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ArchivesJimmy Breslin: The Art of Climbing Tenement StairsBy Andrew Walsh on Monday, September 25, 2006.This episode of the Front Porch is not available on CD or Cassette Love him or hate him, Jimmy Breslin has always been a force in the world of print journalism. On November 2, 2004 after calling the election for Kerry, the Pulitzer Prize winning reporter and author announced he was leaving his thrice-weekly post as, arguably, New York’s most famous columnist and champion of “the little guy.†He hasn't stopped writing -- he’s working on at least three new books and is involved in a movie project -- and he contributes columns for Newsday “from time to time.†But that voice of moral outrage, from one the hardest working muckrakers in the newspaper business, no longer appears regularly in newsprint. Tonight we explore Breslin's legacy through a radio documentary produced by Jon Kalish. This Piece comes to us through the Public Radio Exchange. We are not able to offer the audio for this show on our website, but you can hear the entire documentary here. listen: No audio currently available. Order on CD (pdf).
Somali Students Face DeadlineBy Amy Quinton on Monday, September 25, 2006.In 2004, about 40 students from Africa showed up at the doors of the school. Most were Somali Bantu - and had just arrived in the United States after spending years living in refugee camps in Kenya. Unlike other immigrants or refugees whose main challenge might be that they don’t speak English, the Somali students didn’t know how to read or write in any language. This fall, they face a critical test of how much they've learned since they arrived. As we hear from Amy Quinton, for the first time, these African students must attend mainstream academic classes. listen:
  The Constitutional QuandaryBy Laura Knoy on Monday, September 25, 2006.It seems like every time education funding comes up, lawmakers toss out a constitutional amendment as a solution and every time, it gets shot down by the legislature. We’ll look at the latest round of proposed amendments, including one to ban an income tax or a sales tax...and also see what the political fallout over these might be. Laura's guests are Norma Love, State House Reporter for the Associated Press. Rick Trombly, Director of Public Affairs for the New Hampshire Branch of the National Education Association. Rick served previously for sixteen years in the House and two in the Senate in New Hampshire. Eugene Van Loan, Manchester Attorney who has written extensively on matters of the constitution and who has been a consultant for both Democrats and Republicans on how best to draft constitutional amendments. listen:
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