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Hello and welcome to New Hampshire Outlook. I'm Mike Nikitas from NECN, New England Cable News. Your guest host for tonight. |
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In this program, The debate over tobacco settlement funds. We'll find out why no money is being spent on prevention. |
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And later, we continue our series of conversations with Granite State authors. You'll meet Terry Farrish and hear her read from her new children's book, The Cat who Liked Potato Soup. |
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But first. where all that money from the tobacco settlement is going. Five years ago, a settlement with the tobacco industry brought New Hampshire and the other 49 states many millions of dollars. The money was supposed to be spent on reducing smoking and tobacco related illnesses. This year alone New Hampshire received 46-million dollars. You might be surprised to know that New Hampshire will spend none of it on reducing smoking. In fact, New Hampshire ranks last in the nation when it comes to spending money from the tobacco settlement on smoking prevention and cessation programs. Phil Vaughn has a look at why. 219-224 |
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N1 - Betty Rouleau is 59 years old. She lives in Rochester not far from where she grew up. As a child, Betty started smoking cigarettes - she now has emphysema. Betty clip - 5840 - "I can't get outside, work in the garden, play with my grandchild." N2 - According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there are three million Americans like Betty. They're sick and need chronic medical attention. Debbie clip 810 - "Annually, NH spends over $440 million dollars in tobacco related health care costs." N3 - To help cover the costs of tobacco related illnesses, states sued the tobacco industry and won. The final settlement awarded annual payments to states in perpetuity. New Hampshire receives 46 million dollars a year most of which goes into the general fund. Phil clip 2133 - Phil - "What was your motivation in going forward with the settlement? Public health." N4 - Phil McLaughlin was NH's Attorney General at the time of the 1998 settlement. He and others were hopeful the NH legislature would set aside 25% of the settlement money to help keep people off of tobacco. It didn't happen. Phil 22:30 "But the state did approve in the range of 3-4 million dollars - less than 10% to be applied to public health purposes." N5 - Including a variety of state-wide prevention and cessation services, public awareness announcements and youth programs. Debbie Hornor is the Executive Director of the Smoke Free NH Alliance. Debbie 610 - "We saw a dramatic reduction in middle school smoking - a 50 % reduction. We also saw a reduction in high school smoking from 31% to 25%." N6 - According to the NH Youth Tobacco Survey conducted by Health and Human Services, smoking has declined amongst NH's youth. Dr. James Sargant, from Dartmouth-Hitchcock Hospital agrees. He also recognizes that the newly funded effort to reduce tobacco use is young and many of the results unseen. Sargant clip 3:57 "Well it takes time for these programs to work you know we've seen a drop in youth smoking I not so sure how much is due to the money that we've spent on Anti Tobacco programs in High School and how much of that's due to the cost of tobacco the decline in adult smoking we wouldn't