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ArchivesNew Hampshire Food Bank Says Times are DesperateBy Mark Bevis on Monday, November 8, 2004.BY MOST STANDARDS, NEW HAMPSHIRE'S ECONOMY IS QUITE HEALTHY. THE MEDIAN INCOME IS HIGHER THAN THE NATION'S AS A WHOLE, AND FEWER FAMILIES LIVE IN POVERTY. BUT NOT EVERYONE IN THE STATE IS ENJOYING THESE GOOD TIMES. AND THE STATE'S SOUP KITCHENS ARE FEELING THE PINCH....ESPECIALLY AT THIS TIME OF YEAR. NEW HAMPSHIRE PUBLIC RADIO'S MARK BEVIS HAS MORE. listen:
 Store Owner Fears Tobacco Tax HikeBy Dan Gorenstein on Monday, November 8, 2004.With the state's election of John Lynch as governor, the possibility of raising the tobacco tax is back on the table. Unlike Governor Benson who vowed to veto any new taxes, the governor-elect said he would consider a modest cigarette tax increase to help pay for education. Undoubtedly, Lynch's victory stirs up concern among businesses that sell tobacco...especially those on the state's borders. But before opponents and supporters start trotting out their familiar arguments; New Hampshire Public Radio's Dan Gorenstein talked with one store owner to see how he was taking the news. listen:
NH Prison Population Increases Over Last YearBy Mark Bevis on Monday, November 8, 2004.According to the Federal Bureau of Justice Statistics, New Hampshire's prison population is decreasing. But as NHPR's Mark Bevis reports, the federal numbers are old and in fact, the state is actually seeing its jails swell with new inmates. listen: No audio currently available. Order on CD (pdf).
Chris BohjalianBy John Walters on Monday, November 8, 2004.Chris Bohjalian's ninth novel, Before You Know Kindness, is set in Sugar Hill, New Hampshire. The place holds special meaning for Chris' family and their thinly fictionalized counterparts in the novel. In the book, personal failures turn themselves into cataclysmic errors and the fallout is far reaching within the family. And though Before You Know Kindness explores animal rights, hunting, and gun control, Chris calls the book ?first and foremost a family saga.? listen:
Shake Up at the State HouseBy Laura Knoy on Monday, November 8, 2004.Come January, New Hampshire will have a new Governor. John Lynch will become the fourth Democratic Governor in forty years. He will have to work with a Republican dominated legislature. We're talking about transitions, working together, and what political lessons history can teach us. Laura's guests are Dean Spiliotes, Research Fellow for the Department of Politics at St. Anselm College and Stu Wallace, Professor of History at the NH Technical Institute. We'll also hear from Mike Whalley, Deputy House Speaker and Republican from Alton Bay and Joe Keefe, former Democratic Party Chair in New Hampshire. listen:
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