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HOW MUCH TIME AND CARE DOES SHE REQUIRE? 24 HOURS A DAY. LITERALLY 24 HOURS A DAY. Making budget cuts while caring for New Hampshire's most disabled children. |
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Plus, suing the government to get information. We'll learn why a New Hampshire woman who lost her husband on 9/11 is rejecting settlement money so she can keep looking for answers. |
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And later. digging deeper into New Hampshire history. |
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Hello. I'm Richard Ager. Welcome to NH Outlook. |
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In caring for some children with severe disabilities, home is often a better setting than an institution. But the costs involved can be overwhelming for parents or guardians. Twenty years ago, Medicaid offered some relief with a program called Katie Beckett. With recent pressures to reduce the state budget, the Health and Human Services commissioner is looking for ways to trim the Katie Beckett program. Phil Vaughn brings us that story. |
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ALI IS HERE, TOO. Reporter: SPENDING MOST OF HER DAYS AT HOME CARING FOR HER DISABLED GRANDDAUGHTER CHEYENNE. HOW MUCH TIME AND CARE DOES SHE REQUIRE? 24 HOURS A DAY LITERALLY 24 HOURS A DAY. YOU ARE THE SILLIEST KID. Reporter: CHEYENNE WAS BORN SIX YEARS AGO HER MOTHER DISABLED HERSELF WAS UNABLE TO CARE FOR HER SO ANN IS HER LEGAL GUARDIAN, CHEYENNE'S DISABILITIES ARE COMPLEX AND SEVERE. BASICALLY AFFECTS EVERY PART OF CHEYENNE, DIFFICULT TO TAKE HER OUT AND GO ANY PLACE, THE ONLY TIME OF YEAR WE CAN DO ANYTHING AND HAVE FUN WITH HER IS IN THE STRING OR FALL. Reporter: CHEYENNE COULD BE INSTITUTIONALIZED BUT WITH MEDICAL EQUIPMENT LIVES AT HOME, MOST COSTS ARE COVERED BY THE MEDICATE PROGRAM KATIE BECKETT WHEN THEY CLOSED INSTITUTIONS AND SAID CHILDREN COULD STAY AT HOME WITH FAMILIES WAS A BLESSING THINKING THE DO BETTER AT HOME. Reporter: THE IDEA HOME IS A BETTER AND CHEAPER PLACE TO CARE FOR CHILDREN WITH PHYSICAL AND MENTAL DISABILITIES. ELIGIBILITY FOR THE PROGRAM IS BASED ON THE DISABILITY RATHER THAN FAMILY INCOME. WHILE SAN GRATEFUL FOR KATIE BECKETT SHE BELIEVES THERE IS A LOT OF WASTEFUL SPENDING GOING ON WT WITHIN THE PROGRAM. I THINK THE PROGRAM JUST LIKE ANY PROGRAM IN THE SYSTEM HAS BEEN STRETCHED AND THERE ARE PROBABLY CHILDREN ON IT WHO MAYBE DON'T REALLY QUALIFY OR BE TAKEN CARE OF WELL WITH THE HEALTHY KID'S GOALS. Reporter: AND SHE INVITED SOMEBODY IN HER HOME TO SAY. SO HI. JOHN STEVEN NEW HAMPSHIRE'S COMMISSIONER ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES WHO WANTS TO HEAR FROM PEOPLE LIKE ANN USERS OF PEOPLE ON KATIE BECKET WHO HAVE CONCERNS. I MET CHILDREN AND SAY WHY. IN NOVEMBER ANNOUNCING PROPOSED CUTS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES KATIE BECKET ONE PROGRAM HE'S LOOKING AT AND COULD LOSE HALF A MILLION OF STATE FUNDING. THE AMOUNT OF SPEPDING IN THE PROGRAM ALONE, OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS, IS SOMETHING THAT WE JUST CANNOT IN MY OPINION JUST SIT IDLY BY AND LOOK AT AND CONTINUE TO SPEND. WITHOUT GIVING IT A VERY THOROUGH EXAMINATION. SO THE COMMISSIONER HAS ORDERED AN AUDIT OF KATIE BECKET TO DETERMINE HOW THE MANY IS BEING SPENT AND WHERE. MEAN WHOOIL HERE'S WHAT'S KNOWN, OVER THE PAST 8 YEARS THE NUMBER OF USERS OF KATIE BECKET NEARLY SDUBLD. THE AVERAGE CAUSE HAS RISEN $8,000, THE TOTAL COST NEARLY QUADRIPLEGIC. I WANT TO TAKE CARE OF THE CHILDREN IN THE AREA BY THE MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS DETERMINED TO BE AT THE INSTITUTIONAL LEVEL OF CARE. Reporter: COMMISSIONER STEVEN HAS RULE CHANGES IN MIND. AFFECTING WHO'S E8 JIBL BUT BEFORE MOVING FORWARD WANTS TO HEAR ABOUT THE PUBLIC. IN CONCORD HE HEARD PLENTY. WE HAVE OVER $175,000 WORTH OF SURGERY BILLS IN YEAR ALONE. I'M GLAD YOU GUYS WANT TO HEAR THE STORIES AND EVERYTHING AND EVERYBODY HERE HAS ONE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE ANSWER IS. BUT YOU GUYS HAVE TO DO SOMETHING TO HELP EVERYBODY. I'M SELF-EMPLOYED. AND WE'RE HAVING TROUBLE GETTING HEALTH INSURANCE BECAUSE NOBODY WILL COVER MY DAUGHTER. SO KATIE BECKETT REALLY SUPPORTING HER. LAST YEAR SHE HAD TWO HIP SURGERIES AND KNEE SURGERY. IF PEOPLE SAYING SHE WILL QUALIFY AND SOME SHE WON'T UNTIL YOU READ THE RULES. THAT'S SCARY. THE FEAR THAT IS PAL PABLE IF IN THEIR VIEW SOME OF THE RULES TAKE SHAPE AS PROPOSED AT WHICH POINT THEY MAY LOSE BENEFITS. FOR THEM AND FOR THE CHILDREN IT WOULD BE A CATASTROPHE. Reporter: JIM THE PRESIDENT OF THE NEW HAMPSHIRE ENDOWMENT FOR HEALTH. HE RECOGNIZES THERE IS PRESSURE TO CRUNCH BUDGETS BUT OPPOSES CUTTING KATIE BECK YES. CERTAINLY COSTS ARE GOING UP, WHO KNOWS HOW MUCH IS TOO MUCH BUT I KNOW LISTENING TO THE FAMILIES THEY FEEL THE ENORMOUS STRESS BY BAD LUCK, MISFORTUNE, WHATEVER, THEIR LOT IN LIFE IS TO BE PARENTS OF CHILDREN THAT ARE VERY DIFFICULT AND VERY EXPENSIVE. I HAVE A 16-YEAR-OLD SON WITH DOWN SYNDROME WHO ALSO HAS AUTISM AND HAS AWILL THE OF SENSE ORY ISSUES. JUST LOOKING LIKE YOU NEED A LOT OF DOCUMENTATION WE WOULDN'T HAVE ACCESS TO, BECAUSE HIS BEHAVIOR IS VERY MUCH IN THE HOME. IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT CAN BE EASILY DOCUMENTED AND DEFINITELY NOT NECESSARILY DOCUMENT BID A PROFESSIONAL. MY MISSION ISN'T TO CITE WALLS OF TEARS IN PUBLIC I HAVE DONE THAT IN PRIVATE ABOUT MY SON'S DISABILITIES BUT TO TALK ABOUT THE FINANCIAL IMPACT OF THE DECISIONS. KATIE BECKET IS FUNDED BY FEDERAL STATE AND LOCAL SOURCES AND WOULD BE RAPEEL EFFECTS IF CUTS MADE A HALF MILLION REDUCTION IN STATE FUNDING WOULD MEAN EQUAL EDUX IN FEDERAL FUNDINGS AND COSTS COULD BE PASSED ON TO THE LOCAL LEVEL. 