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Next on New Hampshire Outlook. It's town meeting day in New Hampshire. And voters in Manchester choose a new executive councilor, Council member Ruth Griffin will talk about the inner workings of the council. plus.everything you needed to know about government AND it's right on-line |
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Welcome to New Hampshire Outlook. I'm Richard Ager. Allison McNair is on assignment. |
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More than three-quarter of New Hampshire's 222 towns held town meetings and elections Tuesday. The agendas range from buying a used fire truck in Windham to a proposal that Andover secede from the state and nation. In Bow, residents considered dropping the town meeting format in favor of the official ballot, or S-B-2. One week from tonight we'll take you to a traditional town meeting. We'll look at the differences between that tradition and SB-2. |
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A special election was also held Tuesday to fill the vacant seat on the Executive Council. Residents of eleven communities around Manchester made their choice between Republican Ray Wieczorek and Democrat John Kacavas. The final results were not available at our taping time, but we hope to have the new councilor for District 4 in for an interview this week. Today's election drew considerable attention with national politicians campaigning for both candidates. Ordinarily, the executive council is a quiet branch of government that concerns itself with approving appointments and state contracts. It began in colonial days as the governor's council, but as our interviews with some of the councilors make clear, they all regard themselves as independent politicians who look out for the interests of their districts. We begin with Councilor from District Three - Ruth Griffin. |
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With two-thirds of Americans now connected to the Internet, online communication has become a critical skill to master in any office, but are government offices keeping up? A recent study rating Congressional websites found most don't live up to expectations. Andrea Conklin reports for us from the Boston University Washington News Service. |
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With two-thirds of Americans now connected to the Internet, online communication has become a critical skill to master in any office… but are government offices keeping up? A recent study rating Congressional websites found most don't live up to expectations. Reporting from Washington is our Andrea Conklin. V/O Half of all Americans online used a government website last year. After the September 11th attacks, the Internet proved to be the most reliable way to communicate with government… O/C While these government offices were closed, traditional mail was on hold… But not all websites were user-friendly. V/O Some websites provide a window into the workings of Congress… But for the most part… They can be slow… Out-of-date… Or sometimes just boring… A two-year study conducted by the Congressional Management Foundation rated over 600 government websites and gave 90% of them a grade of C or lower. Now that same foundation is helping Congressional offices improve their web skills. SOT "We all need to improve them. They really didn't have websites when I was first elected five years ago… and it's a relatively new phenomenon." V/O New Hampshire Congressman John Sununu's website begins with the usual welcome letter and his picture… That's all you see at first… but flip the page and you'll find some information on the Congressman and some of the issues he's working on. Congressman Charles Bass' website jumps right to hot topics on its first page and offers a variety of links for easy access to information constituents might need. Bass' office also releases a weekly online newsletter constituents can subscribe to, which keeps them up to date on what Congress …and Bass… are doing. SOT - "It's an enormous new tool that really conservatively has doubled the ability of my office to communicate with people and do it efficiently… and in a representative form of government communication is everything." V/O Brad Fitch… a researcher for the web study… says most problems with a website come from misconceptions about its function. SOT "Most Congressional offices think their website is a broadcast medium, but it's a service and information medium… What we were able to do was find what the audience wanted from the websites and examine which one of those websites was doing a good job." V/O The study awarded 35 Congressional offices gold or silver mouse awards for excellent websites. SOT "If you go to these sites and you see what they're providing, you'll go Wow, this is exactly what you can do in a democracy when you put this information online." V/O But what makes a good website? Researchers say - clear, useful, up-to-date information on Congress - as well as interactive features that invite constituents to play a part in their government. SOT NOTE: no video of Fitch "Senator Jeff Bingaman - He's got this innovation where he's broken the state down into quadrants - where when you click on your quadrant you can find out … when he's coming to your part of the state, what information he's got on your part of the state, plans that affect residents in your area… Kay Granger, a Congresswoman from Texas, has an incredibly interactive website with online polls, e-mail newsletters, places where constituents can tell her about the issues they're interested in." V/O Congressman Tom Allen of Maine won a silver mouse award for his content-rich site. He says he finds that spending more time online means spending less time on the phone. SOT "Down here in Washington the legislative staff is always getting requests from other offices for information and Since the study came out in January, researchers say they've received over a hundred phone calls from Congressional offices asking for help with their websites. FOR NH Outlook, I'm Andrea Conklin in Washington. |
