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Next on New Hampshire Outlook tonight. The case for and against a death penalty in the Granite State. The house is set to vote this week. Plus, the bill to help keep Old Barns a part of the landscape. And keeping the folk music of the early twentieth century alive. |
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Good Evening. I'm Allison McNair. Welcome to New Hampshire Outlook. |
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A children's health insurance program may have to operate without the assistance of state funding. House budget writers today proposed cutting state money for New Hampshire Healthy Kids. A House Finance subcommittee voted today to cut three-point-three million dollars in funding from the children's program. It was the first state money proposed for the program which has relied on private money for two years to win matching federal funds. The Executive Director of New Hampshire Healthy Kids, says she isn't optimistic private money can be found to save the program. Without funding - she says 39 hundred kids could lose their health coverage in July.The House votes on a new state budget April 19th. |
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Language and cultural differences are the biggest barriers to providing adequate health care to the region's minorities. That's the determination of New England health officials gathering in Nashua this week for the New England Regional Minority Health Conference. The director of New Hampshire's Office of Minority Health says the state has some of the best health care systems in the country - but an influx of minority immigrants and refugees in the last few years is creating challenges. William Walker says health care providers need to think about hiring interpreters and become more familiar with cultures that relate to medical treatment in different ways. |
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Diverse cultures have become a way of life in Manchester. The queen city is a designated site for the Federal government's Refugee Resettlement Program, Since 1982, nearly four thousand people fleeing war and refugee camps have settled there. Newcomers have arrived from throughout Europe, Africa and Asia. Mayor Robert Baines says they're helping change the face of the city and its schools, where 72 languages are spoken, from Abenaki to Zulu. |
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New Hampshire health officials aren't waiting for the buzzing sound of the season's first mosquitoes to deal with the West Nile Virus. They're advocating an agressive virus-prevention program, which can cost up to 40-thousand dollars per community. Swanzey voters already have approved a virus-prevention program. Last year, crows infected with the West Nile Virus were found in Manchester and some surrounding communities. The West Nile Virus is transmitted through mosquitoes. It can be deadly in humans as well as animals and birds. Federal disease-control money to the state has nearly tripled, from 90-thousand dollars last year to 250-thousand dollars this year. |
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Last week in a hearing before the municipal committee, a coalition presented a new tax incentive proposal to help save endangered barns throughout the state. The bill has garnered statewide support and basically would be a voluntary agreement between barn owners and local governments. Producer Andrea Sarris talked to the people trying to save the agricultural landmarks that define our state. |
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Barn preservation begins with old black and white footage of two men working in the fields. Commissioner of Agriculture, Stephen Taylor describes that old barns are becoming less and less visible in the NH landscape due to changing agricultural practices and maintenance. Jennifer Goodman, Executive Director of the NH Preservation Alliance describes the proposed HB522 bill which is a voluntary agreement between barn owners and local governments - if proposed legislation passes would give tax relief to barn owners in exchange for 10 years of maintaining and preserving the structure. Representative David Babson sponsor of the bill presents it before the municipal committee and describes that the bill allows for preservation easements on barn structures. Erick Leadbeater, a local barn owner supports the bill however, states that the bill also has a catch 22 because local town governments may look at the structures in question and choose to tax them because they are part of the tax structure, however, he isn't sure if he will be able to keep the structure because he no longer uses it for agricultural purposes. His barn is part of his 1760 subsistance farm. outro: Erick Leadbeater: "But, I don't know if I can always afford to keep them." 00:03:13:05 plenty of pad on longshot of barn/house The bill would allow 25 to 75% tax relief to barn owners, in exchange, barn owners must maintain the barn for 10 years. This is a voluntary agreement between barn owners and local government officials. Local governments would use guidelines given to them by the state to assess whether the owner will get tax relief. |
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Because of the complexity of the bill it was sent to a subcommittee to make changes. The sponsor of the bill expects it will be retained in committee and worked on over the summer. If you'd like more information about Barn Preservation, contact the New Hampshire Preservation Alliance at 224-2281. For more information about House Bill 522, log on to Webster online at www-dot-state-dot-nh-dot-us. |
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Opening day for the Red Sox at Baltimore ---a sure sign that spring is here. To find out if we'll acutally have some spring weather in the near future we checked in with Katie Hess at the Mt Washington Observatory to find out what we can expect around the state and what it' s like atop mount Washington. |
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Wall Street began the first day of the second quarter with a loss. Stocks turned lower, erasing an early advance by blue chips, as concerns over political tensions with China intensified. Also hurting market sentiment was a better-than-expected report from the National Association of Purchasing Managers. Some analysts say evidence that the manufacturing sector may be pulling out of its slump has dashed hopes the Federal Reserve will make any aggressive moves to further cut interest rates. |
