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Police Training Reduces Lawsuits

By Matt Casey on Friday, October 13, 2006.

Earlier this month Concord police shot and killed a 54-year old burglary suspect.

To help reduce such killings, police officers across the state are taking lessons in when to fire and when not to.

The Hillsborough Villager newspaper's Matt Casey recently watched one of those training sessions.

He files this report.

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Popular and Cautious, Lynch Looks Safe

By Josh Rogers on Friday, October 13, 2006.

Poll after poll has shown the public to be supportive of the job John Lynch has done as governor.

That's made life difficult for Republican gubernatorial nominee Jim Coburn, and frustrating for GOP loyalists.

New Hampshire Public Radio's Josh Rogers has more.

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Chasing Buckner

By Liz Bulkley on Friday, October 13, 2006.

Filmmaker Christoph Gelfand's new work explores the collective sorrow of Bill Buckner and the Red Sox' loss in the '86 world series. Gelfand combines that painful moment with his own dashed childhood dreams of victory on a playing field. The result is a philosophical journey about acceptance and forgiveness. We'll talk with Christoph about "Chasing Buckner" in advance of its premier this weekend at the New Hampshire Film Expo in Portsmouth.

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Fattening up for Winter

By Rosemary Conroy on Friday, October 13, 2006.

Have you ever wondered why Mac & Cheese seems so appealing right now? Look to wildlife for the answer.

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Horror on the Silver Scream

By Laura Knoy on Friday, October 13, 2006.

With Halloween fast approaching, we take this freakiest of Fridays...Friday the 13th, to look at horror movies and see if today's films stack up against old classics like Nightmare on Elm Street or The Shining. Laura's guest is Garen Daly, Exchange Film Commentator and Artistic Director of the Peterborough Community Theatre.

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