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Hello. I'm Allison McNair. Welcome to NH Outlook. |
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Just over a year from now, the New Hampshire primary will be held. It is expected to be a mostly Democratic contest in 2004 and the candidates are already working hard to get better known. Richard Ager caught up with Howard Dean and Joseph Lieberman today - just two of the candidates who have made recent visits. |
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Soundup: tape 1 9:41:38 You know why we're not winning elections in this party? Because we don't have people who are willing to stand up and say no in the face of a popular bill. And we need that in this country. Track: Howard Dean isn't pulling any punches in his presidential campaign. He begins with a thorough critique of President George W. Bush's policies including his tax cuts. bite: tape 1 9:19;55 It's a disaster because we are stealing money from social security to give tax cuts to people who make $300,000 a year. By the year 2010, the majority of tax cuts will be going to people whose income is above $1.5 million a year and that money is coming out of the social security trust fund to do it. If you want somebody you can trust with your money, you had better elect a Democrat because Republicans cannot manage money. Track: Dean criticizes fellow Democrats for supporting the president's tax cuts - and his policy on Iraq. bite: tape 1 09;20:32 There are six people now running for President of the United States. Four of those people are from the senate or the House. Every single one of them voted for the President's Iraq resolution. I do not support the President's Iraq resolution. bite: tape 1 9:21:35 Look, nobody can run for President of the United States without being ready to use the full force of the American military when it's necessary - and I'm willing to use the full force of the American military when it's necessary. the problem in this particular case is that the President of the United States has never made the case that we need to send our children and our grandchildren to Iraq to die. Bite:: tape 2 9;45:20 "I didn't vote for George W, but there was something about him that showed an inner confidence and courage or doesn't care about what other people think that made him win I think, because he spoke and was relaxed, and Gore was definitely not that way. Where does your inner confidence and strength come from so you can do things the way you have spoken about doing them this morning?" Actually, the civil unions bill had something to do with it. I signed the civil unions bill and promoted the civil unions bill because I thought it was right that all Americans to have equal rights. Equal rights are not just for people you like, they're for people you might feel uncomfortable with or are different - it's for all Americans. And I knew that if I gave away the rights of a whole group of Americans becuase it was going to be politically inconvenient, then I'd wasted my time in politics. Track: Perhaps the most controversial candidate among the declared Democrats is Al Sharpton. He spoke recently at St. Anselm's college Bite: sharpton tape Expanded Sharpton --- Why do I want to be president? I want to be president because I think America is going in the wrong direction. I know that we cannot as a nation survive in the 21st century by not being good partners in the global village we call earth. I know we cannot survive by keep giving tax breaks to the rich and scrutiny to the poor. Welfare mothers have more regulations on them then CEO's. We cry for CEO's that have to give up their vacation homes. And maybe one of their limosines. And we investigate single mothers that are trying to raise their children on 400 dollars a month. There's something wrong, morally, with those of us that feel that people have the right to be wealthy and they do but that others don't have a right to liveable wage. soundup: Lieberman tape 13:52:43 "Down in front." "Come on, keep going." Track: St. Anselm's was going to be the first campaign stop for Sen. Joe Lieberman, the Democratic nominee for vice president in 2000 - but he had to cast a vote in Washington. As the latest candidate to make it official, he drew a crowd - which was more media than not. bite: Lieberman tape 13:53:37 The American dream which I've been fortunate enough to live is in jeopardy for a lot of people today who want to work their way up into the middle class and see their kids do better than they did. And this is all the result of an economy that has continued to go down and an administration in Washington that refuses to acknowledge that everything it has done to supposedly get the economy going again, create jobs, take us out of deficit has failed. Track: Lieberman had little time for in-depth interviews on this day - but there will many opportunities - as with all the candidates - to come. Soundup: Lieberman tape 13:55:44 I think I would make a better President of the United States, so I'm going to be up here a lot in the next year to convey that message. Track: For NH Outlook, I'm Richard Ager. |
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And joining us now to talk about what we have to look forward to in politics in the next year, Andy Smith of the UNH Survey Center and Dante Scala for the New Hampshire Institute of Politics at St. Anselm COllege. |
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Last year in New Hampshire, we experienced one of the worst droughts in recent history. At the same time, we welcomed more than 15 thousand new residents. Percentage wise, that's a greater population increase than all of the other New England states. With more people living here, water is becoming a more precious resource. In our continuing series on sprawl, producer Phil Vaughn reports on the future of our water. |
