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ArchivesThe Internet and PoliticsBy Laura Knoy on Friday, December 5, 2003.Blogs, MoveOn, MeetUp... This political season has been called the "internet primary". Many of this year's Presidential hopefuls are relying on the internet to communicate with voters, raise money, and get organized for election day. Our guests discuss why this tool is working better for some candidates than others, and whether its success translates to votes. Laura's guests are Michael Cornfield, Research Director of the Institute for Politics, Democracy, and the Internet at George Washington University and Rich Killion, Director of the Marlin Fitzwater Center for Communication at Franklin Pierce College in Rindge. We'll also hear from James Pindell, managing editor and reporter at PolitcsNH.com and Zack Exley, Organizing Director at MoveOn.org. listen:
 P.J.By John Walters on Friday, December 5, 2003.P.J. O'Rourke is a writer, journalist, regular guest on the NPR program "Wait Wait, Don't Tell Me!" and a resident of Sharon, New Hampshire. We talk about his career from the early days of the National Lampoon to the present; and his political transformation, from 60's-style hippie to martini-drinking conservative. listen:
Treehouse is Accessible to AllBy Trish Anderton on Friday, December 5, 2003.On the grounds of the Crotched Mountain School, in the small town of Greenfield, an unusual structure is taking shape. When it's finished, the treehouse will connect eleven separate trees. It'll have an enclosed clubhouse, and open decks where kids can hang out in the sunshine. And, it'll be fully wheelchair-accessible. NHPR's Trish Anderton reports. listen:
Manchester's Ranks of Unemployed Swell by 550By Mark Bevis on Friday, December 5, 2003.Tyson's food has announced it is closing the JAC PAC plant. Employees have until the beginning of February to find other jobs. But a good number of them are newly arrived immigrants who speak little english. NHPR's Mark Bevis speaks with Dennis Norton the union representative for the United Food and Commercial Workers Union. listen:
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