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Group Aims to Cap Property Taxes in 11 Communities

By David Darman on Wednesday, May 14, 2008.

A group calling itself the “New Hampshire Advantage Coalition” is petitioning 11 communities to cap local property tax rates.

Coalition officials say caps are needed to control fast escalating local taxes.

But critics say the caps can unduly constrict spending, to the point that they do more harm than good.

New Hampshire Public Radio’s David Darman has more.

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Writers on a New England Stage: Louise Erdrich (Full version)

By Laura Knoy on Wednesday, May 14, 2008.

Author Louise Erdrich came to Portsmouth to talk about her new book “The Plague of Doves” in the latest installment of our Writers on a New England Stage series. This is the full, unedited version of that event.

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Ed Funding Amendment Rejected By House

By Josh Rogers on Wednesday, May 14, 2008.

Despite backing from legislative leaders and Governor Lynch, amendment falls about 100 votes short of the needed 3/5th support. The margin has top house lawmakers from both parties saying they see little hope an amendment could ever win broad bipartisan backing.

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House To Vote On School Funding Amendment

By Josh Rogers on Wednesday, May 14, 2008.

Amendment has the backing of Governor Lynch and legislative leaders in both parties, but it also has many opponents, including the teachers union, many house conservatives, and the Democratic chairs of a half-dozen House committees.

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Granite Staters Reflect on the Sixtieth Birthday of Israel

By Laura Knoy on Wednesday, May 14, 2008.

On May 14th. 1948, Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion publicly pronounced the new nation of Israel. The country has had a history of tremendous success but also conflict, border disputes and war. We’ll talk with a roundtable of Israeli-born Granite Staters, hear their stories of their home country, get their comments on the sixty year journey of Israel and their thoughts on the state of the state of Israel today.

Guests

  • Ruth Harris, music teacher living in Hollis who was born in Palestine and then lived in Richon Letzion after Israel’s independence; she moved to Amsterdam and then to the United States in 1973
  • Moshe Shpindler, resident of Nashua and owner of Caesario’s Pizza in Manchester. He was also born in Richon Letzion in 1950 and lived there until he moved to the United States in 1983
  • Amalia Flaisher, graphic designer living in Litchfield; Amalia was born in Romania but moved to Ashkelon and later to Netanya in Israel before moving to the US ten years ago

We'll also hear from

  • Isaiah Artsy, computer consultant living in Nashua; he was born in Poland, emigrated to Israel in 1957 and then to the US in 1982, and has spent the last week with family in Israel for the anniversary celebrations
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