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Next on New Hampshire Outlook tonight. The man who started the national dialogue on civic engagement and the author of Bowling Alone talks about a new report on social capital in america. We'll define that for you. and show you why New Hampshire stands alone in the survey. And you'll meet people making capital investments to save their country stores. |
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Good Evening. I'm Barbara MacLeod. Allison McNair has the night off. Welcome to New Hampshire Outlook. |
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We begin tonight with a look at a nationwide survey that sheds new light on who we are. and where we're headed as a society. The "Social Capital Community Benchmark Survey" was based on the research of Harvard Professor and Jaffrey resident Robert Putnam. He's the author of "Bowling Alone" a bestseller about the collapse and revival of "social capital" in America. Chip Neal begins our focus tonight with a conversation with Mr. Putnam who defines the issue. |
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New Hampshire was one of the states that participated in the survey. So, just How involved are residents here? Joining us with the answer to that question is Lew Feldstein, director of the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation. We are also joined by Elizabeth Tonkins-Ahaya, a neighborhood activist in Rochester. Elizabeth will be joining our discussion a little bit later as we talk about the realities of civic involvement and volunteering. First off Lew.the results of the national survey shined a bright light on the granite state. how did we compare to the rest of the country.? and i'm certain the results were surprising to some |
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Thank you for joining us, Lew Feldstein, director of the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation, and Elizabeth Tonkins Ahaya, who is a neighborhood activist from Rochester. |
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Here's a quick look at today's business headlines. A California-based software company with an office in Manchester is laying off 220 workers. Kana Communications says it's reducing its workforce by 20 percent. It's not known how many Manchester employees will be affected. |
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What looked to be a dismal day on wall street abruptly turned around this afternoon. Analysts credit the mostly mixed session to a positive report that came out of a closed meeting between IBM and and a key market analyst. IBM led the tech rally. The Dow, which had been down nearly 200 points, closed just over the flatline. The Nasdaq closed up almost 32-points. |
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Here's a look at some of the stocks of interest to New Hampshire. Fisher Scientific was down one and a quarter. Oracle was UP over two and a quarter. Raytheon was down two point three seven. State Street Corp was up one point eight five and Texas Instruments was UP two point eight five. |
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It was another day of cold temperatures throughout the state. For a look at what we can expect tonight and tomorrow, Meteorologist Sarah Curtis has the latest from the Mount Washington Observatory. OUT: |
| Into Country Stores Return to index of stories... |
There was a time in New Hampshire when country stores were a vital part of the community. The town's residents would go there to buy groceries, bait and hardware. But just as importantly, the stores provided a place for people to socialize. Today, many are closing because they can't compete with large retail chains. But, as Laura Knoy tells us, what's left is a void that some communities are finding a need to fill. |
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Shares for the Canterbury Community Market are selling for $1,000. They have until March 15 to raise the necessary capital. If you'd like to talk with Lisa Carlson, you can call her at 783-0335. |
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Tomorrow on New Hampshire Outlook - Get the story behind the headlines when Journalists have a lively discussion of issues around the Granite state. |
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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 Secrets of the Pharaohs. We'll be back tomorrow at 7:30. Good night. |
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Thanks to our founding sponsors who have provided major funding for the production of New Hampshire Outlook: New Hampshire Charitable Foundadtion Public Service of New Hampshire Alice J. Reen Charitable Trust Putnam Foundation Stratford Foundation |
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Tonight on New Hampshire Outlook. Bald Eagles, Social Capital and Dueling tax plans. Get the story behind the headlines when Journalists have a lively discussion of issues around the Granite state. Join us tonight at 7:30 only on New Hampshire Outlook. |
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Monday on New Hampshire Outlook. Adventure and opportunity. The history behind the women's sawmill at Concord's Turkey Pond. Join us Monday at 7:30 only on New Hampshire Outlook. |
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Tonight on New Hampshire Outlook. Adventure and opportunity. The history behind the women's sawmill at Concord's Turkey Pond. Join us tonight at 7:30 only on New Hampshire Outlook. |
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Hebron is a beautiful Lakes region town on the north side of Newfound Lake. There's a church to serve some of the 400 residents and a country store. "I bought this place in 1953, back then people would come in and do most of their shopping." The store's been around in one form or another since the 1800s. Norton Braley used to buy candy here as a kid. Now, he operates it. "This is unique. There are not many places where you can go to have breakfast, buy milk and many other things." But as nearby towns, like Plymouth grew so did the number of larger grocery and retail stores. The Hebron Village store could not compete. "It closed three years ago and that's when the people got together to save it. And, here we are." "We moved here from Manchester about four years ago and built a home in the mountains." Cathy Keller and her husband used to spend their summers in Hebron. Shortly after moving here, the store closed it's doors. "We didn't meet people or feel a part of the community until the store reopened." That happened a year and half ago when the community came up with a plan to buy the store. "I heard people talking about buying shares and we were interested." "There are 18 shareholders who own 24 shares. They own the building and and rent the upstairs as apartments and the side