Show Archive – May 21st, 2012

6 audio clips available

Today’s topics and guests:

  • Rich continues his in-depth discussions about the controversies with Goffstown’s Mountain View Middle School and the Manchester city budget. Don’t forget to vote in our new Poll Question: Should Manchester’s school board, aldermen, teachers and principals ratify the terms of the recently negotiated tentative agreements to save jobs and avoid tax hikes?
  • Todd Sweet calls in and tells us all about Restaurant Week and the Portsmouth Brewery. Two quarts of beer for ten gallons of soup? Delicious! Are chef’s “drinkers” or “tasters?” Tune in for the answer.
  • Stephanie McLaughlin of Savoir Faire Marketing Communication joined us for another great edition of Make Your Marketing Matter! This week we’re talking “content.” There’s content for your website, podcasts, documentaries, publications, and all that other good stuff, so be sure to tune in for smart tips on getting your message across. Learn more at www.savoirfaire-us.com.
  • Superintendent Brennan speaks and Rich is asking the tough questions. Rich brings up the Memorial Melee and the Central Smackdown, and he questions the disciplinary actions for each of these events and asks why one was drastically more severe than the other. Does this concern Superintendent Brennan? Tune in for his response. Plus, Dave puts Brennan on the spot with a little Pink Floyd (we don’t need no education), and Rich brings up MST being turned into a four year school. Is this project too small to be effective? Rich also asks, “Should students be required to read the constitution?” And in the second half of the interview, the conversation quickly changes to the Manchester city budget. Brennan’s response will surprise you!

Show Archive – May 21st, 2012

6 audio clips available

Today’s topics and guests:

  • Rich continues his in-depth discussions about the controversies with Goffstown’s Mountain View Middle School and the Manchester city budget. Don’t forget to vote in our new Poll Question: Should Manchester’s school board, aldermen, teachers and principals ratify the terms of the recently negotiated tentative agreements to save jobs and avoid tax hikes?
  • Todd Sweet calls in and tells us all about Restaurant Week and the Portsmouth Brewery. Two quarts of beer for ten gallons of soup? Delicious! Are chef’s “drinkers” or “tasters?” Tune in for the answer.
  • Stephanie McLaughlin of Savoir Faire Marketing Communication joined us for another great edition of Make Your Marketing Matter! This week we’re talking “content.” There’s content for your website, podcasts, documentaries, publications, and all that other good stuff, so be sure to tune in for smart tips on getting your message across. Learn more at www.savoirfaire-us.com.
  • Superintendent Brennan speaks and Rich is asking the tough questions. Rich brings up the Memorial Melee and the Central Smackdown, and he questions the disciplinary actions for each of these events and asks why one was drastically more severe than the other. Does this concern Superintendent Brennan? Tune in for his response. Plus, Dave puts Brennan on the spot with a little Pink Floyd (we don’t need no education), and Rich brings up MST being turned into a four year school. Is this project too small to be effective? Rich also asks, “Should students be required to read the constitution?” And in the second half of the interview, the conversation quickly changes to the Manchester city budget. Brennan’s response will surprise you!

Hour Number One

During the first hour, Rich, Mike and DJ Dave discuss the current news stories on the “Oh My Blog” section of www.girardatlarge.com, and this includes the “Right to Know” request involving specific board members in Goffstown. Was there a “Request for Proposal” in the current controversy? Nope! Tune in for details. During the second half of the hour, Rich continues to discuss what the Goffstown Superintendent said in response to our “Right to Know” request. Don’t forget to vote in our new Poll Question: Should Manchester’s school board, aldermen, teachers and principals ratify the terms of the recently negotiated tentative agreements to save jobs and avoid tax hikes?

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Hour Number Two

During the second hour, Todd Sweet calls in and tells us all about Restaurant Week and the Portsmouth Brewery. Two quarts of beer for ten gallons of soup? Delicious! Are chef’s “drinkers” or “tasters?” Tune in for the answer. After the interview, Rich and Mike do some housekeeping before Superintendent Tom Brennan comes in at 7:30. Mike is an episcopalian, and he put some political capital on the line in Concord. Tune in for the details! In the second half of the hour, Superintendent Brennan speaks and Rich is asking the tough questions. Rich brings up the Memorial Melee and the Central Smackdown, and he questions the disciplinary actions for each of these events and asks why one was drastically more severe than the other. Does this concern Superintendent Brennan? Tune in for his response. Plus, Dave puts Brennan on the spot with a little Pink Floyd (we don’t need no education), and Rich brings up MST being turned into a four year school. Is this project too small to be effective? And to cap things off, Rich asks, “Should students be required to read the constitution?”

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Hour Number Three

In the third hour, Rich continues his interview with Superintendent Tom Brennan and the discussion quickly shifts to the Manchester city budget. Rich even gets a little political when he brings up the game of chicken that the School Board is playing with the city. Plus, how can we take advantage of technology in a way that doesn’t require students to sit in a classroom or lab all day? And Rich asks Superintendent Brennan why teachers were pulled out of class, given pink slips, and then put back into class to resume teaching. Tune in for his response. In the second half of the hour, Stephanie McLaughlin of Savoir Faire Marketing Communication joined us for another great edition of Make Your Marketing Matter! This week we’re talking “content.” There’s content for your website, podcasts, documentaries, publications, and all that other good stuff, so be sure to tune in for smart tips on getting your message across. Learn more at www.savoirfaire-us.com.

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Todd Sweet

Todd Sweet calls in and tells us all about Restaurant Week and the Portsmouth Brewery. Two quarts of beer for ten gallons of soup? Delicious! Are chef’s “drinkers” or “tasters?” Tune in for the answer.

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Superintendent Tom Brennan

Superintendent Brennan speaks and Rich is asking the tough questions. Rich brings up the Memorial Melee and the Central Smackdown, and he questions the disciplinary actions for each of these events and asks why one was drastically more severe than the other. Does this concern Superintendent Brennan? Tune in for his response. Plus, Dave puts Brennan on the spot with a little Pink Floyd (we don’t need no education), and Rich brings up MST being turned into a four year school. Is this project too small to be effective? Rich also asks, “Should students be required to read the constitution?” And in the second half of the interview, the conversation quickly changes to the Manchester city budget. Brennan’s response will surprise you!

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Stephanie McLaughlin, Make Your Marketing Matter

Stephanie McLaughlin of Savoir Faire Marketing Communication joined us for another great edition of Make Your Marketing Matter! This week we’re talking “content.” There’s content for your website, podcasts, documentaries, publications, and all that other good stuff, so be sure to tune in for smart tips on getting your message across. Learn more at www.savoirfaire-us.com.

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