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ArchivesPredicting the FutureBy John Walters on Thursday, December 4, 2003.Dennis Meadows has been called one of the top one hundred futurists of all time- and he doesn't use a crystal ball. Through complex computer modelling of a lot of data, Dennis predicts future trends in economics and the environment. He is co-author of The Limits To Growth, a 1972 book that warned the world was growing at an unsustainable rate. Dennis also creates experiential games that develop teamwork and personal skills. He's director of the Institute for Policy and Social Science Research at the University of New Hampshire. listen:
 NH Baseball Announces Team NameBy Sally Hirsh-Dic... on Thursday, December 4, 2003.Officials with New Hampshire's new minor league baseball club have unveiled the team's name after a month of public debate. Baseball fans around the state took part in an online poll, and came up with the name "The New Hampshire Fisher Cats". listen:
Guarding IraqBy Laura Knoy on Thursday, December 4, 2003.Five hundred Granite State National Guard troops have been mobilized to support operations in Iraq next month, the largest since WW2. We?ll ask where they?re going, what they?ll do, how families and employers cope back home and what the calling of so many of our National Guard tell us about current foreign policy in Iraq. Laura's Guests are Wayne Lesperance, Assistant Professor of Political Science at New England College. Peter Josephson, Assistant Professor of Politics at Saint Anselm College. Ernest Loomis, State Chairman of the Department of Defense Employers support of the Guard and Reserve and Lieutenant Ana Cutting, Platoon Leader for the 744 Transportation Company out of Somersworth, NH who will be leaving NH on her way to Iraq on December 12th. listen:
Bio-Diesel Station Opens in West ChesterfieldBy Susan Keese on Thursday, December 4, 2003.The story goes that when Rudolf Diesel invented his engine back in 1897, he intended it to run on peanut oil. A century later, some people are again looking to vegetable-based fuels to run their diesel engines. They've turned to a product called bio-diesel. They see it as a way to cut down on greenhouse gas emissions and reduce dependence on foreign oil. A caravan of bio-diesel devotees gathered Wednesday morning to celebrate a small victory...the opening of the areas first bio-diesel fuel station. Vermont Public Radio's Susan Keese has more. listen: No audio currently available. Order on CD (pdf).
Drug/Alcohol Abuse Programs on the Chopping BlockBy John Milne on Thursday, December 4, 2003.Governor Benson has asked state agencies to cut their spending by an additional 10 per cent. One way to cut criminal justice costs could be to expand alcohol and drug abuse treatment. Doctors, prosecutors, judges, parole officers and many legislators agree that treating drug and alcohol addiction is more effective ? and cheaper ? than throwing people in prison. But treatment programs are among the first to feel the cost-cutting axe. New Hampshire Public Radio political correspondent John Milne filed this story: listen:
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