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NH OUTLOOK , Wednesday, 7/24/02
NH OUTLOOK , Wednesday, 7/24/02
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Hello
HELLO. I'M ALLISON MCNAIR. WELCOME TO NH OUTLOOK.
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Intro Fernald
WHEN VOTERS GO TO THE POLLS SEPTEMBER 10, THEY'LL BE CHOOSING PRIMARY CANDIDATES FOR GOVERNOR, CONGRESS AND THE STATE HOUSE.
NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK WANTS TO HELP MAKE THOSE CHOICES MORE INFORMED. EVERY WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY LEADING UP TO THE ELECTION, WE'RE PRESENTING PROFILES AND CONDUCTING INTERVIEWS OF CANDIDATES IN THE KEY RACES.
PRODUCER RICHARD AGER CONTINUES OUR COVERAGE WITH THE RACE FOR GOVERNOR AND A PROFILE OF DEMOCRAT MARK FERNALD.
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Marc Fernald
SOUNDUP: FERNALD CAMPAIGNS TAPE 3 39:12 "NICE MEETING YOU." "I'M RUNNING BECAUSE WE NEED TO FIND A FAIRER WAY TO PAY FOR SCHOOLS SO WE CAN GET AWAY FROM THESE KILLER PROPERTY TAXES."
TRACK: MARK FERNALD LIKES TO GET RIGHT TO THE POINT. AFTER ALL, IT'S SOMETHING HE'S GOING TO BE DOING THOUSANDS OF TIMES BEFORE THE SEPTEMBER PRIMARY. HE'S RUNNING FOR GOVERNOR BY TRYING TO CONVINCE A STATE KNOWN FOR ITS ANTI-TAX ATTITUDES THAT AN INCOME TAX CAN SOLVE OUR PROBLEMS.
BITE: FERNALD CAMPAIGNS TAPE 3 01:35:37 THIS STATE HAS HAD OPPOSITION TO BROAD-BASED TAXES FOR SO LONG, IT'S ALMOST REVOLUTIONARY WHAT YOU'RE ENGAGED IN. I ALWAYS HAVE TO CORRECT THERE - WE HAVE A BROAD-BASED TAX. IT'S CALLED THE STATEWIDE PROPERTY TAX. OPEN YOUR EYES. AND IT'S PART OF MY JOB TO EDUCATE PEOPLE WHERE WE ARE NOW.
TRACK: BORN IN KEENE AND RAISED IN PETERBOROUGH, FERNALD GOT HIS LAW DEGREE AND WORKED FOR A TIME IN BOSTON, BUT RETURNED TO NEW HAMPSHIRE 13 YEARS AGO. HE SOON CONCLUDED THAT THE COMMUNITY VALUES HE GREW UP WITH IN PETERBOROUGH HAD BECOME ENDANGERED BY THE STATE'S TAX SYSTEM.
BITE: FERNALD CAMPAIGNS TAPE 4 00:03:15 WE HAD ALL WALKS OF LIFE IN THE SAME TOWN WE HAD THE PEOPLE WHO WERE WORKING THE LOWER PAYING JOBS, THE MIDDLE PAYING JOBS, THE HIGHER PAYING JOBS, AND ALL WORKING TOGETHER. ALL EDUCATING THEIR CHILDREN TOGETHER. AND I THINK IT'S SOMETHING WE'RE LOSING IN NH. WE'RE LOSING IT, AT THE RISK OF RETURNING BACK TO AN OLD SUBJECT, BECAUSE OUR TAX STRUCTURE HAS CAUSED TOWNS TO RECOGNIZE THE CHILDREN COST MONEY. AND THEY COST MORE MONEY THAN THE HOUSING THEY LIVE IN WILL PAY IN PROPERTY TAX. AND SO WE'VE BEEN ZONING AGAINST CHILDREN AND WE'VE BEEN ZONING PARTICULARLY AGAINST LOW INCOME HOUSING BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE THE GREATEST DISPARITY BETWEEN THE COST OF EDUCATING THE CHILDREN AND THE REAL ESTATE TAXES ON THE HOUSE EXISTS.
