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ArchivesNH Death PenaltyBy Laura Knoy on Thursday, February 5, 2004.New Hampshire has death penalty laws in its books, but it’s been more than sixty years since someone has actually been executed. Now, that may change….with the sentence of Gary Sampson. We revisit the death penatly debate on the next Exchange. Laura's guests are New Hampshire Attorney General Peter Heed and Representative Jim Spaine of Portsmouth who's a sponsor of a new Senate Bill restricting anyone under the age of 18 from capital punishment listen:
 House Rejects School Voucher BillBy Josh Rogers on Thursday, February 5, 2004.House lawmakers yesterday rejected a voucher plan that would use public money to help send children to private schools. As New Hampshire Public Radio’s Josh Rogers reports, the measure failed by a single vote. listen: No audio currently available. Order on CD (pdf).
You want fries with that?By John Walters on Thursday, February 5, 2004.Franchising is a major force in the American economy. According to one source, it accounts for nearly half of all retail activity in the US. Franchises include familiar names like McDonald's, Dunkin' Donuts, Blockbuster, Pizza, Hut, Motel 6. There are also franchises in industries like health care services, real estate, financial services, travel, and even education. Udo Schlentrich is the director of the William Rosenberg International Center for Franchising. The Rosenberg Center was created with funding from William Rosenberg, the founder of Dunkin' Donuts. He talks to John about why franchising is such a success, what makes a good franchise operation and some of the downsides of franchising: displacing independent businesses and the homogenization of America. He'll also talk about working with Bill Rosenberg in creating the Center. listen:
The Old Man on the State Flag?By Dan Gorenstein on Thursday, February 5, 2004.This legislative session a lot of old bills are coming before lawmakers. One of them is to redesign the state flag by using the profile of the Old Man of the Mountain. But as NHPR's Dan Gorenstein reports maybe this year, given the sentiment for the old man, the proposal will fly. listen:
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