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How Many Pieces of ID Will We Need

By Julie Donnelly on Thursday, September 21, 2006.

Republicans in Washington are in a pre-election push to show voters they are serious about national security.

One aspect of protecting national security is monitoring just who is in the country.

Several initiatives proposed over the last two years would create new systems for making sure people are who they say they are.

NHPR correspondent Julie Donnelly reports on where New Hampshire's Congressmen stand on how much identification we need.

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Author Katherine Min

By Liz Bulkley on Thursday, September 21, 2006.

There isn't a psychologist alive who'd deny that a person's experiences and view of the world are usually shaped by their parents' influence. But is it fair to say a person's life is shaped by the experiences of his or her parents? That's part of the premise in Katherine Min's debut novel "Second Hand World". We'll talk with the Plymouth-based author about her work and how it relates to her own experiences growing up in the midwest.

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Tackling Teacher Turnover

By Laura Knoy on Thursday, September 21, 2006.

Each school year, new teachers enter the classroom with enthusiasm and excitement. Yet statistics show as many as half of those teachers will leave the profession after just a few years. We'll look at what's causing so many educators to go elsewhere, and what's being done to address those issues. Laura's guests are Rob Fried, Executive Director of the Upper Valley Teacher Institute and its "Great Teaching Project" to address teacher retention; and Mark Joyce, Executive Director of the New Hampshire School Administrators Association. We'll also hear from Michael Andrew, Professor of Education at the University of New Hampshire.

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