SOUNDUP: FERNALD CAMPAIGNS TAPE 5 45:36 ** MILL SHOT - STEAM/SMOKE COMING OUT OF STACKS - BRIEF AMBIENT SOUND -
SOUNDUP: FERNALD CAMPAIGNS TAPE 5 39:02 "MARK FERNALD, DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR." "HOW DO YOU DO?" "I'M WELL - NICE TO MEET YOU. HOPE YOU VOTE ON SEPT. 10TH."
TRACK: NOW LIVING IN SHARON, FERNALD RAN FOR STATE SENATE IN 1998 PROPOSING AN INCOME TAX, AND BECAME THE FIRST DEMOCRAT ELECTED FROM DISTRICT 11 SINCE THE CIVIL WAR.
SOUNDUP: HOUSE INCOME TAX VOTE TAPE: 02;05:27 "THE HOUSE WILL BE ATTENDANT TO THE STATE OF THE VOTE.
TRACK: IN 1999, THE REPUBLICAN-DOMINATED HOUSE ACTUALLY PASSED AN INCOME TAX BILL, WHICH THEN WENT ON TO THE DEMOCRATIC-CONTROLLED SENATE, WHERE IT FAILED.
BITE: SENATE EDUCATION DEBATE TAPE 17:00:14 WE NOW KNOW THAT THE INCOME TAX WILL NOT PASS BECAUSE OF WHAT THE GOVERNOR HAS PROMISED TO DO AND I BELIEVE SHE REITERATED THAT THIS AFTERNOON.
STANDUP: FERNALD STANDUP TAPE 00:01:43 WHAT GOVERNOR SHAHEEN PROMISED WAS A VETO ON ANY INCOME TAX. SO THE LEGISLATURE'S CLOSEST BRUSH WITH AN INCOME TAX IN DECADES CAME TO AN END. MARK FERNALD RESPONDED BY RUNNING AGAINST JEANNE SHAHEEN FOR THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION FOR GOVERNOR IN 2000.
BITE: FERNALD CAMPAIGNS TAPE 4 00:10:10 THERE IS NO QUESTION IF SHE WANTED TO SIGN AN INCOME TAX, OR LET IT PASS WITHOUT HER SIGNATURE IT WOULD HAVE. DIDN'T HAPPEN.
NEW TRACK: FERNALD LOST THAT PRIMARY BID, BUT GOT ABOUT 40% OF THE VOTE. HE WAS THEN REELECTED TO THE SENATE FOR HIS SECOND TERM.
NEW BITE: LEGISLATURE 5-22 TAPE #2 12:23:02 THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR SERVING WITH ME AND FOR ALL OF THE COURTESIES YOU HAVE SHOWN ME OVER THE PAST FOUR YEARS.
FERNALD CAMPAIGNS TAPE 1 00:01;04 ON AIR LIGHT GOES ON
FERNALD CAMPAIGNS TAPE 1 19:49 PHONE LINES ARE OPEN 752-2312.
TRACK: ON A RECENT CAMPAIGN SWING THROUGH THE NORTH COUNTRY, FERNALD BROUGHT HIS MESSAGE THAT A VOTE FOR HIM IS A VOTE TO CUT PROPERTY TAXES.
SOUNDUP: FERNALD CAMPAIGNS TAPE 1 00:10:32 HERE IN BERLIN, YOU HAVE ONE OF THE HIGHEST PROPERTY TAX RATES IN THE STATE. AND IT'S A CRUSHING BURDEN.
SOUNDUP: FERNALD CAMPAIGNS TAPE 3 01:33:00 "HELLO, I'M MARK FERNALD. CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR." "PHILLIP GRANT, NICE TO MEET YOU." "NICE TO MEET YOU." "YOU JUST OUT AND ABOUT, DOING A LITTLE …" "YES, BETWEEN NEWSPAPER INTERVIEWS."
