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Romney Makes Inroads in Exeter

By Jon Greenberg on Tuesday, July 24, 2007.

Former Massachusetts Governor and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney brought his campaign to Exeter this weekend. Exeter is the town we are following in our series, Primary Place.

Romney drew over 200 people to the old town hall, a place where Abraham Lincoln once spoke and a favorite site for candidates.

New Hampshire Public Radio’s Jon Greenberg was there and from what he heard, Romney made good inroads with undecided voters.

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The Real John James Audubon

By Liz Bulkley on Tuesday, July 24, 2007.

When many people think of John James Audubon, they may conjure an image of a gentle, maybe even delicate man who painted birds and tiptoed gingerly through nature. They might not realize that he was a bit wild himself. He lied about his past, spent time in jail for bankruptcy, and was blackballed by other natural scientists. Tonight on the Front Porch, we're getting to know the real John James Audubon. A new film that digs into his colorful life and times will premiere on PBS tomorrow. It's called John James Audubon: Drawn From Nature. We'll get a sneak peak from director/producer Larry Hott.

The film is part of the PBS series American Masters. It will air tomorrow (Wednesday, 7/25) at 10pm on WGBH and next Monday (7/30) at 10pm on New Hampshire Public Television. Click here for more local listings.

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Clinton Says She'll Encourage "Green Buildings"

By Roger Wood on Tuesday, July 24, 2007.

Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton targeted energy and global warming at a forum in Portsmouth Tuesday.

NHPR Correspondent Roger Wood reports.

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StoryCorps: Norma Price

By Andrew Parrella on Tuesday, July 24, 2007.

Keene's Norma Price stopped at the mobile booth with her daughter, Karen House, to talk about about what it was like living with the secret she and her husband had to keep.

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New Hampshire High School Reform

By Laura Knoy on Tuesday, July 24, 2007.

The Department of Education recently released its vision of how high schools in New Hampshire can be redesigned to better fit new standards that became law in 2005 which allow schools more flexibility in how, when and where kids learn. The 50 page redesign document is seen by its creators as one more step in the move from “bricks and mortar” to “real world” learning.

Guests

  • Fred Bramante, member and former chair of the State Board of Education
  • Chuck Ott, Former superintendent of schools for Somersworth and Rollinsford and current adjunct faculty member of the Department of Education at the University of New Hampshire
  • Joe DiMartino, President of the Center for Secondary School Redesign and an Adjunct Faculty Member at Rhode Island College where he has taught High School Personalization. In addition to work on the national level, Joe has also supported statewide high school reform efforts in Maine, Connecticut, Vermont, and New Hampshire.

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