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Hello AND WELCOME. I'm Mike Nikitas from NECN. New England Cable News, guest hosting tonight on NH Outlook. |
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In this program. US Attorney General John Ashcroft stops in New Hampshire to promote the patriotic act. Not everyone was applauding his speech. |
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The president makes an 80-billion dollar case to support the war on terrorism in Iraq. |
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And we'll look at the Ritalin prescription controversy. And see the changes through a young girl's eyes. |
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And later, it's another Winston Cup weekend. We'll meet the only woman who'll be tearing up the track in the Busch North Series. |
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A receptive audience today for Attorney General John Ashcroft.who was in Portsmouth to push the U-S-A Patriot Act. Ashcroft was speaking to top law enforcement and anti-terrorism authorities from around New Hampshire and New England. The Patriot Act is controversial. As Richard Ager reports, Ashcroft says it's a response to terror. But his oppenents say it threatens the very freedoms it's meant to protect. |
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tape 1 01:54:46 National anthem Track: There was no mistaking the patriotic tenor of the occasion. John Ashcroft had come to address the New England Chiefs of Police and the NH Anti-Terrorism Task Force. It was an audience primed to hear his message. bite: tape 1 02:04 On Sept. 11th his job description changed.that's what he's here to talk to you about. Standup: tape 2 02;52:41 Ashcroft's appearance was one of several he is making around the country. He began the day in Buffalo and will continue his tour in Boston. It's all a part of reselling the Patriot Act. bite: 02:12:42 We have used these tools.that ensures liberty." Soundup: Protesters - tape 1 Track: These protesters say the Patriot Act sacrifices that liberty for security. bite: tape 2 01:14:26 "We could get picked up for suspicion.is this Iraq? Bite: tape 1 01;59:40 I drove in here like you did and was greeted by people with signs.freedom is not free. Bite: tape 1 02:12:56 Let's talk about the patriot act. It does three things.fight terrrorism together. Track: Ashcroft said most Americans and their legislators supor the Patriot Act, which was hurriedly passed after Sept. 11th. But opponents say that initial haste is the problem - that most Americans don't understand the Act. bite: 01:12:35 "I don't think people understand that you can be locked up.on the verge of becoming a police state." Track: But Ashcroft responds to criticism by pointing to what he says has been accomplished. Bite: tape 2 02:26:40 We've dismantled four alleged terrorist cells.515 individuals with links to the Sept. 11th investigation. Track: Though today's audience was law enforcement, it seems clear the Patriot Act is becoming a wider political issue to be debated in elections to come. For NH Outlook, I'm richard Ager. |
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Democratic Presidential candidate John Edwards is also in New Hampshire talking about the patriot act. But Edwards, who voted for the Act in 2001, wants to repeal some of its provisions. He'd like to change the portion of the law that allows investigators to access library or business records. He wants to require them to better justify their requests in court. |
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Sunday night, President Bush asked Congress for an additional 87 billion dollars for military operations and reconstruction efforsts in Iraq and Afghanistan next year. The President says Iraq is now the "central front" in the war on terrorism. Skip Loescher reports from Washington, DC. |
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Here in New Hampshire the school year has begun. And lots of kids will be packing Ritalin along with their lunch. Ritalin as you probably know is a drug used to treat Attention Deficit Hyperactvity Disorder or ADHD. What you may not know is that New Hampshire has the highest rate of Ritalin use of any state in the nation. and New England has the highest rate of any region in the country. Is Ritalin overprescribed? That's what critics have said for years. But as Ally McNair learned, there are no easy answers when it comes to prescribing a drug that has also been called a godsend. |