SOUNDUP: FERNALD CAMPAIGNS TAPE 3 01:44:16 FLASH PHOTO OF FERNALD AT BERLIN REPORTER "I'LL GET A COUPLE OF THEM." "ALL RIGHT."
SOUNDUP: FERNALD CAMPAIGNS TAPE 2 01:01:15 LET'S GET GOING HERE. THE DEMOCRATS NEED TO WIN THIS ELECTION. ONE QUESTION. WHAT'S YOUR POSITION ON CHOICE?" "I'M PROCHOICE." "GOOD. THANKS."
SOUNDUP: FERNALD CAMPAIGNS TAPE 2 01:01:43 THE NEEDY PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY SHOULD RECEIVE SERVICES.
BITE: FERNALD CAMPAIGNS TAPE 2 01:02:20 WE KNOW WE'VE BEEN CUTTING HOLES IN OUR SOCIAL SAFETY NET BY SHIFTING MONEY OUT OF SOCIAL SERVICES AND INTO EDUCATION. AND EDUCATION'S A GREAT WAY TO SPEND MONEY, BUT WE SHOULDN'T AND WE DON'T NEED TO MAKE EDUCATION AND THAT SOCIAL SAFETY NET COMPETE FOR THE SAME DOLLAR.
SOUNDUP: FERNALD CAMPAIGNS TAPE 3 01:44:45 CAR DRIVES BY EMPTY STORE FRONT
VIDEO: FERNALD CAMPAIGNS TAPE 2 01:11:00 WALKS BY HUMPHREY OFFICE AND INTO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
BITE: FERNALD CAMPAIGNS TAPE 2 01:25:23 I THINK THE REAL CONCERN IS, WHERE'S THE LIMIT? WHERE'S THE CAP… THE FACT THAT ITS JUST BEEN STEADILY INCREASING OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS, I THINK EVERYONE IS GETTING THE SENSE THE STATE IS LOOKING AT BUSINESS AS THEIR… YEAH, CASH COW, AS THEIR BANK ACCOUNT TO PICK UP THE SHORTFALLS, AND IT REALLY DOESN'T MAKE SENSE.
BITE: FERNALD CAMPAIGNS TAPE 2 01:26:35 ARE YOU FINDING THAT BUSINESS PEOPLE HAVE GOTTEN TO THE POINT WHERE, THEY'RE NOT JUST TELLING YOU WHAT THEY'RE AGAINST BUT WHAT THEY'RE FOR? HAVE THEY THOUGHT HARD ENOUGH ABOUT THIS TO THINK ABOUT WHAT THE SOLUTION IS? I'M NOT SURE. IT'S A COMPLICATED PROBLEM.
TRACK: TO SELL HIS MESSAGE, FERNALD HAS BECOME KNOWN FOR DEPLOYING SOME VISUAL AIDS.
BITE: KEOUGH TAPE #3 MARK FERNALD HAS A GREAT CHART, AND I'M GOING TO BE ABLE TO DRAW IT IN MY SLEEP IF I ATTEND TOO MANY MORE CANDIDATE FORUMS WITH HIM.
BITE: PORTSMOUTH FORUM TAPE 1 07:19:40 TOBACCO WAS $88 MILLION, LIQUOR AND WINE $89 MILLION. THE TOP LINE ON THIS CHART IS PROPERTY TAX. 1 BILLION, $735 MILLION. THIS IS WHY WE HAVE A PROBLEM. IT'S ABOUT 2/3 OF ALL THE TAXES WE RAISE.
BITE: FERNALD CAMPAIGNS TAPE 3 01:40:45 "WHAT'S YOUR PLAN?" "I THINK WE NEED AN INCOME TAX.
