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ArchivesState Gets $1 Million to Fight MilfoilBy Rakhee Vemulapalli on Thursday, July 1, 2004.State officials announced earlier this week that New Hampshire expects to receive over a million dollars in federal funds to combat the state's milfoil problem. Currently dozens of lakes across the state are infested with the invasive aquatic plant. The federal funds will go primarily to finding new ways to prevent milfoil from spreading. New Hamphire Public Radio's Rakhee Vemulapalli reports. listen:
 Portsmouth Company Has Plans for RFIDBy Dianne Finch on Thursday, July 1, 2004.Two of the largest consumers in the world, The Pentagon and Walmart are asking their suppliers to use Radio Frequency Identification - or RFID - tags on all shipments. The high tech computer chips are rapidly replacing bar-codes for identifying and tracking consumer products. Delta Airlines is trying it on luggage, and you may even be using it as you drive through tolls using EZ-PASS. But not all of those radio waves are counting inventory these days. One company in Portsmouth is using RFID to make hospitals more efficient - mainly by keeping tabs on patients and medical staff. But critics have their concerns. NHPR correspondent Dianne Finch has more. listen:
The Color PurpleBy Laura Knoy on Thursday, July 1, 2004.In this year's national election, New Hampshire is considered one of a dozen or so "purple" states? not too red (Republican) or too blue (Democratic). And many believe that these purple states or swing state or battleground states will be the keys to winning the oval office. We'll look at New Hampshire's purple status, identify where the blue, red and purple towns and cities are, look at how changes in population and demographics are altering the state's Democratic and Republican parties, and see how much New Hampshire's "purpleness" will play out in this year's national and state elections. Laura's guests are Dante Scala, Associate Professor of Politics at Saint Anselm Collegeand author of "Stormy Weather: The New Hampshire Primary and Presidential Politics"; James Pindell, Managing editor and Political Reporter for PoliticsNH.com, New Hampshire's on-line political network; and Andy Smith, Professor of Politics and Director of the UNH Survey Center. listen:
TV Star Mike O'MalleyBy John Walters on Thursday, July 1, 2004.Mike O'Malley is one of the stars of the television series Yes, Dear. He grew up in Nashua, attended Bishop Guertin High School, and graduated from the University of New Hampshire. He?s acted in TV and the movies and he was featured in a memorable series of commercials for ESPN, as a sports fanatic known as ?The Rick.? He talks about acting, writing, and life with a new child. This interview originally aired in January of this year. listen:
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