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Businesses Taking Steps to Go Green

By 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.

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Senators Feel the Squeeze

By 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.

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Daniel Webster College Teaches Homeland Security

By 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.

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