BITE: FERNALD CAMPAIGNS TAPE 3 01:41:10 "WHAT'S THE PERCENTAGE?" "FOUR PERCENT, BUT THAT'S AFTER YOU TAKE OFF 11,000 FOR YOURSELF, 11,000 FOR YOUR SPOUSE, AND 3,000 FOR EACH DEPENDANT." "OKAY." "LET'S SAY YOU MAKE 50,000 A YEAR, AND YOU GOT TWO KIDS AND A HUSBAND, YOU'RE ONLY GOING TO PAY TAX ON 22,000. 4% - WHAT'S THAT? $880." "AND YOUR PROPERTY TAXES ARE GOING TO GO DOWN IN HALF?" "YES, BECAUSE WE'LL EXEMPT YOU FROM THE STATEWIDE PROPERTY TAX AND WE'RE GOING TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL AID FOR THE SCHOOLS SO THE LOCAL SCHOOL TAX GOES DOWN - AND WE HAVE A 50% CUT." "HMM - I'LL HAVE TO FIGURE OUT THE NUMBERS."
TRACK: FERNALD ALSO OPPOSES A SALES TAX, WARNING IT WOULD COST THE RETAIL JOBS.
BITE: ROTARY CLUB TAPE 01:28:11 MARK - HE'S ONLY BEEN THERE FOUR YEARS SO HE HAS TIME. WHEN HE CATCHES UP WITH ME HE CAN BE GOVERNOR.
TRACK: FERNALD'S OPPONENT IN THE PRIMARY, SEN. BEV HOLLINGWORTH, HAS CRITICIZED HIM FOR LACK OF EXPERIENCE AND NOT GETTING BILLS PASSED IN THE LEGISLATURE.
BITE: FERNALD CAMPAIGNS TAPE 4 00:12:55 WHAT SHE WAS TRYING TO SAY WAS THAT YOU TALK ALL OF THIS TALK ABOUT TAXES AND CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM, BUT YOU HAVEN'T GOTTEN THEM THROUGH. BUT THE PLAIN FACT IS IN THE LAST TWO YEAR NO DEMOCRAT HAS GOTTEN ANY SIGNIFICANT PIECE OF LEGISLATURE THROUGH. THAT THE REPUBLICANS WEREN'T GOING TO LET US HAVE ANY VICTORIES, WHICH IS WHY IT IS A GOOD THING THAT WE ARE HAVING AN ELECTION THIS YEAR.
SOUNDUP: FERNALD CAMPAIGNS TAPE 2 01:30:50 "EDUCATION - THAT'S BIG" "WE'VE GOT TO FIND A WAY TO PAY FOR IT."
TRACK: FERNALD OPPOSES VOUCHERS SINCE HE SAYS THEY WOULD CREATE UNFAIR COMPETITION BETWEEN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS.
FERNALD CAMPAIGNS TAPE 4 17;35 I THINK A LOT OF THE PRIVATE SCHOOLS WANT TO AVOID THE SPECIAL ED STUDENTS, THEY WANT TO AVOID THE POOR STUDENTS, THEY WANT TO AVOID THE BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS AND DUMP ALL THAT ON THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. AND THEY WOULD SKIM OFF THE EASY TO EDUCATE STUDENTS WHICH IS WHY I THINK VOUCHERS ARE A PROBLEM BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S THE ULTIMATE OUTCOME OF VOUCHERS.
TRACK: WHEN IT COMES TO HEALTHCARE, FERNALD WARNS THERE ARE SERIOUS LIMITS TO WHAT ANY STATE CAN DO.
BITE: FERNALD CAMPAIGNS TAPE 4 20:25 THE IDEA THAT WE'VE BEEN DISCUSSING IN NH - MAINE SEEMS TO HAVE FOUND A FORMULA TO PUT IT IN PLACE IS TO USE THE BUYING POWER OF THE STATE TO PURCHASE DRUGS IN BULK AT A SAVINGS, AND THEN PASS ON THOSE SAVINGS TO PEOPLE WHO DO NOT HAVE A DRUG PLAN OF THEIR OWN. I THINK IT'S A GOOD APPROACH - IT'S NOT GOING TO SAVE A LOT OF MONEY, BUT IT WILL SAVE SOME.
