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ArchivesState of the UnionBy Laura Knoy on Wednesday, January 29, 2003.President Bush gives the State of the Union address Tuesday night. We'll talk about what he says about the situation with Iraq, the war on terrorism, and the economy. We'll also find out about new initiatives he may lay out in his speech. Laura's guests are Republican analyst Tom Rath with the law firm Rath, Young and Pignatelli www.rathlaw.com and Democratic analyst Deborah Arnie Arneson, who can also be heard on WNTK-FM www.wntk.com. listen:
 Firewood For the NeedyBy Lisa Peakes on Wednesday, January 29, 2003.Bryan Ferro's "Upper Valley Wood Program" provides firewood for needy households. listen:
The Search for the Golden Moon BearBy John Walters on Wednesday, January 29, 2003.Sy Montgomery is a nature writer form Hancock. Her work has taken her to some of the most remote places on earth. Her latest book, The Search for the Golden Moon Bear, is about her travels in the jungles of southeast Asia, looking for what might turn out to be a new species of bear. listen:
NCLB Brings a New Wrinkle to the Debate on TestingBy Dan Gorenstein on Wednesday, January 29, 2003.Ever since the No Child Left Behind legislation passed, New Hampshire educators have been thinking about tests. A few years from now, No Child Left Behind, or NCLB, will require students to take a test every year from 3rd through 8th grade in math and language arts. Those test results will determine whether a school is doing fine, or must offer additional tutoring to students, reorganize its curriculum, or in a worst-case scenario fire all of its teachers. With such high stakes, a significant issue has emerged- whether the test should measure how much students know at a certain point, or how much they?ve learned since the beginning of the year. In the third part of our series on No Child Left Behind, NHPR?s Dan Gorenstein reports on a new wrinkle in the debate over testing. listen:
Manchester May Get Minor League BaseballBy David Darman on Wednesday, January 29, 2003.The city of Manchester is planning to build a six thousand-five-hundred seat stadium for minor league baseball. And the owner of the Lowell Spinners Baseball team has purchased another minor league team that may play in Manchester as soon as 2004. But at least one issue could still derail the Manchester baseball project. NHPR's David Darman has more. listen:
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