50% OF THE SPECIAL ED SCHOOL FUNDING COMES FROM THE KATIE BECKET MED CANDIDATE IN SOME OF THE CHILDREN'S CASES SO PUSHING MORE ON THE LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO MAKE UP MONEY GETTING REDIRECTED FOR MED CANDIDATE. Reporter: ONE COMMON CONCERN FROM THE FORUM WAS HOW PRIVATE INSURANCE CARRIERS HAVE DROPPED THE BALL. FOR SOME FAMILIES KATIE BECKET IS THEIR ONLY MEANS OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT. I THINK WOULD BE AN INTERESTING CHANGE TO MAKE THE KATIE BECKETT. THE STATE THE PRIMARY CARRYER. AND THE COMMERCIAL CARRIERS THE SECONDARY CARRYER. THAT OF COURSE WOULD GENERATE CASH FLOW ISSUES FOR THE STATE. FOR MANY OF THE CHILDREN HOPEFULLY MINE INCLUDED THESE INVESTMENTS INVESTMENTS EARLY ON WILL SAVE THE MONEY STATE IN THE LONG RUN GETTING YAUNG ADULTS POTENTIALLY TO A SITUATION LIVING IN GROUP HOMES OR SELF-SUFFICIENT. MY EXPECTATION OF MY CHILD IS THAT THAT HE WILL GROW AND HAVE A JOB AND BE PRODUCTIVE AND AT LEAST CONTRIBUTE TO HIS CARE AND TO HIS BEING PART OF THE COMMUNITY HE LIVES IN. Reporter: THE COMMISSIONER INSISTS FAMILIES WHO QUALIFY FOR KATIE BECKETT WILL CONTINUE TO RECEIVE SERVICES. THE BIG QUESTION THAT REMAINS, WHO THOSE PEOPLE ARE. FOR NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK I'M PHIL VAUGHN. |
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The final report on Katie Beckett is scheduled for release within the next month. |
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Medical malpractice and new limits on abortion. Those were just some of the issues addressed today in hearings at the State House. Here's just some of what the state's lawmakers debated. |
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I RECOGNIZE THE PRIME SPONSOR AND. Reporter: CLAREMONT ONCE AGAIN THE SUBJECT HAS THE HOW'S WAYS AND MEANS XHET TOOK UP A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION DECLARING THE STATE SUPREME COURT EDUCATION LAWSUIT DECISION SHOULDN'T BE BINDING ON THE LEGISLATURE. THAT YOU WILL DOES IS SENDS A MESSAGE. NO FORCE IN EFFECTIVE LAW. ALL IT SAYS IS WE ARE NOT HAPPY WITH WHAT YOU ARE DOING. NOW, FOR PEOPLE TO SIT AND VOTE AGAINST THIS, I CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY. UNLESS THEY APPROVE OF THE DECISION. Reporter: A SIMILAR RESOLUTION PASSED HOUSE IN THE LAST SESSION BUT WAS KILLED BY THE SENATE. THE HEARINGS IN A DREW THE MEFT TENSION WERE A SERIES OF SENATE BILLS AIMED AT TORT REFORM AMONG OTHER MEASURES THE BILLS LIMIT ATTORNEY'S CONTINGENCIES SI FEES AND DAMAGES IN MEDICAL MAERPZ. PERSONAL ACTIONS ON BEHALF OF MINORS. Reporter: AN OVERFLOW CROWD OF DOCTORS AND ATTORNEYS PACKED THE SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE HEARING ROOM. EACH SIDE OUTLINED A DIFFERENT TAKE ON THE CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES OF SPIRALING MALPRACTICE INSURANCE COSTS. OFTENTIMES PEOPLE HAVE A LEGAL HAMMER IN THEIR BACK POCKET AND WHEN I WALK INTO A ROOM, THERE IS THIS LEGAL PHOBIA THAT SURROUNDS THAT ATMOSPHERE. YOU GET TO THE POINT WHERE YOU UNDERSTAND WHEN YOU WALK INTO A ROOM AND SEE A PATIENT NOW YOUR LIVELY HOOD FAMILY'S FUTURE IS AT RISK AND THAT PATIENT BECOMES OFTENTIMES AN ADVERSE SARY AND NOT A PATIENT ANYMORE. I'M THEY'RE REPRESENT THE PEOPLE WHO CALL ME WITH ALL SORTS OF CLAIMS AGAINST DOCTORS, MANY OF WHICH ARE EXCUSED FROM MY OFFICE AS ARE MANY FROM OTHER OFFICE NTZ STATE. BELIEVE IT OR NOT WE ARE THE DOCTOR'S FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE. YOU CAN CALL IN A AN ECONOMIC DECISION. AND YOU CAN CALL IT A NECESSARY DECISION. BUT BECAUSE OF THE EXPENSE OF EXPERTS AND THE EXPENSE OF TIME INVOLVED IN TAKING THESE CASES, ONLY A VERY SELECT FEW THAT MEET THE STANDARDS AFTER REVIEW OF EXPERTS. Reporter: THE HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE HAD ITS OWN HEARINGS WITH TWO ABORTION RELATED BILLS. BUT HERE IN AMERICA, PRO-LIFERS SHOULDN'T BE COMPELLED BY THE GOVERNMENT TO PAY FOR SOMETHING DEEPLY DISTASTEFUL TO THEM. Reporter: THE FIRST WOULD DAMN THE STATE PUTTING O A BORGS SERVICES OR COUNSELING. I WANT TO MAKE SURE NO DOLLAR OF TAXPAYER IN NEW HAMPSHIRE IS SPENT ON PROVIDING ABORTIONS. YFRJTS IS THAT? BECAUSE IT VIOLATES MY PERSONAL MORAL CODE AND ALSO I BELIEVE IT VIOLATES THE MORALS OF A MAJORITY OF THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE. Reporter: WHAT ABOUT THE TAXPAYERS WHO SUPPORT THOSE SERVICES? WELL THEN THEY'RE CERTAINLY FREE TO SEEK ABORTIONS AND DONATE TO GROUPS THAT SUPPORT ABORTIONS. Reporter: ONE CONTROVERSIAL ASPECT OF THE BILL WOULD REQUIRE A SECOND OPINION WHEN ONE DOCTOR DECIDES AN ABORTION CAN BE PROVIDE WHEN A WOMAN'S HEALTH IS IN DANGER. THERE