SOUNDUP: FERNALD CAMPAIGNS TAPE 5 00:30:20 SO ARE WE ON 110 NOW?
TRACK: OVER THE PAST YEAR, FERNALD HAS DRIVEN THOUSANDS OF MILES TO CAMPAIGN AROUND THE STATE. ON THIS AFTERNOON, HE VISITED THE WAUSAU PAPER MILL IN GROVETON.
BITE: FERNALD CAMPAIGNS TAPE 3 01:48:20 PEOPLE WHO AT 65 WERE OPTIMISTIC AND CONFIDENT AND COMMUNITY-MINDED AND SUPPORTING THEIR SCHOOLS BECOME - SCARED, ANGRY AND VOTE AGAINST THEIR COMMUNITIES. AND THAT'S WHAT WE DO ALL ACROSS THE STATE. THAT'S WHAT WE GOTTA CHANGE.
SOUNDUP: FERNALD CAMPAIGNS TAPE 3 01:51:37 THEY WALK ALONG "DOES YOUR PULP COME IN BY RAIL?" "A LOT COMES BY RAIL, SOME BY TRUCK."
SOUNDUP: FERNALD CAMPAIGNS TAPE 3 01:57:43 ** "DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR. NICE TO MEET YOU."
SOUNDUP: FERNALD CAMPAIGNS TAPE 3 01:53:20 "ALL THIS REALLY DOES - IT'S A BIG BLENDER"
SOUNDUP: FERNALD CAMPAIGNS TAPE 3 01:55:45 PAPER AT OTHER END BEING REWOUND - 10,000 POUNDS
BITE: FERNALD CAMPAIGNS TAPE 3 01:59:32 "AND YOU'RE PART OF DISTRIBUTION?" "YES." "FILL THE ORDERS AND LOAD THE TRUCKS AND ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF." "BEEN A GREAT TOUR."
BITE: FERNALD CAMPAIGNS TAPE 4 28:34 I HAD A BLAST TODAY, WHAT ABOUT YOU?
BITE: FERNALD CAMPAIGNS TAPE 4 28:37 IT WAS LIKE, JUST RUN FOR GOVERNOR SO YOU CAN GET INSIDE SOME NEAT PLACES LIKE A PAPER MILL. LIKE YOU SAID, BOYS AND THEIR TOYS.
SOUNDUP: FERNALD CAMPAIGNS TAPE 3 01:56:36 ARE THESE PIPES WHERE THE STEAM COMES IN?
TRACK: IT'S A SMALL CONFESSION - THAT CAMPAIGNING CAN BE FUN - SO LONG AS YOU KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE PRIZE.
BITE: FERNALD CAMPAIGNS TAPE 4 00:28:10 I THINK WE NEED TO CHANGE. TO REFORM. AND WE CAN BE A STATE WHERE EVERY CITIZEN PAYS A FAIR SHARE OF THE TAX BURDEN, EVERY CHILD GOES TO A GOOD SCHOOL, AND EVERY CITIZEN IN NEED IS GREETED BY A CARING COMMUNITY. THAT'S WHAT THIS ELECTION IS ABOUT.
TRACK: FOR NH OUTLOOK, I'M RICHARD AGER.
FERNALD CAMPAIGNS TAPE 3 01:43:58
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Intro Discussion
JOINING US NOW TO TALK MORE ABOUT THE RACE FOR GOVERNOR, ANDY SMITH OF THE UNH SURVEY CENTER AND DANTE SCALA OF THE NH INSTITUTE OF POLITICS AT SAINT ANSELM COLLEGE.
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Voter Voices
AS OUR COVERAGE OF THE 2002 CAMPAIGN CONTINUES, WE WANTED TO KNOW WHAT VOTERS ACROSS THE STATE ARE THINKING.
CHIP NEAL TRAVELS TO KEENE FOR THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF REPORTS ON VOTER VOICES.
