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ArchivesStandardized Testing & Bush's Education PlanBy Laura Knoy on Thursday, May 31, 2001.Moms in Scarsdale, New York took to the streets this month to protest too many tests. Meanwhile, the House just passed President Bush’s education plan,which requires annual reading and math tests in grades 3-8. It’s a nationwide debate over testing and accountability … and how much is enough. Laura's guests are Lil Tuttle, the Education Director of the Clare Booth Luce Policy Institute, and Dennis Murphy, a lobbyist for the NH chapter of the National Education Association. listen: No audio currently available. Order on CD (pdf).
Now You Can See the Hazy Days of SummerBy Lisa Peakes on Thursday, May 31, 2001.A Boston-based research group is trying to show Northeasterners how much haze is ruining their views. The Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management Group has set up cameras around the region to transmit images to their website. Environmental analyst Gary Kleiman described to NHPR's Lisa Peakes what visitors see when they log on. listen: No audio currently available. Order on CD (pdf).
Bill Morrissey: On Music, Songs, and FictionBy John Walters on Thursday, May 31, 2001.Bill Morrissey?singer, songwriter, and sometime novelist?recently moved back to New Hampshire. He has a new CD out on Philo Records, called ?Things I Saw Or Thought I Saw;? the title was inspired by a line from a Robert Frost poem. Morrissey joined us on the Front Porch to talk about how his songwriting has evolved over a thirty-year career, and his return to the Granite State. listen: No audio currently available. Order on CD (pdf).
Story Time on The Front PorchBy John Walters on Thursday, May 31, 2001.Rebecca Rule is a writer and "storysmith" who lives in Northwood. Many of her stories describe small-town life in the fictitious Woodford. She joined us on The Front Porch to read her story "About Like Splitting Rocks." listen: No audio currently available. Order on CD (pdf).
Milford's Granite House Faces Uncertain FutureBy Mark Bevis on Thursday, May 31, 2001.Historic preservationists are fighting a battle in Milford. The town's only granite house, one of a handful in the state, faces an uncertain future. It stands in the way of a housing development for the elderly. Jim Garvin is New Hampshire's architectural historian. He described the house to NHPR's Mark Bevis. listen: No audio currently available. Order on CD (pdf).
Changing Times at Channel 9By Josh Rogers on Thursday, May 31, 2001.Ever since media behemoth Hearst-argyle purchased Manchester?s WMUR, speculation about new programming has been rampant. This week the station, New Hampshire?s largest, announced the first changes in what management calls an ongoing restructuring process. listen: No audio currently available. Order on CD (pdf).
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