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The case for choosing the next state Supreme Court's Chief Justice! Does it matter who makes the selection? |
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And later, we'll meet the Granite State's new Poet Laureate. |
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Hello. I'm Beth Carroll. Welcome to NH Outlook. Who should have the right to appoint the head of the state's court system: the governor or the legislature? That was the issue heard at the state Supreme court this morning as attorneys for the governor and the legislature made their case. Each stated that the constitution gives their branch of government the authority to pick the head of the third branch of government, the judicial branch. Richard Ager has this report. |
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soundup: "The honorable justices of the Supreme court - all rise." Track: The protocol in the court was the same, but the faces were different. A panel of retired judges heard the case. They replaced the current Supreme Court members who all recused themselves from a case that could affect them. At the heart of the matter is a law passed in 2001 in the wake of the impeachment trial of former chief justice David Brock. At the time, Brock had been chief justice for 15 years. Graphic: That law states: "…the administrative position of chief justice shall be held by the justice with the most seniority on the court for a period of up to 5 years." Track: Gov. Jeanne Shaheen signed the bill, but now Gov. Benson and the Executive council say it impedes on their constitutional right to choose the chief justice. Graphic: For proof, they point to Part 2, Article 46 which states: "All judicial officers…. shall be nominated and appointed by the governor and council." Track: Bryan Gould argued on behalf of the governor and council. Master tape I take it then… Had the governor considered the constitutionality….inappropriate to sign that legislation." Bite: master tape The only thing that protects the judiciary…unbridled rapacity in the late 18th century." Track: As in any argument over the meaning of the state constitution, history plays a large role - as in this exchange about the current law. Bite: If we were to decide that 490:1 is constitutional…. I think there is nothing….from colonial times." Bite: If I'm the legislature and I can say 5 years, why can't I say 1 year? If I don't like the next person who's coming up….court has to have independence from those kind of political pressures." Track: But supporters of the current law say it was written to take politics out of the process of choosing a chief justice. In this case, the attorney general opposed the governor. Bite: master tape I am here representing the attorney general …. With the constitution." Track: Wynn Arnold argued that though the governor and council can appoint judicial officers, that definition does not apply to the special duties of the chief justice. Bite: I disagree with the assertion that those duties make a separate…the constitution does not define judicial officer….powers to define." Track: The special judicial panel will now consider the arguments made, and decide who gets to pick the next chief justice. For NH Outlook, I'm Richard Ager. |
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After the Supreme Court arguments, Richard Ager spoke with two of the people involved in this dispute between the legislature and the governor-and-executive council. |
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As Richard reported, the final decision will be made by the special judicial panel. We'll let you know when and what the panel decides. |
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New Hampshire has a new Poet Laureate. Cynthia Huntington is a published poet and director of the creative writing program at Dartmouth College. Chip Neal visited with her recently after her swearing in ceremony at the State Library in Concord. |
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Finally. It's beginning to feel a lot like spring and many people are turning their thoughts to their gardens. Among consumers, there's a high demand for new and improved plants. As a result, the flori-culture industry has become competitive, with growers turning to science for help. At the University of New Hampshire there's a plant breeding program geared to satisfying this need. Producer Susan Hajdu reports in our continuing series: Growing in New Hampshire. |
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Montage of flower shots Rosanna clip "Everybody loves flowers, the gardening, gardening is the number one hobby in this country, so it's just a growing industry." Narr 1 - And it's an ever-changing industry as well. Science is now doing to flowers what nature sometimes can't - producing new colors, more compact growth and fuller blooms. Dr Rosanna Freyre, a plant biologist at the University of New Hampshire, is helping to produce these changes. Rosanna clip - "Now I see flowers with a different eye now than before. I look at them with an eye for 'Could this be improved? Is there room for getting something better?" Narr 2 - For the past four years, Dr. Freyre has been focusing her plant breeding efforts on Anagallis Monellii, more commonly known as Blue Pimpernel. Although the cultivated variety