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Next on New Hampshire Outlook. The conclusion of our series Innocence Lost. Bishop John McCormack speaks out for the Roman Catholic church. |
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Hello I'm Allison McNair. Welcome to New Hampshire Outlook. |
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This holy week has been like no other in recent memory for Roman Catholics in New Hampshire, New England, and around the country. The church is in the midst of a sex abuse scandal, touched off by the Massachusetts trial of former priest John Geoghan. Numerous accusations and lawsuits have been launched against the church which has already paid out millions of dollars in settlements. In February, Bishop John McCormack of The Manchester Diocese released the names of 14 priests accused of sexual misconduct between 1963-1987. Two more names have since been added to the list. This week on Outlook, we've taken a look at the crisis in the Roman Catholic Church. We've heard from victims, counselors, experts in the field of sexual abuse, clergy and members of the church. Tonight, we hear from the man who heads up the Roman Catholic Church in the granite state. Bishop John McCormack came to New Hampshire in 1998. Before that he served as Auxiliary Bishop to Cardinal Bernard Law, working from 1984-1994 at the Archdiocese of Boston. As the cabinet secretary for ministerial personnel, he was in charge of reviewing complaints of sexual misconduct. Bishop John McCormack now faces accusations that he once knew about the sexual abuse of a child in Salem Massachusetts, and did nothing about it. The lawsuit alleges the abuse took place more than 30 years ago, when the Bishop was serving as a priest in the same parish. In our interview, we asked the Bishop about that allegation. We also asked him about going public with the names of priests who were suspected of child abuse here in New Hampshire. - |
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Some of you e-mailed us with questions for the Bishop. Unfortunately, we received them after our interview was conducted. We do hope to have a follow-up interview with the bishop and will bring up those questions. ** If you haven't seen the complete series, you can do so by going to NHPTV-dot-ORG and watching the programs via streaming video. If you HAVE seen the series, we'd like to hear from you. Did we miss something? Take the time to let us know. The address is NHOutlook@nhptv-dot-org. We'll be sure to consider your comments in follow-up reports. And if you'd rather pick up the telephone, call us at 800-639-2721. |
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Here's a look at other stories making news this Friday. |
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Democratic Governor Jeanne Shaheen today vetoed a Republican plan to redraw boundaries for the New Hampshire Senate. Shaheen said the plan splits apart communities with strong historic ties and common interests. Democrats argued the plan is designed to give Republicans an edge in 16 of the chamber's 24 districts. |
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Revenue commissioner Stan Arnold says the state is risking its business friendly reputation by relaying so much on business taxes. He says income from the state's business enterprise tax and business profits tax makes up about 25 percent of the general fund. And anytime you become too dependent on a single revenue source, says Arnold, you leave the state vulnerable to the next economic downturn. |
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In other money matters, the revenue commissioner promises the state will go after the town assets of Rye - if that community doesn't make good on nearly three million dollars in withheld property tax payments by Wednesday afternoon. The town administrator says the money is being withheld because of a quirk in state law, which ended a hardship tax exemption for local residents. A bill to rectify the glitch has passed the House and goes to the Senate next week. Rye says it'll pay, if the hardship relief law is changed. |
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It was a beautiful day across the Granite State, we checked in earlier with Katie Hess at the Mount Washington Observatory to find out what conditions were like a top the mountain and to see what's ahead for the weekend. |
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Finally, in this week's community calendar we have a little something for everyone. From a colonial muster in Portsmouth to traditional maple surgaring and if you're feeling smart, you can take your chances with the Mensa society test. Check it out. |
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OUTDOORS\Maple Sugaring\March 30\Bethlehem\603 444-6228 OUTDOORS\Early spring hawk watch\March 30\Concord\603 224-9909, ext. 333 HISTORICAL RE-ENACTMENT\Colonial Muster on the Green\March 30\Portsmouth\603 964-7803 LECTURE\Embroidery of the Colonial Revival\March 30\Keene\603 352-0460 LECTURE\Home Safety with Small Children\April 2\Keene\603 357-3755 LECTURE\Finding American History in Local History\April 3\Manchester\603 222-4103 TEST\Mensa Society\April 4\Nashua\603 889-3510 JOB FAIR\Career Expo 2002\April 4\Nashua\603 594-6581 _ |
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Monday on NH Outlook.Richard Ager takes you to the annual school board meeting in Unity. The Sullivan County community is debating how best to pay for and provide an education for children with special needs. |
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That's all for this edition of Outlook. Thanks for joining us. For all of us here at New Hampshire Public Television, I'm Allison McNair. Have a good weekend. We'll be back Monday at 10. |
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A New Hampshire plan to encourage sales of cleaner and quieter boat motors is spreading to other states. Environmental officials signed a memorandum of understanding with boating trade groups in Massachusetts this week to encourage sales of cleaner, quieter outboard motors and personal watercraft. Federal regulations kick in four years from now. In New Hampshire, where 75 percent of all boat engines sold last year were cleaner, because marine trade groups agreed to promote them. Rhode Island, Florida and Wisconsin have signed similar agreements. |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time:3/29/02 / 2200 HOST: Allison McNair Length: 18:58 min In addition to a summary of the day's top New Hampshire stories, this edition of New Hampshire Outlook, NHPTV's nightly news magazine, including the final instalment in a five part series on sexual abuse in the Roman Catholic church. This week on Outlook, we've taken a look at the crisis in the Roman Catholic Church. We've heard from victims, counselors, experts in the field of sexual abuse, clergy and members of the church. Tonight, we hear from the man who heads up the Roman Catholic Church in the granite state, Bishop John McCormack. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Phil Vaughn & Allison McNair NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Bishop John McCormack\Manchester Diocese - |