have seen yet because we've just had the cessation programs in place." N7 - Now, most of those programs are about to disappear. The NH legislature voted to reduce the amount of settlement money for tobacco prevention and programs from three million dollars to zero. Martel 244 "Because we had other needs that were more pressing, like programs for the elderly and family home care." N7 - Senator Martel is a member of the state's Health and Human Services Committee. Martel clip 620 - "Even when I was a member of the House, I was the vice chair of the committee on HHS and we were seeing trends where we'd get funds and appropriate them into the general fund and reappropriate them into other programs other than the prevention programs." Debbie clip 535 - "So in total, between settlement funds and tobacco revenues, NH will take in over 138 million dollars this year, none will go to prevention and cessation." Sargant clip 303 - "I think that the legislature is generally short sided I think that they generally, if they can save a few bucks on things like tobacco control they'll do that even though they know they are going to spend more money later on, on smoking related disease." Debbie clip 908 "I think it's inevitable that we'll see tobacco use rates climb again. These are important resources that have been eliminated. The trend that we've seen in other states that have made cuts is an increase of use." Phil 2519 "When it comes to making decisions about whether should we provide for public health or lessen the tax burden the feeling in this state is we always lessen the tax burden, no matter what the consequences to others. I believe that keeping taxes in check is good but we have folks in this state that are badly in need of public health services and we have a duty to share this newly found money with them but that takes leadership at the top." N8 - Betty spent many years trying to quit smoking. With help, her last attempt was difficult but successful. Betty 5610 - "I went as far as to say to my daughter, if I don't make it this time bury me with a pack of cigarettes in my coffin, I don't want to be without them." Debbie 1225 - "We know that tobacco prevention has been effective in NH. Our hope is that the legislators will take another look at the issue, realize the impact and spend settlement dollars on prevention programs." Martel 945 - "I'll be working my tail off to put funds back in to those accounts so we can fund programs. I will do that." N8 -For NH Outlook, I'm Phil Vaughn. |
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Joining us now to talk more about smoking prevention funding, Dr. Bill Kassler, State Medical Director and Rob Werner of the Smokefree New Hamsphire Alliance. why you happy jobs what doing about it this what happens in a state with no sales or incoe tax hope for future of this money being how does the governor feel smoking rates where will help for smoking come states thatspend are successful |
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LETS CUT TO THE CHASE, IS THIS HAPS IN A STATE THAT HAS NO SALES OR INCOME TAX, YOU HAVE TO PAY FOR YOUR PROGRAMS AND RAID TOBACCO MONEY TO DO IT? THE DOCTOR AS CORRECT, LAST YEAR WE HAD A PROPOSAL TO INCREASE THE TOBACCO TAX, IF WE DID THAT WE WOULD HAVE GENERATED MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO FUND THE PROGRAMS BUT REDUCE TOBACCO USE BY A SIGNIFICANTMENT. SO YOU'RE CONVINCED THAT SPENDING MORE MONEY OR SPENDING MONEY DOES REDUCE SMOKING? ABSOLUTELY. EVERY