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ArchivesLife as an Afghani-AmericanBy Laura Knoy on Friday, April 4, 2003.Tamim Ansary?s recent book is ?West of Kabul, East of New York? www.fsgbooks.com, and was written as a reflection after September 11th. Ansary was born in Afghanistan and emigrated to the U.S. as a teenager. He writes about how growing up bicultural is like, ?straddling a crack in the earth?. Ansary is in New Hampshire this week speaking at UNH Manchester, an event sponsored by the New Hampshire Humanities Council. For more information see www.nhhc.org. listen:
 Tough Issues in PoetryBy John Walters on Friday, April 4, 2003.Cynthia Huntington teaches writing at Dartmouth College. She has just published "The Radiant," her fourth collections of poems. It occupies some serious territory- including her long battle with MS and the end of her marriage. She also reads one of her early poems about war. listen:
Landscaping is for the BirdsBy Iain MacLeod on Friday, April 4, 2003.Find out how you can help migrating birds just by making a few additions to your yard. listen:
Senate Votes To Lapse Kindergarten ProgramBy Josh Rogers on Friday, April 4, 2003.The New Hampshire Senate has voted against extending the state's kindergarten construction program. The measure fell on a twelve to twelve vote. listen:
Another Mediscam?By Mark Bevis on Friday, April 4, 2003.House lawmakers have come up with a new scheme to boost Medicaid reimbursements to health care providers. Finance Committee members estimate the plan could raise millions of dollars. But the federal government has to approve the plan. That's because those millions are federal dollars. For a decade, the state has successfully used a similar scheme to get federal money. Doug Hall with the New Hampshire Center for Public Policy Studies was one of that plan's originators. He described the current effort to NHPR's Mark Bevis. listen:
The Red Cross and Freedom of SpeechBy Carolyn Martin on Friday, April 4, 2003.Americans often take for granted their first amendment right to free political expression. But in Keene, that right has clashed with an organization's desire to remain politically neutral. The issue involves the Red Cross and a volunteer who wanted to express his opposition to the war in Iraq. The Keene Sentinel's Carolyn Martin has more. listen:
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