ARE PLACES IN THE STATE WHERE YOU FIND ONE DOCTOR AND IF IT'S 1:00, 2:00, 3:00 A.M. YOU'RE LUCKY TO FIND E ONE DOCTOR THIS. PROVISION ALONE DEMONSTRATES THE CYNICISM OF THE WHOLE PROPOSAL. IT PUTS IN JEOPARDY THE LIFE OF WOMEN WHO RELY ON US TO HAVE FAIR LAWS. IT RAISE THE PROSPECT THAT PEOPLE WHO NEED MEDICAL SERVICES WILL BE DENIED THEM. BECAUSE OF THE INTRUSION. OF A BIG GOVERNMENT. Reporter: THE SECOND ABORTION RELATED BILL WOULD REQUIRE THE STATE TO COLLECT AND MAKE AVAILABLE STATISTICS ON ABORTIONS ACROSS NEW HAMPSHIRE. I DON'T BELIEVE THIS IS A SUBJECT MATTER THIS COMMITTEE HAS HEARD BEFORE. BUT I WANT TO MAKE IT VERY CLEAR THAT THIS IS NOT AN ABORTION BILL. IT IS NOT A BILL TO RESTRICT THE AVAILABILITYY OF ABORTION, WHERE ABORTIONS CAN BE DONE, OR ANYTHING OF THAT NATURE. IT IS STRICTLY DATA COLLECTION. Reporter: REPRESENTATIVE SAYING HAVING BETTER STATISTICS ON ABORTION WOULD AID THE STATE IN GETTING FEDERAL FUNDS BUT OPPONENTS SAY THIS IS AND OTHER UPCOMING BILLS ARE ATTEMPTS TO ERODE ABORTION RIGHTS. WE'LL EITHER SEE A COURT'S CORRECTION THIS YEAR WHERE THE LIBERTARIAN HER THEAGE OF THE PAST RETURNS AND THE IDEA OF NO GOVERNMENT INTERFERENCE IN REPRODUCTIVE DECISION MAKEING WILL CONTINUE TO CARRY THE DAY OR SEE NEW HAMPSHIRE HEAD OFF IN A REALLY DIFFERENT DIRECTION, A DIRECTION ABANDONING A LOT OF OUR HISTORIC TRUST FOR WOMEN AND TRUST FOR MEDICAL PROVIDERS. AND THAT WILL WILL REALLY BE THE STORY OF THIS LEGISLATIVE SESSION. Rep. Leo Pepino - "All this does is send a message - it has no force or effect of law - it says we are not happy with what you are doing.unless they approve of the decision. Track: A similar resolution passed the House in the last session but was killed by the Senate. Standup: The hearings that drew the most attention were a series of Senate bills aimed at tort reform. Among other measures, the bills would limit attorney's contingency fees and place limits on damages in medical malpractice suits. Track: An overflow crowd of doctors and attorneys packed the Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing Room. Each side outlined a different take on the causes and consequences of spiralling malpractice insurance costs. Bite: tape 1 11:51:42 Oftentimes, people have a legal hammer in their back pocket.and they're not a patient anymore. Bite: tape 1 11:36:14 "I'm here to represent the people who call me with all sorts of claims against doctors.are actually proceeded with. Track: The House Judiciary Committe had its own contentious hearings with two abortion-related bills. soundup: 10:35:17 Here in America, pro-lifers should not be compelled by the govt. to fund something that is deeply distasteful to them. Track: The first would ban the state from funding abortion services or counseling. Bite: tape 1 11;13:10 "I'd like to make sure than no dollar of taxpayer money is spent on abortion.or donate to groups that support abortions." Track: One controversial aspect of the bill would requiring a second opinion when one doctor decides an abortion can be provided because the woman's health is in danger. Bite: tape 1 10;22:07 There are places in this state where you find one doctor.because of the intrusion of a big govt." Track: The second abortion-related bill would require the state to collect and make available statistics on abortions across the state. Bite: tape 2 13:34:04 I don't believe this is subject matter this committee has heard before but I want to make it clear this is not an abortion bill.strictly data collection." Track: Rep. Wendleboe said having better statistics on abortion would also aid the state in getting federal funds. But opponents say this and other upcoming bills are attempts to erode abortion rights. Bite: tape 2 13:29:08 We're either going to see a course correction this year where the libertarian.really be the story of this legislative session." |
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The House Judiciary Committee expects to take a vote on the two abortion bills next week. |
| Intro Ricin Return to index of stories... |
New Hampshire Representative Jeb Bradley is urging constituents to phone or email his office with comments in the wake of the recent ricin scare in a mailroom at the nation's capitol. CNN's Bill Prasad has the story from Washington. |
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--REPORTER PKG-AS FOLLOWS-- LEGISLATORS AND CAPITOL HILL POLICE HOLD A NEWS CONFERENCE. SENATOR BILL FRIST SAYS THE WHITE POWDER IS NOW CONFIRMED TO BE RICIN. ---sot---- Ricin is a toxin. A poison. It is not contagious and there is no antidote. ----track---- WORKERS FOUND THE WHITE, POWDERY SUBSTANCE IN THE MAILROOM OF SENATE MAJORITY LEADER BILL FRIST IN THE DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING AT ABOUT THREE P-M EASTERN YESTERDAY. INITIAL TESTING POINTED TO RICIN WHICH IS NOT AS DEADLY As ANTHRAX, BUT TWO HUNDRED TIMES MORE POTENT AS CYANIDE. ----sot---- If it gets into the air, people can inhale it and an exquisitely small quantity of ricin can poison a person in about 36 to 72 hours. ---track--- SIXTEEN WORKERS WERE DECONTAMINATED. OFFICIALS SAY THEY'RE OKAY. NEW YORK SENATOR CHARLES SCHUMER AND HIS STAFF WORKED FROM HIS HOUSE TODAY. HE'S READY TO GO BACK TO HIS OFFICE. --SOT--- In fact, I think the tone among senators and staff is let's open the place up already! ----track---- THE CAPITOL IS OPEN, THE SENATE OFFICE BUILDINGS CLOSED. THE DIRKSEN BUILDING WAS ONE OF THE BUILDINGS SHUT DOWN AFTER ANTHRAX WAS FOUND IN ANOTHER SENATE OFFICE BUILDING IN TWO THOUSAND ONE. SEEING INVESTIGATORS IN MOON SUITS AGAIN ON CAPITAL HILL IS AN UNPLEASANT REMINDER OF AN OMINOUS DANGER. -----END-----CNN.SCRIPT |
