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ArchivesFinal Days of Manchester's Mayor's RaceBy Joe Cox on Monday, November 7, 2005.One more day until voters go to the polls in Manchester to pick the next mayor. Both candidates pushed hard over the weekend looking for support. Challenger Frank Guinta continued his attacks against incumbent Mayor Bob Baines record. And the Mayor continued to tout his successes. But the Guinta campaign has run into some trouble. Mayor Baines is asking the state Attorney General to investigate recorded messages sent out by his opponent that the mayor says violate the Federal Do-not-call lists. NHPR Correspondent Joe Cox reports. listen:
  Manchester Struggles With No Child Left Behind LawBy Amy Quinton on Monday, November 7, 2005.For two years in a row, fifteen school districts in the state have failed to meet the goals of the federal No Child Left Behind law. The law requires students to show yearly progress on state testing – with the ultimate goal that all children perform on grade level. That’s not happening in Manchester, one of the districts recently labeled “in need of improvement.†New Hampshire Public Radio’s Amy Quinton reports on the obstacles the district now has to overcome. listen: No audio currently available. Order on CD (pdf).
Senator John Kerry / History of the TelephoneBy Shay Zeller on Monday, November 7, 2005.Senator John Kerry visited Manchester this weekend to support democrats running in Tuesday’s elections. We caught up with him to talk about his future plans and the state of the Democratic Party. Later in the show we'll look at the role of the telephone -- past and present. Our conversation will include a check-in with Paul Violette. He and his father are both former owners of the Merrimack Telephone Company. Now they've founded the New Hampshire Telephone Museum in Warner. listen:
Off to the RacesBy Laura Knoy on Monday, November 7, 2005.Although tomorrow’s not a big day at the ballot box, there are still important races in New Hampshire, including Manchester’s mayoral contest, a tax cap question in Laconia and a city council race that will determine the next mayor of Portsmouth. Today on The Exchange we’ll examine those races and look at what to expect as the critical two-thousand-six races begin to take shape. Laura's guests are James Pindell, Managing Editor and Political Reporter for Politicsnh.com and Andy Smith, Professor of Political Science at the University of New Hampshire and Director of the UNH Survey Center. We'll also hear from Shir Haberman, Managing Editor of News for the Portsmouth Herald, John Koziel, Reporter for the Laconia Citizen and TBA. listen:
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