NH OUTLOOK ROUNDTABLE EDITION, Friday, 3/8/2002
script iconRoundtable script iconintro calendar
script iconOther News script iconcommunity calendar
script iconTax Relief script iconNext OutlookTease
script iconMTBE script iconGoodnight
script iconRockingham Park script iconFounders
script iconIntro Mt Washington script iconPre-Show
script iconMount Washington script iconTonight at 10 Promo

script iconRoundtable
Return to index of stories... 		Richard Ager\NH Outlook
Lars Trodson\Portsmouth Herald
Kevin Landrigan\The Telegraph
Edith Tucker\Coos County Democrat
Via Videophone From:\North Country Education Foundation
script iconOther News
Return to index of stories... 		Here's a look at other stories making news this Friday.
script iconTax Relief
Return to index of stories... 		After months of partisan politicking, Congress has passed a recession relief package.
The version falls far short of what President Bush wanted -- but it still provides for extended jobless benefits and tax cuts for businesses.
The vote comes amid new signs of economic recovery. New unemployment numbers show a decline in the national jobless rate to five and a-half percent.
script iconMTBE
Return to index of stories... 		More news from Washington. The U.S. Senate has agreed on a plan to phase out a controversial gasoline additive. State officials have been urging the federal government to allow them to ban MTBE in New Hampshire. The additive has been found to contaminate drinking water. The Senate plan would phase out MTBE over four years. New Hampshire officials have filed a request to ban the additive much sooner.
script iconRockingham Park
Return to index of stories... 		Owners of Rockingham Park- New Hampshire's only thoroughbred race track- are reportedly trying to sell the facility.
Built in 1906 and once a venue of nationally broadcast races, Rockingham Park may be facing its last season. A track official says in the last ten years, attendance at races has dropped more than 80 percent and track revenue has fallen by millions of dollars. Owners say it's the legislature's decision to not allow video poker at the track that prompted them into negotiations with potential buyers.
script iconIntro Mt Washington
Return to index of stories... 		Another cloudy day around the granite state, what's ahead for the weekend? We checked in with Steve Bailey at the Mount Washington Observatory.
script iconMount Washington
Return to index of stories... 		Mt. Washington Observatory\Friday on the Summit\Clouds, fog, blowing snow \Visibility: 100 to 200 feet early then 25 miles \High:29 \Peak Gust:SW 65 mph
Overnight\North and Mountains\Mostly cloudy \Chance of rain or snow showers\Lows: Upper 20s\Winds: S 5 to 10 mph
Overnight\Central and South\Cloudy with patchy fog \Lows: Mid 30s \Winds: Light, SE \
Saturday\North and Mountains\Mostly cloudy \Chance of rain showers\Highs: Mid 50s\Winds: S 10 to 15 mph
Saturday\Central and South\Partly sunny\Highs: Near 60 \Winds: S 10 to 15 mph \
Sunday\Statewide\Cloudy \Chance of showers\Highs: North - Mid to upper 30s\South - Upper 30s
script iconintro calendar
Return to index of stories... 		From lectures on nutrition to workshops on egg decorating, there's a wide range of activites available around the Granite State. Here's a selection in this week's community calendar.
script iconcommunity calendar
Return to index of stories... 		Chocolate Fest\New London\March 9\603-526-6575
Ethnic egg decorating\Peterborough\March 9\978 -630-3657
NH Summer Camps\Nashua\March 9\www.parentingnh.com
Winter Magic\Chester\March 9\603-887-5829
Joys of Writing Jazz\Rye\March 10\603-964-8401
Family Nutrition\Keene\March 12\603-357-3755
Manchester and the Railroads\Manchester\March 14\603- 622-7531
script iconNext OutlookTease
Return to index of stories... 		Monday on New Hampshire Outlook.
We continue to explore the Internet with a look at what it takes to run an on-line business.
script iconGoodnight
Return to index of stories... 		That's all for this edition of New Hampshire Outlook. Thanks for joining us.
For all of us here at New Hampshire Public Television, I'm Richard Ager.
We'll be back Monday at 10 - on the web.
script iconFounders
Return to index of stories... 		Thanks to our founding sponsors who have provided major funding for the production of New Hampshire Outlook:
New Hampshire Charitable Foundadtion
Public Service of New Hampshire
Alice J. Reen Charitable Trust
Putnam Foundation
Stratford Foundation
script iconPre-Show
Return to index of stories... 		Next on New Hampshire Outlook.
Journalists from around the state join us to put the week's top stories into perspective. from the pledge of allegiance for NH schools to relief for the troubled forest industry.
script iconTonight at 10 Promo
Return to index of stories... 		Tonight on New Hampshire Outlook.
Join us tonight at 10:00 only on New Hampshire Outlook.
Copyright © 2024
All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. AP contributed to this report.
Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistribution directly or indirectly in any medium. Neither these AP materials nor any portion thereof may be stored in a computer except for personal and non-commercial use. AP will not be held liable for any delays, inaccuracies, errors or omissions therefrom or in the transmission or delivery of all or any part thereof or for any damages arising from any of the foregoing.