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B-roll - Vanderlinde Tape 2 - 2:06:36 - CV reading her poem, close-up shot of her poem, panning up to her face and then back to her poem. NARRATOR - CHELSEA VANDERLINDE LOVES READING, WRITING POETRY, PLAYING SOCCER AND HORSERIDING. SHE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER, OR ADD, WHEN SHE WAS IN THIRD GRADE. SHE SEES ADD AS BEING PART OF WHO SHE IS. B-roll - Vanderline Riding Tape - 0:05:05 - 0:05:19 CV - Tape 1 Vanderlinde 1:02:20 - Technically it's attention deficit disorder. But, in my mind it's just another part of my daily day. - 1:02:29 1:02:33 - It's kind of hard when I'm doing work because my mind just goes all over the place and I'm looking out the window saying oh what fun it would be to be outside. And, sometimes I can really focus, but other times it's just really hard. - 1:02:51 1:02:59 - A lot of the times I just need to say, okay take a deep breather. But, when it happens, it's really hard. Like I think of what happened in the day to help me with my homework, and then I get off track and say oh I had so much fun with my friends playing soccer, but if only we'd gotten that one goal we could have won the game and then I get totally off subject. 1:03:34 NARRATOR - CHELSEA'S MOM IS A PHYSICIAN. SHE REMEMBERS HOW DIFFICULT IT WAS FOR HER DAUGHTER TO FOCUS ON THE MOST SIMPLE OF TASKS. B-roll - Head shot of TV leading in to her talking. TV - tape 1 Vanderlinde 1:11:23 - We noticed something was different back in first grade. 1:11:26 1:11:43 - The teacher used to have to separate her desk, put up blinders around her desk and have her just try to focus on her own work. And, the teacher said we might need to keep her back a grade and we said you know, we think you're really missing the point here, you're not really understanding what our daughter needs is that, she's actually very smart and very talented in many ways. But, she needs cues around her to help her stay focused. 1:12:09 B-roll - Vanderlinde home vid. Chelsea getting on the bus. - 1:17:53-18:24 CV - Tape 1 Vanderlinde 1:10:51 - Yeah, sometimes they get mad at me because they say, go clean your room and I say okay, I go up, I get sidetracked, they say what happened to your room? Clean your room. They yell at me. She gets really mad at me sometimes because my homework's not right, or I have to do it a second time. She gets mad at me a lot. 1:11:14 TV - Tape 1 Vanderlinde 1:14:10 - She can't focus even when she wants to, even when she has all the best intentions in the world. I'll say, Chelsea, go upstairs and brush your hair. We send her upstairs. And 20 minutes later she's dancing around upstairs and hasn't brushed her hair. So, it really is on a broader spectrum then your average kid. Because her intentions really are, she wants to do really well. 1:14:36 B-roll - Vanderlinde Tape 2 - 2:05:16 - Bathroom - panning over to the "Put Hair back and Comb it." Zooms in for a close-up. NARRATOR - THE DIAGNOSIS OF ADHD AND THE USE OF RITALIN AND OTHER DRUGS TO TREAT IT HAS GONE UP DRAMATICALLY ACROSS THE COUNTRY. NARRATOR - ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS, THERE WERE NEARLY 3 MILLION PRESCRIPTIONS FOR RITALIN IN 2000. THE DRUG ENFORCEMENT AGENCY REPORTS THAT DOMESTIC SALES OF RITALIN INCREASED BY NEARLY 500 PERCENT FROM 1991 TO 1999. NARRATOR - THE ROAD FROM DIAGNOSIS TO TREATMENT IS A LONG AND DIFFICULT ONE FOR MANY CHILDREN WITH ADD AND ADHD. AFTER HER INITIAL DIAGNOSIS, THE FAMILY TRIED A VARIETY OF TREATMENTS - HERBS, DIET, COUNSELING. WHILE THE TREATMENTS HELPED, THEY WEREN'T ENOUGH. THE FAMILY WAS FACED WITH THE DECISION OF WHETHER TO HAVE CHELSEA TRY MEDICATION. IT WAS A DECISION THAT THEY INITIALLY RESISTED. TV - Vanderlinde tape 1 1:21:07 - I think because it's a drastic step and you just don't know really what toll it's going to take on the body over a long-term basis. So, I think every parent agonizes over that decision. 1:20:21 I don't think anyone really knows the long term effects. You know, it's a stimulant, like caffeine is a stimulant, and we don't know the long term effects of what it's going to do to heart and thyroid and what it's going to do to her brain chemistries later on in life. 1:20:38 NARRATOR - WHEN SHE BEGAN TAKING RITALIN IN FOURTH GRADE, CHELSEA EXPERIENCED ONE OF THE SIDE EFFECTS THAT GOES WITH THE MEDICATION - LOSS OF APPETITE. Vanderlinde - Tape 1 1:06:36 - I've lost weight because it made me lose my appetite and I have a bathing suit that like hangs down to my knees because I am now 20 pounds less then I was before. 1:06:49 1:10:35 - There are other concerns that certainly have been raised at various times in the field relating to side effects that can include things like headaches, irritability and it's not a one size fits all world either, so certainly there are some children whose behavior actually becomes worse in the context of receiving these medicines. There are also concerns that have been raised about growth, the effect of these medications on growth. 