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Several questions remain such as how the ricin got to the mailroom and who did it? Investigators are still searching for clues. |
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Senators Joseph Lieberman and John McCain have introduced legislation to postpone the May 27 deadline for a commission studying the Sept. 11 attacks. They have also proposed giving the panel with an extra $6 million. That could be good news for one New Hampshire woman who lost her husband to the attacks. Ellen Mariani spoke in Portsmouth recently about what she believes is a 9/11cover up. |
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WE ALL KNOW WHAT HAPPENED ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2001. OR DO WE? I WANT TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO MY HUSBAND. AND I'M DETERMINED TO FIND OUT. Reporter:ELLEN CLAIMS WE DON'T. THIS COUNTRY IS SUPPOSED TO BE THE BEST AND THE MOST SOPHISTICATED AND THE STRONGEST POWERFULLY WITH ARMED FORCES. AND WHAT HAPPENED? THAT WAS THE QUESTION I KEPT LOOKING FOR FROM SEPTEMBER TO DECEMBER. Reporter: LEWIS WAS ALAN'S HUSBAND DYING AS A PASSENGER ON UNITED AIRLINES 175. SOON AFTER THE ATTACKS E SAYS SHE NEEDED TO KNOW HOW THE EVENTS OF THE DAY COULD OCCUR. IF YOU MURDER THERE IS AN INVESTIGATION. YOU DON'T HIDE EVERYTHING. NOW THERE IS 3,000 MURDERS AND THEY'RE HIDING IT ALL. WE KNOW AND YOU KNOW THERE IS A LOT OF CRAZY THEY'REIES ABOUT 9/1 1. PROBABLY SOME OF THE THEORIES ARE REALLY TRUE. Reporter: CLAIMING THE GOVERNMENT NEVER ANSWERED HER QUESTIONS SO SHE HIRED PHIL A FORMER DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL OF PENNSYLVANIA. THEY HAVE FILED A LAWSUIT AGAINST THE BUSH CABINET CLAIMING COVERUP. HE KNOWS. HE WOULDN'T BE TELLING JUDGES IN NEW YORK OR HAVING OFFICIALS FROM WASHINGTON BLOCKING QUESTIONS WHERE WE WANT EVIDENCE. YOU WOULDN'T DO THAT. YOU WOULD HELP US GIVE US PEACE, LET US HEAL. LET US GO ON. LET'S HAVE HOPE. THAT'S WHAT WE WANT. AND THAT'S WHAT I'M GOING TO GET. SO HELP ME GOD. Reporter: ELLEN FORFEITED VICTIM'SOMNSATION MONEY TO CONTINUE TO SPEAK OUT PUBLICLY. E CLAIMS THE PRESIDENT HAD KNOWLEDGE OF THE ATTACKS AND FILED FREFT FROM HAPPENING. SHE AND HEAR LAWYER ALSO CLAIM THE ADMINISTRATION IS NOW HIDING THE TRUTH. HAD THEY BEEN MORE FORTHCOMING AS TIME HAS GONE ON? NO. THEY THINK WE'LL GO AWAY. A LOT OF PEOPLE DID. THEY STABBED THEM TO THE FUND. I WOULDN'T TAKE THE MONEY. BECAUSE IT'S NASTY MONEY. IT'S. IT'S A SHUTUP FUND AND I'VE SAID IT FROM DAY ONE AND I WAS EXACTLY RIGHT. IT'S A SHUT UP AND GO AWAY AND I DON'T WANT THE F. COULD I USE IT I'M ON SOCIAL SECURITY. IF GEORGE BUSH AND HIS ADMINISTRATION OPEN UP THE PRESIDENTIAL DAILY BRIEFINGS AND F.A.A. REPORTS, ALL OF THE INTELLIGENCE REPORTS AND PROVE US WRONG, WE WILL THROW THIS LAWSUIT. Reporter: ELLEN HAS A LONG LEGAL ROAD AHEAD OF HER BUT DETERMINED TO PRESS ON. WHAT DO YOU HOPE RESULTS FROM THIS? I CAN'T WAIT UNTIL I CAN LOOK UP INTO HEAVEN AND SAY, JUSTICE WAS SERVED. Reporter: FOR NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK I'M PHIL VAUGHN. |
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Finally, the next time you look at a pile of New Hampshire rocks, you might want to know they could contain hidden treasures. Or at least the remnants of stone tools thousands of years old. One archaeologist is hard at work, collecting those tiny stone fragments. He says they are evidence of a thriving culture that goes back eleven thousand years. Producer Barrett Lester digs a little deeper into the story. |
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Reporter: ARCHAEOLOGY IS A STORY OF DISCOVERY ABOUT THE PAST, AND THE FUTURE. AND IT'S ABOUT ROCKS. BUT MOST OF ALL IT'S ABOUT UNCOVERING OUR HISTORY. IT'S JUST THAT THIS IS FANTASTIC STORY THROUGHOUT OF HOW PEOPLE LIVED IN THE STATE FOR A LONG TIME AND MADE A REAL IMPRESSION AND IT'S TOO MONTH HE REMARKABLE THEY DID IT AND I THINK IT'S SOMETHING PEOPLE OUGHT TO KNOW ABOUT. Reporter: DOCTOR RICHARD BOISVERT IS NEW HAMPSHIRE'S STATE ARCHAEOLOGIST. THIS IS A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT LYING IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. WE HAVE SPECTACULAR STUFF IN THE STATE. WE HAVE SOME OF THE OLDEST POTTERY RECORDED IN EASTERN AMERICA. RIGHT HERE IN CONCORD AND MANCHESTER. OVER 3,000 YEARS OLD. BY LOOKING AT SOMETIMES JUST SMALL THINGS LIKE THE CHIPS AND STONE LEFTOVER MAKING TOOLS CAN GIVE US INSIGHT ASKING THE RIGHT KINDS OF QUESTIONS YOU CAN GET REMARKABLE ANSWERS. Reporter: DOCTOR BOISVERT IS A DETECTIVE OF SORTS BEING ABLE TO PIECE TOGETHER THE RISE AND FALL OF ANCIENT CULTURES BASED ON CLUES HE HAS FOUND IN THE GROUND. WE HAVE SOME INSTANCES IN THE PAST KNOWING PEOPLE HAVE FUNDAMENTALLY ABUSED