NH OUTLOOK, Thursday, 1/9/2003
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Return to index of stories... 		Hello. I'm Richard Ager sitting in for Allison McNair. Welcome to NH Outlook.
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Return to index of stories... 		Craig Benson was inaugurated today as New Hampshire's 79th governor. The ceremony was held before an overflow audience at the state house in Concord. Here are some highlights of the day's events.
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Return to index of stories... 		Talk in the hallways after the ceremony was all about business.
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Return to index of stories... 		Joining me to talk about the inauguration and what lies beyond are Kathy Sullivan, chair of the NH Democratic Party and John Dowd, chair of the NH Republican Party.
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Return to index of stories... 		My guests are Kathy Sullivan, chair of the NH Democratic Party and John Dowd, chair of the NH Republican Party.
1: We'll get to the particulars in a moment but I'd like your overall reaction to the speech - and the broad themes it contained.
John - any update on the executive orders?
2: He said we need to change the way we do and think about things - and become independent of the status quo. What does that mean?
3: Craig Benson said "It's time to solve the education crisis once and for all" - I'd swear that was just about word for word what Gov. Shaheen said in each of her inaugurations. What's different this time?
What about the fact that it's been a Republican legislature for all this time.
4: Don't bring problems, bring solutions. Where I come from, the customer is always right. Clearly, the new governor was displaying his origins in business.
He also said the customers had just spoken in record-breaking numbers and what they said is: 'no income tax or sales tax."
5: He announced an adopt-a-school plan that would "allow businesses in our public schools" - what would that entail?
He told a personal story of a high school counselor who gave up on him by telling him he could never go to college - and used that to emphasize we cannot give up on our children. Certainly themes both parties would support.
6: He wants to encourage health care competition. What sort of changes could that entail?
7: Governor Benson singled out five individuals whom he called "community entrepreneurs" - people who have worked to make a difference in their communities. What lesson do you think he was getting at in drawing attention to these individuals?
8: We saw more of the personal side of Craig Benson today, with his pastor delivering the benediction and his wife, daughters, brother, mother and father all in attendance.
9: What kind of start was this? Best part?
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Return to index of stories... 		On the next New Hampshire Outlook -
It's our Friday Edition with journalists from around the state discuss the week's top stories, from the inauguration of Governor Craig Benson to the opening of the state legislature.
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Return to index of stories... 		That's it for this edition of our program. Thanks for joining us. Stay tuned for a rebroadcast of the Governor's inauguration. We'll see you next time on New Hampshire Outlook. We leave you with a poem from the New Hampshire Poet Laureate, Marie Harris.
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Return to index of stories... 		Thanks to our founding sponsors who have provided major funding for the production of New Hampshire Outlook:
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Return to index of stories... 		Tonight on New Hampshire Outlook.
It's our Friday Edition with journalists from around the state discuss the week's top stories, from the inauguration of Governor Craig Benson to the opening of the state legislature.
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Return to index of stories... 		NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 1/09/03 22:00
HOST: Richard Ager Length: 26:46 minutes
In this edition of New Hampshire Outlook, NHPTV's nightly news magazine, we focus on the inauguration of Governor Craig Benson. The show began with highlights from the ceremony at the Statehouse. We heard from Republicans and Democrats on what they thought of the Governor's speech. And joining Richard instudio to discuss the day's events and what lies ahead, NH Republican Party Chair John Dowd and NH Democratic Chair Kathy Sullivan.We ended the show with a poem from NH Poet Laureate Marie Harris and the St. Thomas Aquinas Band and Select Choir.
PRODUCER/REPORTER: Richard Ager, Phil Vaughn NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Govenor Craig Benson, Rep. Jack Pratt\D - Walpole, Rep. Peter Burling\House Democratic Leader, \Rep. Rogers Johnson\House Majority Whip
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