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Voter Voices
VOICES OF PEOPLE
SCENIC SHOT KEENE
CHIP OC - KEENE IS A VERY ATTRACTIVE MIXTURE OF QUAINT NEW ENGLAND TOWN AND WORLDLY SOPHISTICATION. WITH A NUMBER OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESSES AND KEENE STATE COLLEGE IT ALSO HAS DEVELOPED A DISTINCTIVE POLITICAL FEEL.
MOS - THERE'S A LOT OF HOMELESS PEOPLE IN TOWN, YOU WOULDN'T GUESS IT, BUT IF YOU LIVE HERE YOU SEE IT. PEOPLE NEED TO WORRY MORE ABOUT COMMUNITY AND STUFF AND LESS ABOUT OTHER THINGS.
MOS - I'M HOPING THAT THE PEOPLE ELECTED WILL HAVE THE RESIDENTS OF NH'S MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE ISSUES IN MIND.
MOS - I WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOME HELP WITH PROPERTY TAXES AND A TAX THAT SEEMS VERY FAIR TO ME IS A SALES TAX WITH CERTAIN THINGS EXEMPT.
MOS - FOR THIS ELECTION TO BE TALKED ABOUT SO EARLY AND FOR SO LONG, I DON'T THINK IT'S NECESSARY.
TITLE ANIMATION WITH MUSIC. NH VOTES 2002
CHIP OC IN ORDER TO GET A SENSE OF THE POLITICAL LANDSCAPE HERE IN THE MONADNOCK REGION WE VISITED THE KEENE SENTINEL'S EDITORIAL PAGE EDITER, GUY MCMILLEN.
GUY - THIS PART OF THE STATE HAS HISTORICALLY BEEN A LITTLE BIT MORE DEMOCRAT, A LITTLE BIT MORE LIBERAL THAN MOST OF THE REST OF THE STATE. THERE IS A MIXTURE HERE OF REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS. THE CITY OF KEENE HAS MORE DEMOCRATIC REPRESENTATIVES IN THE LEGISLATURE BY FAR THAN THE REPUBLICANS. IN THE TOWNS IT TENDS TO BE A MIXTURE. AND AS MANY PEOPLE REMEMBER WE HAD FOR A COUPLE OF DECADES PROBABLY THE BIGGEST LIBERAL DEMOCRAT IN THE STATE SENATE AS OUR STATE SENATOR, JUNIE BLAISDELL, WHO DIED A FEW YEARS AGO. SO, THIS IS A SECTION OF THE STATE THAT'S UP FOR GRABS I WOULD SAY - NOT CERTAINLY IN THE POCKET OF THE REPUBLICANS.
CHIP VO - SO, ALL OF THE CANDIDATES ARE BUSY TRYING TO ESTABLISH THEIR GROUND. THEY ARE TELLING US WHAT THEY THINK ABOUT VARIOUS ISSUES. OR AT LEAST WHAT THEY THINK WE WANT THEM TO THINK. BUT, WHAT DO THE VOTERS HAVE TO SAY TO THE CANDIDATES?
MOS TRY TO BE CORRECT. DON'T TRY TO USE THE PEOPLE FOR YOUR MEANS YOU KNOW. WORK FOR THE PEOPLE NOT FOR YOURSELF.
MOS - I'M A LITTLE SICK OF THE INNER BELT POLITICIANS IN WASHINGTON NOT LISTENING TO US. I THINK THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE A LOT TO SAY, AND THEY ARE NOT LISTENING, THEY'RE DOING POLITICS AS USUAL.
MOS - MAYBE BE REAL. I THINK PEOPLE APPRECIATE HONESTY AND BEING GENUINE. AND SPEAKING FROM THE HEART.
CHIP VO WE ALSO VISITED WITH KEENE RESIDENT MOLLY KELLY, WHO IS A RETIREMENT FINANCIAL ADVISOR, CHAIR OF THE NH COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN, A MOTHER OF 4 CHILDREN, AND A LONG-TIME DEMOCRAT.