ENVIRONMENT CUTTING DOWN TREES KNOWING YOU'LL GO OUT OF BUSINESS. THAT'S SIMPLE. Reporter: A CAUTIONARY TALE YOU WOULDN'T EXPECT STUDYING A PILE OF ROCKS. TO THE UNTRAINED EYE THEY SEEM LIKE A PILE OF ROCKS SO I GOT A FEW ARCHAEOLOGY 101 PIFRNTERS. IT'S A PROS YES WE STUDY LEARNING HOW THEY MADE THE STONE TOOLS LEARN THE DEGREE WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO DO TO MAKE THE TOOL. Reporter: THESE ARE ALL FLAKES SEPARATED FROM I IMAGINE LOTS OF OTHER STONE THAT'S BEEN DISCARDED? RIGHT, RIGHT. SOMEONE SAT DOWN IN ONE SPOT AND PROCEEDED TO MAKE QUITE A NUMBER OF TOOLS AT ONE TIME. AND DEBRIS ACCUMULATED WITH THICK DEPOSITS. IT'S MY JOB TO FIGURE WROUT TO BEST PUT THE EFFORT FOR THE MAXIMUM PAY BACK AND THAT BEING DISCOVERING THE SITES AND HOPEFULLY PROTECTING THEM. IF E CAN'T PROTECT THEM AT LEAST GET INFORMATION OUT OF THEM BEFORE THEY'RE GONE. Reporter: ONE AT RISK SITE RECENTLY COMING TO HAS A TENSION IN THE NORTH COUNTRY TAKING A TEAM RANDOLPH BY THE MOOSE RIVER RAL HAVE A. VALLEY IN OCTOBER AND CAME BACK WITH EXCITING ARTIFACTS FROM 11 THOUSAND YEARS AGO TELLING OF A THRIVING CULTURE. THEY WERE EXTREMELY SKILLFUL SURVIVING WITH WHAT SEEMS TO BE A RELATIVELY SMALL TOOL KIT. BUT THEY HAD A VERY COMPACT TOOL KIT. IT WAS EXTREMELY SOPHISTICATED. THEIR COOLS WERE MULTIPURPOSE WITH EXTRAORDINARILY HIGH REQUIREMENTS WITH A KIND OF STONE THEY WOULD FIND ACCEPTABLE TO MAKE THEIR TOOLS. Reporter: THE DOCTOR 140ED US ONE OF THE MORE SIGNIFICANT ARTIFACTS HE FOUND AT THE RANDOLPH SITE. THIS PIECE RIGHT HERE IS FOR MET MOST EXCITEIC FROM THE SITE. BECAUSE IT TELLS US HOW OLD THE SITE IT ZCHLT FLAKES KNOCKED OFF TRAVELING THE FULL LENGTH OF THE POINT AND THIS WOULD BE THE EQUIVALENT OF A MIDSECTION OF ONE OF THE CHANNEL FLAKES. THIS PIECE HERE WAS TAKEN OFF WITH ONE OF THESE AND IT WAS LEFT IN PLACE. THERE IS NO CHANCE SOMEONE MIGHT HAVE PICKED IT UP 4,000 YEARS LATER AND LOST IT. ON THAT BASIS WE DETERMINED THE SITE IS CLEARLY SIGNIFICANT. IT IS ELIGIBLE TO BE LISTED ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES AND WE WANT TO GO BACK THIS COMING SUMMER AND FLESH OUT THE SITE. WE BELIEVE THERE'S A LOT MORE THROUGHOUT THAN WE FOUND ALREADY. Reporter: THIS IS AN 11,000-YEAR-OLD SCRAPING RETRIEVED FROM THE RANDOLPH SITE ONLY ABOUT A DOZEN SITES IN NEW HAMPSHIRE THIS OLD. WITHOUT THE SUPPORT FROM COMMITTED VOLUNTEERS TO ASSIST DOCTOR BOW STLOU DIG WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE. ON THE DAY WE VISITED DOCTOR BOW VOW IN CONCORD SEVERAL VOLUNTEERS WERE AT HIS SIDE A COLLEGE STUDENT A RETIRED SCHOOL TEACHER AND A GRADUATE STUDENT SHARING BOW VOW'S PASSION. YOU GET AN AMAZING PERSPECTIVE ON M, WHEN YOU'RE THE FIRST PERSON TO HOLD AN ARTIFACT THOUSANDS OF YEARS OLD NOBODY HAS TOUCHED SEEN OR CARED ABOUT. I AM GETTING MY DEGREE RIGHT NOW IN ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND I'M RELLY INTERESTED IN WHAT SOME OF THE ARTIFACTS CAN TELL US HOW PEOPLE LIVED IN THEIR ENVIRONMENT IN THE PAST. IT'S QUITE EXCITING TO FIND SOMETHING AND PICK IT UP AND NO ONE HAS SEEN IT THAT MANY YEARS AND YOU'RE THE FIRST PERSON WHO HAS SEEN IT OR FOUND IT AND IT'S A THRILL. Reporter: WHILE THE ON LOCATION MAY APPEAR TO BE THE ADVENTUROUS PART IT'S THE LAB WORK THAT COUNTS. TO FIGURE OUT WHAT PEOPLE DID IN THE PAST. AND WHY THEY DID IT. THAT HAPPENS HERE IN THE LAB. WHEN YOU START THINKING WHAT'S HAPPENED IN THE EUROPEAN HISTORY THE LAST 5 THOUSAND YEARS OLD AND HOLD AN ARTIFACT 11 NOW, YEARS OLD. Reporter: NEW HAMPSHIRE 11 THOUSAND YEARS AGO IS A MYSTERY AND THE PEOPLE WHO LIVED HERE DIDN'T LEAVE VERY MUCH BEHIND EXCEPT FOR STONE TOOLS AND RESULTING DEBRIS. I'M REALLY INTERESTED FINDING OUT WHY THEY DIME THIS SPOT 10, 11,000 YEARS AGO. I REALLY WANT TO KNOW WHY AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET SOME ANSWERS. Reporter: THE DOCTOR BELIEVES THE INFORMATION UNCOVERED FROM THE PAST IS CRITICAL TO OUR OWN CULTURES FUTURE. WHY IS ARCHAEOLOGY IMPORTANT TO PEOPLE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE? IT'S PART OF THEIR HISTORY. IF WE HAVE ANY UNDERSTANDING OF WHERE WE HAVE BEEN AND WHERE WE MIGHT BE GOING WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT WHAT HAPPENS WHICH THE CLIMATE CHANGES HOW PAEPL DAPT. THAT'S A KIND OF STORY ARCHAEOLOGISTS CAN TELL BECAUSE WE DON'T TELL PEOPLE VERY CLEARLY WHAT SPECIFIC LITTLE THINGS MAY HAVE HAPPENED IN THE PAST AT ANYVEN POINT IN TIME BUT CAN WE TALK ABOUT A LONG TIME FRAME. THAT'S OUR LONG SUIT. Reporter: IN CONCORD FOR NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK I'M BARRETT LESTER. Archeology is a story of discovery. It is about the past and the future. And it's about rocks. But most of all, it's about uncovering our history. DICK There's a fantastic story out there… it's remarkable… people ought to know about…. Dr. Richard BoVer is New Hampshire's State Archeologist. DICK There's a great deal lying in the ground of NH… we have some of oldest pottery that is 3000 years old broll of pottery jpg. DICK By looking at small things. ask the right kinds of questions… that 's what motivates me.