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ArchivesCity Seeks to Improve Local WelfareBy Dan Gorenstein on Monday, February 21, 2005.The city of Berlin says it's got a local welfare problem. Officials say they have seen their welfare budget grow every year for the past five. And increasingly, Berlin says it's had to pick up the tab for other towns' downtrodden New Hampshire Public Radio's Dan Gorenstein reports, the situation has gotten to the point where the city is calling for a change in state law. listen:
 An Eye for ArtBy John Walters on Monday, February 21, 2005.Ophthalmic photography is the specialized field of taking picture of retinas. PJ Saine takes intimate pictures of eyes for both diagnostic and artist purposes. Recently, he started using his "eyes" as a medium to create "Retina Quilts". He joins John to talk about his work, his art, and his involvement with Orbis, an NGO that brings ophthalmic medical training to the developing world. listen:
Freedom Around the Corner (REBROADCAST)By Laura Knoy on Monday, February 21, 2005."The creation of the United States of America is the central event of the last 400 years", says historian Walter McDougal. It's the story of 13 ragtag colonies, all with different religions, all with different ideals, all coming together with a common vision... to unite and create a land free of the English crown and left alone to worship, to do business and even to hustle they way they saw fit. Today on the Exchange, independence, the art of the hustle, and the story of the creation of America. Laura's guest is Walter McDougal, professor of history at the University of Pennsylvania and author of "Freedom Just Around the Corner: A New American History 1585-1828" it's the first of a trilogy of books about the history of the United States of America. *This show originally aired on 7/5/04* listen:
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