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ArchivesReporter RoundtableBy Laura Knoy on Friday, February 21, 2003.The legislature is diving into Governor Benson’s budget proposal, charter schools were approved by the house and a new attorney general was appointed. Those issues and more on The Exchange, live at 9 (and again at 8 pm) on NHPR. Trish Anderton hosts with guests Kevin Landrigan, The Nashua Telegraph www.nashuatelegraph.com, and Tom Fahey, The Union Leader and New Hampshire Sunday News www.theunionleader.com. listen:
 Mice FactsBy Iain MacLeod on Friday, February 21, 2003.Had any uninvited guests this winters? Iain MacLeod helps you get to know your mouse of the house. listen:
Two Very Different No Child Left Behind PricetagsBy Dan Gorenstein on Friday, February 21, 2003.Advocates of the No Child Left Behind education act got some good news this week. A study from the Josiah Bartlett Center found that Washington will more than cover the cost of the new law. In fact, the study estimates that the state will get even see a surplus. This directly contradicts a earlier study from the New Hampshire School Administrator’s Association. That report estimated that the federal funds would fall short by tens of millions of dollars. NHPR’s Dan Gorenstein reports. listen:
Keene's Smoking Ban One Year LaterBy Carolyn Martin on Friday, February 21, 2003.The city of Keene is marking the first anniversary of its smoking ban for restaurants. listen:
The Lovely Vices: Coffee and ChocolateBy John Walters on Friday, February 21, 2003.PSC Psychology professor, Paul Fedorchak found that when given a choice of beverages, rats preferred those enhanced with caffeine. He joins John Walters to talk about his recently published article "Caffeine-Reinforced Conditioned Flavor Preferences in Rats." Find out more about his work at http://oz.plymouth.edu/~pfedorch/ Also, we'll hear about the 14th annual Chocolate Festival in Conway, in which participants snowshoe or cross country ski from site to site in order to earn gourmet chocolate treats. listen:
NH Below Average in Food Assistance ProgramsBy Mark Bevis on Friday, February 21, 2003.A new report gives New Hampshire below average grades for getting food assistance to residents who need it. The report was release by the Food Research and Action Center. Doug Hess was a co-author of the report. Hess tells NHPR's Mark Bevis that despite the low grades, a smaller percentage of people in New Hampshire are going hungry compared to national averages. listen:
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