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ArchivesNew BIA Survey shows NH Business Community OptimisticBy David Darman on Tuesday, December 20, 2005.According to the BIA's survey most businesses in NH believe business will remain strong or even improve. But they also have concerns, most notably, the high cost of health care and the lack of affordable housing. listen:
  New Hampshire Newsmakers of the Year 2005: Ayotte v. Planned Parenthood
Kelly Ayotte had already made New Hampshire history by becoming the state's first female attorney general. This year, she made more history by becoming the first New Hampshire AG to argue a case before the U.S. Supreme Court. Going before the nation's highest court is a daunting task in itself. The case, known as Ayotte v. Planned Parenthood of New England, was even more contentious because it dealt with New Hampshire's parental notification law, the first restriction of abortion in the state since the Roe v. Wade decision in 1972. The case made national headlines for being the first abortion case to come before the Court under the leadership of Chief Justice John Roberts. With New Hampshire taking center stage in the debate over abortion, it's no surprise Ayotte v. Planned Parenthood is a 2005 Newsmaker of the Year. NHPR Stories
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New Hampshire Newsmakers of the Year 2005: Sarah and Philip Gehring Found
A story that began in tragedy more than two years ago at a Fourth of July celebration in Concord ended in December in Hudson, Ohio, with some sense of closure. On July 4, 2003, Manuel Gehring abducted his children, 11 year old Philip and 14 year old Sarah, as they left a fireworks display in Concord. When police captured Manuel Gehring in California a week later, they learned he had killed the children and buried them somewhere in the Midwest. listen: No audio currently available. Order on CD (pdf).
In Praise of SlownessBy Laura Knoy on Tuesday, December 20, 2005.Amid this week’s holiday bustle of parties and presents, a new book decries our modern “cult of speed†that leads to more stress, more illness and a more superficial skim-thru-it-kind of existence. It urges a society-wide shift into a lower gear and describes a few communities where a “slow revolution†is already underway. Laura's guest is Carl Honore, a Canadian journalist based in London who has written for the Economist, Houston Chronicle, Miami Herald, and the National Post. His latest book is "In Praise of Slowness: Challenging the Cult of Speed". listen:
The CSI Effect and the Sox's New GMsBy Shay Zeller on Tuesday, December 20, 2005.The phenomenon and number of CSI television shows is having an impact on the forensics labs and some of the universities and colleges of New Hampshire. We'll talk with state forensics expert Tim Pifer about the positive and negative effect the CSI shows are having on his lab work. And, we have a conversation with Ben Cherington, the New Hampshire native who's the new co-manager of the Boston Red Sox. listen:
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