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House Takes Up Same-Sex Marriage Amendment

By Josh Rogers on Tuesday, February 7, 2006.

Same sex marriage is already prohibited under state law, as is the recognition of same-sex marriages performed in other states.

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Berlin Prison Expansion: Money well spent or misplaced?

By Jon Greenberg on Tuesday, February 7, 2006.

In his state of the state address, Governor John Lynch threw his support behind a plan to add 500 beds to the prison in Berlin. Many people think it's a good approach to reducing overcrowding. But others say while adding prison space might be the path of least resistance, it spends too much money on the wrong part of the problem. New Hampshire Public Radio's Jon Greenberg has more.

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A Charter School Primer

What is a charter school? How are charter schools different than traditional public schools?

Charter schools are semi-independent public schools that operate outside of the traditional model of public education. They get their name because school operators, be they a group of educators, parents, community leaders or private organizations, receive a legal charter to establish and operate the school, typically for a set number of years.

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Maple Syrup Industry Woes

By Shay Zeller on Tuesday, February 7, 2006.

To tap or not to tap, that is the quandry. Maple sugar producers are facing lower output because of the region's increasingly warm winters. Sugar producer and president of The New Hampshire Maple Sugar Producers Bill Eva and natural resources professor Barry Rock of the University of New Hampshire will provide a look at the sugar industry's dilemma.

We'll also talk with chief meteorologist Tim Markle of the Mt. Washington Observatory about the effects and rarity of rain on Mt. Washington, in February.

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Congressman Jeb Bradley

By Laura Knoy on Tuesday, February 7, 2006.

New Hampshire’s first district representative Jeb Bradley joins us in studio to talk about his recent visit to Iraq and some domestic issues as well. We'll discuss Medicare, budget cuts, and the political climate in Washington with US Congressman Jeb Bradley.

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