enterprise system life in America is better than ever says one of our guests. Others say advances in health, wealth and racial equality are true-to a point-but that government regulation and social activism and deserve credit for keeping unbridled capitalism in check. Steve's joined by Stehen Moore (www.clubforgrowth.org) co-author of "It's Getting Better All the Time: 100 Greatest Trends of the Last 100 Years," and Jared Bernstein, Labor Economist with the Economic Policy Institute (www.epinet.org)

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Looking Ahead at the Bush Presidency

By Laura Knoy on Monday, January 22, 2001.

During his campaign for the White House, George W. Bush promised tax cuts, prescription drug coverage for seniors, and Social Security reform. We look at how these and some of his other iniativies might fare on Capitol Hill in the coming months. And we want to find out about your priorities for our new President. Steve's guests are Jeff Woodburn, former Chair of the NH Democratic Party (www,nh-democrats.org), and John Dowd, assistant Chair of the NH Republican State Committee (www.nhgop.org).

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Legislative Preview

By Laura Knoy on Friday, January 5, 2001.

The New Hampshire legislature opens for business this week. We talk with members of leadership about the top priorities, from education financing to judicial reform. Laura's guests are Senate President Arthur Klemm and House Democratic Leader Peter Burling.

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The uproar over Tom Alciere

By Laura Knoy on Thursday, January 4, 2001.

He's a freshman representative from Nashua who made headlines this week for his views advocating killing police. We'll talk about why this information about him didn't surface during his campaign, what's likely to happen to him, and what lessons we can learn from this unusual situation. Laura talks with Kevin Landrigan, statehouse reporter for the Telegraph of Nashua and Claire Ebel with the NH Civil Liberties Union.

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Elder Law

By Laura Knoy on Wednesday, January 3, 2001.

We'll talk about the concerns elders face when it when it comes to estate planning, long-term care and other legal issues. Laura talks with Ted Beasley, chair of the Elder Law Committee of the American Bar Association, beasleyferber.com, and Ann Butenhoff with the NH Senior Citizen's Law Project (part of NH Legal Assistance),
1-888-353-9944.

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Economic Slowdown

By Laura Knoy on Tuesday, January 2, 2001.

It looks like this country's boom times might be over. Consumer confidence is down, stocks are slipping and analyst are jittery. We'll talk about whether we're headed for a recession and what the downturn could mean for New Hampshire. Laura talks with Thomas Sedoric with AG Edwards and Sons Investment in Porstmouth and Dennis Delay, Senior Economist with Public Service of New Hampshire.

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