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Revitalizing Jewish Faith and Identity

By John Walters on Tuesday, November 13, 2001.

Sam Osherson is a psychotherapist and author. He says many Jews see their identity in negative terms- a history of oppression, a sense of guilt and obligation. But he says it doesn't have to be that way, that Judaism can be a source of joy, fulfillment and purpose. His new book is called "Rekindling the Flame".

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Nuclear Threats

By Laura Knoy on Tuesday, November 13, 2001.

U.S. officials are concerned nuclear weapons or materials could fall into the hands of terrorists. We?ll talk about how likely that really is. Laura talks with Leonard Spector, Deputy Director at Monterey Institute of International Studies Center for Non-proliferation Studies www.miis.edu and Jim Walsh, International Security Program; Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program at Harvard University Kennedy School of Government http://ksgnotes1.harvard.edu/bcsia/bcsia.nsf/www/home

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UNH Computer Lab: An Interoperability Mecca

By Dan Gorenstein on Tuesday, November 13, 2001.

A governor?s office report claims New Hampshire has the second highest concentration of high tech workers in the country.The report also boasts more miles of fiber optic cables than California, New York and Massachusetts. But what didn?t make it into the executive report was a little known computer lab at the University of New Hampshire. As NHPR?s Dan Gorenstein reports, the only people who seem to know about the Inter-Operability Lab are those who depend on it?..the telecommunications industry.

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Some Prefer Nettles: Nov's NHHC Book Selection

By Kevin Gardner on Tuesday, November 13, 2001.

Sexual obsession and cultural upheaval.

Those are the dominant themes of this month's NH Humanities Council book selection, Some Prefer Nettles.

The author is Junichero Tanizaki, who has often been called "the greatest Japanese novelist of the 20th century."

During a prolific career lasting more than 40 years, he produced several classics of modern Japanese literature.

Many of them, including Some Prefer Nettles, have become renowned for their examinations of Japan's cultural clash with the west.

Humanities reporter Kevin Gardner has more.

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New Study Finds PSNH Plants Dirtiest in Region

By Doug MacPherson on Tuesday, November 13, 2001.

For the amount of fuel they consume, New Hampshire's power plants generate more pollution than similar plants in New England. That's the conclusion of a new report by New Hampshire Public Interest Research Group. NHPR's Doug MacPherson reports.

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