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ArchivesWelcome to the Beaver DenBy Rosemary Conroy on Friday, December 3, 2004.Despite the lack of conveniences like indoor heating and take-out, beavers make a pretty good living for themselves in the winter. listen:
 UNH Football goes to the Quarterfinals in MontanaBy John Walters on Friday, December 3, 2004.New Hampshire is home to one of the biggest surprises in college football this year. The UNH Wildcats have come out of nowhere, to challenge for a national championship in the NCAA's Division 1-double-A. They won their first round game in an upset over Georgia Southern last weekend…and tomorrow they face Montana in the quarterfinals. Veteran Sports reporter Jim Jeannotte tells NHPR's John Walters that the team was expecting to do well this year.....just not this well 2wayunhball 3:13 forward to tomorrow. =------------------------- :03:13 Veteran sports reporter Jim Jeannotte is the radio voice of the UNH Wildcats. He was speaking with NHPR's John Walters. UNH plays Montana tomorrow at 4pm eastern time. It'll be televised on ESPN-2… and you can hear Jim's call of the game on the UNH sports radio network across New Hampshire. listen:
Truth is as Deadly as FictionBy John Walters on Friday, December 3, 2004.Vermont?s bucolic image is shattered in Archer Mayor?s novel, Gatekeeper. It?s about the heroin trade in the Green Mountains and the horrors that go along with it. Archer Mayor did a lot of research for the book. He?s also an assistant medical examiner for the state of Vermont as well as an EMT for the Brattleboro area. Both have brought him face to face with the consequences of Vermont?s heroin troubles. Archer talks about the war on drugs, some of the things he?s seen, and what?s ahead. Archer Mayor's newest book, The Surrogate Thief has just been awarded the 2004 Book Award for Fiction by New England Booksellers Association. listen:
Beer Tax: Room to Grow?By Josh Rogers on Friday, December 3, 2004.Sin taxes are a mainstay of the state's revenue structure??..Last year, when the governor and legislature wanted to raise more money one solution was to propose a new liquor store??.But in the effort to tap revenue from alcohol, the state's tax on beer remains a poor cousin. New Hampshire Public Radio's Josh Rogers has more. listen:
A Look Inside UkraineBy Laura Knoy on Friday, December 3, 2004.Election turmoil has kept the one time Russian Republic in the news and torn between political factions. We'll speak with a roundtable of Ukrainian scholars and journalists about the state of their country as well as a first hand look at their troubled elections. Laura's guests are Dr. Alex Tsiovkh, Professor for the Ukrainian Program for the Center for Russian and East European Studies at The University of Kansas. Taras Kuzmov, Acting president of Kyiv Public Radio since 2003. Click here to find out more about Kyiv Public Radio The Ukrainian journalists are brought here as part of an exchange with the Ukraine Media Partnership Program. This August NHPR General Manager Mark Handley and Program Director Mike Arnold traveled to Kiev, Ukraine and Kyiv Public Radio to observe their broadcast facilities, work with journalists there and help develop a business plan for the station. listen:
Dealing with Addiction: A One-Hour SpecialBy NHPR Staff on Friday, December 3, 2004.NHPR News wraps up its series on substance abuse with a one-hour radio special. Join hosts John Walters and Shay Zeller for an in-depth look at how addiction affects New Hampshire. We'll check-in with NHPR reporters and Judge Ed Kelly, Chair of the Governor's Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse. Sullivan County Attorney Mark Hathaway will explain how heroin changed a few rural communities in the western part of the state, and Poet Donald Hall will read from his book "Willow Temple". listen: No audio currently available. Order on CD (pdf).
Alcohol Abuse: What Doctors Can DoBy Amy Quinton on Friday, December 3, 2004.At least thirteen percent of patients seeing a primary care physician in New Hampshire have a potential problem with alcohol. Primary care physicians are on the front line in identifying and treating those patients. And experts say if doctors played a more active role in spotting the people at risk, there would be fewer substance abuse problems in the long run. New Hampshire Public Radio's Amy Quinton reports. listen:
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