…and then bring it to the rest of the public. Dr. BoVer is a detective of sorts, because he has been able to piece together the rise and fall of ancient cultures based on the tiny clues he has found in the ground. DICK We have some instances where people have abused environment. If you cut down all the trees, you're going to go out of business, it's that simple. There are plenty of examples to show if you abuse the environment…. It's going to have devastating effects, and the cultures that don't learn that, go extinct. A cautionary tale you wouldn't expect from studying a pile of rocks, and to the untrained eye, they do all seem like…well…a pile of rocks, so I got a few archeology 101 pointers from Dr. BoVer. This is a process that we study… Q- these are all flakes? You didn't find it like this? A- It's our job to separate the artifact from the pebbles. …you have to learn what to keep and what to throw away. DICK Basicially my job to find out where to spend resources… there is only so much time…I have volunteers. we have to place effort carefully… it's my job where to place effort… if can't protect them then get information out of them before they're gone. One at-risk site that recently came to Dr. BoVer's attention is in Randolph by the Moose River Valley. He took a team up in October and came back with some exciting artifacts from 11 thousand years ago that tell of a thriving culture. DICK They were extremely skillful…. A relatively small tool kit… they had a very compact tool kit… multipurpose… they had high requirements. very specific… very specific adaptation to an artic like environment. Dr. BoVer showed us one of the more significant artifacts he found at the Randolph site. Showing channel flake This piece right here is the most exciting…. It tells us how old… this particular flake is part of the…. 10-11K years ago… this is a cast….you can see this groove or channel… in order to make that …. This is kind of flake… *the details are spec. …. this came off of a point like this… 10-11K year ago…At this place. In order to get that channel, you got to knock off a flake like this…. A flake was knocked off… midsection of one of those channel flakes. This piece here was taken off of one of these…. One can imagine someone losing…This is probably a better indicator of age than one of those. DICK We worked for 3 solid days in October. and proceeded to add to our inventory… on that basis, we decided that the site is clearly significant it is eligible to be listed… and we ant to go back this summer and flesh out site… STAND UP: This is a scraping tool retrieved from the 11 thousand year old site in Randolph. There are only about a dozen other digs in New Hampshire that are as old. And without the ongoing support of committed volunteers to assist Dr. BoVer, this particular dig would never have been possible. On the day we visited Dr. BoVer at his lab in Concord several volunteers were at his side. A college student, a retired school teacher, and a graduate student were sharing BoVer's passion. VIRGIL You get an amazing perspective on time… when you are the first to touch…nobody's cared about. SARAH I enjoy learning about the past… I'm getting my degree in environmental education…. I'm really interested in what some of these art. Can tell us about people in the past… what the diff. Were between 10k years ago and now… and what those changes over time can mean in the future as well. Ann It's quite exciting when you find something and you pick it up. and you're the first one.… it's just a thrill. While the on-location work may appear to be the adventurous part, it's the lab work that really counts. This is where most of the archeology happens… but to figure out what people did in the past, that happens in the lab… we proceed to evaluate and provide reconstructions for that behavior. What I'm trying to do is iron out the discrepancies between report and computer. I am taking material collected in the field… consisting of waste flakes and separating piece of stone that aren't artifacts… if we don't sort them somehow, it just gets too cluttered. Our cataloging process involves…. These artifacts get drawn as well. VIRGIL When you start thinking about European history. and you know next to nothing about these people… compared to European history… that's kind of why I do it. New Hampshire 11 thousands year ago is indeed a mystery, and the people who lived here didn't leave much behind except for their stone tools and the resulting debris. DICK I'm really interested in finding out why they came to this spot 10-11 years ago. I really want to know why and hopefully, we can get some answers. Dr. BoVer believes this information is critical to our own culture's future. DICK Why is archeology important to the people of NH?… it's part of history. If we're going to have any sense… there's a lot of talk about global warming…we've been through this many times. We have an opportunity to see how people adapt. What does it take? How broad is the magnitude. COVER broll here DICK That's a kind of story that archeology can tell… we cant tell specifics, but boy can we tell about a long time frame. That's our long suit. In Concord, for New Hampshire Outlook, I'm Barrett Lester |
