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ArchivesBehind the Scene with NASCAR FamiliesBy Rachel Estabrook on Friday, July 30, 2004.A week after competing in Loudon NASCAR drivers are in Pennsylvania this weekend for the series' next race. For most of them, their families are also back on the road after a few days at home. NHPR's Rachel Estabrook spoke with two family members of racers who've seen the country one racetrack at a time. listen:
 Maine Sentencing Options Ease Jail CrowdingBy Jeanne Baron on Friday, July 30, 2004.According to the latest federal statistics, New Hampshire has the lowest rate in New England of people behind bars or under parole or probation. But among the people under any form of correctional supervision, New Hampshire puts the highest percentage in jail or prison. In Maine, non-violent offenders are spending less time behind bars, as jail administrators around the state take advantage of diversion programs now required by laws passed in the last legislative session. From Maine Public Radio, Jeanne Baron reports. listen:
Self-Portrait with TurtlesBy John Walters on Friday, July 30, 2004.David M. Carroll is a writer, artist, and naturalist who has been studying turtles near his Warner home for over 30 years. He wrote a series of three books about turtles and their wetland habitats that is known as the Wet Sneaker Trilogy, but now he�s turned his powers of observation inward. In his memoir, Self-Portrait with Turtles, David talks about his first, life-defining encounter with a turtle at the age of eight, his college years, and what the future may hold for him and the turtles that are living on ever shrinking land. listen:
DNC Wrap Up - What's Next?By Laura Knoy on Friday, July 30, 2004.The Democratic National Convention wrapped up last night in Boston. The much-hyped event was four days of endless cheering, political signage and party unity; all culminating last night with John Kerry's speech officially accepting his party's nomination for president. With the fanfare over and the election still 95 days away, we'll recap the high and not-so-high points of the DNC, ask what was accomplished and where John Kerry and the Democratic Party goes from here. Laura's guests are Guy MacMillin, Editorial page editor for The Keene Sentinel; Linda Fowler, Professor of Government at Dartmouth College; Kathleen Sullivan, Chair of the New Hampshire Democratic Party; Jayne Millerick, Chairman of the New Hampshire State Republican Committee. Bob Baines, Mayor of Manchester and New Hampshire Delegate and TBA. listen:
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