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Next on New Hampshire Outlook tonight. What will it really cost to fund an adequate education? A legislative commission today issues its report. Plus, are you financially prepared for an economic slump? A financial planner shows you some survival tips. And fifteen years after the challenger disaster, we look at the living legacy of New Hampshire Science Teacher Christa McAuliffe. |
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Good Evening. I'm Allison McNair. Welcome to New Hampshire Outlook. We begin tonight with a summary of today's state news. |
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What's an adequate education and what's the best way to fund it? That was the mission of a special education commission which today revealed the results of a two-year study. House Finance Chair Neal Kurk spoke on behalf of the Adequate Education and Education Funding commission in describing how it arrived at the criteria for an adequate education. The commission recommends spending about nine million dollars on impoving failing schools, training teachers in literacy programs and providing early childhood education programs. The report didn't get unanimous support from commission members. Speaker Pro Tem Robert Clegg of Hudson refused to sign it, saying he objected to spending money on new programs before lawmakers decide how they will fund education. |
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Governor Jeanne Shaheen this afternoon released a statement commending the commission for its report. She says she'll use its recommendations in her school-funding proposal. Joining us now to talk more about what's in the report is State Senator Caroline McCarley, Vice Chair of the commission. |
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An income tax would sour New Hampshire's economy - that's according to a Standard and Poor's D-R-I study, commissioned by the Committee for Sensible School Funding. The report says an income tax would lead to job losses, lower home values and less disposable income. The study comes just weeks before Governor Jeanne Shaheen will deliver her school funding plan to lawmakers. |
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A panel of experts has two weeks to fix flaws in the State's property tax system. Those flaws became apparent in the lawsuit that overturned the property tax for education funding. Appeals are currently in the works to overturn one provision of the judge's finding in that case. That provision would have the state return millions of dollars in tax monies collected by so-called donor towns. |
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You may not have heard about acid rain lately - but if you think the problem's gone away - think again. According to a new report by the State office of Environmental Services, acid rain effects are still evident in New Hampshire. This is despite two decades of reducing air pollutants. |
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If you watched Survivor last night - you saw New Hampshire's representative be the first team member voted off the series. Debb Eaton, a 45 year old corrections officer from Milan told C-B-S's the Early Show that she was embarrassed but that she wouldn't trade the experience in Australia for anything. |
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Maybe the next site for survivor should be atop Mt. Washington. Speaking of which, that's where weather observer Brian Post is now with a look at the forecast and current conditions. OUT: |
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Tonight NORTH Partly cloudy Low 5 to 15 above Light and variable wind Tonight SOUTH Mostly clear through late tonight. then becoming mostly cloudy Low in the teens Light and variable wind Tomorrow NORTH Cloudy in the morning. then snow changing to sleet or freezing rain Up to 3 inches of accumulation High 30 to 35 Tomorrow SOUTH Sleet.freezing rain.or snow.changing to rain. An inch or less of snow accumulation High in the upper 30s |
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CG:BUMP\Financial Survival Tip\Avoid spending retirement money in an emergency. It will be almost impossible to replace that asset for retirement.\New England Advisory Group |
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Here's a look at some of the stories making headlines in business. |
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The watchword was caution on wall street today in anticipation of this week's Federal Reserve meeting. Even with the strong likelihood of an interest rate cut, there's still plenty of uncertainty about the economy's health. The Dow ended up 42 points. The Nasdaq rose 56 points. The S and P gained 9. Here's a look at some of the stocks of interest to New Hampshire. Bottomline Tech and Cabletron were down over 1. Teradyne was up over 1. Timberland was up 2. And Verizon COmmunications was up just over 1. |
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After sending a letter urging customers to seek new providers, Vitts Networks, the struggling Internet access company based in Manchester, now is encouraging customers to stay. The company isn't saying how much capital it received, but it's apparently enough to allow Vitts to continue operating beyond the February 28th shut-down date. |
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Yesterday marked the 15th anniversary of the explosion of the space shuttle Challenger. All aboard died including Christa McAuliffe, a schoolteacher from Concord. Christa was to be the first civilian in space. Her mission was to conduct two lessons live from the shuttle to schoolchildren all over America. As producer Richard Ager shows us, though those lessons were never delivered, Christa's legacy has become one of continued teaching OUT: |
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Track: Christa began what she called a wonderful year out of her life as one of 11,000 applicants to be the first teacher in space. Then it was 114. Then the final 10 who underwent testing, training, and developing their space legs. Soundup: Track: Finally, there was just one. Bite: Christa Cuts tape 15 48:54 It's not often that a teacher is at a loss for words. I know my students wouldn't think so. I've made nine wonderful friends over the last two weeks. When that shuttle goes, there may be one body, but there's going to be ten souls that I'm taking with me. Track: Suddenly, Christa was big news. Bite: Christa Cuts tape 15 50:00 WAS THERE ANYTHING YOU SAID OR DID THAT YOU THINK MADE YOUR APPLICATION STAND OUT? Well in my application, not only am I very active in my community, but I also feel fostering a real good national and international awareness is real important in students' lives. I also made my shuttle project something everyone could identify with - a journal, a diary, something that would connect the ordinary person to the space age. Bite: Grace Corrigan tape 4:28 Her project was the most simple of all. In fact, she was a little concerned because she said you know, these people are fabulous that I'm up against. They have done all kinds of things. They have climbed mountains and done so much that I have never thought of doing. And my project is so very simple - but that was the thing that I think they were looking for. Track: Christa Cuts tape 15 46:57 Good morning, this is Christa McAuliffe live from the Challenger. Track: