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Your Wednesday Toon

By Mike Marland | July 12, 2017

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Controversial Criminal Interrogation Technique Suspected Of Producing False Confessions Under Fire

By Krista Johnson, IowaWatch | July 12, 2017

Why would people confess to a crime when they don’t think they committed it? IowaWatch reporter Krista Johnson investigated. She spent from the end of August 2016 through part of June 2017 researching and writing this report.

Business & Economy

Kuster and 9 House Dems Unveil Plan To Stabilize & Improve Individual Marketplace

By News Release | July 12, 2017

The plan, titled Solutions over Politics, seeks to stabilize the individual market while protecting plans for people with pre-existing conditions, keeping costs down for lower income folks, promoting enrollment and ensuring everyone pays their fair share.

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Getting Bi

By Emma Simpson, The Gay Agenda | July 11, 2017

THE GAY AGENDA: Some queer people perceive bisexual people as somehow not “queer enough,” while straight cisgender people perceive them as “too queer.”

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Trump Has Secretive Teams to Roll Back Regulations, Led by Hires With Deep Industry Ties

By Robert Faturechi, ProPublica, and Danielle Ivory, The New York Times | July 11, 2017

ProPublica: We’ve found many appointees with potential conflicts of interest, including two who might personally profit if particular regulations are undone.

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Coos Planning Board Wants To Assert Its Authority Over Private Projects On Government Land

By Chris Jensen | July 10, 2017

Coos County’s Planning Board wants to make it clear its position that it has authority over private projects on state and federal land, including the White Mountain National Forest.

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Amid antitrust talk, Amazon and Google flex lobbying muscle

By Kennett Werner, OpenSecrets.org | July 9, 2017

In calling Amazon a monopoly in plain sight, Chamath Palihapitiya was banking on the assumption that antitrust enforcers won’t catch on and disrupt that growth. But some antitrust scholars think it’s time to intervene.

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Your Sunday Toon

By Mike Marland | July 8, 2017

HELP – We didn’t pay Mike for his work in June and some of May. He is a NH treasure and we appreciate your help. — Thanks, Nancy West. Click inside to find out how to get your free gift from Mike.