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Good Evening. I'm Allison McNair. Welcome to New Hampshire Outlook. We begin tonight with a summary of today's news. |
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Former Justice Stephen Thayer took the witness stand today in the impeachment trial of David Brock. Thayer said he had a great deal of respect for the Chief Justice and other members of the Court. Brock's attorneys had painted Thayer as a vindictive man. Thayer's testimony was a stark contradiction to that picture. We'll have more on the impeachment trial in a few minutes. |
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A Hanover Boy Scout leader is about to test the latest U.S. Supreme Court ruling allowing the Boy Scouts of America to ban gays from the organization. Mark Noel, who is gay, was dismissed after writing an editorial in a local paper against the ruling. The group's National spokesman says Noel was asked to leave because homosexuals don't provide a role model consistent with family values. |
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Imagine trying to take your temperature, breaking the thermometer and having a hazardous materials team arrive in protective suits to clean up the mess. That's what happened to a Salem New Hampshire woman. Homeowner Jo Mednick accidentally broke a mercury thermometer. The fire department was called in and used its spill kit to eliminate any immediate danger. As an added precaution, the regional hazardous materials team laid down powder to help locate the slippery substance. Was this an overreaction? Not necessarily according to fire officials. If left unattended - mercury can cause all sorts of health problems. It can irritate eyes, cause chest pain, tremors and skin rashes. |
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It's Official. Three time Olympian Jenny Thompson now has more total medals than any American woman in Olympic history. On Thursday she won a bronze medal in the 100 meter freestyle. Bringing her total to 9. Including, seven gold and one silver. On Saturday at 1:15 am our time she will race again in the four-by-one hundred medley relay. Dover's Olympian has been a member of the national swim team since the age of 14. |
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That's the news summary. We'll be back with our focus on Our towns, the impeachment trial and more after the weather. |
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Former New Hampshire Supreme Court Justice Stephen Thayer took the stand today in day four of the Brock impeachment trial. Thayer is the central witness in the case. He talked of his personal misfortune, which led to a bitter divorce case and eventual charges of improper influence on cases. Brock's attorneys are challenging Thayer's credibility, claiming he is vindictive. Today he said he had no reason not to tell the truth. Richard Ager and Tom Rath look back on the day which began with testimony from Justice John Broderick who says his conscience is clear. OUT: |
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Tonight's impeachment analysis can be seen and heard via video streaming. |
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Tomorrow Steven Lubet, a judicial ethics expert and professor at Northwestern University will testify. Cross examination of Former Supreme Court Justice Stephen Thayer also continues. You can see gavel to gavel coverage here on New Hampshire Public Television starting at 9:00am and listen to it on New Hampshire Public Radio. |
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New Hampshire has long been the pride of this nation when it comes to civic engagement. We volunteer, are politically active and tend to think of our communities as being important. The University of New Hampshire is helping to preserve these cherished traditions -- the program is called, Community Profiles. OUT: |
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In many communities around New Hampshire, this is the place to meet. The town dump has been and continues to be an important center for social and political engagment. One thing that makes this nation work is engagment -- at the local level to make the community a better place to live. Judy Bush has made a career out of helping communities become stronger. She works for the University of New Hampshire's Cooperative Extension. Judy facilitates Community Profile programs which are designed to assist communities in achieving long term goals and well-being. What the program is. The intitial process runs for a weekend. Depending on the community, the benefits are long lasting. We find people are getting involved who never have and they are finding it a worthwhile endeavor. Generate energy, that's what community profiles did for us is generate energy. Mike Fimbel lives in Mont Vernon, a community that recently went through the Community Profile process. You need to have people say what's on their minds. One thing we found was important to the town's people was to enhance the trail system here. This network of recreation trails around Pergatory Falls was just one of the results of the program. Another important outgrowth was the coming together of towns people. Social engagment is important or towns begin to lose their identity. This gives people a chance to come out of their dwellings. Since we had community profile, people realized the importance of volunteerism in our community. Zoe Fimbel is Mike's wife. She attended the Community Profile meeting in Mont Vernon and is proud of the spirit that has kept her community together. This is Lampson Farms, it's the first settlement in Mont Vernon. It was purchased by the community and will forever be a community resource. This is a special place because there is a lot of volunteerism here such as on farm day, a nice family time based around a meal. In our family, we encourage our children to volunteer. It's important that they know there is a need in the community -- not only for adults, but for children as well. Part of the reason we engage, is by the way we're raised. In a family where adults are engaged, it's more likely children will grow up that way. The message for parents -- give back what you get out of a community. It's being on the library committee, working in schools, churches. It doesn't mean you have to become a selectman. I think alot of people who move into a community don't know how. And not everyone in town visits the dump or feels comfortable volunteering. Judy's advice. Selectmen need to involve new people so they can see how it works and then they too can have input. The benefits are great, there's the potential for growth -- learning how to deal with people. And when there's a crisis or you need someone, the community is there. |
