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State to Get "Smarter" Roads

By Lisa Peakes on Wednesday, December 14, 2005.

Morning Edition's Lisa Peakes talks with Brendan Hoch, at Plymouth State University's Weather Center, about the new towers which will measure temperature, wind speed, road surface conditions and other factors to help in forecasting and treatment of roads.

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Writers on a New England Stage

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Friday, May 23
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The Changing Landscape of PTSD and a Plan for New Coins

By Shay Zeller on Wednesday, December 14, 2005.

Today's show looks at how soldiers returning from Iraq are being treated for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Their numbers are up, and the type of care they get depends on whether they're active duty personnel or National Guard soldiers. We'll talk with Dr. Andrew Pomerantz, the head of medical services at the VA Medical Center in White River Junction, Vermont.

We'll also talk about presidential dollar coins that, if President Bush signs Senator John Sununu's bill, could come into general circulation in 2007. Dave Bowers has been a serious coin collector for most of his life; he's with American Numismatic Rarities in Wolfeboro and will give us the long and short of what it takes to introduce coins into our pockets and cash registers.

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The Ethics of Public Officials

By Laura Knoy on Wednesday, December 14, 2005.

We all know things like bribery are considered unethical. But what about when a police officer goes undercover or a senator or congressman hires someone who has donated money to them in the past? While not necessarily illegal, some might consider these actions unethical. We’ll get into these gray areas and look at what set of standards are being applied to our selectmen and senators, cops and congressmen and other public officials. Laura's guests are Chuck Doleac, Attorney with Boynton, Waldron, Doleac, Woodman & Scott. He is a past member of the NH Bar Association's Ethics Committee and teaches the NH Municipal Association's course on ethics in municipal government. He is certified by the Josephson Institute's Applied Ethics Program and moderates several ethics panels a year in both the United States and Canada. Aine Donovan, Executive Director of the Dartmouth College Ethics Institute and Adjunct Associate Professor of Business Administration at the Tuck School of Business. She also previously served as the Associate Director of the Center for the Study of Professional Military Ethics at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis.

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