available at the time - Skylover Blue - was a rare deep-blue color, it lacked popularity among gardeners. Question, Rosanna clip - "In what ways did you try to improve? What are some of the aspects ? Skylover has a very pretty, true blue flower color but it has a couple of problems. One of them is that it has very long branches, long internodes, especially when it is grown in low light levels in the winter, so it gives it what we call a leggy appearance, and also it needs long day length to flower. So when growers grow it over the winter, or they start it in the winter, the plant won't flower until probably the end of May." Narr 3 - Which means it's not ready to sell until after one of the most important days of the year for nurseries - Mother's Day. So, Dr. Freyre is working to change that. Rosanna clip - "In this case, I wanted to have the color stay the same, have this true blue flower that people love. But my objectives were to develop a plant with blue flowers that would have a more compact growth habit and earlier flowering in the season. And then later on, I have been developing new flower colors, so we can have a series of blue and orange, and pink, and violet Anagallis." Narr 4 - And to achieve those results, Dr. Freyre transfers pollen from one plant variety to another, also known as cross-pollination or hybridizing. Rosanna clip "When you hybridize, you combine characteristics of two plants that are distinct and you actually, you are doing manual pollination, so you transfer the pollen from one plant onto the flower of another plant." Narr 5 Besides Anagallis, Dr. Freyre applies this technique to other plants species she is working on, such as Browalia, Nemesia, and Nolana. Rosanna clip " So here I get a flower ready. I'll use this plant as a female parent and this other one as a male. So I will transfer the pollen from this male plant, or the plant I am actually using as a male, to here just by rubbing the anthers onto the stigma, which is the female portion of this other flower - so that's what bees would normally do in nature, transfer pollen from one plant to another." Cut in close-up of process. Montage of flower shots Stand-up "For every new hybrid plant that you place in your flower garden, it can take plant breeders like Dr. Rosanna Freyre, 5, 10 or even 15 years to produce." Rosanna clip "It takes a lot of patience to make the pollinations or the hybridizations, and wait for the fruits to develop and then wait, after you plant that seed, to see what the seedlings are going to look like. So yeah, it takes time but I think it is fascinating that once you get the seedlings you might come up with a new flower color that didn't exist before." Henry - Pleasantview "This one happens to be a three-year project. We need that time frame to get plants developed, get some breeding done, make some plant selections and bring some plants to market. It's a fairly long process to bring plants to market." Narr 6 - Henry Huntington is president of Pleasantview Gardens in Loudon. They provide half the funds for Dr. Freyre's research, while the State of New Hampshire contributes the rest. In return, Pleasantview gets exclusive rights to propagate the new hybrids. Henry clip PleasantView "What it allows us to do it to introduce some exciting and new plant material to the consumer. The consumers are just hungry for all kinds of new varieties and new plants that they can grow in their gardens." Narr 7 - Long before those hybrids reach local nurseries, they have been evaluated in the greenhouse and the field, for visual appearance, performance, and susceptibility to pests. Dr. Freyre also ensures the plants don't pose a threat to the natural environment. Rosanna - "One thing that I am very aware of is that I can't work with any plant that is considered an invasive plant and would spread itself either by seed or by underground roots outside and become an environmental problem. So for the most part I am trying to breed plants that will be sterile, so they won't be producing fruits, and seeds that can be dispersed." Narr 8 - Dr. Freyre's work with Anagallis has led to the development of two new varieties - Wildcat Blue and Wildcat Orange, named after the University of New Hampshire. Both are expected to debut in local greenhouses this spring. For NH Outlook, I'm Susan Hajdu. |
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On the next New Hampshire Outlook - the centennial birth of Dr. Seuss. We'll learn about Ted Geisel's Dartmouth years and how it impacted his career, |
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Thanks for watching. I'm Beth Carroll -- we'll see you next time. |
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Tonight on New Hampshire Outlook. The 100th birthday of Dr. Seuss. We'll learn about his Dartmouth years. Join us tonight at 10:00 only on New Hampshire Outlook. |
