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ArchivesFrom the MailbagBy Eric Woolson on Tuesday, November 18, 2003.One reader has wondered about my comment, "Look for Dean to drop even more in the weeks ahead." The question: Why do you say that? What evidence can you cite, or reasoning can you give to back this claim up? (OK, that's actually two questions, but I used to be a reporter and we're famous for saying, "Just one more question," and then asking three.) The reader concludes, "Also, what do you think accounts for the drop in Dean's numbers and rise in Gephardt's? Reading the Nov. 17th entry, it stated that Gephardt has been very aggressive in his print and TV ads in Iowa. This may account for changing numbers." Name That Team!By Laura Knoy on Tuesday, November 18, 2003.Many New Hampshire sports fans balked when they learned the name of Manchester?s new baseball team. For them, ?The New Hampshire Primaries? just didn?t cut it. Now the team?s owners are culling ideas from the public. We'll talk about what makes a good team name, why there was such an outcry over "The Primaries", and what other ideas are out there. Laura's guests are Vin Sylvia, deputy managing editor for sports at The Manchester Union Leader and Sunday News and Rich Finkelson, co-founder of www.manchesterteam.com, an online petition about the team name. We?ll also hear from former Major Leaguer Bob Tewksbury, Bill Littlefield, host of NPR?s Only a Game, National Baseball Hall of Fame librarian Jim Gates, and representatives from Manchester's new team. listen:
 The Heroin Trade in VermontBy John Walters on Tuesday, November 18, 2003.Vermont?s bucolic image is shattered in Archer Mayor?s new book, Gatekeeper. It?s the latest in his Joe Gunther series of crime novels. It?s about the heroin trade in Vermont and the horrors that go along with it. Archer Mayor did a lot of research for the book. He?s also an assistant medical examiner for the state of Vermont as well as an EMT for the Brattleboro area. Both have brought him face to face with the consequences of Vermont?s heroin troubles. Archer talks about the war on drugs, some of the things he?s seen, and what?s ahead. listen:
Nonprofits in New HampshireBy Doug MacPherson on Tuesday, November 18, 2003.The �New Hampshire Center for Nonprofits� has released a first-of-its kind study on the health of non-profit organizations in the Granite State. The report finds that the number of nonprofits has gone up in the past ten years. Spending by nonprofits has nearly doubled and their assets are up even more. In fact, as New Hampshire Public Radio�s Doug MacPherson reports, the nonprofit sector has become major economic force. listen:
NH Community Reacts to MA. Supreme Ct RulingBy Mark Bevis on Tuesday, November 18, 2003.New Hampshire's gay and lesbian community is applauding yesterday's Supreme Court decision in Massachusetts. Justices there have ruled that it is a violation of the state's constitution to deny same sex couples the right to marry. Today's ruling in the Bay State follows a similar decision in Vermont three years ago. But as New Hampshire Public Radio's Mark Bevis reports, gays and lesbians in New Hampshire are taking a different tack. listen:
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