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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 edition. Granite State soldiers answer the call of duty. We'll take you to this emotional departure ceremony. |
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Plus, what do the democratic presidential candidates think about corporate responsibility? Dennis Kucinich gives us his perspective. |
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And later, we'll visit a farm in Colebrook where they've been growing Christmas memories since 1945. |
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But first. The largest mobilization of New Hampshire soldiers since World War Two. More than 600-National Guardsmen and women have been called up to support Operation Iraqi Freedom. 140 members of the Army 744th Transportation Company are already mobilized and on their way. They left families and jobs behind at an emotional departure ceremony last week. Producer Barrett Lester has the story of two women from the 744th who are ready to meet the challenge ahead. |
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VO 1 These men and women of the New Hampshire Army National Guard's 744th Transportation Company are preparing to leave their homes and their civilian jobs for the next 18 months. BROLL SOT VO 2 Sergeant Tricia Thompson is a New Hampshire State Prison Sergeant. She says she's secure in knowing that her job or one like it will be waiting for her when she comes home. SOT THOMPSON 14:11:39-14:11:53 I'm leaving a great job…. Kudos to my job… they've stepped up and they are being supportive. VO 3 The U.S. Employment and Reemployment Rights Act means Thompson and her fellow National Guard Reservists don't have to worry about their civilian jobs when serving their country. But at a time like this, Thompson still has a lot on her mind. SOT THOMPSON 14:09:38-14:10:03 Where do you want me to begin? Had to get someone take care of my house…. that's quite a bit. VO 4 And then there's Sergeant Thompson's mother. SOT THOMPSON 14:10:02-14:10:04 She's taking it pretty hard. I'm an only child, so she's taking it pretty hard. SOT Line "Huh!" VO 5 Captain Mary Bergner is the new commanding officer of the 744th. Though she has worked full time for the National Guard as the state's equal employment manager, she's making some serious adjustments in her own life. She bears the responsibility of 140 soldiers… and she's also a newlywed. She was married just a few days before her deployment. The ceremony was moved up so she could be there. Talk about stress. SOT BERGNER 14:02:32 -14:03:10 It's a little bit easier for me… I'm 29… he's prior military. The concept is not foreign to him. I have complete love in my heart that we'll be OK We caught up with Captain Bergner last month at a ceremony where Governor Craig Benson presented her with the State Flag…. she appeared at ease separating her personal and professional lives. SOT BERGNER 36:24 The last thing I want to do is let it overshadow…. My fiancée and I have been together… and I'll just have a few more along for the honeymoon. SCRIPT 2 VO 6 And on that honeymoon, Captain Bergner was preparing for deployment. While she's ready to serve her country, she also is eager to return home. SOT TAPE 2 BERGNER 14:02:05 -14:02:28 It was absolutely perfect…. People say sacrifices… I'm feeling good… ready to get back… I won't lie. VO 7 But while Bergner, Thompson and the rest of the 744th are away, it is clear they will have plenty of support. The departure ceremony for their company was standing room only at Concord's Police Standards and Training Complex. SOT RICE Command Sgt. Major Michael RICE 12:35:31-:44 You can win this war on terrorism…. You are an integral part of the team. Broll SOT Command Sgt. Major Michael RICE 12:36:23-12:36:47 To the families…. Helping to ensure that the freedoms are guaranteed for years to come. SOT Stand Up. 1 13:14:32 2 13:15:33 Over 300 family members came to the departure ceremony and though most kept a stiff upper lip, motion filled the packed space. SOT John Hennessey HENNESSEY 11:37:15 -11:37:33 I think we've got it pretty good… it's got to be difficult for stay at home moms. They're going to have make greater adjustments then we. SOT Carol Adams CAROL ADAMS 12:52:09-12:52:26 Being a mother is hard….We've got to get through it. SCRIPT 3 MR.S DENISE BENSON 11:44:10-11:44:35 It is a very emotional day today. And I think my role is … as first mom, and when I hear troops are deployed, I want to be part of that… I just want to make sure that they know we support our young men when they're gone. JUDD GREGG 11:49:24 -11:49:52 It's a huge issue…. Quite often the bread winner take off… and go off in harms way…. And having to worry…. It's a significant event. HENNESSEY 11:37:33 - I'm going to stay busy… I'm confident in her abilities… I am confident that she's going to bring all these guys home safely. VO 8 With the 744th Transportion Company in Concord, I'm Barrett Lester for New Hampshire Outlook. |
