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In Manchester, McCain Highlights His Experience

By Brian Early on Wednesday, April 25, 2007.

After months of campaigning, Arizona Republican Senator John McCain officially declared his bid for the presidency Wednesday in Portsmouth... and then again in Manchester.

NHPR correspondent Brian Early reports from the Queen City.

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McCain Officially Launches Campaign in Portsmouth

By Josh Rogers on Wednesday, April 25, 2007.

Republican John McCain has officially entered the 2008 presidential race with a kickoff speech in Portsmouth.

New Hampshire Public Radio's Josh Rogers reports.

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High Tech Answer to the Lack of Nurses

By Donna Roberson on Wednesday, April 25, 2007.

New Hampshire's aging population is growing in number.

But the ranks of nurses and other health care workers available to attend to that population is not keeping up.

Health care organizations across the Granite State have found one answer to the problem.

NHPR's Donna Roberson has the story.

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Corn-Based Ethanol Could Drive Up Food Prices

By The Environment... on Wednesday, April 25, 2007.

Corn prices are the highest they've been in nearly ten years.

The demand for ethanol is driving the cost increase.

As Rebecca Williams reports, economists say it will mean higher prices at the supermarket.

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Scientists Puzzled Over Bee Disappearance

By Sheryl Rich-Kern on Wednesday, April 25, 2007.

Dozens of scientists and researchers met this week in Maryland to discuss the disappearance of millions of honeybees across the country.

This mysterious epidemic is called colony collapse disorder, and it's affecting the livelihoods of New Hampshire beekeepers.

If the crisis continues, beekeepers won't be the only people feeling the sting.

NHPR's Sheryl Rich-Kern has more.

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