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Next on New Hampshire Outlook tonight. What will he do and how will he do it? Republican Gubernatorial candidate Gordon Humphrey talks politics in the studio. And it's one of the fastest growing health problems in the nation. What you need to know about diabetes. and prevention. |
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Good Evening. I'm Allison McNair. Welcome to New Hampshire Outlook. We begin tonight with a summary of state news. |
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The bill for the House impeachment inquiry and Senate trial of Chief Justice David Brock has already topped the 1 - million dollar mark. And is expected to go much higher. The House is only contracted to pay Chief Counsel Joseph Steinfield and his law firm just under half a million dollars. House Speaker Donna Sytek says no one anticipated such a high price tag which will be re-evaluated AFTER the trial. Meanwhile Senate deliberations begin tomorrow at 9:30. We'll have full coverage here on New Hampshire Public Television and you can also listen on New Hampshire Public Radio. |
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The latest New Hampshire election poll shows Al Gore and George W. Bush in a statistical tie. The Franklin Pierce College-WNDS-TV poll gives Gore 44 percent and Bush 38 percent. If you figure in the four percent margin of error, it's a tie. Third Party Candidates Ralph Nader and Pat Buchanan each have less than one percent. |
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A Laconia Legislator wants to shorten New Hampshire's five year limit for welfare benefits to two years. Republican Ralph Rosen says the idea is to prevent out-of-staters from moving to New Hampshire when their home state benefits exprie. He said he would not target recipients who need assistance because of a disability or inability to work or those in job training programs. |
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A second young person has been arrested in connection with bomb threats at Londonderry high school. That's after a series of bomb threats since late September. Tomorrow, the high school will be under "lock down" conditions. Parents were notified about the new security measures last week. They include metal detectors, video monitoring, and other surveillance. |
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One of the few remaining tracts of undeveloped land on Portstmouth's waterfront will stay that way. The Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests has bought a conservation easement on a 35-acre area known as Creek Farm. The plan is to open the land to the public for picnics, the launching of small boats and to learn about the area's ecology. |
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That's the news summary. We'll be back with Gubernatorial Candidate Gordon Humphrey, and more after the weather. |
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New Hampshire voters will be choosing a governor and two representatives to Congress next month. Between now and election day we'll be bringing you one on one discussions with the candidates. Tonight we're pleased to have in the studio with us Gordon Humphrey - Republican candidate for Governor here in New Hampshire. Mr. Humphrey- thanks for coming in - you were a two term U.S. Senator representing New Hampshire, also a state senator.Why now have you decided to run for Governor? |
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Thank you mr. Humphrey for being our guest here this evening. |
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It seems as though everyone running for office has his or her own website these days. Where do you go if you want to compare candidates, access their voting record or other information? Try Project Vote-smart. It currently has information on more than 40-thousand candidates nationwide. Project Vote-smart is a nonprofit organization dedicated to covering the candidates from all perspectives. You can log on to the site, enter your zip code and find the candidates that address issues you care about most. Get their backgrounds, positions on issues, voting records, campaign finances and more. You can link to Project Vote-smart from our website at nhptv.org. |
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In our Outlook on Business tonight: State officials say predictions of a record weekend for tourism may be on target. One popular stop - the Flume - reports the largest number of visitors in a single day since the visitors' center opened in 1985. Leaf peepers in northern New Hampshire got some unexpected scenery - it snowed- about six inches on the higher elevations of Franconia Notch! Faculty at the University of New Hampshire may be teaching under a contract in the near future. Last week - a tentative agreement was reached between negotiators - and later approved by trustees. A 22 - point-4 percent salary hike would be spread over five years. Faculty Union Members will vote on the proposal this week. A new health study shows people living in the Keene area are worse off than the average New Hampshire citizen. The Monadnock area study commissioned in part by Dartmouth-Hitchcock and Cheshire Medical Center did a risk assessment of people in the region's 34 cities and towns. It found people in 19 of those communities at high risk for death and disease. Some of the risk factors include the high school dropout rate and exposure to tobacco. |
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Type two diabetes is on the rise across the country and in New Hampshire. What's frightening is people often have symptoms of the disease long before going to the doctor for diagnosis. And that can cause health complications. |
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Joining me with more on Diabetes. from New Hampshire Health and Human Services. Dr. Andrew Pelletier Chronic Disease Epidemiologist and Sally Minkow of the NH Diabetes Education Program. |
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For information on tonight's program, and links to our guests and interviews, Visit our web site at nhptv.org. You can give us your feedback, see and hear streaming video of the broadcast and participate in our daily poll. |
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Tomorrow night on New Hampshire Outlook: The Senate Judiciary Committee deliberates in the Brock Impeachment case and Congressman Charles Bass outlines his campaign platform. |
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That's all for this edition of New Hampshire Outlook tonight. Thanks for joining us. Stay tuned for Granite State Challenge. We'll be back tomorrow at 7:30. Good night. |
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Thanks to our founding sponsors who have provided major funding for the production of New Hampshire Outlook: New Hampshire Charitable Foundadtion Public Service of New Hampshire Alice J. Reen Charitable Trust Putnam Foundation Stratford Foundation |
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Hello, I'm Allison McNair. Tonight on New Hampshire Outlook. We continue to bring you the BIG picture on issues that affect your life in the Granite State. For indepth news and timely stories. tune to New Hampshire Outlook, tonight at 7:30 here on New Hampshire Public Television. |
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Hello, I'm Allison McNair.Tonight on New Hampshire Outlook. We'll have Congressional candidate, Charles Bass as our guest in the New Hampshire Public Television studios. Join us for this candid one on one interview tonight at 7:30 only on New Hampshire Outlook. |