1:11:15 NARRATOR - DR. BRYAN KING IS HEAD OF PEDIATRIC PSYCHIATRY AT DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER. HE STUDIES ADD AND ADHD. 1:26:15 - You certainly don't want a situation where you prescribe a drug and send the family on their way and wish them luck and don't hear from them again. There's some disturbing trends in that regard in recent studies that have come to light which have chronicled the increase in the diagnosis of ADHD and also what appears to be a decrease in the frequency of follow-up monitoring visits that are taking place for some of these kids that are receiving medications. - 1:26:52 1:27:28 - So, the early, recent data seems to suggest that there may have been a push toward over-reliance on medication in recent years. - 1:27:42 NARRATOR - A 1999 STUDY BY THE DRUG ENFORCEMENT AGENCY REVEALED THAT NEW HAMPSHIRE WAS THE TOP STATE IN THE NATION FOR RITALIN, USAGE PER CAPITA. THE JURY IS STILL OUT ON WHY. King video - tape 1 1:28:04 - It's probably also the case that there are kids who don't need the medication but who are none the less receiving it. And there are probably kids with ADHD that's gone undiagnosed, who for whatever reason, have not received the opportunity for the benefit that may come from appropriate treatment. - 1:29:35 NARRATOR - NICHOLAS DONOHUE, THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION FOR NEW HAMPSHIRE, SEES THE POSITIVE SIDE OF RITALIN USE TO TREAT ADHD. BUT, HE WORRIES ABOUT THE NUMBERS OF CHILDREN ON THE DRUG. Donohue Tape 2 2:20:27 - It's an extraordinarily powerful effect on the young body. It helps people focus, but sometimes it has some reverse effects, and I think that we all need to be careful about depending on a medication to correct a balance in us, when there may be some other things that we need to do to make the situation better. So, I'm supportive, I'm not a medical professional, I don't prescribe, there are people who know a lot more about this then I do. But, I've been in education for a long time, I've been an elementary school teacher, I've seen kids come and go, and it's troubling to me the amount of kids who are on this medication and for what particular reasons and it ought to be troubling to other people. - 2:21:09 1:15:50 - When you talk to our families whose kids finally got put on medication, it's a relief. They have their child back. They have an experience that they haven't had before. I think that maybe other communities outside of New Hampshire haven't seen the benefits that we have here. - 1:16:17 NARRATOR - MICHAEL COHEN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE NEW HAMPSHIRE CHAPTER OF THE NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR THE MENTALLY ILL, SAYS HIS OFFICE HAS RECEIVED POSITIVE STORIES FROM PARENTS ABOUT THE USE OF RITALIN. 1:17:21 - Now this is only anecdotal evidence but our family partners are saying, finally, when a kid got the right IEP in a school and got put on medication, things turned around. Kids perform better in school. Now, I don't have hard data that says that. All I have is my staff coming back and telling great stories, real happy stories where it's worked. - 1:17:50 NARRATOR - MEDICATION HAS MADE A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE FOR CHELSEA AND HER FAMILY. Tape 1 - Vanderlinde - CV 1:05:37 - The first day that I was on it, it kind of made me cranky. But, after a week or two I really noticed a difference. Like I wrote a letter to Santa saying thank you for all these presents that you gave to us and I was really alert and excited, and just felt really new. 1:05:57 B-roll - Vanderlinde Home Vid. - Chelsea with Santa - 1:08:00-8:50 NARRATOR - AFTER MORE THAN FIVE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WITH THE DISEASE, TERRI VANDERLINDE HAS SOME ADVICE FOR PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH ADD OR ADHD. B-roll - Vanderlinde tape 2 - 2:03:11 - Side view of CV and TV. Disagreeing. Vanderlinde Tape 1 - TV 1:29:46 - My advice to the parents would be to say, hang on, you're in for a rollercoaster ride. There's a lot of ups and downs and you have to be an advocate for your kid. You have to get the teachers to listen, you have to get the doctors to listen. And you have to put in tremendous amounts of effort into structuring a day and organizing a lifestyle where everything is optimal - diet and exercise and sleep. It's a lot of hard work but it's definitely worth it. 1:30:29 B-roll - Vanderlinde Home Vid. - Chelsea sliding - 14:43-15:17 NARRATOR - CHELSEA DREAMS OF BEING A WHITE WATER RAFTING GUIDE, A CHIROPRACTOR, OR A VETERINARIAN. BUT, FOR NOW, SHE'S HAPPY READING HARRY POTTER BOOKS AND PLAYING THE FLUTE. B-roll: Vanderlinde Tape 2 - 2:07:16 - Flute playing - closer up. Zooming in on her fingers. - 2:07:45 2:08:14 - Starts up again. Close-up on her fingers, then pans across to her face - 2:09:15 Closer - For further information on ADD, ADHD and treatments you can contact the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill at 1-800-2 |