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New Hampshire's state government has an online presence. Webster is a central location for information on everything from local and state government to where to eat and how to get a fishing license online in New Hampshire. Earlier we talked with Theresa Perry, the webmaster for Webster to get a better idea of what the site has to offer. |
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When did Webster start and what was it intended to do? Was it a tough sell? How did it look like in the beginning? Who came up with the idea and who oversees it now? Who uses your site? What types of information are available on the website regarding government offices and employees? How closely do you work with government agencies and other state offices to update information? How often is the website updated? How easy is it to navigate the site? What are some of the unique features of the Webster site? What are the most commonly visited sections of the website? Are there any changes being considered for the website in the future as far as look or accessability? |
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It was a mixed day on wall street. There was news of diminished sales forecasts and new accounting investigations in the technology and telecommunications sectors. World Comm stock plunged twelve percent. Federal regulators have apparently asked to look at its financial documents. |
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The Dow was up 21 points. The nasdaq was down thirty two. And the S and P 500 ended the day down over 2 points. Dow\10632.35\+21.11\NYSE\604.61\+0.39\American Stock Exchange\885.92\-0.76\Nasdaq\1897.12\-32.37\S&P 500\1165.58\-2.68\Wall Street\ |
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Here's a look at stocks of interest to New Hampshire investors. Anheuser Busch was up seventy cents. P - C Connection dropped ninety- eight cents. State Street corporation fell a dollar- eight. Shares of Teradyne were down ninety- two cents. And Texas Instruments ended the day down a dollar- thirty- six. Anheuser Busch\50.38\+0.70\PC Connection\11.52\-0.98\State Street Corp.\55.90\-1.08\Teradyne Inc.\37.48\-0.92\Texas Instruments\32.75\-1.36\NH Stocks\Source: yahoo.com |
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The Boston Archdiocese Tuesday reached a financial settlement with dozens of people who claim they were sexually abused by defrocked priest John Geoghan. Under the agreement, the church will pay out between 15 and 30 million dollars, with an arbitrator determining the exact amount each victim will receive. The Church said it will not use collection money to pay for the settlements. Instead it will use a combination of insurance money, the sale of assets and private donations. |
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It's been windy and cold these past few days. Meteorologist Charlie Lopresti has the Outlook from the Mount Washington Observatory. |
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On the next New Hampshire Outlook - The popularity of the internet has led to an increase of crimes. against children. we'll talk to a Keene police officer tracks on-line predators. |
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That's it for this edition of our program. For all of us here at New Hampshire Public Television, I'm Richard Ager. Thanks for joining us. We'll see you next time on New Hampshire Outlook. |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time:3/12/02 / 2200 HOST: Richard Ager Length: 10:24 min 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 discussion with State Executive Councilor from District Three - Ruth Griffin. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Richard Ager NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Ruth Griffin; Executive Councilor from District Three |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time:3/12/02 / 2200 HOST: Allison McNair Length: 6:10 min 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 discussion with Theresa Perry, the webmaster for the State's web site. The site is a central location for information on everything from local and state government to where to eat and how to get a fishing license online in New Hampshire. PRODUCER/REPORTER: NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Theresa Perry\Webster Webmaster |
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AP-NH--Planned Parenthood dewman Planned Parenthood clinic opens in Manchester -- Abortion opponents promise they will protest outside the new Planned Parenthood clinic that opened in Manchester a long battle with City Hall and in the courts. Opponents fought the clinic because it plans to provide abortions. Neighbors tried to block it, saying they feared possible violence. At first the city approved the clinic, then the Zoning Board of Adjustment reversed itself and rejected the plans. Planned Parenthood won challenges of the reversal in state and federal court, and the clinic opened Monday. AP-NY-03-12-02 0959EST |