to the post office which amounts to about $30,000 a year. I rent and operate the store." The corporation rents the store space to Norton and his partner for one dollar per year. It has yet to make a profit, but at least it's open. "If the store has a big bill to pay, we'll help out by prepaying accounts or because I work in the financial world, I help out with the books. It's like volunteering." Twenty-five miles south of here is another town with a similar story. "This is an excellent example of social capital at work." Welcome to Canterbury where the community is working hard to save their country store. It's been closed since December. Lisa Carlson and Dave Emerson have led a grassroots effort in selling shares to buy the building. They've raised 260,000 of the 357,000 dollars needed. "The store when we moved here was owned by Ron Corriveau.He carried a range of things, there was a rustic feel. We would come here after the softball game and have an ice cream. We'd have a few rootbeers with the fellas." "The Shaker Village is near by and tourists would stop here if they were lost and ask for directions." In both Hebron and Canterbury, the communities have realized how tough a haul it can be to keep stores of this size open. By having shareholders take the brunt of the upfront costs they're making it possible for operators to be successful. "What we're hoping to do is have the corporation own the building and rent it to someone for little money to operate." "But it's going to have to be a labor of love. It can't be just a job for the person. They will need to have the right personality and think of this as a contribution to the community." "This is a sign a shareholder made. It's going to take awhile. But it will happen. When I opened, I asked for donations and people gave $100, $10 etc. to buy food for the shelves. They came through." "I did this not for the business opportunities, but to keep the store open. We all needed it to feel apart of the community." "This is not a movie. This is the way we live, this is how we communicate. Without it, we feel cut off. Everyone is rooting us on." |
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Twenty residents of Manchester and surrounding towns are suing to stop the fluoridation of their water. Manchester voters approved fluoridation in a referendum more than a year ago, but nearby towns, which receive water from Manchester, did not vote. The residents who are suing say that fluoridation, which began 3 months ago, is illegal because only Manchester voters decided. |
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The state Supreme Court has ordered the city of Berlin to pay Coos county more than one million dollars in overdue taxes. The dispute began when the city got in a tax fight with its biggest employer, Crown Vantage paper company. Berlin then refused to pay the county. The city ended the dispute with Crown Vantage by refunding some tax revenues. Today, the court ruled that despite those refunds, Berlin owes all its county taxes. AP-NH--Supco-Berlin Taxes,CORRECTION hmrlaahofls Court overturns ruling in city-county tax dispute XXX Corrects dollar amount in the 1st graf XXX -- The state Supreme Court today ordered the city of Berlin to pay more than a million dollars in county taxes it has withheld due to a dispute with its largest employer. The Crown Vantage paper company claimed it was over-charged in 1996 and refused to pay taxes to the city, which in turn, refused to pay the county. Officials said until they knew the company would pay them, they couldn't be expected to pay the county. But after the city settled its dispute with Crown Vantage, Berlin continued to challenge the county in court. It argued that paying the full amount was unfair - that it was a disproportionate share of the county tax. The Supreme Court sided with the county, saying state law doesn't require counties to make allowances for refunds a community may give after it pays its taxes. |
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-- Police documents released today show that fingerprints found in the home of two murdered Dartmouth College professors matched those of one of the teen suspects. The fingerprints belong to 16-year-old James Parker, who, along with 17-year-old Robert Tulloch, face first-degree murder charges in the stabbing deaths of Half and Susanne Zantop. The affidavits outline some of the evidence that led police to the Chelsea, Vermont, teens. In addition to the fingerprint evidence, the court documents also describe two knives Parker bought over the Internet in early January. Deputy Medical Examiner Thomas Gilson analyzed identical knives and found they were consistent with the Zantops' wounds. |
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AP-NH--Bioterrorism Alert System laaap Towns to receive bioterrorism alert network -- Twelve New Hampshire towns will be hooked up to a computer system that alerts public safety officials to biological warfare launched in the area, as well as breakouts of epidemics, infiltration of mad cow disease and other menaces to the community. Officials say the system is part of a statewide project to keep communities on guard primarily for bioterrorism, and less so for other health hazards. The towns will receive the equipment in 60 to 90 days and serve as communication centers for surrounding communities. All will have direct Internet links to the state Health Department in Concord, which will be linked to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia. The system is called Health Alert Network and resulted from a 1999 act passed by Congress. Some of the communities receiving the system include Littleton, Concord, Manchester, Salem, Nashua, and Portsmouth. |
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AP-NH--Iditarod avblaaap Manchester native takes on Iditarod -- A Manchester native is going up against Alaska's top mushers as a rookie in the eleven-hundred-mile Iditarod race from Anchorage to Nome. Thirty-one-year-old Aliy Zirkle gathers with mushers and their dog teams in downtown Anchorage on Saturday for a boisterous send-off. Last year, she won the thousand-mile Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race, which is touted as the toughest sled dog race on earth. While Zirkle earned her stripes with the Yukon Quest victory, she says she doesn't see herself approaching the race in the same way as the top Iditarod mushers. She says their goal is to win, but she does it for fun. |
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A California-based software company with an office in Manchester is laying off 220 workers. Kana Communications says it's reducing its workforce by 20 percent. According to a company spokespersons the Manchester office will affect but was not clear how many employees may lose their jobs. Company officials say the Manchester office will not close. |