STATE THAT'S RAISED TOBACCO TAX HAS SEEN REVENUE UP AND CONSUMPTION DOWN. STATES LIKE CALIFORNIA AND MASSACHUSETTS, DELAWARE, ALL HAVE SHONE IF THEY PUT SIGNIFICANT RESOURCES INTO THESE PROGRAMS SMOKING GOES DOWN. WE DID SEE SOME REDUCTIONS. AND NOW THAT WE'RE NOT SPENDING THOSE DOLLARS I THINK WE'LL SEE AN INCREASE IN TOBACCO USE AND WHAT THAT WILL LEAD TO, PARTICULARLY YOUNG KIDS AND WHAT THAT WILL LEAD SO IT UNFORTUNATELY MORE YOUNG KIDS DYING. NOW A SMALL AMOUNT OF MONEY IS BEING SPENT ON SMOKING PREVENTION AND CESSATION. THE ORGANIZATION STILL EXISTS? WE'RE AND AN ORGANIZATION--THE MONEY THAT WAS ALLOCATED FOR TOBACCO PREVENTION AS BEEN REDUCED ZERO. AND AT CDC FOR EXAMPLE RECOMMENDS THAT NEW HAMPSHIRE NEEDS TO BE SPENDING AT LEAST $10.8 MILLION PER YEAR. YOU SEE THERE'S A GAP BETWEEN WHAT WE OUGHT TO BE DOING AND WHAT WE ARE DOING. IF I CAN JUMP IN. WE ARE SPENDING ZERO. WE HAVE A C.D.C. GRANT FEDERAL CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL. HOW MUCH? $11 MILLION. WHILE FUNDING HAS DECREASED, THE STATE DEPARTMENT AS FUND AND WE'RE DOING SCIENCE BASED PREVENTION THAT WORKS. AS STATE'S CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER YOU CAN'T BE HAPPY ABOUT THIS. MONEY THAT WOULD BE SPENT ON IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF THE CITIZENS AT THE STATE. AS A PUBLIC HEALTH PHYSICIAN TOBACCO IS PROBABLY THE MOST IMPORTANT PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE WE FACE. IT KILLS ABOUT 1600 OF OUR CITIZENS IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. THE SINGLE LARGEST CAUSE OF PREVENTABLE DISABILITY AND DISEASE WE HAVE. ABOUT A QUARTER OF OUR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS SMOKE AND ONE OUT OF THREE WILL END UP DYING. SO SMOKING IS CLEARLY A KEY ISSUE. IT'S UP TO OUR LEGISLATURE TO DECIDE PRIORITIES AND YOU HEARD THIS IS A TOUGH BUDGET YEAR. YOU HOPE THEY CHANGE THEY'RE PRIORITIES? IT'S NOT UP TO ME, IT'S UP TO THE LEGISLATURE. MY JOB AS A PUBLIC SERVANT IS TAKE THE RESOURCES WE HAVE AND SPEND THEM WISELY AND BE A GOOD STEWARD AND MAKE SURE IT'S SPENT ACCORDING TO SCIENCE AND PREVENTION PROGRAM THAT'S WORK. HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT BEING STEWARD OVER SUCH A SMALL AMOUNT OF MONEY? WE DO THE BEST ABOUT WITH WHAT WE HAVE. THEY'RE AT RISK TO BE REDUCED BECAUSE THE AMERICAN LESS SI FOUND ADDITIONAL DOLLARS APPROXIMATELY $600,000, THEY LIKE TO SEE IT MATCHED BY THE STATE AND WE'RE NOT BRINGING ANYTHING TO THE TABLE AT ALL AS A STATE. AS AN ADVOCACY GROUP. HOW MUCH CONTACT HAVE YOU HAD AND WHAT ARE YOU TELLING THEM? I THINK THE OPPORTUNITY OF THE REPORT THAT WAS RELEASED LAST WEEK IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE LUNG ASSOCIATION CANCER SOCIETY AND HEART ASSOCIATION WAS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO HIGHLIGHT THE FAILURE OF OUR LEADERS TO TAKE A LONG VIEW. BECAUSE IF WE DON'T PUT PREVENTION DOLLARS AT THE FRONT END WE'LL BE DOING TWO THINGS SO OURSELVES. THERE ARE MORE PEOPLE THAT AREN'T GOING TO BE HERE IN FUTURE YEARS AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO COST OUR STATE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. WE'RE ALL PAYING FOR TOBACCO USE WHETHER WE SMOKE OR NOT. IN EFFECT WITH THE STATE, $90 MILLION IS OF SPENDING IS ATTRIBUTABLE TO TOBACCO USE IN THE MEDICAID PROGRAM ALONE. IT'S SOMETHING WE OUGHT TO BE PAYING ATTENTION TO. CERTAINLY YOU DON'T SPEAK FOR THE GOVERNOR BUT WHAT'S HIS. ON THIS? DOES HE WANT TO TAKE ANY LEADERSHIP ROLE ON THIS? WE