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Thompson Presents Himself As Candidate of Ideas

By Josh Rogers on Tuesday, May 8, 2007.

Republican Tommy Thompson campaigned in New Hampshire today.

The presidential hopeful told an audience in Bedford that leaders need to embrace innovative ideas to solve the nation's problems.

New Hampshire Public Radio's Josh Rogers has more.

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Supreme Court Ruling Troubles News Groups

By Dan Gorenstein on Tuesday, May 8, 2007.

News organizations across the state are concerned about a recent state Supreme Court decision that they believe weakens laws protecting the media.

If the ruling stands, they fear it would make it much more difficult to cover the government.

New Hampshire Public Radio's Dan Gorenstein reports.

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New Hampshire Joins The Climate Registry

By Mark Bevis on Tuesday, May 8, 2007.

Gov. John Lynch has announced that New Hampshire has joined with 31 other states as a founding member of The Climate Registry to track and manage greenhouse gas emissions.

To find out what the Registry is, NHPR's Mark Bevis spoke with Heather Kaplan.

Kaplan is a Climate Policy Analyst with the North East States for Coordinated Air Use Management, or NESCAUM

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Tommy Thompson Speaks in Bedford

By NHPR Staff on Tuesday, May 8, 2007.

Former Wisconsin Governor Tommy Thompson spoke in Bedford at a Politics and Eggs breakfast. He spoke to a crowd at the Bedford Village Inn and took questions from the audience.

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Manchester's Airport, Then and Now

By Liz Bulkley on Tuesday, May 8, 2007.

In some ways, the history of Manchester's Airport is the history of aviation itself. A new book traces the roots of the airport all the way back to the early days, when airplanes were mostly just used to entertain curious crowds. Tonight on the Front Porch, we'll look at the past, present and future of Manchester airport and how it went from a couple of dirt runways to a worthy competitor for Boston's air travelers.


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The Juvenile Sentencing Debate

By Laura Knoy on Tuesday, May 8, 2007.

The United States is one of a few nations that allows those under eighteen to be sentenced to life. A documentary airing tonight by PBS’s Frontline re-examines the question: are life sentences appropriate for juvenile offenders? A panel of New Hampshire experts joins us to explore how tough is tough enough when it comes to youth sentencing.

Guests

  • Dr. Eric Vance, medical director for children's services at the Seacoast Mental Health Centers at Portsmouth and Exeter. Dr. Vance also consults to the State Division of Juvenile Justice Services on mental health issues
  • Ted Kirkpatrick, clinical professor of sociology and associate dean of the College of Liberal Arts at UNH. Dr. Kirkpatrick is also co-director of JusticeWorks, a criminal research and development unit, and serves on the governor's state advisory group on juvenile justice.
  • Kevin Smith, senior policy manager at the Division for Juvenile Justice Services
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