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There is much debate over WHY New England in general and New Hampshire specifically have the highest rates of diagnosis and drug treatment for ADD. Some say it's no coincidence that New Hampshire kids often report out as the healthiest in the nation. They have access to high quality physicians and good health insurance. Some speculate about the environmental factors like pollution. But there is no evidence to support that at this time. |
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The town of Loudon is once again coming alive as another big race weekend approaches. With the arrival of the Winston Cup Series comes the excitement of NASCAR and its drivers. They're nationally known, some would even call them celebrities. So how do they reach this elite level? Well, here in the Northeast they come from Busch North Series competition. Allison McNair had the chance to visit with one of the series unique racers. |
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Nat of carey at day job financial planner -- track Monday through Friday, 28 year old Carey Heath works at a financial planners office in Portsmouth. But on Saturday and Sunday…. -- Nat VROOOM VROOM -- track she spends her time at the races. -- more nat -- track Carey is the only female driver on the Busch Series North. -- Nat show and tell T.C. 1:08:23 NASCAR has done a lot over the years to improve the safety of our cars. And as you can see by looking in here we have quite a bit of safety equipment. We have head rests on either side to help hold your head in place, we have extra nets here in case of a crash. Its under my helmut but we run a Hanz device. So you can see its real tight quarters in there. And every year they are changing things to keep us as safe as possible. Ally: what about these, are these actual roll bars? Carey: this is roll bar padding. It will soften a bit on a crash, so it won't hurt quite as much. It will bruise you, but its better than a broken bone. -- T.C. 1:01:30 shots of the family old fotos Ally: How did you ever get into doing this? Carey: I was 6 years old in quarter midget race cars. My mom and my dad were always avid fans of racing and I grew up doing that till I was 16 years old and then I decided to do stock car racing. We ran at Lee Speedway for 5 years and then decided to try the Busch north series. Ally: what were your parents like when you decided to do this, were they worried or what were they like? Carey: well I have an older brother he's 5 years older than I am. so he was 5 6 years old and he was racing quarter midgets and so naturally I wanted to do everything that he did so that's really how I got started. And its just been a family sport for us, its something weve did over the years. -- sot Ally: how hot does it get in here while your racing in an 80 degree day like its supposed to be this weekend? Carey: well engine temperature runs around 220, 210-220. and there's not a whole lot of things between the engine and the cockpit, so you can imagine a lot of heat gets in there. Weve actually never run a thermostat in there and weve been joking about doing it. So that should be coming up real soon. Ally: and what about this suit that your wearing. Do we call it a suit, what is it your wearing right now? Carey: yeah, it's a fire suit. I wear a double layer. Its made out of Nomex material. And its for fire protection. Ally: and how hot does that get? Carey: this is very hot. Its kind of like wearing a show suit in the summer time. Ally: do you tend to keep in on between, I mean if you know your going to be going out again so do you just leave it on? Carey: yeah, I tend to keep it on during the day, unless we have a couple hours off. Ally: and is it an effort go get all that on and off? Carey: not really, not anymore. Because im used to wearing it every weekend now. Ally: what was it like the first time you got into this car. Were you nervous? Were you confident because of the amount of racing that you had done, or what was it like? Carey: getting into the Busch North car I was much more intimidating than I was getting into the late model car at Lee Speedway. It's a very professional series and a lot of good drivers. It did, there is definitely a lerning curve for us. It was a steep climb for us and it definitely took us quite a while, but were doing a lot better now. -- track When Carey says "we" - she means a dedicated crew that includes her family. -- natshow and tell -- T.C. 1:07:24 - BUTT take nat Carey: we can