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ArchivesSenate To Consider Clean Elections ProposalBy Josh Rogers on Tuesday, January 29, 2002.A Senate Committee will today consider a plan to provide public funding for candidates for governor, the state senate and executive councilor. Champions of the measure, say public funding will curb the influence of special interests and open up the political process. But party leaders in Maine, which adopted so-called clean election statutes several years ago, say public funding comes with plenty of challenges. listen: No audio currently available. Order on CD (pdf).
Franconia's Bode Miller Skis to the OlympicsBy Doug MacPherson on Tuesday, January 29, 2002.24-year-old Bode Miller is considered the United States' best hope in years for an Olympic medal in alpine skiing. In years past, the Franconia, New Hampshire native won a reputation as a go-for-broke competitor who crashed as often as he finished. Lately he's been finishing more often than crashing - and winning. Miller will head to Salt Lake City with four World-Cup first-place finishes to his name - the best performance by an American skier in almost two decades. Lately, Miller's unorthodox style has left the skiing world scratching its collective head, wondering, "What makes Bode win?" NHPR's Doug MacPherson reports. listen:
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