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ArchivesManchester Democrats Are Still Important to Presidential CandidatesBy David Darman on Wednesday, August 8, 2007.New Hampshire’s biggest city is always an important place for Democratic Presidential candidates. Over the years, the Queen city has tended to favor moderate Democrats, like Jimmy Carter in 1976 or Bill Clinton in 1992. Plenty of the traits Manchester Democrats prized then--- like fiscal conservatism--- are still prized today. But there are forces that are reshaping the city’s political makeup and some observers say in a general election, Democrats had better take notice. New Hampshire Public Radio’s David Darman has more. listen:
  Dodd Announces Higher Ed PlanBy Dan Gorenstein on Wednesday, August 8, 2007.Democratic Presidential hopeful Chris Dodd unveiled his education policy today in Manchester, where he met with students and educators. listen: No audio currently available. Order on CD (pdf).
StoryCorps: May GruberBy Andrew Parrella on Wednesday, August 8, 2007.On March 25, 1911 a devastating fire erupted in the Triangle Waist Factory in New York City. Goffstown’s May Gruber’s mother was a garment worker at the factory and retells her story. listen:
Granite State Stories: "Swampwalker's Journal: A Wetland's Year"By Laura Knoy on Wednesday, August 8, 2007.For decades David Carroll has traveled our swamps, marshes, vernal pools and bogs and in his book, "Swampwalker's Journal" he takes the reader on a one-year journey through their fascinating cycles of birth, death and renewal. We’ll explore the wonder and worth of our wetlands through the pages of David Carroll's "Swampwalker's Journal: A Wetland's Year" on the next Granite State Stories. Guest
This program was originally broadcast on June 15, 2007. listen:
New U.S. Poet Laureate Charles SimicBy Liz Bulkley on Wednesday, August 8, 2007.The United States Library of Congress has chosen a new poet laureate, and for the second time in a row, it's chosen a writer from New Hampshire. Strafford resident Charles Simic takes the reins from Donald Hall, who was appointed last year. Tonight on the Front Porch, we'll talk with Dr. Simic about his life, his writing, and his newest honor. listen:
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