NASA not only had a teacher, it had an ambassador. Bite: Christa Cuts tape 15 47:32 I would like to humanize the space age by giving the perspective from a non-astronaut because I think the students will look at that and say that's an ordinary person - this person is contributing to history and if they can make that connection, they're going to get excited about history, they're going to get excited about the future, they're going to get excited about space. Track: Even among space launches, Jan. 28, 1986 was to be a special day. Along with the traditional cake, was an apple for the teacher. The familiar routine got national attention, and Christa's school in Concord prepared to celebrate. Christa Dub tape14 11:43 auditorium - girl passes out party hats Soundup: NASA Challenger Tape 20:32 "Challenger, go with throttle up" - shock on faces Track: Moments later, the shuttle exploded, and a generation would remember where they were when they heard. Soundup; Christa Dub tape14 13:30 Everyone's really upset - I think the school's falling apart. Soundup:: Christa Dub tape14 15:20 "Shock. Almost unbelievable." Soundup: Christa Dub tape14 26:04 Hymn - All I ask of you is forever to remember me, as loving you - Forever as loving you. Track: Memorials were held across the nation and St. John's church in Concord - where Christa celebrated her last Christmas. All searched for meaning in her loss. Bite: NASA Challenger Tape 30:47 Sometimes when we reach for the stars, we fall short. But we must pick ourselves up again and press on despite the pain. Out nation is indeed fortunate that we can still draw on immense reservoirs of courage, character and fortitude. That we're still blessed with heroes like those of the space shuttle Challenger. Dick, Mike, Judy, El, Ron, Greg and Christa; your families and your country mourn your passing. We bid you goodbye, we will never forget you. Bite: Grace Corrigan tape 7;00 It's been amazing to me that her loss has been so protracted for so many people. And I'm still hearing that people are still trying to get over it, which is quite unusual when you think it's been 15 years. But it did - her loss was really a tremendous loss to so, so many people and they had a lot of trouble coping with it, and I know some still do. Bite: Christa Cuts tape 15 55:37 As far as the teaching profession goes, I'm hoping that a lot of people will look at the teaching profession now maybe as a career opportunity. Soundup: Alan Harris tape 03;00 Why did it stay the same temperature at 100? Track: Although he graduated from Concord High School a year before Christa's flight, Alan Harris followed her progress very closely - and became a teacher. Bite: Alan Harris tape 7:47 What I was concerned with was doing something worthwhile as a career, and I think that enthusiasm before the launch helped - it was the straw that broke the camel's back. Slogans and enthusiasm do have a way of nudging you one way or another, and that was the nudge that I started to do things seriously. Track: Christa's memory is also entwined with living memorials such as the Christa McAuliffe Planetarium in Concord. Soundup: Grace Corrigan tape 26:33 This is the isolation robotics team, and here we have our medical doctors on board, and our life support for water supply and air supply. Track: Mary Liscombe was a college classmate of Christa's. Now she helps run the Christa Corrigan McAuliffe Center at Framingham State College in Massachusetts. Every year, 12,000 schoolchildren experience a simulated space mission here. Bite: Grace Corrigan tape 22:15 They have to work as teams, have to work collaboratively here. They have to know how to communicate effectively. They run into a lot of problems that they have to solve and a lot of decisions that they have to make and so therefore it's a very interactive inquiry-based learning experience that is simulated and full of urgency and lots of fun and so they take over and they fly the mission. Bite: Grace Corrigan tape 25:27 Our job is to inspire children to be all that they can be which was Christa's message to her students as well. Track: There are now 42 Challenger Learning Centers, and more are planned. Today is also the first day of a new permanent resource center at Framingham State dedicated to the documents and artifacts of Christa's story. It includes this painting by the late New Hampshire artist, Mel Bolden. Bite: Grace Corrigan tape 17;10 I think her legacy is really - that she left such a zest for living and an exhuberance for everyone to feel good about themselves - to do the best they can. And you can do it - I can do it, you can do it! That type of thing. That's what she wanted everybody to know. She wanted everybody to know how important they were. And as she taught history, she said, 'you all make history too. It's not just presidents and kings. Each and everyone of you are part of history. So do the best you can. Christa Cuts tape 15 52:28 Oh, it's beautiful. The whole thing is so gorgeous, you just want to bring it back into the classroom for the kids. |
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Tomorrow on New Hampshire Outlook, Opponents take another shot at abolishing the death penalty in New Hampshire. Last time both the house and senate sent the bill to the governor, she vetoed it. What makes this time different? We'll take you to the public debate. |
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That's it for this edition of New Hampshire Outlook. For all of us here at New Hampshire Public Television, thanks for joining us. Stay tuned for Granite State Challenge. We'll be back tomorrow at 7:30. Good night. |
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New Hampshire and Maine are among five states that failed to provide enough information for a national study on the cost of dealing with substance abuse. The study released today by the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse says states spent 81 billion dollars dealing with substance abuse in 1998 -- or about 13 percent of their budgets. The study estimated the five states that didn't supply enough information spent almost 14 billion. The study says only about 4 percent of the amount spent was for prevention and treatment programs. The rest was spent on state services ranging from law enforcement and welfare to health care and education. |
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Beginning Wednesday, area residents will get their chance to comment on the Navy's plan to clean up the 25-acre Superfund hazardous waste site at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. For 33 years between 1945 and 1978, the site was used for industrial waste.The public comment period begins this week and continues through March first. For years, the Navy has worked with the Environmental Protection Agency, Maine Department of Environmental Protection and Shipyard Restoration Advisory Board to investigate the environmental implications. The Navy will hold an informal informational hearing Thursday in Concord to present the proposed remedy and respond to questions. |
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Tonight on New Hampshire Outlook. Opponents take another shot at abolishing the death penalty in New Hampshire. Last time both the house and senate sent the bill to the governor, she vetoed it. What makes this time different? Join us tonight at 7:30 only on New Hampshire Outlook. |
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