walk around the front and stand back.this is my dad's foot here sticking out. Ally: hi dad. -- TRACK Carey's Dad, John, is the owner of the Carey Heath Motorsports Team. And he's got plenty of company, when it comes to working with Carey and the Aubuchon Hardware race car. -- nat Carey: these guys here are changing out a power steering box right now. Ally: what happened? Carey: were really not sure at this point. Sometimes these things get old and they don't work anymore. So we are changing it out and putting a new one in. -- BUTT BITE SOT We don't have any paid employees on our team. Everybody is volunteer. Everyone that is here has volunteered their time. Ally: so no one here has been paid that's working for you today. Carey: and not on the weekends. We pay expenses when we travel but we do not have any paid employees. Its all volunteer work. Ally: is it justa love for what they do. Because a lot of people would say holy toledo, why would they do this without getting paid? Carey: a couple of the guys currently have been around for 5 to 6 years. A couple have hung around since my late model days. Its just a loyalty that we have built up to us they are like family. And they are just loyal. You will find that with a lot of crews, they are loyal to their drivers. -- track Carey's brother and step mom help as well. -- |
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Carey will race Saturday in the NASCAR Busch North Series New Hampshire 125 at NHIS. Race weekend will wrap-up Sunday with the Winston Cup's Sylvania 300. |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 9/8/03 22:00 HOST: Mike Nikitas Length: 4:00 minutes In this edition of New Hampshire Outlook, NHPTV's nightly news magazine, US Attorney General John Ashcroft stops in New Hampshire to promote the patriotic act. Not everyone was applauding his speech. The president makes an 80-billion dollar case to support the war on terrorism in Iraq. And we'll look at the Ritalin prescription controversy. And see the changes through a young girl's eyes. And later, it's another Winston Cup weekend. We'll meet the only woman who'll be tearing up the track in the Busch North Series.A receptive audience today for Attorney General John Ashcroft.who was in Portsmouth to push the U-S-A Patriot Act. Ashcroft was speaking to top law enforcement and anti-terrorism authorities from around New Hampshire and New England. The Patriot Act is controversial. As Richard Ager reports, Ashcroft says it's a response to terror. But his oppenents say it threatens the very freedoms it's meant to protect. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Richard Ager NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Tom Colantuono\U.S. Attorney - NH, John Ashcroft\U.S. Attorney General, Jerry Snierson\Durham, Peter Heed\NH Attorney General, Kjerstin Winn\Skowhegan, ME |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 9/8/03 22:00 HOST: Mike Nikitas Length: 2:00 minutes In this edition of New Hampshire Outlook, NHPTV's nightly news magazine, US Attorney General John Ashcroft stops in New Hampshire to promote the patriotic act. Not everyone was applauding his speech. The president makes an 80-billion dollar case to support the war on terrorism in Iraq. And we'll look at the Ritalin prescription controversy. And see the changes through a young girl's eyes. And later, it's another Winston Cup weekend. We'll meet the only woman who'll be tearing up the track in the Busch North Series. Sunday night, President Bush asked Congress for an additional 87 billion dollars for military operations and reconstruction efforsts in Iraq and Afghanistan next year. The President says Iraq is now the "central front" in the war on terrorism. Skip Loescher reports from Washington, DC. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Skip Loescher NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Skip Loescher\CNN, Sen. Chuck Hagel\R - Nebraska, Sen. Joe Biden\D - Delaware |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 9/8/03 22:00 HOST: Mike Nikitas Length: 11:00 minutes In this edition of New Hampshire Outlook, NHPTV's nightly news magazine, US Attorney General John Ashcroft stops in New Hampshire to promote the patriotic act. Not everyone was applauding his speech. The president makes an 80-billion dollar case to support the war on terrorism in Iraq. And we'll look at the Ritalin prescription controversy. And see the changes through a young girl's eyes. And later, it's another Winston Cup weekend. We'll meet the only woman who'll be tearing up the track in the Busch North Series. Here in New Hampshire the school year has begun. And lots of kids will be packing Ritalin along with their lunch. Ritalin as you probably know is a drug used to treat Attention Deficit Hyperactvity Disorder or ADHD. What you may not know is that New Hampshire has the highest rate of Ritalin use of any state in the nation. and New England has the highest rate of any region in the country. Is Ritalin overprescribed? That's what critics have said for years. But as Ally McNair learned, there are no easy answers when it comes to prescribing a drug that has also been called a godsend. