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ArchivesMiddle School Students Mistakenly Get Education at Planned Parenthood in ManchesterBy Brian Early on Thursday, June 14, 2007.For the last twenty years in Manchester, a Y-M-C-A program called STAY has been working with the city School District to help teenagers stay out of trouble. STAY stands for Support Tutor and Adventures for Youth. Last week, one of the group's adventures got their organizers in trouble. NHPR correspondent, Brian Early reports. listen:
  State Children's Health Insurance Funds to Expire; U.S. Congress DeliberatesBy Dianne Finch on Thursday, June 14, 2007.Within a few weeks, U.S. lawmakers are expected to vote on a bill reauthorizing SCHIP - the State Children's Health Insurance Program. SCHIP funds health coverage for uninsured children and is scheduled to expire in September after a 10-year run. Over 7,000 children in New Hampshire rely on SCHIP for health coverage. But the Bush Administration has proposed a budget increase for SCHIP that is 90 percent lower than what Congress is considering. So the upcoming debate has state health officials sitting on pins and needles wondering if lawmakers will come through. NHPR's Dianne Finch reports. listen:
New England BootleggingBy Liz Bulkley on Thursday, June 14, 2007.Moonshine, bathtub gin, hooch, and good ol’ fashioned whiskey. During prohibition, these words meant a lot of things to New Englanders – but mostly, they meant opportunity. Tonight on The Front Porch, we’ll explore the ins-and-outs of rum running and what it meant for people living so close to the Canadian border. Our guests include filmmaker Jay Craven whose new film Disappearances is based on Howard Frank Mosher's novel by the same name. It's the story of high stakes whiskey gambling and one family's mysterious past during Prohibition. We'll talk about the fictional and factual world of rumrunners with filmmaker Jay Craven and writer Scott Wheeler, author of Rumrunners & Revenuers: Prohibition in Vermont. listen:
The State of the Nation's Housing 2007By Laura Knoy on Thursday, June 14, 2007.Prices rose, rose some more, then plateaued, and began to fall, as did appreciations and what began to rise...foreclosures. It’s how economists are describing the last two years of the housing market, and although the future still doesn’t look rosy, what may be the saving grace...the wave of new immigrants who may be our future buyers. We'll look at the state of the nation's housing through a new Harvard University report. Guests
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