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ArchivesGroups Urge New Hampshire Regulators to Reject Fairpoint DealBy David Darman on Tuesday, October 30, 2007.Groups opposing Fairpoint's plans to buy Verizon's northern New England telephone network came to Concord today. They brought a wheelbarrow full of postcards urging regulators to squash the deal. New Hampshire Public Radio's David Darman has more. listen:
  Rochester School Grapples With No Child Left Behind RulesBy Dianne Finch on Tuesday, October 30, 2007.The controversial No Child Left Behind Act – sometimes referred to as the nation’s “report card” - is up for reauthorization this year. While lawmakers in Washington debate over its value and track record – educators in New Hampshire and elsewhere continue to grapple with its myriad of standards and procedures. NHPR’s Dianne Finch visits a school in Rochester that has failed to meet yearly progress goals under No Child – and is paying the consequences. listen:
Edwards Takes Aim at ClintonBy Jon Greenberg on Tuesday, October 30, 2007.For months, Republican presidential candidates have singled out Hillary Clinton for criticism. Now, her Democratic rivals, including John Edwards, are likely to draw sharp distinctions. New Hampshire Public Radio’s Jon Greenberg has more. listen:
Giuliani Touts Private Sector Solutions For Health CareBy Roger Wood on Tuesday, October 30, 2007.Republican Presidential candidate Rudolph Giuliani spent two days campaigning in New Hampshire this week. NHPR correspondent Roger Wood caught up with him in Londonderry and files this report. listen: No audio currently available. Order on CD (pdf).
Richardson Files For Primary, Defends ClintonBy Josh Rogers on Tuesday, October 30, 2007.Presidential hopeful Bill Richardson says other democratic candidates should rein in some of their criticisms of Hillary Clinton. New Hampshire Public Radio's Josh Rogers has more. listen:
H.P. LovecraftBy Liz Bulkley on Tuesday, October 30, 2007.New England writer H.P. Lovecraft spent his life as an unpublished horror, fantasy and science fiction writer during the early and mid 1900's. After his death, he became recognized as one of the masters of his genres. His work is dark, sometimes weird, and highly imaginative. Tonight on the Front Porch, we’re going to look into the life and mind of the man behind the Necronomicon and other unearthly inventions. Our guest is Stephen Bisset, cartoonist, writer and instructor at the Center for Cartoon Studies. Steve is highly regarded as an expert in Lovecraft film adaptations. ***This interview originally aired October 18, 2006*** listen:
Forty Years of Public BroadcastingBy Liz Bulkley on Tuesday, October 30, 2007.On November 7, 1967, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the bill that created the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Its purpose was to give a voice to the voiceless and establish radio and television stations that would be free of corporate interests and partisan influence. Tonight on the Front Porch, we’ll look at the past forty years of public broadcasting and discuss whether the CPB has lived up to its lofty goals. Our guest is Jack W. Mitchell, author of Listener Supported: The Culture and History of Public Radio. Jack is professor of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He was also the very first employee of National Public Radio, and the original producer of All Things Considered. listen:
25 in 25: Steve TaylorBy Laura Knoy on Tuesday, October 30, 2007.Our 25 in 25 series continues with longtime Commissioner of Agriculture and homegrown New Hampshirite Steve Taylor. For the last quarter century, Taylor has overseen the state’s farms, farmlands and all that’s produced from them. He retires this week. We’ll talk with Taylor about his extensive career as a farmer, newspaperman and public official, and how agriculture has changed in the Granite State over the past quarter century. Guest
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