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Time is Running Out for Medicare Drug Benefit

By David Darman on Tuesday, December 14, 2004.

Time is running out for low income seniors in New Hampshire to get hundreds of dollars of federal money to help pay for prescription drugs. The federal government estimates nearly 30,000 seniors in the state may be eligible for the money, but few have signed up. Federal and state officials are pushing hard to get seniors enrolled before the end of the year.

New Hampshire Public Radio's David Darman has more.

For information on how to enroll, call 1-800-852-3388. Or you can try ServiceLink at 866-634-9412.

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Many Factors Shape Teen Smoking Rates in NH

By Kerry Grens on Tuesday, December 14, 2004.

Several weeks ago, New Hampshire Public Radio
aired a story on the limited money the state
spends on preventing teen smoking.

One of NHPR’s listeners wrote in to point
out that despite modest fiscal efforts,
New Hampshire has seen the rate of teen
smoking fall dramatically.

NHPR’s Kerry Grens reports on this
trend…

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From Refugee Camps to the Manchester Public Schools

By Rebecca Kaufman on Tuesday, December 14, 2004.

Many schools in New Hampshire have students who are refugees from overseas. The city of Manchester has more experience than most places in working with these young people. About 65% of the state’s immigrant and refugee students go to Manchester schools. But this Fall, a group of students arrived who come from a more challenging background than most teachers have ever seen. New Hampshire Public Radio's Rebecca Kaufman has the story.

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Unforgivable Blackness - The Story of Jack Johnson

By Laura Knoy on Tuesday, December 14, 2004.

A new Ken Burns documentary tells the story of Jack Johnson, the first black Heavyweight boxing champion of the world. Jack Johnson rose to wealth and stardom at a time when African Americans were at their lowest point since slavery. Burns tells the story of a man who refused to play by the rules and his battles both inside the ring and outside of it as he tried to become truly free in the white dominated world of his time. Laura's guest is Ken Burns, documentary film maker and Producer of "Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson"

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Digital Forensics

By John Walters on Tuesday, December 14, 2004.

Dartmouth professor Hany Farid is tight with the FBI and the CIA as a result of his innovative work in counterfeit image detection. Host John Walters talks with Farid about the programs he's developed, his role as a frequent expert witness, and his success in determining fakes in the high-priced professional art world.

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