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ArchivesHouse Takes Up Child Protection ActBy Josh Rogers on Tuesday, January 17, 2006.The proposal allows from 25-year mandatory minimum sentences for first offenses and life without parole for second offenses. It also enjoys broad support from legislative leaders in both parties, but some, including some victims' advocates say it goes too far. listen:
  Rural Towns Push for BroadbandBy David Darman on Tuesday, January 17, 2006.A measure aimed at bringing high speed internet to rural New Hampshire is due to come before lawmakers in the House. It would allow communities to go into debt to pay for stringing fiber optic cables to areas that now lack DSL or cable service. New Hampshire Public Radio's David Darman has more. listen: No audio currently available. Order on CD (pdf).
Smoking Ban Proposed in New HampshireBy Kerry Grens on Tuesday, January 17, 2006.A bill to ban smoking in restaurants and bars brought a crowd to the House Commerce Committee meeting today. The legislature has discussed and dismissed this proposal several times in the past. But this year, two prominent—and former—foes of the bill are giving different testimony. New Hampshire Public Radio’s Kerry Grens reports. listen:
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St. Paul's New Rector and NH's New Poet LaureateBy Shay Zeller on Tuesday, January 17, 2006.Bill Matthews was recently named the new rector of St. Paul's Episcopal boarding school in Concord. We'll talk with him about the challenges he's inherited and his vision of the future. We'll also talk with New Hampshire's new Poet Laureate, Patricia Fargnoli. listen:
New Hampshire and the U.S. Supreme CourtBy Laura Knoy on Tuesday, January 17, 2006.When the U.S. Supreme Court heard New Hampshire’s abortion case last year, it was just the latest in a long history of cases of national importance…which featured a diverse cast of characters, including everyone from carpetbaggers to communists to Jehovah’s witnesses. We’ll look at the role New Hampshire has played in our country’s legal history. Laura's guests are Richard McNamara, President-Elect of the New Hampshire Bar Association and Howard Zibel, General Counsel for the New Hampshire Supreme Court and Judicial Branch. *If you are interested in obtaining a copy of the book put out by the NH Bar Association with more information on these court cases, you can contact them directly at 224-6942.* listen:
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