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Judith Kucera NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Chelsea Vanderlinde\Daughter, Terri Vanderlinde\Mother, Bryan King\Dartmouth Researcher, Nicholas Donohue\NH Commissioner of Education, Michael Cohen\National Alliance of the Mentally Ill |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 9/8/03 22:00 HOST: Mike Nikitas Length: 11:00 minutes In this edition of New Hampshire Outlook, NHPTV's nightly news magazine, US Attorney General John Ashcroft stops in New Hampshire to promote the patriotic act. Not everyone was applauding his speech. The president makes an 80-billion dollar case to support the war on terrorism in Iraq. And we'll look at the Ritalin prescription controversy. And see the changes through a young girl's eyes. And later, it's another Winston Cup weekend. We'll meet the only woman who'll be tearing up the track in the Busch North Series. Here in New Hampshire the school year has begun. And lots of kids will be packing Ritalin along with their lunch. Ritalin as you probably know is a drug used to treat Attention Deficit Hyperactvity Disorder or ADHD. What you may not know is that New Hampshire has the highest rate of Ritalin use of any state in the nation. and New England has the highest rate of any region in the country. Is Ritalin overprescribed? That's what critics have said for years. But as Ally McNair learned, there are no easy answers when it comes to prescribing a drug that has also been called a godsend. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Judith Kucera NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Chelsea Vanderlinde\Daughter, Terri Vanderlinde\Mother, Bryan King\Dartmouth Researcher, Nicholas Donohue\NH Commissioner of Education, Michael Cohen\National Alliance of the Mentally Ill |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 9/8/03 22:00 HOST: Mike Nikitas Length: 6:30 minutes In this edition of New Hampshire Outlook, NHPTV's nightly news magazine, US Attorney General John Ashcroft stops in New Hampshire to promote the patriotic act. Not everyone was applauding his speech. The president makes an 80-billion dollar case to support the war on terrorism in Iraq. And we'll look at the Ritalin prescription controversy. And see the changes through a young girl's eyes. And later, it's another Winston Cup weekend. We'll meet the only woman who'll be tearing up the track in the Busch North Series. The town of Loudon is once again coming alive as another big race weekend approaches. With the arrival of the Winston Cup Series comes the excitement of NASCAR and its drivers. They're nationally known, some would even call them celebrities. So how do they reach this elite level? Well, here in the Northeast they come from Busch North Series competition. Allison McNair had the chance to visit with one of the series unique racers. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Allison McNair NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Carey Heath\Driver, Busch North Series, John Heath\Carey Heath Motor Sports |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 9/8/03 22:00 HOST: Mike Nikitas Length: 6:30 minutes In this edition of New Hampshire Outlook, NHPTV's nightly news magazine, US Attorney General John Ashcroft stops in New Hampshire to promote the patriotic act. Not everyone was applauding his speech. The president makes an 80-billion dollar case to support the war on terrorism in Iraq. And we'll look at the Ritalin prescription controversy. And see the changes through a young girl's eyes. And later, it's another Winston Cup weekend. We'll meet the only woman who'll be tearing up the track in the Busch North Series. The town of Loudon is once again coming alive as another big race weekend approaches. With the arrival of the Winston Cup Series comes the excitement of NASCAR and its drivers. They're nationally known, some would even call them celebrities. So how do they reach this elite level? Well, here in the Northeast they come from Busch North Series competition. Allison McNair had the chance to visit with one of the series unique racers. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Allison McNair NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Carey Heath\Driver, Busch North Series, John Heath\Carey Heath Motor Sports |
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