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ArchivesNH Cool to Maine's Health Insurance ExperimentBy Jon Greenberg on Friday, April 2, 2004.The architects of Maine's Dirigo program would like to see two numbers come down - the cost of insurance and the number of people who have no insurance at all. Rising premiums and uninsurance are large problems in New Hampshire as well. But as NHPR's Jon Greenberg reports, in the Granite State, there is no great hunger for the Dirigo approach. listen:
 The Land of War ElephantsBy John Walters on Friday, April 2, 2004.Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India are all in the news constantly these days- often due to violence and unrest. Long before the terrorist attacks of 9/11, the Taliban, and India and Pakistan?s nuclear brinksmanship, Barnard, Vermont resident Matthew Wilson traveled extensively in all of three countries. As a British military officer, he was stationed in Pakistan and took many trips to Afghanistan and India in the late 60?s and early 70?s and returned again in the mid 90?s. He?s written about his experiences and many adventures in The Land of War Elephants: Travels Beyond the Pale in Afghanistan, Pakistan and India. listen:
Sherlock Holmes at 150By Mike Arnold on Friday, April 2, 2004.The illustrious pipe smoking sleuth along with his trusty sidekick Dr. Watson were one of our first pop-culture heroes. One hundred and fifty years later the "canon" of 60 adventures, first written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle still captures the imaginations of readers from eight to eighty. We uncover the lasting appeal of Sherlock Holmes. Mike's guests are Sally Sugarman, professor of Childhood and Media Studies at Bennington College, "Gasogene" of the Baker Street Breakfast Group, a Sherlock Holmes Society in Vermont and co-editor of ?Sherlock Holmes: Victorian Sleuth to Modern Hero.?. Bob Fritsch, secretary (or teller) of Cox and Company, a Sherlock Holmes Society based in Nashua, New Hampshire listen:
Maine's New Health Insurance Program--DirigoBy Fred Bever on Friday, April 2, 2004.An innovative health insurance plan is taking shape in Maine. It's called Dirigo, the state motto meaning "I lead." Under the plan, state, employer and worker contributions will combine with federal Medicaid funds to help provide low-cost health insurance. Backers, including Governor John Baldacci, say it will eventually ensure that every Maine resident has coverage. Maine Public Radio's Fred Bever reports. listen:
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