WERE VERY PLEASED THAT THE GOVERNOR'S FIRST BUDGET WHEN HE SUBMITTED IT IN JANUARY DID INCLUDE THE $3 MILLION. SO WE WERE HAPPY ABOUT THAT. THERE WAS A COMMITMENT AT THAT TIME. IN THE PROCESS, THERE WERE A LOT OF THINGS CHOICE THAT'S HAD TO BE MADE. UNFORTUNATELY I DON'T--I DO THINK THIS WAS A SHORT SIGHTED CHOICE. SO AT THIS POINT ARE YOU HOPEFUL THE LEGISLATURE WILL MAKE ANY MOVE OVER THE NEXT YEAR TO INCREASE THE FUNDING? WELL, WE'LL SEE. I THINK THAT WE AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS WILL CONTINUE TO REALLY BE BEAT THE DRUM AS AN ADVOCATE AND TO GET PEOPLE INVOLVED TO PUT PRESSURE ON OUR LEADERS TO LET THEM NOW IT'S AN ISSUE THE VOTERS OF NEW HAMPSHIRE CARE ABOUT. DO YOU THINK YOU'LL GET ANY RESPONSE? IT SEEMS SUCH A DIRE SITUATION AT THIS POINT. ALL WE CAN DO IS WORK HARD, GAIN SUPPORT, AND HOPEFULLY THE LEGISLATURE AND GOVERNOR WILL COME AROUND. AND IF THEY DON'T COME AROUND WHAT HAT ENS TO SMOKING CESSATION AND REVENTION PROGRAMS IN THE STATE? ONE OF THE OUTCOMES OF LOSING THIS MONEY HAS BEEN THE LOCAL COALITIONS. THERE WERE 18 AROUND THE STATE NOW IT'S REDUCED 7. SESATION PROGRAMS REALLY HAVE TAKEN A HIT. THE NOT PROGRAM AIMED AT HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHICH WAS A CESSATION PROGRAM, THERE'S NO MONEY FOR THAT. THE BOUGHT AM LINE IS THERE'S PRACTICAL AND UNFORTUNATE OUTCOMES TO NOT SPENDING THE MONEY. WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENED. THANKS SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE ROB AND DR. CASSLER. |
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The U.S. Senate has begun considering the comprehensive energy bill approved Tuesday by the House. Senators Gregg and Sununu say they won't support the bill. Representatives Bradley and Bass already voted against. |
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I'D VOTE THE ENGERGY BILL NOT ONLY BECAUSE OF A PRO VISION INVOLVING--PRO SIDING SAFE HARBOR IN MTBE PRODUCTION, BUT FOR OTHER REASONS. I THOUGHT IN GENERAL THE BILL FOCUSED TOO MUCH ON PRO DITIONAL ENGERGY SOURCES, OIL AND GAS PRO SIDING ENORMOUS BENEFITS NOT ONLY FOR THOSE FUELS AND ETHENOL. AND NOT ENOUGH OFFER ALTERNATIVE RESOURCES BIKE BIOMASS, SOLAR WIND AND OTHERS. SO FOR ME I'M VOTING AGAINST IT THIS TIME WITH THE SAME VOTE AS I HAD PREVIOUS WHEN I VOTED AGAINST IF IN THE HOUSE. THE MTBE PRO VISION WAS MADE MORE OBNOXIOUS BECAUSE IT WAS MOVED BACK FROM OBJECT TO SEPTEMBER TO PREVENT NEW HAMPSHIRE SUIT FROM GOING FORWARD, AT THE LEAST IT MAKES THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S JOB MORE DIFFICULT. BARE IN MIND SIMILAR LIEU SUITED HAVE BEEN FILED AND THERE HAVE BEEN GENEROUS SETTLEMENTS PAID. SO IT'S CLEARLY A PRO VISION THAT SAVES THE REFINERS FROM HAVING TO GO THROUGH THE LIABILITY DISPUTE WITH ANY STATE OF MUNICIPALITY. I THINK THAT'S WRONG. ENGERGY IS DIFFERENT FROM OTHER ISSUES THOUGH, IT'S NOT ABOUT LIBERALS AND CONSERVATIVES OR REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS, IT'S ABOUT REGIONS. IT'S GOING OUT OF TIZ WAY TO THERE. THE WILDLIFE REF FUJ WAS--I AM PLEASED THE BILL COY TANZ A REPEAL OF THE PUBLIC UTILITY HOLDING. WHICH IN TURNS BETTER INVESTMENT AND POWER GRID STRUCTURES. I I'M GLAD THE BILL HAS PROVISIONS WITH RESEARCH AND ALTERNATIVE FUEL DEVELOPMENT WHICH MAYBE HELPFUL WITH SOME INDUSTRIES IN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND THE NORTHEAST. AND I'D LIKE TO SEE MORE BALANCE BETWEEN ALLOCATION OF TAX TREATMENT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF OIL AND GAS AND ETHENOL AND EXPANDED TO INCLUDE OTHER RESOURCES. |