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In addition to Dr. Boisvert's efforts to conserve the Moose River Valley site, The Trust for Public Land is also working to protect this area through conservation easements. Their efforts will hopefully prevent the destruction of the archaeological treasures that have yet to be found. |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 02/03/04 22:00 HOST: Richard Ager Length: 7:00 minutes In this edition of New Hampshire Outlook, NHPTV's nightly news magazine, making budget cuts while caring for New Hampshire's most disabled children. Plus, suing the government to get information. We'll learn why a New Hampshire woman who lost her husband on 9/11 is rejecting settlement money so she can keep looking for answers. And later. digging deeper into New Hampshire history. In caring for some children with severe disabilities, home is often a better setting than an institution. But the costs involved can be overwhelming for parents or guardians. Twenty years ago, Medicaid offered some relief with a program called Katie Beckett. With recent pressures to reduce the state budget, the Health and Human Services commissioner is looking for ways to trim the Katie Beckett program. Phil Vaughn brings us that story. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Phil Vaughn NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Ann Holt\Cheyenne's Grandmother, John Stephen\Commissioner, NH Health & Human Services, Linda Evers\Mother of Katie Beckett User, Dr. Jim Squires\President, NH Endowment for Health, Martha-Jean Madison\Mother of Katie Beckett User, Gary Dietz\Father of Katie Beckett User |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 02/03/04 22:00 HOST: Richard Ager Length: 7:00 minutes In this edition of New Hampshire Outlook, NHPTV's nightly news magazine, making budget cuts while caring for New Hampshire's most disabled children. Plus, suing the government to get information. We'll learn why a New Hampshire woman who lost her husband on 9/11 is rejecting settlement money so she can keep looking for answers. And later. digging deeper into New Hampshire history. In caring for some children with severe disabilities, home is often a better setting than an institution. But the costs involved can be overwhelming for parents or guardians. Twenty years ago, Medicaid offered some relief with a program called Katie Beckett. With recent pressures to reduce the state budget, the Health and Human Services commissioner is looking for ways to trim the Katie Beckett program. Phil Vaughn brings us that story. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Phil Vaughn NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Ann Holt\Cheyenne's Grandmother, John Stephen\Commissioner, NH Health & Human Services, Linda Evers\Mother of Katie Beckett User, Dr. Jim Squires\President, NH Endowment for Health, Martha-Jean Madison\Mother of Katie Beckett User, Gary Dietz\Father of Katie Beckett User |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 02/03/04 22:00 HOST: Richard Ager Length: 5:00 minutes In this edition of New Hampshire Outlook, NHPTV's nightly news magazine, making budget cuts while caring for New Hampshire's most disabled children. Plus, suing the government to get information. We'll learn why a New Hampshire woman who lost her husband on 9/11 is rejecting settlement money so she can keep looking for answers. And later. digging deeper into New Hampshire history. Medical malpractice and new limits on abortion. Those were just some of the issues addressed today in hearings at the State House. Here's just some of what the state's lawmakers debated. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Richard Ager NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Rep. Leo Pepino\Sponsor - HCR 25, Dr. Pierre Dionne\Family Practitioner, Hudson, David Gottesman\Attorney, Nashua, Rep. David Buhlman\R - Hudson, Rep. Timothy Easson\Sponsor - HB 1253, Rep. Peter Burling\House Minority Leader, Rep. Fran Wendelboe\Sponsor - HB 1177, Jennifer Frizzell\Planned Parenthood of Northern NE |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 02/03/04 22:00 HOST: Richard Ager Length: 5:00 minutes In this edition of New Hampshire Outlook, NHPTV's nightly news magazine, making budget cuts while caring for New Hampshire's most disabled children. Plus, suing the government to get information. We'll learn why a New Hampshire woman who lost her husband on 9/11 is rejecting settlement money so she can keep looking for answers. And later. digging deeper into New Hampshire history. Medical malpractice and new limits on abortion. Those were just some of the issues addressed today in hearings at the State House. Here's just some of what the state's lawmakers debated. