Archives

Date

Senior Citizens Who Call Ambulances Don't Always Need Them

By David Darman on Thursday, April 12, 2007.

New Hampshire’s population over age sixty five is expected to nearly double in less than 15 years.

That aging population is already growing.

And it’s having an effect on the state’s local emergency systems.

More and more calls for an ambulance are coming from senior citizens.

But many of those calls aren’t really emergencies.

New Hampshire Public Radio’s David Darman has more.

listen: Listen with Windows Media PlayerListen with an MP3 Player

House Passes $10.4 Billion Budget

By Josh Rogers on Thursday, April 12, 2007.

Plan that increases spending by 16 percent clears house by 50 votes. While leading Democrats hail it as responsible, Republicans say it spends too much, and banks on unrealistic revenue projections.

listen: No audio currently available. Order on CD (pdf).

Teaching the Candidates about US War Policy

By Mark Bevis on Thursday, April 12, 2007.

The Franklin Pierce Law School, in conjunction with the New York based organization Human Rights First, is offering a class of sorts for Presidential candidates.

Dean John Hutson has organized a forum to inform those who would be President about current U .S. detention and interrogation policies.

He tells NHPR's Mark Bevis this topic has many ramifications for the present and the future in terms of how this country fights its wars.

listen: Listen with Windows Media PlayerListen with an MP3 Player
NPR News