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ArchivesLynch Unveils Constitutional AmendmentBy Josh Rogers on Thursday, March 22, 2007.Governor John Lynch today unveiled a long-promised constitutional amendment on school funding. He says the one hundred-and-three word proposal affirms the state's responsibility for education while giving the legislature broad latitude to target school aid. To supporters, the amendment is a step towards resolving perennial battles over school aid. But critics worry the plan could actually lead to more education funding lawsuits. New Hampshire Public Radio's Josh Rogers has more. listen:
  Primary Place: The Saga of One Town Through a Presidential Season -- Part TwoBy Jon Greenberg on Thursday, March 22, 2007.John McCain, the Republican senator from Arizona and presidential candidate, returned to New Hampshire this past weekend. It was his first campaign swing since he officially declared his desire to become president of the United States. In the 2000 New Hampshire primary, McCain trounced George W. Bush by nearly 20 points. He came back hoping to find that enthusiasm intact. One of his stops was Exeter. That's the town that NHPR's Jon Greenberg is following in a series called Primary Place. In our second installment, Jon tracked McCain's Exeter visit with a couple of undecided Republicans. listen:
Wonder Woman and other Comic Book HeroinesBy Liz Bulkley on Thursday, March 22, 2007.Best-Selling Author Jodi Picoult is no stranger to comic books. She's experimented in the past and meshed graphic novels with her more traditional form of prose. Now she's been tapped by DC Comics to write a five part series featuring Wonder Woman. We'll talk with Picoult about the project, and we'll explore the role of women in comic books. We'll also hear from comic book artist Trina Robbins. She's the author of From Girls to Grrrlz: A History of Women Comics from Teens to 'Zines. (Our Trina Robbins interview was produced by Elizabeth Chur and came to us through the Public Radio Exchange.) listen:
The History of MonopolyBy Laura Knoy on Thursday, March 22, 2007.The leading expert on all things Monopoly gives us the history of the Monopoly game, its explosive growth since Parker Brothers introduced it in 1935 and the global impact it has had more than seventy years later with more than 200,000,000 copies sold worldwide and countless special editions of the game from The Simpsons to Star Wars. Laura's guest is Philip Orbanes, president of the specialty games company Winning Moves. He was formerly a Senior Vice-President of Research and Development at Parker Brothers and is now a consulting member of the board of directors for Hasbro Games. He has been the chief judge at Monopoly championships for almost thirty years and has written several books, his latest being "Monopoly: America's Game". listen:
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