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Representative Bass is a member of the energy committee that investigated last summer's massive blackout. And Wednesday, a joint U-S Canadian task force put the blame on an Ohio utility company. Investigators say First Energy Corporation didn't properly respond to the failure of three power lines in its jurisdiction. Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham says the disaster "was largely preventable." Among the problems cited by the investigation -- FirstEnergy didn't properly trim the trees near their power lines. About 50-million people ended up losing power. The vast majority of New England, including New Hampshire, was spared. |
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Finally, we continue our series of conversations with Granite State authors, who were recently recognized with the New Hampshire Writer's Project 2003 Literary Awards. Producer Barrett Lester sat down with Terry Farish who is the recipient of the Outstanding Work of Children's Literature Award for her book "The Cat Who Liked Potato Soup." Farish says the idea for her book evolved over twenty years, and it wasn't until she finished it that she realized the story spoke to children of all ages. |
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THE IDEA EVOLVED OVER 20 YEARS AND IT WASN'T UNTIL SHE FINISHED IT SHE SAW IT SPOKE TO CHILDREN OF ALL AGES. THERE ARE A LOT OF NUANCES BETWEEN A PERSON AND HIS CAT. THERE'S A LOT OF NEW ENGLAND PERSONALITY GOING ON ABOUT IT. ARE YOU WRITING TO A BROADER AUDIENCE THEN YOUR TYPICAL CHILDRENS' BOOK AUDIENCE MIGHT BE? WHAT I WAS REALLY TRYING TO DO I HAD A STORY I HAD WANTED TO TELL, BUT IT CAME FROM KNOWING A MAN WHO LOVED A CAT AND IT CAME FROM I GUESS A LOT OF INFORMATION ABOUT RELATIONSHIPS WHERE PEOPLE ARE NOT OVERTLY AFFECTIONATE WITH EACH OTHER. I UNDERSTAND THAT RELATIONSHIP, BUT PEOPLE SEEM TO TOO. IT'S NOT JUST FOR CHILDREN THAT UNDERSTAND IT. I THINK IT'S A UNIVERSAL RELATIONSHIP THEY HAVE TAPPED INTO. AND PEOPLE OF ALL AGE HAVES RESPONDED TO IT. I CERTAINLY DID BECAUSE IT'S WHAT ISN'T SAID. IF THEY UNDERSTAND EACH OTHER WITHOUT SAYING SOMETHING. YES. AND ALT ACTIONS HAPPENS WITHOUT THEM ACTUALLY TALKING TOO EACH OTHER. YEAH, THAT'S TRUE. THEY DON'T HAVE A REAL DIALOG, BUT THEY RESPOND VERY MUCH HOW THE EMOTION OF THE OTHER ONE AND THEIR COMMUNICATING LOUD AND CLEAR. I THINK THAT KIND OF COMMUNE KAX IS MORE LOUD AND CLEAR THAN WORDS. THE UNSAIDS. ABSOLUTELY. AS IT'S A PICTURE BOOK WHAT'S THE COLLABORATION LIKE WITH THE ILLUSTRATIONS? IT WAS AN EXTRAORDINARY. I'VE NEVER DONE A SLAB RATION. I'VE WRITTEN NOVELS. BUT TO DO THIS BOOK IT WAS SO. IMPORTANT FOR ME BECAUSE I GOT TO SEE WHAT SOMEBODY ELSE WOULD DO WITH THE CHARACTER A CREATED. I HAD LINES IN THE BOOK THAT HAD MORE DETAILS THAN EXIST IN IT NOW, AND ONE OF THE LINES WAS THAT THE MAN WAS NEVER SEEN OUT OF THE SHOWER WITHOUT HIS DALLAS COWBOYS CAP. WHICH IS A BIG DEAL. WHEN THE ILLUSTRATOR BEGAN TO WORK ON IT, HE BEGAN TO SKETCH HIS INTERPRETATION OF WHO HE SAW THIS MAN TO BE AND HE PUT A DALLAS COWBOY CAP ON HIS HEAD AND THE STAR ON IT. AND THEN AS HE BEGAN TO DRAW DETAILS INTO THE SKETCHES, I BEGAN TO PAIR OUT THE WORDS BUT YOU NEVER MET BAREFOOT. HE WORKED WITH THE ART DIRECTOR AND I WORKED WITH MY EDITOR SO THERE WERE REALLY FOUR PEOPLE IN COLLABORATION AND I STILL HAVEN'T MET BARRY, THOUGH WE'VE WRITTEN TO EACH OTHER