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ArchivesLawmakers Reject Cap on Insurance HikesBy Dan Gorenstein on Wednesday, May 19, 2004.State lawmakers today/Wednesday agreed to kill a provision that would have capped health insurance premiums for two years. The initiative was a response to double digit increases for most New Hampshire businesses. Those increases came despite passage of legislation last year that was supposed to keep health insurance priced down through competition. But many small businesses are complaining the changes have resulted in skyrocketing premium increases. New Hampshire Public Radio's Dan Gorenstein reports. listen:
 Distance LearningBy Trish Anderton on Wednesday, May 19, 2004.A recent congressional investigation found that several federal employees had purchased bogus degrees from so-called "diploma mills". We'll look at the pros and cons of distance learning and the difference between legitimate online schools and diploma mills. Trish Anderton hosts. Her guests are Paul LeBlanc, President of Southern New Hampshire University. SNHU has the leading distance education program in New England. Prior to SNHU, Paul was President of Marlboro College in Massachusetts, where he worked on education and technology issues. Her other guest is Bob Gershon, Professor of Communication at Castleton State College in Vermont. listen:
A Passion for BridgeBy John Walters on Wednesday, May 19, 2004.Exeter resident Karen McCallum is a four-time bridge world champion. Bridge is a fast-paced, complicated game that takes years to master and, as Karen says, a certain personality drawn to complexity and organization. She talks about her years on the demanding tournament circuit, her arch rival, and some of the more famous names in bridge-Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, and the lady-charmer, Omar Sharif. listen:
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