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Richard Ager NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Rep. Leo Pepino\Sponsor - HCR 25, Dr. Pierre Dionne\Family Practitioner, Hudson, David Gottesman\Attorney, Nashua, Rep. David Buhlman\R - Hudson, Rep. Timothy Easson\Sponsor - HB 1253, Rep. Peter Burling\House Minority Leader, Rep. Fran Wendelboe\Sponsor - HB 1177, Jennifer Frizzell\Planned Parenthood of Northern NE |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 02/03/04 22:00 HOST: Richard Ager Length: 2:00 minutes In this edition of New Hampshire Outlook, NHPTV's nightly news magazine, making budget cuts while caring for New Hampshire's most disabled children. Plus, suing the government to get information. We'll learn why a New Hampshire woman who lost her husband on 9/11 is rejecting settlement money so she can keep looking for answers. And later. digging deeper into New Hampshire history. New Hampshire Representative Jeb Bradley is urging constituents to phone or email his office with comments in the wake of the recent ricin scare in a mailroom at the nation's capitol. CNN's Bill Prasad has the story from Washington. PRODUCER/REPORTER: CNN NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Sen. Bill Frist\R - Majority Leader, Voice of Richard Preston \Bio-terrorism Expert, Sen. Charles Schumer\D - New York |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 02/03/04 22:00 HOST: Richard Ager Length: 3:00 minutes In this edition of New Hampshire Outlook, NHPTV's nightly news magazine, making budget cuts while caring for New Hampshire's most disabled children. Plus, suing the government to get information. We'll learn why a New Hampshire woman who lost her husband on 9/11 is rejecting settlement money so she can keep looking for answers. And later. digging deeper into New Hampshire history. Senators Joseph Lieberman and John McCain have introduced legislation to postpone the May 27 deadline for a commission studying the Sept. 11 attacks. They have also proposed giving the panel with an extra $6 million. That could be good news for one New Hampshire woman who lost her husband to the attacks. Ellen Mariani spoke in Portsmouth recently about what she believes is a 9/11cover up. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Phil Vaughn NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Ellen Mariani\9-11 Widow, Philip Berg\Ellen's Attorney |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 02/03/04 22:00 HOST: Richard Ager Length: 3:00 minutes In this edition of New Hampshire Outlook, NHPTV's nightly news magazine, making budget cuts while caring for New Hampshire's most disabled children. Plus, suing the government to get information. We'll learn why a New Hampshire woman who lost her husband on 9/11 is rejecting settlement money so she can keep looking for answers. And later. digging deeper into New Hampshire history. Senators Joseph Lieberman and John McCain have introduced legislation to postpone the May 27 deadline for a commission studying the Sept. 11 attacks. They have also proposed giving the panel with an extra $6 million. That could be good news for one New Hampshire woman who lost her husband to the attacks. Ellen Mariani spoke in Portsmouth recently about what she believes is a 9/11cover up. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Phil Vaughn NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Ellen Mariani\9-11 Widow, Philip Berg\Ellen's Attorney |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 02/03/04 22:00 HOST: Richard Ager Length: 6:30 minutes In this edition of New Hampshire Outlook, NHPTV's nightly news magazine, making budget cuts while caring for New Hampshire's most disabled children. Plus, suing the government to get information. We'll learn why a New Hampshire woman who lost her husband on 9/11 is rejecting settlement money so she can keep looking for answers. And later. digging deeper into New Hampshire history. Finally, the next time you look at a pile of New Hampshire rocks, you might want to know they could contain hidden treasures. Or at least the remnants of stone tools thousands of years old. One archaeologist is hard at work, collecting those tiny stone fragments. He says they are evidence of a thriving culture that goes back eleven thousand years. Producer Barrett Lester digs a little deeper into the story. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Barrett Lester NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Dr. Richard Boisvert\NH State Archaeologist, Virgil Wetmore\Volunteer, Sarah Dunham\Volunteer, Ann Pilkovsky\Volunteer |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 02/03/04 22:00 HOST: Richard Ager Length: 6:30 minutes In this edition of New Hampshire Outlook, NHPTV's nightly news magazine, making budget cuts while caring for New Hampshire's most disabled children. Plus, suing the government to get information. We'll learn why a New Hampshire woman who lost her husband on 9/11 is rejecting settlement money so she can keep looking for answers. And later. digging deeper into New Hampshire history. Finally, the next time you look at a pile of New Hampshire rocks, you might want to know they could contain hidden treasures. Or at least the remnants of stone tools thousands of years old. One archaeologist is hard at work, collecting those tiny stone fragments. He says they are evidence of a thriving culture that goes back eleven thousand years. Producer Barrett Lester digs a little deeper into the story. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Barrett Lester NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Dr. Richard Boisvert\NH State Archaeologist, Virgil Wetmore\Volunteer, Sarah Dunham\Volunteer, Ann Pilkovsky\Volunteer |
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