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ArchivesLead Paint: A Statewide Problem
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Lead Paint's LegacyLead paint was banned from American homes in 1978 but the state still sees an average of about 250 cases of lead poisoning each year. A task force convened by Governor John Lynch recommends tightening the state law and a bill to implement some of those recommendations will come before lawmakers this session. listen: No audio currently available. Order on CD (pdf).
Legislators Hear From Climate Change ExpertsBy Amy Quinton on Monday, January 29, 2007.New Hampshire lawmakers heard testimony today from a panel of scientists on future climate change. The scientists recently released a two year study that looked at global warming in the Northeast. As New Hampshire Public Radio’s Amy Quinton reports, even the most conservative projections show that New Hampshire’s economy could suffer if heat-trapping emissions are not reduced. listen:
  Leaning on the Power of LiensBy Brian Early on Monday, January 29, 2007.The City of Manchester is going to Concord for help cleaning up the Queen City. Manchester officials want to change state law so they can have more power to enforce building code violations. Some local community activists are supporting the effort, but a property owners group says the only thing the changes would bring is more bureaucracy. NHPR correspondent Brian Early reports. listen:
Imaginary NumbersBy Liz Bulkley on Monday, January 29, 2007.Magicians and mathematicians have pondered the impossibility and mystery of the square root of minus one for centuries. Tonight on the Front Porch we're going to let our minds run free while we explore the importance of imaginary numbers. We'll find out why electricity as we know it wouldn't exist without an understanding of the unreal numbers, and find out about the earliest searches for the square root for minus one. Our guest is Paul Nahin, author of An Imaginary Tale: The Story of the Square Root of Minus One. listen:
Kids and DrugsBy Jon Greenberg on Monday, January 29, 2007.The latest on an old habit... A major conference in the Granite State this week looks at the research & trends on today’s teens and the drugs they use. We’ll learn more about these findings and how they differ in many ways from a generation ago. Jon's guests are Maria Gagnon, Assistant Director of the Adolescent Treatment Initiative at New Futures, the past Director of the Reclaiming Futures project and a clinical social worker who spent four years working at New Hampshire’s Division for Children, Youth and Families; and Eileen Fiori, Program Supervisor of Child and Family Services’ Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment program, licensed social worker and licensed alcohol and drug counselor. We'll also hear from Michael Nerney, Expert on adolescent brain development and a Consultant in substance abuse prevention and education. He is the featured speaker at an upcoming Child and Family Services seminar on adolescent substance abuse & risk behavior. listen:
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