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New Hampshire Economy Slows

By Dan Gorenstein on Thursday, October 4, 2001.

Governor Shaheen’s call this week for state departments to prepare reduced budget proposals and reports of high unemployment rates in Derry, all suggest an economic slowdown in the state. For the state’s poorer residents, that could mean some tough times ahead. NHPR’s Dan Gorenstein reports.

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Miss Patti Page, The Singing Rage

By John Walters on Thursday, October 4, 2001.

She was queen of the pop charts in the 50s and early 60s and although her records don't sell millions anymore, she's still going strong. She won her forst ever Grammy award a couple years ago, she has a new album out and is working on another. When she's not on the road, she lives at a sugar maple farm in northern New Hampshire. Keep up with the Singing Rage at www.misspattipage.com

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Arming Airline Pilots

By Allison McNair on Thursday, October 4, 2001.

While President Bush and Congress work on making airports and planes more secure, many pilots say they should be allowed to keep guns in the cockpit. But that makes some passengers and crew members nervous. Our guests are Steven Winter, state representative from Newberry and retired American Airlines captain, and Sara DelaCruz, council representative for the Association of Flight Attendants. New Hampshire Public Television?s Allison McNair hosts.

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Stonyfield Yogurt Gains a New Partner

By Doug MacPherson on Thursday, October 4, 2001.

A New Hampshire yogurt maker plans to announce today that it is ?partnering? with a multi-national food company based in France. Londonderry-based Stonyfield Farm will team up with Groupe Danone. Stonyfield insists it will maintain complete control of its operation. N-H-P-R?s Doug MacPherson reports.

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City Grapples with Prison Plan

By Erica Erickson on Thursday, October 4, 2001.

About a hundred-twenty-five people turned out in Berlin last night to discuss the proposal to build a federal prison there. The plan calls for either a medium or a maximum security prison, to hold about a thousand inmates. Supporters say it would give a boost to the struggling mill city?s economy. NHPR?s Trish Anderton reports.

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