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ArchivesSudanese Soccer Star Sees Game's LimitationsBy Dan Gorenstein on Friday, June 8, 2007.19 year old Sudanese refugee Barnaba Madol arrived in this country five years ago. He had a 4th grade education and spoke no English. Last fall on this program we caught up with him as he tried to make his way in a nearly all-white high school in New Hampshire. TAPE: I can't speak English or anything. I use my weapon which is soccer. And soccer, soccer does the talking for you. Barnaba spent the past year at an elite prep school in New Hampshire trying to get into college on a soccer scholarship. But New Hampshire Public Radio's Dan Gorenstein reports this past school year Barnaba's come to realize-maybe- soccer isn't enough. listen:
  Federal Authorities Surround Plainfield Tax Evader's HomeBy Amy Quinton on Friday, June 8, 2007.Law enforcement surrounded the Plainfield New Hampshire home of Ed and Elaine Brown Thursday …prompting speculation that authorities were about to take the two convicted tax evaders into custody. New Hampshire Public Radio’s Amy Quinton reports. listen:
Gene Screens May Reveal Future Illnesses - Or Spur False HopesBy Dianne Finch on Friday, June 8, 2007.Concord Hospital’s Payson Center for Cancer Care has recently started offering a new service to patients…..genetic counseling. Counselors there help patients decide whether to get DNA tests that reveal tendencies for diseases – such as cancer. If the tendency exists, the patients are also advised on what treatment is available. But not everyone in the medical establishment thinks all this new information is helpful to patients. NHPR's Dianne Finch reports. listen:
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