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For more information about plant breeding, visit the University of New Hampshire's website at horticulture-dot-unh-dot-edu. |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 03/01/04 22:00 HOST: Beth Carroll Length: 10:00 minutes In this edition of New Hampshire Outlook, NHPTV's nightly news magazine, The case for choosing the next state Supreme Court's Chief Justice! Does it matter who makes the selection? And later, we'll meet the Granite State's new Poet Laureate. Hello. I'm Beth Carroll. Welcome to NH Outlook. Who should have the right to appoint the head of the state's court system: the governor or the legislature? That was the issue heard at the state Supreme court this morning as attorneys for the governor and the legislature made their case. Each stated that the constitution gives their branch of government the authority to pick the head of the third branch of government, the judicial branch. Richard Ager has this report. After the Supreme Court arguments, Richard Ager spoke with two of the people involved in this dispute between the legislature and the governor-and-executive council. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Richard Ager NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Justice William Johnson\ Retired NH Supreme Court Justice, Bryan Gould\Attorney - Governor and Council, Hon Walter Murphy\Retired NH Superior Court Judge, Wynn Arnold\Asst NH Attorney General, Ned Gordon\Former State Senator, Peter Spaulding\Executive Council - District 2 |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 03/01/04 22:00 HOST: Beth Carroll Length: 10:00 minutes In this edition of New Hampshire Outlook, NHPTV's nightly news magazine, The case for choosing the next state Supreme Court's Chief Justice! Does it matter who makes the selection? And later, we'll meet the Granite State's new Poet Laureate. Hello. I'm Beth Carroll. Welcome to NH Outlook. Who should have the right to appoint the head of the state's court system: the governor or the legislature? That was the issue heard at the state Supreme court this morning as attorneys for the governor and the legislature made their case. Each stated that the constitution gives their branch of government the authority to pick the head of the third branch of government, the judicial branch. Richard Ager has this report. After the Supreme Court arguments, Richard Ager spoke with two of the people involved in this dispute between the legislature and the governor-and-executive council. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Richard Ager NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Justice William Johnson\ Retired NH Supreme Court Justice, Bryan Gould\Attorney - Governor and Council, Hon Walter Murphy\Retired NH Superior Court Judge, Wynn Arnold\Asst NH Attorney General, Ned Gordon\Former State Senator, Peter Spaulding\Executive Council - District 2 |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 03/01/04 22:00 HOST: Beth Carroll Length: 08:00 minutes In this edition of New Hampshire Outlook, NHPTV's nightly news magazine, The case for choosing the next state Supreme Court's Chief Justice! Does it matter who makes the selection? And later, we'll meet the Granite State's new Poet Laureate. New Hampshire has a new Poet Laureate. Cynthia Huntington is a published poet and director of the creative writing program at Dartmouth College. Chip Neal visited with her recently after her swearing in ceremony at the State Library in Concord. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Chip Neal NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Cynthia Huntington\NH Poet Laureate |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 03/01/04 22:00 HOST: Beth Carroll Length: 06:00 minutes In this edition of New Hampshire Outlook, NHPTV's nightly news magazine, The case for choosing the next state Supreme Court's Chief Justice! Does it matter who makes the selection? And later, we'll meet the Granite State's new Poet Laureate. Finally. It's beginning to feel a lot like spring and many people are turning their thoughts to their gardens. Among consumers, there's a high demand for new and improved plants. As a result, the flori-culture industry has become competitive, with growers turning to science for help. At the University of New Hampshire there's a plant breeding program geared to satisfying this need. Producer Susan Hajdu reports in our continuing series: Growing in New Hampshire. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Susan Hajdu NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Dr Rosanna Freyre\Research Professor, Dr Rosanna Freyre\UNH Plant Biology, Susan Hajdu\NH Outlook, Henry Huntington\Pleasant View Gardens |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 03/01/04 22:00 HOST: Beth Carroll Length: 06:00 minutes In this edition of New Hampshire Outlook, NHPTV's nightly news magazine, The case for choosing the next state Supreme Court's Chief Justice! Does it matter who makes the selection? And later, we'll meet the Granite State's new Poet Laureate. Finally. It's beginning to feel a lot like spring and many people are turning their thoughts to their gardens. Among consumers, there's a high demand for new and improved plants. As a result, the flori-culture industry has become competitive, with growers turning to science for help. At the University of New Hampshire there's a plant breeding program geared to satisfying this need. Producer Susan Hajdu reports in our continuing series: Growing in New Hampshire. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Susan Hajdu NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Dr Rosanna Freyre\Research Professor, Dr Rosanna Freyre\UNH Plant Biology, Susan Hajdu\NH Outlook, Henry Huntington\Pleasant View Gardens |
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