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The latest report by the New England Economic Project says New England may recover more slowly than the rest of the nation, but NH will lead the six state pack. NHPR's Lisa Peakes speaks with UNH Economics Professor Ross Gittel, Vice President of the New England Economics Project.

The Catholic Diocese of Manchester held a ?listening session? in Keene last night to hear from Catholics concerned about clergy sexual abuse. The Diocesan Task Force on Sexual Misconduct Policy met with about 30 parishioners to gather feedback and answer questions. Bishop John McCormack appointed mostly lay people to the task force and asked them to evaluate the Diocese?s current policies ? in light of the recent scandals and the meeting of American Bishops in Dallas last June.
N-H-P-R?s Raquel Maria Dillon reports.

With the election just days away, Republican John Sununu and Democrat Jeanne Shaheen wooed older voters this morning in Bedford. NHPR?s Trish Anderton reports.

By most statistical measures, New Hampshire is a good place to be young. The state has the lowest rate of children living in poverty, the third lowest percentage of teens not in school or working, and the list goes on.

There are of course young people who don’t fit into this encouraging picture. There are teenagers who become disconnected from the familiar structures of family and school. Most move from one friends’ apartment to the next. Some live in their cars. There aren’t large numbers of people trying to work with these young adults and often, their offers of help are rejected.

On the edge of Manchester, by the bank of the Merrimack River, NHPR’s Jon Greenberg met a young couple living in a tent. He prepared this report.

A talk with Jennifer Frizzell, with Planned Parenthood of Northern New England, about her agency's response to the "Choose Life" license plate initiative.