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ArchivesExeter Voters Give McCain a Second LookBy Dan Trudeau on Saturday, September 29, 2007.Republican presidential candidate John McCain was in New Hampshire this weekend. He spoke to a crowd of about 150 at a house party in Exeter Saturday. Correspondent Dan Trudeau has more. listen:
  Restoring Fort StarkBy Roger Wood on Thursday, September 27, 2007.At the end of a residential street in New Castle, on the seacoast, sits one of New Hampshire's oldest historic sites. But despite its importance, no street signs point out its location and it rarely sees visitors. A local group of residents is working to change all that. They want to put Fort Stark back on the map. NHPR Correspondent Roger Wood reports. listen:
Nashua Soon to Have Bus RadioBy Sheryl Rich-Kern on Thursday, September 27, 2007.Nashua’s board of education wants school bus drivers to tune in to a new radio station. If all goes as planned the city will be the first in the state to air Bus Radio. Produced in Massachusetts and used on school buses in the Bay State, the programming is packaged exclusively for kids. But not all Nashua parents are happy with the plan because the programming also includes advertising. NHPR Correspondent Sheryl Rich-Kern reports. listen:
McCain Launches TV AdsBy Josh Rogers on Thursday, September 27, 2007.Republican John McCain will begin airing his first television ads in New Hampshire this weekend. New Hampshire Public Radio's Josh Rogers has more. listen:
New Polling Site Attempts to Gauge Student OpinionsBy Mark Bevis on Wednesday, September 26, 2007.A new polling outfit will join the myriad of pollsters and pundits at this evening's Democratic Presidential Primary debate at Dartmouth. It's an on-line poll called Open-vote. Former Democratic Party operative and current Dartmouth grad student Colin van Ostern is one of open-votes co-founders. He describes how it works to NHPR's Mark Bevis. listen:
Mass Gambling Proposal Puts Rockingham Slots Proposal in a New LightBy David Darman on Wednesday, September 26, 2007.If Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick has his way, casino gambling will be on the Bay State’s political agenda this year. The Governor has proposed bringing three huge casino resorts to Massachusetts, and he’d like one of them to be located in the Greater Boston area. Coincidentally, New Hampshire lawmakers have also been looking at proposals to allow video slot machines at Rockingham Park in Salem. But it’s not clear what affect a Boston area casino would have on the Rockingham plan. listen:
New Hampshire Soldiers Training Afghan PoliceBy Douglas Grindle on Tuesday, September 25, 2007.Coalition military officials say a daylong battle today in southern Afghanistan's poppy-growing region has killed more than 60 Taliban fighters. In a statement, the coalition says the clash started when dozens of insurgents attacked with machine guns, mortars and rocket-propelled grenades. One coalition soldier was killed and four wounded in the battle, but there were no immediate reports of civilian deaths or injuries. Meanwhile in Afghanistan's northern provinces, where the conflict is much quieter, New Hampshire National Guard soldiers are training local police forces. One of those soldiers is Sergeant 1st Class, Shannon Kulakowski from Nottingham, New Hampshire. Before this assignment, Kulakowski was with the Guard's 172nd Mountain Regiment. He describes his current mission in Afghanistan to NHPR Correspondent Doug Grindle at a base in Mazur e Sharif. listen:
Nature Conservancy Burns 30+ Acres in Pine BarrensBy Amy Quinton on Monday, September 24, 2007.The Nature Conservancy says less than a dozen forests in the world are similar to one found in Ossipee New Hampshire. This weekend, the organization purposely burned more than 30 acres of the rare ecosystem – in order to protect the habitat and the state’s last intact example of Pine Barrens. New Hampshire Public Radio’s Amy Quinton reports. listen:
Exeter Dems and Iraq: A Surprising Mix of OpinionsBy Jon Greenberg on Thursday, September 20, 2007.Money to pay for the Iraq War is back on the agenda. Last spring, Congress appropriated funds through September and now the senate will take up the question of how much to spend and on what terms. Pressure is on the Democrats to go toe to toe with the president and impose a timeline for withdrawal. In our focus town of Exeter we found some Democrats who think their party should not back down, but among the party base, there is more ambivalence than you might expect. New Hampshire Public Radio’s Jon Greenberg has more. listen:
New Hampshire Soldiers in AfghanistanBy Douglas Grindle on Wednesday, September 19, 2007.Members of the 36-43rd Company of the New Hampshire National Guard are back home. This week, they're taking part in a mandatory re-integration program to help ease them back into civilian life after being stationed in Baghdad for about a year. But while those soldiers may be out of harms way, New Hampshire has others deployed in the middle east. Some of them are in Afghanistan training their counterparts in the Afghan National Army, the ANA. Staff Sgt Tim Burns, from Nashua, was with the 210th Engineers of the New Hampshire National Guard, headquartered in Peterborough. Currently he's embedded as a mentor at Camp Mike Spann in Northern Afghanistan, He's training Afghan soldiers to improve the local infrastructure. But before you hear about Burns' job there, we need to translate a few terms he uses. He talks about Terps.....those are interpreters. And he mentions the fob ....that's a forward operating base. He spoke with NHPR Correspondent Douglas Grindle. listen:
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