AND PRAISED EACH OTHER FOR OUR WORK ON THE BOOK. BUT WE STILL HAVEN'T MET. IT WAS AN AMAZING COLLABORATION. WE WERE EACH CREATING A STORY BUT HE CREATED IT VISUALLY AND I CREATED IT WITH THIS PROSE THAT I WAS FIDDLING WITH AND TOGETHER THEY MADE SOMETHING BIGGER THAN I WOULD HAVE MADE WITH JUST WORDED OR HE COULD HAVE MADE WITH JUST PICTURES. WHERE DID YOU FIND YOUR INSPIRATION FOR THE BOOK? I WAS LIVING IN ENGLAND IN THE 55 AS. IT SHOWS WHAT A LONG GESTATION BOOKS HAVE. I HAD A NEIGHBOR WHO TOLD ME THAT A STORY ABOUT A MAN WHO HAD A CAT AND I HAD THIS STORY IN MY MIND. WHAT IT WAS, HE TOLD ME ABOUT AN OLD MAN WHO HAD AN OLD CAT AND I THOUGHT THE CAT ADDS ILT ILL AND HE TOOK THE CAT DOWN TO THE RIVER IN THIS ENGLISH VILLAGE AND PUT THE CAT IN THE RIVER WITH THE BAG OF STONES AND HE WAS DOING WHAT COUNTRY FOLK DO TO PUT AN OLD CAT WHO IS SUFFERING OUT OF IT'S MISERY AND IN MY SURNAL ENTRY IS THAT HE CRIED ALL THE WAY TO THE RIVER AND ALL THE WAY BACK. BUT WHEN HE GOT HOME THE CAT WAS ON THE FRONT STOOP WAITING FOR HIM. SO I WROTE IT IN MANY WAYS AND THE EDITOR SAID WE'RE NOT WRITE AGO STORY WHERE A MAN TRIES TO DOWN HIS CAT. CAN YOU DO SOMETHING WITH THAT PART OF THE STORY. SO I FIDDLED WITH IT AND I WANT AID STORY WHERE THAT INTENSITY OF LOSS THAT HE WAS DOG SOMETHING VERY PRO FOUND BECAUSE HE CARED SO MUCH FOR THE CAT, BUT THE CAT HAD OTHER PLANS FOR IT'S LIFE. SO I LOST THAT FOLKTALE ASPECT THEY THOUGHT WAS TRUE TO THIS COUNTRY LEGEND TOLD TO ME. I HAVE A STORY MORE ABOUT COMMUNICATION AND SUBTLTIES OF LOVE. I KNOW YOU'VE WRITTEN BOOKS WORE ALL AGES HOW IS THIS DIFFERENT WRITE AGO CHILDREN'S BOOK FOR YOU? I SUPPOSE IT'S NOT REALLY. I SUPPOSE THAT'S WHAT I'M ALWAYS INTERESTED IN, HOW PEOPLE COMMUNICATE AND HOW THEY TRY TO INTERPRET AND UNDERSTAND AND THAT'S IN MY ADULT NOVELS, AND NOW IN THE PICTURE BOOK SO. IT'S THE SAME. INTERESTING. WOULD YOU MIND READING A PAGE FROM YOUR BOOK? SURE. I TOLD YOU A STORY ABOUT HOW IT CAME FROM ENGLAND THEN I MOVED IT TO TEXAS, YOU'LL SEE THAT RIGHT AWAY. THERE WAS AN OLD MAN, AN OLD TEXAS BOY COUNTRY RAISED, GREW UP HEARTY AND BISCUITED AND WITH AN ARMY OF CATS ONE LOOKED ABOUT THE SAME AS ANOTHER THE OLD MAN COULDN'T COUNT HOW MUCH HAD COME AND GONE. NOW IT WAS DOWN TO THE OLD MAN AND ONE CAT THE ONE HE LIKED. A LITTLE MORE? SURE. THE MAN AND THE CAT LIVED ON A ROAD WITH A STRING OF BLACK BIRDS WHO PERCHED ON THE TELEPHONE WIRE. MAKE A GOOD PIE THE MAN SAID TO THE CAT. THE CAT LICKED HER LIPS. THE HOG WASH HOW WOULD YOU LIKE HOW THEM BIRDS TASTE. YOU NEVER KILLED NOTHING. THAT WAS TRUE. THE CAT WAS FOND OF THE MAN'S POTATO SOUP WHICH MADE HER LOVE HIM MORE, BUT NOT SO MUCH HE'D NOTICE. THE MAN AND THE CAT HAD A PICKUP TRUCK AND TOGETHER THEY OFTEN ROAD DOWN TO THE LIKE LAKE TO GO FISHING. SHE SAT ON THE BOW LIKE A HOOD ORNAMENT. THE MAN CAUGHT SALT WATER BASS. THE CAT NEVER CAUGHT NOTHING. I FEEL LIKE I SHOULD BE SHOWING YOU THE PICTURES TOO BECAUSE--THEY'RE WONDERFUL. THEY ARE. WHY TEXAS? WHY NOT NEW ENGLAND? WELL, YES. WHY TEXAS. A STORY GIVEN TO ME IN ENGLAND. VISITED MY SISTER WHO'S HUSBAND IS A BASS WATER FISHERMAN AND THE WHOLE BASS FISHING LANGUAGE GOT INTO ME. HE HAD A DOG HE TOOK FISHING WITH HIM AND I--I DON'T KNOW HOW IT WORKS. SHE'S STORIES GET IN YOUR HEAD THEN I'M WRITING ABOUT A MAN IN TEXAS AND THE LANGUAGE APPEALED TO ME AND IT WAS A WAY I COULD WRITE ABOUT IT. IT JUST HAPPENED. I DON'T UNDERSTAND IT MYSELF. |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 11/19/03 22:00 HOST: Mike Nikitas