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ArchivesNew Hampshire's Original School Funding Lawsuit Towns 10 Years LaterBy Jon Greenberg on Monday, June 19, 2006.On Thursday, the state supreme court hears oral arguments in the latest challenge to the state's school funding plan. The plaintiff school districts say that lawmakers never obeyed a court order to define a basic, or adequate, education. That original court order was part of the Claremont decision, named after the coalition of towns that first sued the state back in 1990. Today the Claremont coalition and its partner groups issued a sort of progress report. It looks at whether the state has closed the gap between schools in property poor and property rich communities. New Hampshire Public Radio's Jon Greenberg has more. listen:
  Young Inventors to the RescueBy Shannon Mullen on Monday, June 19, 2006.Two teams of New Hampshire engineers have come up with a pair of new inventions to help solve problems in their communities. They developed their gadgets with support from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. But these aren’t your everyday inventors -- they’re teenagers. New Hampshire Public Radio correspondent Shannon Mullen has the story. listen:
The War TapesBy Lisa Peakes on Monday, June 19, 2006.New Hampshire filmmaker Deborah Scranton got some good news a few weeks ago. Her film, The War Tapes, had just been named Best Documentary at the Tribeca Film Festival. The film documents the lives of three New Hampshire soldiers who had been deployed to Iraq. But Scranton used a different technique than most filmmakers. She gave the soldiers the cameras. listen:
The War TapesBy Jon Greenberg on Monday, June 19, 2006.The award winning documentary "The War Tapes" follows three New Hampshire National Guardsmen as they videotape their one year at camp Anaconda in Iraq's Sunni Triangle. We’ll talk with these soldiers about what they saw and what they think about their experiences now that they're home. Jon Greenberg hosts. His guests are Specialist , A 36 year-old former Guardsman living in Winsor. Michael joined the National Guard in 1989 for four years then re-enlisted after September 11th. He served his time in Iraq for the "Charlie Company" 172nd Mountain Infantry. Staff Sergeant Zack Bazzi, Currently a 27 year-old student at UNH. Zach first joined the military for four years with the 101st Airborne, then joined the New Hampshire National Guard Infantry Company. In Iraq, he served as a Humvee commander and team leader. Also we'll be joined by Sergeant Steve Pink, who spent six years in the National Guard and in Iraq was a Sergeant E-5 Team Leader. Steve now makes his home on Cape Cod as a Carpenter. NOTE: "The War Tapes" will have it's opening night on June 22nd at the Red River Theatres at the Capitol Center for the Arts in Concord. At the 7:00 pm screening, you can meet the soldiers of the New Hampshire National Guard from C Company, 3rd of the 172nd Mountain Infantry plus the New Hampshire based director, Deborah Scranton, Vermonter Exec Producer Chuck Lacy, and Major Greg Heilshorn the Public Affairs Officer of the New Hampshire National Guard. They'll be there to talk about the making of the movie and the soldiers' deployment in Iraq. listen:
Searching for a Kiss / Trials and Tribulations of a Small-Town ColumnistBy Liz Bulkley on Monday, June 19, 2006.New Hampshire Native Damon Timm only kissed five women his entire life. So he set out on a multi-state bicycle trip in search of Number Six. He's written a new memoir about his adventures, and he's releasing it as a podcast on the internet -- one chapter at a time. We'll meet Damon and hear his story. (Click here to find his podcasts.) We'll also talk with Columnist Joyce Marcel from Brattleboro, Vermont about what it's like to be an outspoken critic in a very small town. Her new book is called A Thousand Words or Less: Favorite Columns 1996 - 2005 listen:
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