Story Archives of 'Donna Sytek'

25 in 25: Donna Sytek

By Laura Knoy on Tuesday, May 29, 2007.

Our 25 in 25 series continues with New Hampshire's first female Speaker of the House, Donna Sytek. Sytek was famous for saying that controlling the four-hundred-member House was like “herding cats". We’ll talk about her long political career, her imprint on many Granite State issues from prison reform to the Catholic Church to the Presidential Primary as well as the role women have played in Governing our state over the past quarter century.

Guests

  • Donna Sytek, former Speaker of the New Hampshire House
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State Republicans Say They'll Regroup By Election Day

By Josh Rogers on Friday, February 10, 2006.

As candidates and political parties slowly begin to gear up for the 2006 election season, the state Republican party has some work to do. The party now lacks a Chairman, a plausible challenger for Governor, and much in the way of money.

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Berlin Prison Expansion: Money well spent or misplaced?

By Jon Greenberg on Tuesday, February 7, 2006.

In his state of the state address, Governor John Lynch threw his support behind a plan to add 500 beds to the prison in Berlin. Many people think it's a good approach to reducing overcrowding. But others say while adding prison space might be the path of least resistance, it spends too much money on the wrong part of the problem. New Hampshire Public Radio's Jon Greenberg has more.

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Constitutional Amendment 5

By Laura Knoy on Friday, October 29, 2004.

While much focus has been on the President and Governor's races, a familiar amendment has quietly made its way onto our ballot...CACR 5. If passed, it will give the New Hampshire legislature greater control over our court system. Laura's guests are Donna Sytek, former Chair of the judicial conduct committee and former Speaker of the House, and Russell Hilliard, former President of the New Hampshire Bar and an attorney.

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Benson Lays Out Election Themes

By Josh Rogers on Thursday, July 15, 2004.

Benson names campaign chairs and pledges to focus on issues he's stressed since taking office "because they're not done yet."

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State Looks to Save Money in the Prison System

By Dan Gorenstein on Monday, February 2, 2004.

A new report recommends what the New Hampshire Department of Corrections could do to lower the prison population and save the state money.

New Hampshire Public Radio?s Dan Gorenstein reports.

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Further Ado...

By Laura Knoy on Friday, August 15, 2003.

With 2004 being a Presidential election year, we can expect to be inundated here in New Hampshire with all kinds of "very important people". Former Speaker of the New Hampshire House Donna Sytek joins us to talk about proper political etiquette and her new book "Further Ado".

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The Catholic Church's Sex Abuse Policy

By Laura Knoy on Wednesday, November 13, 2002.

Last week, American bishops released a revised version of their policy on handling priests accused of sexual misconduct. We'll talk with Donna Sytek, the woman in charge of examining the Manchester diocese's guidelines. She's been traveling around New Hampshire, finding out what Granite State Catholics have to say about the policies. www.rcbm-taskforce.org

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