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With the sad departure of 744th comes happy anticipation for service families in Londonderry. A unit of 170 Marine reservists will be home for Christmas on Thursday, after almost a year of active duty. They'll be home for two precious weeks. Their break is one being taken by many lucky soldiers right now. Boston University Journalism Intern Maria Furfuro reports on some Army soldiers returning to the Washington, DC area. |
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Iraq has been a central and heated issue in the Democratic presidential campaign. But there are other important issues as well. One of them is corporate responsbility. New Hampshire Outlook and the Center for Public Responsibility and Corporate Citizenship have teamed up for a special series of interviews with the candidates. focusing on how to make ethics an integral part of the business world. NH Business Review’s Jeff Feingold sat down with Representative Dennis Kucinich. |
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On Thursday we'll continue our sereis. Jeff will sit down with Carol Moseley Braun. |
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Finally. in this holiday season. the beloved Christmas tree. Decorating the tree is a cherished family tradition. And there's nothing like the smell of a fresh cut tree to evoke a Chistmas memory. Christmas trees these days are planted and harvested on farms just like other crops. Producer Susan Hajdu takes us to a farm in Colebrook where they have been growing Christmas memories since 1945. |
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Shots of people working Narr 1 - This is the Weir farm in Colebrook. The crops they grow do well here, in northern New Hampshire. From the ground they may look like just a bunch of trees. But from up here, it's a garden. Bill 2-4:50 - "Christmas trees are certainly a crop. Most of the Christmas trees that are sold on the market today come from tree farms." 2-2:05ish "The tree has got to be raised in an environment like you'd raise your garden, you only get out of it what you put into it." Narr 2 - For more than half a century, the Weir's trees have been part of Christmas morning celebrations. But getting them into living rooms takes patience. Shot of seedlings 5-8:52 Bill 2-1:35ish - "They are probably 1 inch tall when they first come up. We leave them in the seedbed for three years, , we put them in a transplant bed for another two years. And then it goes out into the field." Montage of field shots/sounds Bill 2-5:45 - "We have fields that we have one year olds in, fields that we have two year olds in and we have fields that we have three year olds in and just right up the line." 2-2:36 "And after about 5 to 7 years in the field, we have a perfect Christmas tree." Narr 3 - The Weir's grow Fraser Firs, Balsam Firs and another tree you may never have heard of. 3-8:02 "This is a Fraser-Balsam cross. We named it Fralsam, and it's a real nice Christmas tree. It has the good characteristics of both parent trees and incorporates them into one. For one thing, the needle retention is like a Fraser, it has great need retention, it has the Balsam odor, it's like a Balsam, it has good internodal budding, which makes a nice dense tree, it has a nice color, it shears up well, it holds its needles well. It makes a real nice Christmas tree." Montage shots of trees Stand-up - 5-5:51-6:03 "Every year, 33 million American families celebrate the holiday season with a real Christmas tree. Here at the Weir Tree Farm, 13,000 of those Christmas trees will make their way to homes across the country." Pauline 3-16:05ish - "We just got a call from Hawaii, actually she's an old customer, she's bought for two years, and she told me she wants a Balsam this year because she wants more smell." Shots of trees being cut and baled Narr 4 - And that scent of Christmas begins in early November, when the trees are harvested. Most leave the farm this way, headed for tree lots and nurseries throughout New England. Shots/sounds of trees being loaded onto truck. Narr 5 - But for people like the customer in Hawaii, there are easier ways to get their trees. Bill 2-13:10 "We got on the Internet in 1995." |
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On the next New Hampshire Outlook - from Hanover to Henniker - a day on the campaign trail with Democratic presidential candidate Joe Lieberman. |