MOLLY - I'M REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT EDUCATION. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE RIGHT OF WOMAN TO CHOOSE. WE ARE ALL CONCERNED ABOUT FOREIGN POLICY. HEALTH CARE IS AN ISSUE. AND THE ENVIRONMENT, AND EVERYTHING JUST HAS SORT OF ONE EFFECT ON ANOTHER. SO, IF YOU PICK ONE ISSUE IT'S REALLY HARD TO ISOLATE THAT. PROBLEM FOR ME TO SAY THAT EDUCATION IS PRIMARY IS BECAUSE I SEE EDUCATION AS THE REAL TOOL TO BE ABLE TO SOLVE MANY OF THE OTHER PROBLEMS. WHEN I TALK ABOUT EDUCATION I'M NOT LOOKING AT THAT FROM SPECIFICALLY FUNDING. I'M ALSO LOOKING AT WHERE ARE WE GOING WITH EDUCATION. WHAT ARE OUR BELIEFS ABOUT EDUCATION, WHAT DO WE WANT FROM IT?
CHIP VO AND WE VISITED WITH CLARK ANDERSON, OWNER OF THIS FRAME SHOP IN DOWNTOWN KEENE, AND A LONG-TIME REPUBLICAN.
CLARK - MY MAIN CONCERN IS AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE FOR EVERYBODY. IT'S A SITUATION RIGHT NOW WHERE AN INDEPENDENT BUSINESSMAN LIKE MYSELF JUST CANNOT AFFORD HEALTH CARE AS WE KNOW IT IN THE INSURANCE WORLD. I PERSONALLY THINK THAT HEALTH INSURANCE SHOULDN'T COST YOU ANY MORE THAN WHAT YOUR AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COSTS YOU A YEAR.
MOLLY - ON A PERSONAL LEVEL MY MOTHER HAD A STROKE TWO WEEKS AGO. AND I HAVE SEEN THAT PROGRESSION WITH HER OF HOSPITALIZATION, HEALTH CARE, REHAB. I THINK THAT IF SOMEONE IS RUNNING FOR ELECTION, THEY NEED TO GO TO A REHAB, A NURSING HOME, A HOSPITAL AND REALLY SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING. BECAUSE I THINK THE ELDERLY ARE REALLY GETTING HURT BY WHAT'S HAPPENING IN HEALTH CARE.
CLARK - MY OTHER CONCERN OF COURSE IS THE FUNDING FOR THE SCHOOLING. I DON'T BELIEVE THAT RAISING TAXES, PROPERTY TAXES, STATE FUNDING, STARE PROPERTY TAXES - IS THE WAY TO GO. MY PERSONAL OPINION IS GAMBLING. I THINK THIS IS THE ONLY WAY TO RAISE THE MONEY WITHOUT HURTING PEOPLE. THE RETIRED PEOPLE TODAY THAT DO OWN HOMES ARE HAVING A TERRIBLE PROBLEM RIGHT NOW AND IT'S GETTING INCREASINGLY WORSE.
MOLLY - WHAT PROBLEMS ARE HERE TODAY AND YOU SOLVE THEM MAY NOT BE WHAT THAT PARTICULAR CANDIDATE IS GOING TO END UP HAVING TO WORK WITH OR SOLVE WHEN THEY'RE ELECTED. NEVER SEEMS TO BE. SO, MORE I WOULD SAY LIKE WHAT ARE YOUR VALUES WHAT ARE YOU BELIEFS, WHAT ARE YOUR MOTIVES. WHY DO YOU WANT TO DO THIS?
MOS I'M INTERESTED IN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ISSUES.
MOS - I'D LIKE TO SEE A HIGH PRIORITY BEING PUT ON ROADS INTO KEENE
MOS - I'M VERY CURIOUS TO SEE IF WE ARE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT A SALES TAX. I THINK WE ARE COMING CLOSER TO THAT AND IT SEEMS LIKE MORE AND MORE PEOPLE ARE DANCING AROUND IT AND I'M CURIOUS TO SEE HOW THAT'S DEALT WITH THIS YEAR.
