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Local News Blues: Big Philanthropy Is Infuriating Local News Publishers
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Just when you thought big philanthropy couldn’t piss off local news publishers any more than they already have, the Knight Media Forum happened in Miami this week.
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From Adversity to Advocacy: A Story of Resilience and Systemic Change in NH
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Ophelia’s testimony caught the attention of the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), prompting a transformative job offer as a Healing Justice Organizer. Her experience in the correctional system is ultimately what made her the right fit for the role.
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A History of the World You Won’t Be Able To Put Down
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If you are interested in the history of the world, you will love this book. It was a stretch for me to pick it up at the library. It was a huge leap of faith to think it would be interesting.
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Speaking of Words: What is the Oldest Language?
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They were created knowing some language or other, apparently, but the odd thing is that God seemed not to know it, or not very well, for after he created Adam he brought all the beasts and birds to him “to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof.”
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How did NH get to its current state of affairs in education? In three parts. Part 3-the Pledge
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New Hampshire has a political slogan called, “the Pledge.” It’s not the Pledge of Allegiance or some other kind of pledge to God, country or high ideals. It’s a political pledge to William Loeb’s hatred of broad-based taxes which he defined as a state income or sales tax.
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Roger Wood Unpacks Portsmouth Controversy Over Alleged Malfeasance
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Podcast producer Roger Wood unpacks the complex controversy regarding Jim Hewitt, target of an attempt to remove him from the Portsmouth Planning Board.
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Rights Groups Criticize Sununu’s National Guard Proposal
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It did not take long for immigrants’ rights defenders, peace groups, and faith leaders to register opposition to Gov. Chris Sununu’s request for $850,000 to fund the dispatch of New Hampshire National Guard troops to the Texas-Mexico border.
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Roger Wood Speaks Child-Care Woes With Cora Hoppe
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Childcare expenses can be devastating for parents of young children. They often have to make the choice between paying for daycare or staying home.
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Distant Dome: New Hampshire House Shows Its Priority
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The money for the EFA program comes from the Education Trust Fund, which was established about 25 years ago to pay the adequacy aid to school districts after the Claremont education decisions by the state Supreme Court.