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ArchivesExeter Mom and her Dinner with ObamaBy Jon Greenberg on Tuesday, September 4, 2007.Monday night, four volunteers with the Barack Obama campaign had the chance to sit down and have dinner with the Democratic presidential candidate himself. On the guest list was a college student from Howard University in Washington, D.C, a senior citizen from Colorado, an Air Force veteran from Florida, and of particular interest to us in New Hampshire, a mother from Exeter -- Gaby Grossman. Grossman, along with the others had entered an online competition in which they had to contribute five dollars or more and submit a brief statement. New Hampshire Public Radio's Jon Greenberg has been following the town of Exeter throughout the primary and talked to Ms. Grossman after her dinner with Obama. They ate at a restaurant in Nashua. listen:
  McCain Confident in Latest New Hampshire VisitBy Dan Gorenstein on Tuesday, September 4, 2007.Arizona Senator John McCain has returned to New Hampshire to campaign and participate in Tuesday’s Republican Presidential debates. New Hampshire Public Radio’s Dan Gorenstein reports. listen:
Kansas Senator and Republican Presidential Candidate Sam BrownbackBy Laura Knoy on Tuesday, September 4, 2007.Senator Brownback did well in the Iowa Straw Poll recently, and now he's focused on boosting his name recognition in the Granite State. His message includes strong opposition to abortion, support for a flat tax system, and a foreign policy that he says "walks more humbly" around the world. Guest
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The Murder of Mary BeanBy Liz Bulkley on Tuesday, September 4, 2007.When the residents of Saco, Maine, discovered the body of a dead 20 year old woman tied up and floating in the river, they dubbed her "Mary Bean" and opened up a murder investigation. The year was 1850, and the much-publicized case unearthed issues that were as pertinent to the time as they are to our modern age. Mary Bean had died of a botched abortion, and her doctor was charged with murder. We'll hear the whole story and what it reveals about the US as it first began to grapple with issues of urbanization, mass media and discrimination. Our guest is Elizabeth A. De Wolfe, author of the new book The Murder of Mary Bean and Other Stories. She's chair of the History Department at the University of New England. listen:
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