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NH Grad Unions Pick Up the Union Banner
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Unionized graduate students took steps forward this week both at Dartmouth College in Hanover and the University of New Hampshire in Durham.
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50-Year Anniversary of UPI Strike
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Fifty years ago this week, United Press International staffers represented by Local 222 of The Newspaper Guild were in the midst of their strike against Scripps-Howard company. It was the second strike called by the Wire Service Guild and lasted 23 days.
Energy
‘Clams’ Planning a No Nukes Comeback; 45th Anniversary of Three Mile Island Today
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When an accident at the Three Mile Island reactor in Middletown, Pennsylvania transformed the plant from a technological miracle to a radioactive ruin in a matter of moments on March 28, 1979, the American people got the message: nuclear power was a bad way to generate electricity.
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Local News Publishers React to Press Forward’s Latest Plan
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While some see the call to create local news collaborations through Press Forward Local chapters as a real opportunity, few are happy to hear they won’t be seeing general operating support from Press Forward anytime soon, if ever.
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Roger Wood Talks NH Port Safety with Geno Marconi After Baltimore Bridge Collapse
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Podcast producer Roger Wood spoke with Geno Marconi, NH’s director of Ports and Harbors Tuesday in the aftermath of the Baltimore, Maryland bridge collapse.
Energy
Calling B.S. on the Energy Conservation Code
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The bad news is that the trade group that represents the state’s building contractors does not want to give the buyers of new homes the energy efficiency they need.
Business & Economy
Eversource Crews Restoring Power to Customers After Significant Icing and Heavy, Wet Snow Pummel New Hampshire
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Additional crews arriving in New Hampshire as energy company works to repair the electric system and address downed wires, blocked roads.
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Housing Crisis Caught in Battle Between State and Local Control
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The biggest problem is that housing is unaffordable in New Hampshire and there are many reasons for that including from buying houses for investment by converting them into short-term rentals to the great migration from the cities to rural areas during the COVID pandemic.
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Distant Dome: National Issues Invading NH Legislature
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You can expect partisan politics to play a larger role in the legislature during the second year of a two-year term.