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Tonight on New Hampshire Outlook. From Hanover to Henniker - a day on the campaign trail with Democratic presidential candidate Joe Lieberman. Join us tonight at 10:00 only on New Hampshire Outlook. |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 12/16/03 22:00 HOST: Mike Nikitas Length: 5:30 minutes In this edition of New Hampshire Outlook, NHPTV's nightly news magazine, Granite State soldiers answer the call of duty. We'll take you to this emotional departure ceremony. Plus, what do the democratic presidential candidates think about corporate responsibility? Dennis Kucinich gives us his perspective. And later, we'll visit a farm in Colebrook where they've been growing Christmas memories since 1945. But first he largest mobilization of New Hampshire soldiers since World War Two. More than 600-National Guardsmen and women have been called up to support Operation Iraqi Freedom. 140 members of the Army 744th Transportation Company are already mobilized and on their way. They left families and jobs behind at an emotional departure ceremony last week. Producer Barrett Lester has the story of two women from the 744th who are ready to meet the challenge ahead. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Barrett Lester NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Sgt. Tricia Thompson\NH Army National Guard, Cpt. Mary Bergner\744th Transportation Company, Command Sgt. Mjr. Michael Rice\NH Army National Guard, John Hennessey\Married to Cpt Mary Bergner, Carol Adams\Mother of Sgt Tricia Thompson, Denise Benson\NH First Lady, Sen. Judd Gregg\R - New Hampshire |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 12/16/03 22:00 HOST: Mike Nikitas Length: 5:30 minutes In this edition of New Hampshire Outlook, NHPTV's nightly news magazine, Granite State soldiers answer the call of duty. We'll take you to this emotional departure ceremony. Plus, what do the democratic presidential candidates think about corporate responsibility? Dennis Kucinich gives us his perspective. And later, we'll visit a farm in Colebrook where they've been growing Christmas memories since 1945. But first he largest mobilization of New Hampshire soldiers since World War Two. More than 600-National Guardsmen and women have been called up to support Operation Iraqi Freedom. 140 members of the Army 744th Transportation Company are already mobilized and on their way. They left families and jobs behind at an emotional departure ceremony last week. Producer Barrett Lester has the story of two women from the 744th who are ready to meet the challenge ahead. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Barrett Lester NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Sgt. Tricia Thompson\NH Army National Guard, Cpt. Mary Bergner\744th Transportation Company, Command Sgt. Mjr. Michael Rice\NH Army National Guard, John Hennessey\Married to Cpt Mary Bergner, Carol Adams\Mother of Sgt Tricia Thompson, Denise Benson\NH First Lady, Sen. Judd Gregg\R - New Hampshire |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 12/16/03 22:00 HOST: Mike Nikitas Length: 5:30 minutes In this edition of New Hampshire Outlook, NHPTV's nightly news magazine, Granite State soldiers answer the call of duty. We'll take you to this emotional departure ceremony. Plus, what do the democratic presidential candidates think about corporate responsibility? Dennis Kucinich gives us his perspective. And later, we'll visit a farm in Colebrook where they've been growing Christmas memories since 1945. But first he largest mobilization of New Hampshire soldiers since World War Two. More than 600-National Guardsmen and women have been called up to support Operation Iraqi Freedom. 140 members of the Army 744th Transportation Company are already mobilized and on their way. They left families and jobs behind at an emotional departure ceremony last week. Producer Barrett Lester has the story of two women from the 744th who are ready to meet the challenge ahead. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Barrett Lester NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Sgt. Tricia Thompson\NH Army National Guard, Cpt. Mary Bergner\744th Transportation Company, Command Sgt. Mjr. Michael Rice\NH Army National Guard, John Hennessey\Married to Cpt Mary Bergner, Carol Adams\Mother of Sgt Tricia Thompson, Denise Benson\NH First Lady, Sen. Judd Gregg\R - New Hampshire |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 12/16/03 22:00 HOST: Mike Nikitas Length: 10:36 minutes In this edition of New Hampshire Outlook, NHPTV's nightly news magazine, Granite State soldiers answer the call of duty. We'll take you to this emotional departure ceremony. Plus, what do the democratic presidential candidates think about corporate responsibility? Dennis Kucinich gives us his perspective. And later, we'll visit a farm in Colebrook where they've been growing Christmas memories since 1945. Iraq has been a central and heated issue in the Democratic presidential campaign. But there are other important issues as well. One of them is corporate responsbility. New Hampshire Outlook and the Center for Public responsibility and Corporate Citizenship have teamed up for a special series of interviews with the candidates focusing on how to make ethics an integral part of the business world. NH Business Review’s Jeff Feingold sat down with Representative Dennis Kucinich. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Jennifer Vachon NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Jeff Feingold \NH Business Review, Rep. Dennis Kucinich\Democratic Presidential Candidate |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 12/16/03 22:00 HOST: Mike Nikitas Length: 10:36 minutes In this edition of New Hampshire Outlook, NHPTV's nightly news magazine, Granite State soldiers answer the call of duty. We'll take you to this emotional departure ceremony. Plus, what do the democratic presidential candidates think about corporate responsibility? Dennis Kucinich gives us his perspective. And later, we'll visit a farm in Colebrook where they've been growing Christmas memories since 1945. Iraq has been a central and heated issue in the Democratic presidential campaign. But there are other important issues as well. One of them is corporate responsbility. New Hampshire Outlook and the Center for Public responsibility and Corporate Citizenship have teamed up for a special series of interviews with the candidates focusing on how to make ethics an integral part of the business world. NH Business Review’s Jeff Feingold sat down with Representative Dennis Kucinich. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Jennifer Vachon NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Jeff Feingold \NH Business Review, Rep. Dennis Kucinich\Democratic Presidential Candidate |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 12/16/03 22:00 HOST: Mike Nikitas Length: 5:00 minutes In this edition of New Hampshire Outlook, NHPTV's nightly news magazine, Granite State soldiers answer the call of duty. We'll take you to this emotional departure ceremony. Plus, what do the democratic presidential candidates think about corporate responsibility? Dennis Kucinich gives us his perspective. And later, we'll visit a farm in Colebrook where they've been growing Christmas memories since 1945. Finally. in this holiday season. the beloved Christmas tree. Decorating the tree is a cherished family tradition. And there's nothing like the smell of a fresh cut tree to evoke a Chistmas memory. Christmas trees these days are planted and harvested on farms just like other crops. Producer Susan Hajdu takes us to a farm in Colebrook where they have been growing Christmas memories since 1945. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Susan Hajdu NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Bill Weir\Weir Tree Farm, Pauline Weir\Weir Tree Farm |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 12/16/03 22:00 HOST: Mike Nikitas Length: 5:00 minutes In this edition of New Hampshire Outlook, NHPTV's nightly news magazine, Granite State soldiers answer the call of duty. We'll take you to this emotional departure ceremony. Plus, what do the democratic presidential candidates think about corporate responsibility? Dennis Kucinich gives us his perspective. And later, we'll visit a farm in Colebrook where they've been growing Christmas memories since 1945. Finally. in this holiday season. the beloved Christmas tree. Decorating the tree is a cherished family tradition. And there's nothing like the smell of a fresh cut tree to evoke a Chistmas memory. Christmas trees these days are planted and harvested on farms just like other crops. Producer Susan Hajdu takes us to a farm in Colebrook where they have been growing Christmas memories since 1945. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Susan Hajdu NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Bill Weir\Weir Tree Farm, Pauline Weir\Weir Tree Farm |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 12/16/03 22:00 HOST: Mike Nikitas Length: 5:00 minutes In this edition of New Hampshire Outlook, NHPTV's nightly news magazine, Granite State soldiers answer the call of duty. We'll take you to this emotional departure ceremony. Plus, what do the democratic presidential candidates think about corporate responsibility? Dennis Kucinich gives us his perspective. And later, we'll visit a farm in Colebrook where they've been growing Christmas memories since 1945. Finally. in this holiday season. the beloved Christmas tree. Decorating the tree is a cherished family tradition. And there's nothing like the smell of a fresh cut tree to evoke a Chistmas memory. Christmas trees these days are planted and harvested on farms just like other crops. Producer Susan Hajdu takes us to a farm in Colebrook where they have been growing Christmas memories since 1945. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Susan Hajdu NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Bill Weir\Weir Tree Farm, Pauline Weir\Weir Tree Farm |
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