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ArchivesKeene Considers Restaurant Smoking BanBy Teal Krech on Tuesday, July 24, 2001.Is smoking a public health issue or a matter of individual rights? Is safeguarding its citizens from second-hand smoke - a carcinogen as deadly as asbestos - a city's responsibility? Those questions are being debated in Keene, where the city government is considering banning smoking in all restaurants. Restaurants that double as bars would have to fully separate the two areas. The Keene listen: No audio currently available. Order on CD (pdf).
Berlin Freezes Spending.....No Money from the MillBy Lisa Peakes on Tuesday, July 24, 2001.Pulp and Paper of America hasn't been keeping up with its tax payments so the city has to cut its spending. NHPR's Lisa Peakes interview City Manager Robert Thebarge. listen: No audio currently available. Order on CD (pdf).
Kids' SportsBy Laura Knoy on Tuesday, July 24, 2001.The days of pick-up basketball and street hockey seem nearly gone, replaced by screaming coaches and Dads brawling in the stands. Many parents and coaches say there is way too much pressure in youth sports today. They are trying to strike a balance among competition, good sportsmanship, and fun. Laura talks with Fred Deppe, a soccer coach in Hudson, NH and principal in the Massachusetts public school system and Bob Bigelow a youth sports reformer and activist and former NBA player. listen: No audio currently available. Order on CD (pdf).
KAT Scan: Nineteen Years of Theater for KidsBy John Walters on Tuesday, July 24, 2001.Trish Lindberg is the founder and director of Kearsarge Arts Theater�or KAT. In its 18-year history, more than 3000 children have taken part in KAT�s summer program, or performed in its productions. Last year�s production, �Mail to the Chief,� was based on children�s letters to the President; it was performed at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC. For more information about KAT, send them a postcard care of Timmie Poh, P. O. Box 704, New London, NH 03257. listen: No audio currently available. Order on CD (pdf).
JCC Members Quit Committee and Sound OffBy Josh Rogers on Tuesday, July 24, 2001.The judicial conduct committee -- or JCC � has lost two members to resignation. Chairman David Hodges and Member John Newsom say that with a reconfigured conduct commission in the offing, now�s the time to make way. NHPR�s Josh Rogers has more. listen: No audio currently available. Order on CD (pdf).
NH Economy Still Clipping Along....By Mark Bevis on Tuesday, July 24, 2001.Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan today hinted that another cut in interest rates may be coming. That's if the economy doesn't pick up its pace. But here in New Hampshire, the economy is trotting along as a good clip. Marty Capodice with the state Department of Employment Security told NHPR's Mark Bevis that the strong economy is due to the fact that the state is uniquely placed. listen: No audio currently available. Order on CD (pdf).
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