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ArchivesBusinesses Taking Steps to Go GreenBy Amy Quinton on Thursday, March 27, 2008.It seems everywhere you turn these days more businesses are going “green” or at least trying to. But not every business leader knows exactly what that means or how it might affect the bottom line. So earlier this week, the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce set out on a quest to make sure businesses realize the smallest step can make a huge difference. New Hampshire Public Radio’s Amy Quinton reports. listen:
  Senators Feel the SqueezeBy Dan Gorenstein on Thursday, March 27, 2008.This week, lobbyists have begun in earnest to talk to State Senators about the controversial bill that would overhaul the public retirement system. On one side unions representing public employees want the Senate to substantially change the bill that came out of the House. And they're using their political power to pressure those Senators they've supported in earlier elections. New Hampshire Public Radio’s Dan Gorenstein reports. listen:
Homeland Security 101By Virginia Prescott on Thursday, March 27, 2008.
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Changing The Way We GiveBy Virginia Prescott on Thursday, March 27, 2008.If you’re a regular listener to NHPR, you're most likely familiar with the public radio funding model. Almost half of our operating budget comes from listener donations, and a few times a year – like this week – we hold on-air membership drives. The scene here at the station is probably how you imagine it: volunteers sit behind a bank of phones and wait for listeners to call with financial support. It's a long-held tradition in public broadcasting. But things have changed a bit in recent years. More and more pledges to NHPR are made online. Just three years ago, only 12 percent of donations to the station came from the Internet. That number is now at almost 50 percent. NHPR isn’t alone. Technology is changing charitable giving in all sectors, and Stacy Palmer, editor of The Chronicle of Philanthropy, joined Word of Mouth to talk about how online giving has come of age. (Photo by Alan Chan) listen:
March 27, 2008Today on Word of Mouth, a college in Nashua is the first in New England to offer an undergraduate degree in homeland security. And, farmers take on health officials over pasteurizing cow juice - we throw open the barn doors on the raw milk underground. Also, is the Internet turning us into jerks? We look at how the Web allows us to be ruder and crasser. And finally, how technology is changing charitable giving. (Photo by Denis-Carl Robidoux) listen: No audio currently available. Order on CD (pdf).
Is The Internet Making Us Rude?By Virginia Prescott on Thursday, March 27, 2008.There's a cartoon from The New Yorker from way back in 1993, in which a dog sitting in an office chair, with his paw on a computer keyboard, looks down at another dog on the floor and says, "on the Internet, nobody knows you’re a dog."
But what does such anonimity allow? Who hasn’t dashed off the ocassional flaming e-mail or post without pausing to think of its effect? We know that online stalking and bullying can lead to dangerous circumstances, but is the mask of the Internet making us ruder people? Mark Timney is associate professor of journalism at Keene State College, where he teaches courses on media ethics and society. He spoke with Word of Mouth about whether we as citizens have become coarser as on-line communication dominates our lives. listen:
The Raw Milk UndergroundBy Virginia Prescott on Thursday, March 27, 2008.There are few things that evoke goodness as a fresh frothy glass of milk.
But milk is a contentious issue in some quarters. Battles are being waged across the country by people who want to buy raw, unpasteurized milk – that is, milk that hasn’t been heated to kill off bacteria. Proponents of raw milk say it tastes better and contains bacteria essential for good digestive health. The FDA has cracked down on the growing movement against pasteurization... even busting suppliers in farmhouse dragnets wearing haz-mat suits. Nathanael Johnson wrote about the black-market network for raw milk in the April issue of Harper’s Magazine, and he joined Word of Mouth from KALW in San Francisco to discuss his travels in the raw-milk underground. Where to find raw milk in New Hampshire Read an article in The Concord Monitor on the growing demand for raw milk in New Hampshire Read about the Farm Fresh Milk bill in Vermont Watch a pro-raw milk documentary: The Raw Milk Controversy: Fact & Fiction Read the FDA's warning on the dangers of raw milk (Photo by Alaina Browne) listen:
Daniel Webster College Teaches Homeland SecurityBy Sheryl Rich-Kern on Thursday, March 27, 2008.Daniel Webster College in Nashua is breaking new ground. It's the first college in New England to offer an undergraduate degree in homeland security. The academic trend to educate students in the field of counterterrorism is growing nationwide. But critics say colleges are capitalizing on a fad and fear. NHPR Correspondent Sheryl Rich-Kern has more. listen:
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