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ArchivesPlease Hang UpBy Heather Armitage on Monday, October 23, 2006.We've all heard stories of technology gone awry. It makes us wonder sometimes who actually has control....us or the machines. Writer Heather Armitage doesn't wonder anymore. She knows. listen:
  Nashua School Already Knows the ScoreBy Sheryl Rich-Kern on Monday, October 23, 2006.Across the state this month, students in grades three to eight are taking the New England Common Assessment Program, or NECAP test. The NECAP is the result of the federal No Child Left Behind Act, which requires yearly testing. The test is designed to determine how well schools are teaching….and students are learning. But even before the scores are in, one school in Nashua is preparing to be labeled a failure. NHPR correspondent Sheryl Rich-Kern has more. listen:
NPR's Liane HansenBy Liz Bulkley on Monday, October 23, 2006.For 16 years, Liane Hansen has been delivering the news of the world, stories about changing trends in our society, and in societies across the globe. As host of National Public Radio's Weekend Edition Sunday, she's kept us up to date on the latest news, introduced us to a huge variety of up and coming musicians, and of course, each week she helps us try to out-do Puzzle Master Will Shortz. Liane's a career journalist who began at NPR as a production assistant for All Things Considered in 1979, and she's been at the network ever since. Tonight on the Front Porch, we'll talk with her about her career and the state of radio journalism today. listen:
Congressional Candidate Jeb BradleyBy Laura Knoy on Monday, October 23, 2006.Two term incumbent Republican Congressman Jeb Bradley joins us to talk about his bid to return to Congress representing the first district. As he campaigns, he's been talking veteran's issues, the environment, healthcare and of course, the war in Iraq. Bradley's Democratic opponent, Carol Shea-Porter, has linked him to what she calls failed policies in Iraq. We'll talk with him about the issues, the race and how he sees the next few weeks playing out. listen:
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