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ArchivesNavy's Reasons for Portsmouth ClosureBy Jon Greenberg on Monday, May 16, 2005.The Pentagon report that contained the base closure list also included an explanation of why each base was on that list. In the case of the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, the decision came down to a choice between facilities in Portsmouth and Pearl Harbor. NHPR's Jon Greenberg has more. listen:
 Keep It OpenBy Roger Wood on Monday, May 16, 2005.All eight members of the New Hampshire and Maine Congressional delegation joined state officials at the front gates of the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard today. And they vowed to keep the base open. NHPR Correspondent Roger Wood reports. listen: No audio currently available. Order on CD (pdf).
Life and Love and PoetryBy John Walters on Monday, May 16, 2005.Writer and poet Donald Hall tells the story of his marriage to fellow poet Jane Kenyon and her long struggle with leukemia in his latest book, "The Best Day The Worst Day." Hall recalls the years spent with Jane at Eagle Pond Farm in Wilmot, the house Jane loved and where Donald's grandparents had lived. listen:
What's next for PortsmouthBy Laura Knoy on Monday, May 16, 2005.It's official. The Portsmouth Naval Shipyard is on the Pentagon's BRAC list for closure. We'll look at what this means for both Maine and New Hampshire economically, politically, and personally and if there is still a chance for a reprieve later this year. Laura's guests are Ross Gittell, James R. Carter Professor and Professor of Management at the Whittemore School of Business & Economics at the University of New Hampshire. New Hampshire State Representative Jim Splaine (D-Portsmouth), Former President of the Seacoast Shipyard Association and former Assistant Mayor of Portsmouth. Congressman Jeb Bradley, Captain William McDonough, Spokesman for the Seacoast Shipyard Association Craig Seymour, Principal at the Durham based RKG associates, a consulting firm that has worked in planning base closures since 1988. Nelson Lawry, writer and co-author of ?Images of America: Portsmouth Harbor?s Military and Naval Heritage? and Mark Miller, Co-owner of the Crooked Lane Cafe in Kittery, Maine. listen:
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