Length: 12:00 minutes In this edition of New Hampshire Outlook, NHPTV's nightly news magazine, the debate over tobacco settlement funds. We'll find out why no money is being spent on prevention. And later, we continue our series of conversations with Granite State authors. You'll meet Terry Farrish and hear her read from her new children's book, The Cat who Liked Potato Soup. But first. where all that money from the tobacco settlement is going. Five years ago, a settlement with the tobacco industry brought New Hampshire and the other 49 states many millions of dollars. The money was supposed to be spent on reducing smoking and tobacco related illnesses. This year alone New Hampshire received 46-million dollars. You might be surprised to know that New Hampshire will spend none of it on reducing smoking. In fact, New Hampshire ranks last in the nation when it comes to spending money from the tobacco settlement on smoking prevention and cessation programs. Phil Vaughn has a look at why. Joining us instudio to talk more about smoking prevention funding, Dr. Bill Kassler, State Medical Director and Rob Werner of the Smokefree New Hamsphire Alliance. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Phil Vaughn NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Betty Rouleau\Former Smoker, Debbie Hornor\Smoke Free NH Alliance, Dr. Jim Sargent\Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Sen. Andre Martel\R - District 18, Dr. William Kassler\State Medical Director, Rob Werner\Smoke free NH Alliance |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 11/19/03 22:00 HOST: Mike Nikitas Length: 12:00 minutes In this edition of New Hampshire Outlook, NHPTV's nightly news magazine, the debate over tobacco settlement funds. We'll find out why no money is being spent on prevention. And later, we continue our series of conversations with Granite State authors. You'll meet Terry Farrish and hear her read from her new children's book, The Cat who Liked Potato Soup. But first. where all that money from the tobacco settlement is going. Five years ago, a settlement with the tobacco industry brought New Hampshire and the other 49 states many millions of dollars. The money was supposed to be spent on reducing smoking and tobacco related illnesses. This year alone New Hampshire received 46-million dollars. You might be surprised to know that New Hampshire will spend none of it on reducing smoking. In fact, New Hampshire ranks last in the nation when it comes to spending money from the tobacco settlement on smoking prevention and cessation programs. Phil Vaughn has a look at why. Joining us instudio to talk more about smoking prevention funding, Dr. Bill Kassler, State Medical Director and Rob Werner of the Smokefree New Hamsphire Alliance. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Phil Vaughn NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Betty Rouleau\Former Smoker, Debbie Hornor\Smoke Free NH Alliance, Dr. Jim Sargent\Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Sen. Andre Martel\R - District 18, Dr. William Kassler\State Medical Director, Rob Werner\Smoke free NH Alliance |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 11/19/03 22:00 HOST: Mike Nikitas Length: 3:00 minutes In this edition of New Hampshire Outlook, NHPTV's nightly news magazine, the debate over tobacco settlement funds. We'll find out why no money is being spent on prevention. And later, we continue our series of conversations with Granite State authors. You'll