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Joining me now to talk more about the state of our towns are Nancy Adams of UNH Cooperative Extension and Jay Michael of Nottingham. He's participated in the Community Profile program. |
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Tonight's discussion with Nancy Adams, UNH Cooperative Extension and Jay Michael, Community Profile participant can we seen and heard via video streaming. |
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Thanks to my guests- Nancy Adams of UNH Cooperative Extension and Jay Michael of Nottingham for being here. |
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The U-S Senate has voted to give American businesses more access to Chinese markets. New Hampshire's delegation was split - Senator Bob Smith was in the opposition saying China is involved in everything from forced abortion to keeping secrets on American P-O-Ws and M-I-As. Senator Judd Gregg maintains the measure is critical for New Hampshire where about one in three jobs is tied to foreign trade. |
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New Hampshire's healthy economy has been good for business but oddly enough is forcing the closing of a family owned store in Portsmouth. Richardsons Market, a landmark for 52 years in the Port City, is closing because of a lack of help. While employees used to be easy to come by, good times have kept the Help Wanted sign hanging by the store's entrance for the past few months.The Richardsons are looking for a tenant to move into the State Street shop. |
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Finally in our Postscript tonight we are going to take a look at the meaning behind the words in the historic impeachment trial now underway in the State Senate. Ever since the impeachment process began some 4 or 5 months ago, there have been some new words in the air. Words like malfeasence, maladministration, recuse, and even the word impeachment itself. These are not words that are a part of our everyday lives. Chip Neal went in search of the definitions. OUT: |
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Chip Neal People on Street - OK what does impeachment mean? Woman1 -Oh it's very bad Chip - But what does it mean? Woman 1 - Oh, you have to go stand in the corner with a dunce cap on. Chip - What about maladministration? Woman 2 - They couldn't even define it in all their pretrial motions how am I supposed to? Chip - I don't know. How about "recuse". Why do they say recuse instead of. Woman 2 - Instead of dismissing themselves or excuse. I don't know. Chip - Malfeasance. What does that mean? Man 1 - Malfeasance.humm I have no clue. Chip - Alright here's one more. Why do they say recuse instead of excuse? Man 1 - I don't know They're probably trying to trip us up. Chip - What does malfeasance mean? Man 2 - Can't say Woman 3 - I have no idea. I don't know Chip - you have no idea? Why does a judge recuse themselves instead of excuse themselves? Man 2 - I don't know this Woman 3 - you got me on that one. Chip Neal - for the official answer to the meaning of these words we went to the Franklin Pierce Law Center and spoke with Albert "Buzz" Scherr. Dr. Albert "Buzz" Scherr - Impeachment is to be just removed from office.I guess is the best way to put it. And it started historically in the middle of the 13th 14th century in England and it became a way for the parliament to have some check on the those who the king made his ministers and how those ministers performed. A recusal is.the removal of a judge or policy maker form a decision making roll due to a conflict of interest or some other matter. And it is different from the work excuse, for example. Excuse in law is a more general term for having the justification for engaging in behavior that would otherwise be a crime, or is otherwise a duty that you have. So, recusal is slightly different and has a very narrow meaning. Chip Neal - and here is another one that is floating around now. Malfeasance. Dr. Scherr - Yes. the easy way to put it is doing something wrong. I mean that's what effectively "feasance" means "to do" and the root of "mal" is bad. So, doing something bad or doing something wrong. That's the classic term. For example "maladministration" that is bad administration. Chip Neal - I also thought it might be useful to find out where the word impeachment comes from. Its origins, its etymology. In order to do that we visited the University of New Hampshire and English Professor Mary Clark. Dr. Mary Clark - Well according to Miriam Websters Collegiate Dictionary, the verb impeach and its noun form impeachment were first found in middle English times. The verb was pronounced"impachem" and it meant to impede or accuse. According to the etymology middle English got the word from middle french "empechere" and it had a similar meaning. And french got it from Latin, "empedichare". The word "empedichare meant to put in fetters to put chains around the feet. Chip Neal - Well that's the etymological word on the impeachment words from here on the campus of the University of New Hampshire. I hope this little side trip through the English language has helped you to have a deeper sense of the meanings of these words. And of course, now we know exactly what to do if Chief Justice Brock is convicted. All we have to do is shackle his foot. Well, I think if you'll recuse me now I have to go. Natural Sound Natural Sound |
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Tomorrow night on the Roundtable edition of NH Outlook, journalists from around the state will give an insider's view of the week's top stories. I hope you'll join us. |
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That's all for this edition of Outlook tonight. Thanks for joining us. For all of us here at New Hampshire Public Television, I'm Allison McNair. Thanks for joining us. Stay tuned for A Force More Powerful. A Century of Non-Violent Resistance. We'll be back tomorrow at 7:30. Good night. |
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Hello I'm Allison McNair. On the next NH Outlook. The cost of buying a home is skyrocketing in much of New Hampshire. We'll show you what $150,000 will buy across the state. Join us Monday at 7:30 for NH Outlook |
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Thanks to Judy Bush and the Fimble family of Mont Vernon for sharing their story. |
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rwdov Parents want to view Internet sites their children visit on school computers -- Parents in Exeter want to see what Internet sites their children are looking at while in school. During a hearing this week in Rockingham County Superior Court, parents said they have a right to view the records. But school administrators say the disclosure would violate privacy laws. One parent says he has taken his four children out of local schools because of the content on Internet sites they may have access to in class. A judge has not yet ruled on the request. |