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Next on New Hampshire Outlook Can you recognize the signs of depression? Even coming into class and they are just sitting there - very quiet and not really focusing on anything. It's like they're there -their shell is there but their internal being is not. -- A new education campaign is underway to lower New Hampshire's high suicide rate among young people. |
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Good Evening. I'm Allison McNair. Welcome to New Hampshire Outlook. We begin tonight with a summary of today's news. |
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Another bird has tested positive for the West Nile Virus. State officials say a dead robin found in Candia in September is the seventh to test positive for the virus. The rest were crows. They were found in Derry, Manchester, Newton and Hampstead. So far this year, 438 birds were tested for the virus, which is carried by mosquitos. No humans have been infected. |
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Al Gore and George W. Bush are in a statistical dead heat in New Hampshire. Those are the latest findings in a poll of New Hampshire voters. The poll conducted by R-K-M Research and Communications gave Gore 43 percent to Bush's 42 percent in the presidential race. The poll's margin of error is five percentage points. Governor Jeanne Shaheen maintains a strong lead over her challengers. Shaheen leads Republican Gordon Humphrey 50 percent to 38 percent. The poll also shows incumbents in both congressional races maintaining first place status. Republican John E. Sununu has a 12-point lead over Democrat Martha Fuller Clark in the First District race and Republican incumbent Charles Bass is ahead of Barney Brannen by 13 points in the Second District race. |
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Should Sanborn Regional High school use an Indian as its symbol? At last spring's graduation, the salutorian - John Robie - who is a Micmac indian - questioned the use of the symbol. As a result - a committee was formed and decided to keep the Indian but not use drums, tomahawks, and feathers. Robie's father thinks the district should no longer have the Indian as mascot. The School Board meets in Kingston tonight to review the matter. |
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Money for research at the University of New Hampshire keeps coming in. Research funding increased 30 percent in the last fiscal year to 78 million dollars. The largest sponsor - the federal CommerceDepartment which supports the school's Sea Grant and other coastal and ocean programs. Federal projects brought in the most money, followed by state-sponsored research, and business and industry contracts. |
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A Manchester police officer and Concord Hospital nurse have been honored for saving the life of a man who suffered a heart attack in September. Officer Todd Boucher was flagged down in the parking lot of a Home Depot store and directed to a man who was unconscious and not breathing. Boucher began CPR, and Lisa Murphy, who was there with her young daughter, joined in. When EMTs arrived the victim was breathing. The two were recognized in a cermony this morning. |
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That's the news summary. We'll be back with our focus on teen suicide after the weather. |
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TONIGHT PARTLY CLOUDY LOWS IN THE 30s TOMORROW PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY HIGHS IN THE 50s. FRIDAY PARTLY CLOUDY HIGHS IN THE MID 40s NORTH TO NEAR 60 SOUTH |
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Suicide kills more Americans each year than homicide.That fact was pointed out by the US Surgeon General, who will be in Boston tommorrow - to seek input on creating the nation's first comprehensive strategy to prevent suicide. Representatives from New Hampshire organizations will be there. According to one study - one out of every five New Hampshire high school students has seriously considered suicide. OUT: |
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Joining me now in studio - Gretchen Grappone - who has dealt with depression as a teen and speaks to young people about her experiences and Robert Bryant from Second Growth - Suicide Prevention Counselor |
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Thanks to my guests Gretchen Grappone and Robert Bryant. Once again, help is a confidential phone call away. Helpline 1-800-852-3388 SAF-TALK 1-888-220-6258 |
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Here's a look at some of the stories making headlines in New Hampshire business. A Marriott hotel chain heir has been charged with violating wetlands laws while doing construction in Tuftonboro on Lake Winnipesaukee. Richard Marriott of Washington turned a boathouse into a four bedroom home. He faces charges for dredging wetlands and the lake bottom without a permit. The state wants Marriott to remove the renovations and restore the boathouse, lake and wetlands to their original condition. He also faces fines. Convenience will take on a new meaning at Wal Marts in New Hampshire. Soon you'll be able to gas up your vehicle right along with doing your shopping. Sunoco says it will build gas stations at Wal-Marts in New Hampshire as well as eight other eastern states. Low unemployment rates may mean a big bonus - if you work for the town of Hooksett. Fearing snow will arrive before its highway department and transfer station are fully staffed, town officials are offering a 500-dollar sign-on bonus to current employees who bring on new workers. The workers have to stay on the job for four months to qualify. |
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The next time you go for a walk in the woods - you might want to slow down for just a bit and take some extra time to look around you. Dave Erler - senior naturalist at the Squam Lakes Nature Science Center helps us get started. |
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Tomorrow on New Hampshire Outlook - Millions of kids head to the polls in a nationwide mock election. Could those results influence parent's choices next Tuesday? We'll take you to Mock Election Headquarters LIVE tomorrow. |
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That's it for this edition of New Hampshire Outlook. For all of us here at New Hampshire Public Television, thanks for joining us. Stay tuned for NOVA We'll be back tomorrow at 7:30. Good night. |
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Tonight on New Hampshire Outlook. Millions of kids head to the polls in a nationwide mock election. Could today's results influence their parent's choices next Tuesday? 7:30 only on New Hampshire Outlook. |
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If you're eating yout fruits and vegetables - it's not keeping you as healthy as you might think. Harvard researchers say their new study shows while fruits and vegetables do help protect against heart disease and diabetes, they have no effect against colon and rectal cancer. Other experts disagree. The head of a Seattle cancer research center says the Harvard study should be kept in perspective. He says the results are simply "a single set of findings on an important topic that's attracting more and more scientific attention each day." |