meet Terry Farrish and hear her read from her new children's book, The Cat who Liked Potato Soup. The U.S. Senate has begun considering the comprehensive energy bill approved Tuesday by the House. Senators Gregg and Sununu say they won't support the bill. Representatives Bradley and Bass already voted against. PRODUCER/REPORTER: NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Rep. Charles Bass\R - 2nd Congressional District |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 11/19/03 22:00 HOST: Mike Nikitas Length: 3:00 minutes In this edition of New Hampshire Outlook, NHPTV's nightly news magazine, the debate over tobacco settlement funds. We'll find out why no money is being spent on prevention. And later, we continue our series of conversations with Granite State authors. You'll meet Terry Farrish and hear her read from her new children's book, The Cat who Liked Potato Soup. The U.S. Senate has begun considering the comprehensive energy bill approved Tuesday by the House. Senators Gregg and Sununu say they won't support the bill. Representatives Bradley and Bass already voted against. PRODUCER/REPORTER: NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Rep. Charles Bass\R - 2nd Congressional District |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 11/19/03 22:00 HOST: Mike Nikitas Length: 9:00 minutes In this edition of New Hampshire Outlook, NHPTV's nightly news magazine, the debate over tobacco settlement funds. We'll find out why no money is being spent on prevention. And later, we continue our series of conversations with Granite State authors. You'll meet Terry Farrish and hear her read from her new children's book, The Cat who Liked Potato Soup. Finally, we continue our series of conversations with Granite State authors, who were recently recognized with the New Hampshire Writer's Project 2003 Literary Awards. Producer Barrett Lester sat down with Terry Farish who is the recipient of the Outstanding Work of Children's Literature Award for her book "The Cat Who Liked Potato Soup." Farish says the idea for her book evolved over twenty years, and it wasn't until she finished it that she realized the story spoke to children of all ages. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Barrett Lester NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Terry Farish\NH Author |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 11/19/03 22:00 HOST: Mike Nikitas Length: 9:00 minutes In this edition of New Hampshire Outlook, NHPTV's nightly news magazine, the debate over tobacco settlement funds. We'll find out why no money is being spent on prevention. And later, we continue our series of conversations with Granite State authors. You'll meet Terry Farrish and hear her read from her new children's book, The Cat who Liked Potato Soup. Finally, we continue our series of conversations with Granite State authors, who were recently recognized with the New Hampshire Writer's Project 2003 Literary Awards. Producer Barrett Lester sat down with Terry Farish who is the recipient of the Outstanding Work of Children's Literature Award for her book "The Cat Who Liked Potato Soup." Farish says the idea for her book evolved over twenty years, and it wasn't until she finished it that she realized the story spoke to children of all ages. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Barrett Lester NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Terry Farish\NH Author |
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