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ArchivesWhy ExeterBy Jon Greenberg on Tuesday, February 20, 2007.There certainly are other towns or small cities that I might have chosen so this focus on Exeter is no slight to any other community. In fact, when I first thought of following one place for the year leading up to the primary, a colleague suggested that we follow three places and for a while, I was thinking in those terms. Primary Place: The Saga of One Town Through a Presidential Season -- Part OneBy Jon Greenberg on Tuesday, February 20, 2007.The presidential primary seems to get started earlier every time it rolls around. This year, there are open races on both sides with at least twelve candidates between the two parties. It’s a complicated picture and to help sort it out, NHPR is going to watch as the citizens of one town wrestle with their choices between now and whenever the New Hampshire primary takes place. The town is Exeter, population 14,704 according to the latest census. New Hampshire Public Radio’s Jon Greenberg has the first in this ongoing series. listen:
  Musician Jonathan WhitcombBy Liz Bulkley on Tuesday, February 20, 2007.New Hampshire singer/songwriter Jonathan Whitcomb has just recorded a new album that explores the political and social polarization of our country through songs written from various people's points of view. It's called "Bender: Songs for the Red States". We'll talk with Jonathan about mixing politics and music, and he'll play a few songs for us in the studio. listen:
Breaking Down the BudgetBy Laura Knoy on Tuesday, February 20, 2007.The Governor’s spending plan is out, and various interests are crunching the numbers and chiming in. Smokers are unhappy; for school administrators, it’s a mixed bag, while those in higher education and the environment are “cautiously optimisticâ€. We’ll get the big picture. Laura's guests are Steve Norton, Executive Director of the New Hampshire Center for Public Policy Studies; Charlie Arlinghaus, President of the Josiah Bartlett Center for Public Policy and Jeff Feingold, Editor of the New Hampshire Business Review. listen:
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