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The Dow Jones industrial average, which had risen as much as 113 points, ended the day down 100 points to 97-hundred-77. Broader indicators also fell. The Nasdaq composite index tumbled 57 points, or three percent to 17-hundred-82. The S-and-P 500 index was down 14 at eleven-hundred-45. CG:STOCKS\DJIA\9777.93\-100.85\NYSE\589.28\-6.38\American Stock Exchange\854.86\-22.18\Nasdaq\1782.92\-57.36\S&P 500\1145.85\-14.48 30 industrials 9777.93 down 100.85 or -1.02 percent New York Stock Exchange 589.28 down 6.38 American Stock Exchange 854.86 down 22.18 Nasdaq composite 1782.92 down 57.36 Standard and Poors 500 1145.85 down 14.48 |
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Here's a look of stocks of interest to New Hampshire investors. Autodesk closed down over four. Bottomline technologies dropped 1-point-three-eight. Cabletron was down just over one. Teradyne lost three-point-two eight. And Timberland was down 1-point six five. CG:STOCKS\Autodesk\26.13\-4.44\Bottomline \5.91\-1.38\Cabletron\11.85\-1.05\Teradyne\29.72\-3.28\Timberland\49.15\-1.65 |
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The Greater Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce is so serious about wanting companies to move to the Port City that the chamber has published a guide explaining how to do it. The Corporate Relocation Directory explains the region's business climate, cost of starting a company on the Seacoast and how local and state government operate. |
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Finally tonight, before there was MTV and C-D's, Napster and MP-3's, there were people singing songs for one another. These songs helped us celebrate and communicate. And if not for the efforts of a husband and wife team, some of those songs might be lost. As Producer Chip Neal Shows us, Portsmouth musician Jeff Warner is keeping the tradition and the music alive. |
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Jeff Warner does programs in the schools as well as concerts and workshops all over the country. For more information, log on to www-dot-appleseedrec-dot-com. . CG:LOWER3RD\www.appleseedrec.com\ |
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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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When it comes to punishment for the most heinous crimes, New Hampshire has long had the option of seeking the death penalty. But it's been years since the ultimate puunishment has been sought. The last time soneone was executed in New Hampshire was 1939. This week the house will vote on a bill to repeal the death penalty. Here to talk about that bill - Sneator Burt Cohen, one of the bill's sponsors and Attorney general Philip McLaughlin, who is in favor of keepig the death penalty on New Hampshire's books. |
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I'd like to thank my guests Attorney General Phillip McLaughlin and Sen. Burt Cohen for being here. |
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DATE:4/2/01 TOPIC:Campaign to preserve old barns in the state of NH. SEGMENT LENGTH: NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Stephen Taylor\Commissioner of Agriculture Jennifer Goodman\Executive Director, NH Preservation Alliance Rep. David Babson\HB 522 sponsor Erick Leadbeater\Barn Owner, Contoocook |
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DATE:4/2/01 TOPIC:Finally tonight, before there was MTV and C-D's, Napster and MP-3's, there were people singing songs for one another. These songs helped us celebrate and communicate. And if not for the efforts of a husband and wife team, some of those songs might be lost. As Producer Chip Neal Shows us, Portsmouth musician Jeff Warner is keeping the tradition and the music alive. SEGMENT LENGTH: 6:25 NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: |
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DATE:4/2/01 TOPIC: When it comes to punishment for the most heinous crimes, New Hampshire has long had the option of seeking the death penalty. But it's been years since the ultimate puunishment has been sought. The last time soneone was executed in New Hampshire was 1939. This week the house will vote on a bill to repeal the death penalty. Here to talk about that bill - Sneator Burt Cohen, one of the bill's sponsors and Attorney general Philip McLaughlin, who is in favor of keepig the death penalty on New Hampshire's books. SEGMENT LENGTH: NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: |
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Tomorrow on New Hampshire Outlook - If you're confused about the many education funding proposals on the table right now, you're not alone. Tomorrow night, we'll show you the bottom line on each proposal to help you make up your mind. Plus. From Gulag to Glasnost: Nonconformist Art from the Soviet Union. We'll take you to the stunning exhibition showcasing freedom of expression at Manchester's Currier Gallery of Art. |
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Congress is considering a measure that would designate five New Hampshire communities as part of a historic region that commemorates American history. If approved, Nashua, Hollis, Brookline, Mason and New Ipswich would become part of the Freedom's Way Heritage Area. The communities would receive matching grants to help them promote awareness of their contributions to the national character of America. |
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A former New Hampshire State prison worker has had close to 130 thouSand dpollars in back pay and wages reinstated by a federal court. Nancy Clockendile - a counselor at the prison in Concord said prison officials retaliated against her for filing a sexual harassment complaint. While she was a prison employee, Clockendile filed a complaint with the state Human Rights Commission after she said her unit manager made sexual and offensive remarks to her. She filed a federal lawsuit two years later, adding retaliation to her allegations. In 1999 a jury rejected the harassment claim but agreed that Clockedile's supervisors and others punished her for filing the complaint. She was awarded back pay and damages, but the court later took back the award, saying Clockedile couldn't receive it because she hadn't filed a retaliation complaint with the commission. But on Friday, the First Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Clockedile was not required to file a retaliation claim with the commission so long as the allegation was a direct result of the harassment charge. |