NH OUTLOOK ROUNDTABLE EDITION, Friday, 1/4/2002
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Next on New Hampshire Outlook.
Journalists talk about the week's top stories -
We'll look at
- Opening day of the 157th legislative session.
- The return of education funding before the state supreme court
- And a community's response to an anti gay protest at a New Hampshire High School.
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EDUCATION FUNDING
Education funding was before the New Hampshire Supreme Court again this week. The Attorney for the coalition communities Andru Volinsky argued the state has not done what the court ordered - define an adequate education and pay for it. State Attorney General Phil McLaughlin said it was time for the court to end its jurisdiction over the matter.
LEGISLATIVE SESSION
The house was called to order and took care of some business this week.
Members voted 196-162 against amending the Constitution to apply renewable 10 year terms to newly appointed judges. Under current law, judges may serve until age 70. Judges in only two other states Massachusetts and Rhode Island have similar tenures of 70 or older.
An early learning and literacy initiative was approved. If passed by the Senate, the bill would establish children's literacy programs for parents as well as preschool and elementary school teachers. Made Governor Shaheen happy.
DOVER HIGH SCHOOL PROTEST
An anti-gay group from Kansas travelled to Dover to protest the school yearbook's naming of a lesbian coupls as sweethearts of the year. Group showed up once before in Exeter when Phillips Exeter Academy allowed a same sex couple to be dorm parents.
TEEN GIRL CRIME STATS UP
Bob you did a story recently looking at the arrest rate for teen girls. ABA and National Bar says girls arrested and jailed in record numbers.still smaller t\ percentage than boys
increase 83 percent cases under 18 involving girls
gender roles changing
FEDERAL JUDGE RULES AGAINST NH IN BRAIN-DAMAGED CASE
Judge Steve McAuliffe ruled New Hampshire was violating the law by holding brain-damaged people in acute-care facilities long after they no longer need acute care. The state HHS says it can't afford to comply.
BUSH VISITS NH
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Here's a look at other stories making headlines this Friday.
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Some fishermen say a federal court judge's ruling - may drive small boat owners among them - out of business. The Judge sided with conservationists and ruled that fishery managers defied a Congressional mandate to restore New England fish populations. Officials say that decision means more restrictions which may include stricter quotas, trip fishing limits, and area closures.
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A Weare clergyman may try to become the first openly gay Episcopal bishop in the country. The Reverend Canon Gene Robinson says he's thinking about applying to become New Hampshire's Episcopal bishop when the current bishop retires in 2004. Robinson has tried to become a bishop in other states - but - he says - he thinks his sexuality may have been the reason he was rejected. The Episcopal church frowns on homosexual ministers,although the policy is not binding church law.
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A North Country group - seeking to revive the region's struggling economy - is taking a look at whether or not casinos are worth the gamble. On Thursday, the Androscoggin Valley Economic Recovery Corporation heard from the mayor of Berlin and a state lawmaker, who described plans to bring jobs and money to the region by building a casino.
The group says the casino could pump money into the area, but they still want to study its long-term effects on local businesses, the community and other industries.
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Want to help make the Granite State's snowmobile trails safer? The Fish and Game department is looking for volunteer riders to test new hand-held alcohol breath-testers this weekend. Colonel Ron Ali says the devices could be used to help officers in the field decide if more sophisticated tests are neccessary. But first, they need to make sure the hand held devises can stand up to North Country weather.
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Snow is finally in our future. We checked in with Meteorologist Nicolle Plett at the Mr Wasington Observatory for the details.
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Meteorologist Nicole Plette
Mount Washington Observatory\Friday On The Summit\Sunny with a few clouds becoming foggy\Low: -0.8 degrees\Peak gust: 105 mph mph\Visibility: 100 miles to 1/16 of a mile
Overnight\North\Mostly cloudy \Chance of flurries\Lows: 10 to 15\Winds: light and variable
Overnight \South\Mostly cloudy \Lows: in the teens\Winds: 5 to 10 mph\becoming light and variable
Saturday\North\Mostly cloudy \Chance of snow showers\Highs: near 30\Winds: light and variable
Saturday\South\Partly sunny\Possibility of snow showers late\Highs: in the low 30s\Winds: light and variable\
Sunday\Statewide\Possibility of more \snow showers\through the day\
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On the next New Hampshire Outlook -
The State's Air National Guard plays a key role in the war against terrorism. We'll take you up on a refueling mission.
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That's all for this edition of Outlook. Thanks for joining us.
For all of us here at New Hampshire Public Television, I'm Allison McNair.
We'll be back Monday at 10.
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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. - from protests in Dover to the new legislative session in Concord, we'll put the week's headlines in perspective.
Join us tonight at 10:00 only on New Hampshire Outlook.
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time:1/04/02 / 2200
HOST: Allison McNair Length: 22:23 minutes
In addition to a summary of the day's top New Hampshire stories, this edition of New Hampshire Outlook, NHPTV's nightly news magazine, included a roundtable discussion with journalists from around the state about the weed's headlines, including education funding in New Hampshire.
PRODUCER/REPORTER: Allison McNair
NAME OF PARTICIPANTS:
Lars Trodson\Porstmouth Herald
Robert Emro\Foster's Sunday Citizen
Guy MacMillin\The Keene Sentinel
Kevin Landrigan\The Telegraph
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