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NH Dems Urge Scrapping of No Child Left Behind

By John Milne on Friday, February 27, 2004.

Two of the Legislature's top Democrats are launching a new effort to get New Hampshire to withdraw from the national No Child Left Behind program.

They say Washington is making demands that it doesn't pay for. They complain about losing local control.

But this year New Hampshire is not alone.

New Hampshire Public Radio's political correspondent, John Milne, reports:

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Bluefin Quotas Penalize New England Fishermen

By Doug MacPherson on Friday, February 27, 2004.

The blue fin tuna is often described as the most exciting sport fish any fishermen can ever hope to catch. In New Hampshire alone, an estimated 200-to-300 fishermen hold tuna licenses. About one hundred of those licenses belong to commercial fishermen. For them, the blue fin tuna represents an increasingly critical component of a highly regulated industry.
But fisherman here on the Eastern Seaboard must contend with very tight quota restrictions. They say the restrictions benefit not the species ? but the fishermen?s competitors on the other side of the Atlantic.
New Hampshire Public Radio?s Doug MacPherson reports.

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Beyond Birdhouses: Shop Class Goes Professional

By Trish Anderton on Friday, February 27, 2004.

If you're old enough to have kids in school, you probably remember something from your own school days called "Shop Class."

That's where you went to build a birdhouse or do a little metalworking.

But these days shop class has gone high-tech.

State and federal programs are reshaping vocational education to try to give students the skills they need for the workplace.

NHPR's Trish Anderton reports.

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Reactions to the National Clergy Sex Abuse Report

By Raquel Maria Dillon on Friday, February 27, 2004.

The National Review Board criticized Catholic bishops for failing to stop widespread clergy sex abuse over the past five decades. The watchdog panel of prominent lay leaders said the bishops? failure to stop the abuse was ?shameful to the church?. Catholic activists in New Hampshire say they?re still worried that the leadership of the Manchester Diocese isn?t taking responsibility for its role. New Hampshire Public Radio?s Raquel Maria Dillon reports.

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