MOS - I THINK THAT THE ENGINE THAT DRIVES THE WHOLE COUNTRY IS THE ECONOMY AND THE BELIEF THAT YOU CAN INVEST MONEY AND GET YOUR MONEY BACK AND PLUS SOME INTEREST. SO, WHEN YOU SEE THE STOCK MARKET TAKING A HIT, IT MAKES YOU WANT TO PULL IN AND NOT BE SO FREE TO BUY THINGS - SO THE WHOLE BUSINESS CLIMATE CHANGES.
GUY - THE GOVERNOR'S RACE IS A UNIQUE RACE IN MY OPINION BECAUSE WE ARE DEFINITELY GOING TO HAVE IN THE FALL A DEMOCRAT WHO BELIEVES IN AN INCOME TAX AND A REPUBLICAN WHO THINKS THAT AN INCOME TAX IS JUST ABOUT THE WORSE THING IMAGINABLE. I DON'T KNOW WHICH DEMOCRAT OR WHICH REPUBLICAN BUT THAT'S WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN AND THERE IS GOING TO BE A VERY STRONG DEBATE THAT I DON'T THINK CAN BE DEFINED TO A 30 SEC TELEVISION COMMERCIALS. I THINK PEOPLE ARE GOING TO ACTUALLY COME OUT AND TALK ABOUT IT.
CHIP VO IN KEENE NH FOR NH OUTLOOK I'M CHIP NEAL
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News Briefs
NEXT WEDNESDAY ON OUTLOOK, WE'LL PROFILE FORMER STATE SENATOR BEVERLY HOLLINGWORTH - DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR.
FINALLY, HERE'S A BRIEF SUMMARY OF WEDNESDAY'S NEWS.
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Stock Market
STOCKS MADE A STONG SHOWING WEDNESDAY AFTER WEEKS OF SELLING. THE DOW'S 489 POINT GAIN ENDED A FOUR DAY SLIDE - SENDING THE MARKET OVER THE 8 THOUSAND MARK. IT WAS THE DOW'S SECOND LARGEST POINT GAIN EVER. OTHER MARKET INDICATORS ALSO ENJOYED SOLID GAINS.
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Adelphia
AND THE FOUNDER OF ADELPHIA COMMUNICIATIONS - JOHN RIGAS - WAS ARRESTED AND CHARGED ON COUNTS OF CONSPIRACY, SECURITIES FRAUD, WIRE FRAUD AND BANK FRAUD. TWO SONS OF RIGAS - FORMER EXECUTIVES IN THE COMPANY WERE ALSO ARRESTED. ADELPHIA IS UNDER BANKRUPTCY MANAGEMENT.
IT PROVIDES SERVICE NATIONWIDE: WITH ABOUT 120 THOUSAND CUSTOMERS IN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND ABOUT 150 EMPLOYEES.
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Drought
NEWMARKET RESIDENTS ARE BEING ASKED TO CONSERVE WATER. THAT'S BECAUSE WHILE THE DEMAND IS UP - THE LOCAL WATER PLANT IS DOWN. NEWMARKET SHUT DOWN THE PLANT AND SWITCHED TO WELL WATER, AFTER HIGH LEVELS OF ORGANICS WERE DETECTED AT THE PLANT. THE WATER THERE IS BEING TREATED. AND OFFICIALS SAY - THE WELL NOW IN USE HASN'T RECOVERED TOTALLY FROM THE DROUGHT.
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Tomorrow
ON THE NEXT NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK -
THE BEEF RECALL, E-COLI AND THE SAFETY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE'S MEAT SUPPLY.
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Goodnight
THAT'S IT FOR THIS EDITION OF OUR PROGRAM. THANKS FOR JOINING US. WE'LL SEE YOU NEXT TIME ON NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK.
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founders
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