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Shots of snow Narr 1- In New Hampshire this winter, we've been blessed with snow - several feet in some regions. At some point, however, the temperature will rise - and when it does.. Tom- 2835 "Ideally in the spring we would have run off following natural flow paths a lot of infiltration and flow off back to the environment." Narr 2 - Ideally. But our natural landscape is changing and that's causing problems with our water. 2915 - "We see increased run off amounts - 2-3 times what used to be - flashier types of run off response." Narr 3 - Tom Ballestero is an associate professor of engineering at UNH. His students study the effects that urban development has on our water supply. Tom - 2850 "What you see now is a lot of impervious area." Stand-Up "Such as paved roads and parking lots. So as this snow melts or rain falls, water that should be seeping back into the ground, ends up in storm drains." Tom - 3120 "Typically infiltration amount could be 15-20 % of precipitation, on a parking lot like this you'll see 1% infiltration so that's a drastic reduction of infiltration." Tony - 7:48 "And so you don't have that opportunity for the rain water to go back down and refresh the ground water." Narr 4- Tony Guinta works for DES and keeps an eye on the state's water supply. Tony - 1315 "We have had such an abundance of water in this state for so long people are used to thinking about saving water and what we need to do is let them know that the problem exists and is going to get worse - we have 15,000 people a year moving into the state they use 100 gallons day/person - we have to let people know that sooner or later we have a renewable resource but to a certain extent then we have to conserve our water. 1350 Narr 5 - That effort is underway in Hampton. To the east of this seacoast town is ocean. In the summer, it attracts a lot of tourists who draw a lot of water. clip - extent of problem narr - Brian Geotz is the operations manager for Aquarino. clip - what's being done Tony 1410 "What's at stake if we don't pay attention to the water issue? Simple - water shortages, its really going to hit the fan the day you go over to your faucet and turn it on and nothing comes out. We are trying to prevent that through planning and education and protection." Tom - 3515 "This not only requires structural and economic solutions but political, education and management strategies and those non-engineering, non-technical, non structural issues need to be developed as we address the issues that we see right now." 3530 Tony -1858 - "We always have to think about where we have to go to increase supply because were growing - 15,000/yr why because NH is a great state and people will keep coming here. Instead of closing your eyes and saying we don't want to plan for this, plan now - it will be a lot easier than if we wait 15 years from now." |
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Sprawl impacts many natural resources, including open space. But what if that space is used for agriculture? That's one of questions we posed to New Hampshire Commissioner of Agriculture Steve Taylor. Taylor's a dairy farmer himself. Chip Neal takes us to Lebanon and Meriden to visit with Steve Taylor. |
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Steve Taylor speaks about the effects of sprawl on our agricultural heritage and on the character of New Hampshire in general. We spoke with him in Lebanon and at his dairy farm in Meriden He speaks from the perspective of a native of the Connecticut River Valley And as a dairy farmer there And he is NH's Commissioner of Agriculture He speaks about the value of NH's agriculture beyond the products it yields. It is an integral part of our tourism industry. And the loss of agricultural land to sprawl is a permanent loss of that land as agricultural land. He also talks about the fact that many dairy farmers are at or near retirement age and they are selling off their land to finance their retirement. |
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On the next New Hampshire Outlook - Our special series of reports on Sprawl continues with a look at transporation North and South. Then, one week from tonight, New Hampshire Public Television presents a documentary on growth in Northern New England: Livable Landscapes by Chance or by Choice is at 8pm. Followed by Considering Sprawl: A New Hampshire Outlook Special Presentation at 9pm. |
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Is sprawl really a cause for concern? These are some of the questions we're asking in this series, and we want to hear from you. Please tap into our website at nhptv.org. Go to the Outlook page and click on the Sprawl icon. Along with a description of the topics you'll see covered here at New Hampshire Public Television, you can tap into our discussion forum, "what's on your mind." Start a conversation. or join one. We may use some of your comments or questions in upcoming discussions. |
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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 Ally McNair. Thanks for joining us. We'll see you next time on New Hampshire Outlook. |
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Tonight on New Hampshire Outlook. Our special series of reports on Sprawl continues with a look at transporation North and South. Tonight at 10pm on New Hampshire Public Television. |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 1/21/03 22:00 HOST: Allison McNair Length: 6:00 minutes In this edition of New Hampshire Outlook, NHPTV's nightly news magazine, the presidential race is beginning to heat up. Just over a year from now, the New Hampshire primary will be held. It is expected to be a mostly Democratic contest in 2004 and the candidates are already working hard to get better known. Richard Ager caught up with Howard Dean and Joseph Lieberman today - just two of the candidates who have made recent visits. Joining us in studio to talk about what's ahead Andy Smith of the UNH Survey Center and Dante Scala of the NH Institute of Politics at St. Anslems. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Richard Ager NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Howard Dean\D - Presidential Candidate, Rev. Al Sharpton\D - Presidential Candidate, Sen. Joseph Lieberman\D - Presidential Candidate, Andy Smith\UNH Survey Center, Dante Scala\NH Institute of Politics |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 1/22/03 22:00 HOST: Allison McNair Length: 12:00 minutes In this edition of New Hampshire Outlook, NHPTV's nightly news magazine, we continue our week long series sprawl. In the first two stories, Last year in New Hampshire, we experienced one of the worst droughts in recent history. At the same time, we welcomed more than 15 thousand new residents. Percentage wise, that's a greater population increase than all of the other New England states. With more people living here, water is becoming a more precious resource. In our continuing series on sprawl, producer Phil Vaughn reports on the future of our water. In our second Sprawl segment of the night we look at the impacts of sprawl on many natural resources, including open space. But what if that space is used for agriculture? That's one of questions we posed to New Hampshire Commissioner of Agriculture Steve Taylor. Taylor's a dairy farmer himself. Chip Neal takes us to Lebanon and Meriden to visit with Steve Taylor. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Phil Vaughn, Chip Neal NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Tom Ballestero\UNH Civil Engineering, Tony Giunta\Dept of Environmental Srvcs, Brian Goetz\Aquarion Water Company, Steve Taylor\NH Comm. of Agriculture |
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