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Next on New Hampshire Outlook tonight. We're talking trash. OUT: Bite? "We produce 1 million tons of garbage." We'll explore the looming crisis at landfills across the Granite State. Plus, how you can make some of your garbage disappear in your own backyard. And we'll answer the question. why do leaves change color. |
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Growing tensions in the middle east sent oil prices soaring and stocks tumbling on wall street today. All of the major indexes took hits. The nasdaq posted its lowest close of the year and the dow suffered its fifth biggest loss ever. Many analysts say investors had already weathered an oil price shock. but concerns of a possible shortage sent them on a selling spree. The outlook for New Hampshire stocks is not as grim. A quick snap shot reveals many with a modest decline since yesterday's close. and most are still well ahead of their 52-week low. |
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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 price of oil shot up two dollars a barrel today. spurred on by tensions in the middle east. Concern over the cost of crude could send gas pump prices higher as early as next week. Supplies of gasoline are already low at the Portland Maine terminal and other terminals in the region. Normally prices drop in the fall, but instability overseas and a shortage in supply vessels is expected to add to the cost for consumers. |
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New Hampshire may not be able to pay off state debts with the Medicaid money much longer. The federal government has allowed states like New Hampshire to claim medical services at the upper federal pay limits and pocket the difference. New legislation would close a loophole in Medicaid rules that lets New Hampshire and other states reap in billions of extra federal dollars. The Health Care Financing Administration proposes closing the loophole within a five year period. |
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Better health care may be on the way for New Hampshire veterans. Representatives Charles Bass and John Sununu joined other House members in voting for a 310-million dollar bill that will give the state's veterans better medical benefits. Bass says the bill will help New Hampshire veterans by expanding full medical benefits to those who don't live near a military treatment facility. The bill also includes a three-point-seven percent military pay raise. |
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New discounts on prescription drugs may be available next spring for New Hampshire seniors. Governor Jeanne Shaheen has teamed up with governors from Maine and Vermont to form a prescription buying pool. Savings from bulk discounts and rebates from drug companies would be passed on to seniors. Shaheen proposes making seniors who earn up to 300 percent of the federal poverty level eligible for discounts. That would translate to 25-thousand dollars of income for an individual or 33-thousand-750 for a couple. The states must first get approval from the federal government. |
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That's the news summary. We'll be back with our focus on Trash, our foliage calendar and more after the weather. |
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TONIGHT NORTH BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY LOWS UPPER 20s TO MID 30s SOUTH CLEAR MID 30s TO MID 40s TOMORROW PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY HIGHS IN THE 60s TO LOWER 70s SATURDAY PARTLY SUNNY HIGHS IN THE 60s |
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New Hampshire has a population of more than one million people and that number is growing. All of us who live here, have one thing in common -- we produce garbage. Tonight, we'll talk about what happens to all that garbage once it leaves your curbside or transfer station and some of the issues surrounding it's management. |
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Joining me now in the studio are Mike Sills - an engineer for the Waste Management Division, NH Department of Environmental Services and George Crombie - Director of Public Works in Nashua Questions: *Please acknowledge that Nashua landfill is in the process of building a new, high-tech lined landfill. We have heard tonight that our present landfills will reach capacity by 2010. What happens then? Why are sites allowing so much garbage to be imported? What are some of the environmental/residential concerns you deal with with regards to landfills/incinerators? How safe are the new technologies? It's been reported that the rate of recycling has fallen short of the 40% goal. Why has that happened? What can be done to change that percentage? What are the economic benefits of recycling? Dr. Phil O'Brien told us that Mercury is a big problem - even children's running shoes with the flashing lights in the soles have Mercury in them. Is this the reason the water in NH is being monitored so carefully for Mercury? |
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Thanks to my guests Mike Sills -of , NH Department of Environmental Services and George Crombie of Public Works in Nashua |
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Recycling is one way to reduce the amount of garbage heading to your local landfill. Composting is another. Toss yard waste and other organic matter from your kitchen except dairy, meat, fish and oil products and you're in business. Nancy Adams, Education Consultant for the UNH Cooperative Extension explains how to get started. "If you decide to go with that method." |
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And in business news today. A sales tax would harm New Hampshire's economy - that's the word from the Retail Merchants of New Hampshire. The group's response comes after news that the governor's tax commission is looking at the tax as a way to fund education. The retail merchants claim a sales tax would place an unfair burden on the industry to help pay for education. How about travelling to Montreal at 90 miles an hour without getting a speeding ticket? Well, you could do that if a high speed train service from Boston to Montreal becomes a reality. Transportation Secretary Rodney Slater has designated a new railroad corridor for high-speed train service through New Hampshire and Vermont. Legislation pending in Congress would help Amtrak raise money to make necessary improvements over ten years. The train would run through Manchester and Concord New Hampshire, as well as Vermont. From Presidents to poets - many well known figures have visited the Mount View House. Plans are to re- open the doors of the grand hotel in Whitefield after a 12--million dollar makeover is complete. A special tax credit program will allow businesses that donate money to the program to receive a 75 percent credit against state business taxes. A grand opening is scheduled for Memorial Day 2002. |
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We all have a vague idea why the leaves change color in the fall. But do you know why some turn yellow while others turn red and some - orange? Well we wondered too. So we visited the Squam Lakes Natural Science Center --just north of the lakes region--to get the answer from an expert naturalist. |
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If you're planning on seeking out the fall foliage over the next few days - here's a look at the color schemes and some activities for the whole family. |
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Tomorrow night on the Roundtable edition of NH Outlook, journalists from around the state will give an insider's view of the week's top stories. I hope you'll join us. |
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That's all for Outlook tonight. Thanks for joining us. Stay tuned for Building Big. 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. It's another edition of New Hampshire Roundtable. Journalists from around the state give an insider's view of the week's top stories. Tune in for New Hampshire Outlook, tonight at 7:30. |
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Hello, I'm Allison McNair. Tonight on New Hampshire Outlook. Farming. it's a tradition in transition. Meet the people who are changing to save the farm. And find out how they are competeing in a new economy. Join us, tonight at 7:30 only on New Hampshire Outlook. |
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Hello, I'm Allison McNair. On the next New Hampshire Outlook. Farming. it's a tradition in transition. Meet the people who are changing to save the farm. And find out how they are competeing in a new economy. Join us, Monday evening at 7:30 only on New Hampshire Outlook. |
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An elderly motorist is recovering from an apparent road rage attack. Hanover police say the man was driving on Interstate 89 yesterday when he inadvertently cut off another driver. The other driver followed the elderly man through downtown Hanover and punched him repeatedly. Police are still looking for the suspect. It is unclear if the elderly man was injured. |
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State Senator Mary Brown was thrown out of a debate among the gubernatorial candidates in Manchester today. Brown, an independent candidate for governor, said she went to the Chamber of Commerce debate and asked to be heard. Instead, she was escorted from the room. Governor Jeanne Shaheen and Republican Gordon Humphrey took part in the debate. |
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More people found jobs in New Hampshire. The unemployment numbers are down from August to September. The preliminary seasonally adjusted rate in September was two-point-four percent, compared with two-point-nine percent the previous month. The rate a year ago in September was two-point-five percent. |