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Next on New Hampshire Outlook tonight. Between 75 and 150,000 of our neighbors can't read or write. We look at the problem of illiteracy and what is being done to combat it. Incumbent Congressman Charles Bass outlines his platform in a one-on-one interview. And City Year comes to NH |
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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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New Hampshire Chief Justice David Brock may have to face a new attempt to remove him from the state's highest court. Just moments after the chief justice was acquitted yesterday in his impeachment - one state legislator began efforts to file a bill of address. New Hampton Republican Fran Wendelboe cited a secret Supreme court docket and a backlog of cases as reasons for the filing. Brock survived a bill of address before the house a year ago. Both houses of the Legislature and the governor and Executive Council would have to approve the bill for a judge to be removed. |
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Enough money can be raised to pay for New Hamphire schools if there's an income tax, capital gains tax, and sales tax in the granite state. Those were the findings in a report to the governor's tax commission. The report says a four percent income tax, 25 percent capital gains tax and a five percent sales tax would raise enough money even after adjustments for inflation and population growth. The commission, which met yesterday, will examine the negative effects of each tax. |
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New Hampshire has the lowest state tax burden in the country. The federal Census Bureau says that New Hampshire residents paid 891 dollars per capita. Connecticut had the highest at 29-hundred-plus dollars. The national average was just over 18-hundred dollars. |
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Time will tell if tonight's debate between Al Gore and George W. Bush will have an impact here in New Hampshire. In a poll of likely voters - Gore is up 46-to-38 points in New Hampshire. Bush had been slightly ahead in the state. Nationally, polls generally show Bush up by a few points, within the margin of error. |
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That's the news summary. We'll be back with our focus on literacy,a one on one interview wtih Congressman Charles Bass and more after the weather. |
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TONIGHT CLEAR LOW IN THE MID 30S WEST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH TOMORROW SUNNY HIGH IN THE MID 60S FRIDAY MOSTLY CLEAR HIGH IN THE MID 60S. |
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Here in New Hampshire there are anywhere from 75-thousand to 150 -thousand adults who don't have basic reading, writing and computational skills. The numbers are hard to come by, since most people don't want to admit that they can't read or write. Those who do seek help, are building self-esteem along with their reading skills. as Chip Neal discovered at the Rockingham County Adult Tutorial Program in Exeter. |
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This is Literacy week in New Hampshire. Here to talk about how we can get people in New Hampshire reading are Jim Smith, president of the New Hampshire Council on Literacy, and Art Ellison State Department of Education Director of Adult Education. |
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Thanks to my guests Jim Smith, president of the New Hampshire Council on Literacy, and Art Ellison State Department of Education Director of Adult Education |
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In business news today. An advocacy group is appealing New Hampshire's electric deregulation plan. The Campaign for Rate Payer's Rights says Public Service Company of New Hampshire should not be allowed to recover costs on past investments in power plants and contracts that the company would not get in a competitive market. PSNH says the lawsuit filed in the state Supreme Court could delay scheduled rate decreases. The union representing University of New Hampshire faculty members voted to approve a new contract today. The contract represents 350 teachers. It gives them a 24-pount-four percent raise over five years. Concord Hospital and Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon are joining forces. The partnership announced today is not a merger, though both hospitals will share financial risks and management responsibilities. Both hospitals are nonprofit. City Year, the national youth service corps officially kicked off its first campaign in New Hamphire today. The nationwide program partners business with young people who commit to one year of community service to schools and other non profit groups. City Year New Hampshire will foucs on 3000 middle school students in the Seacoast area. |
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The general election is four weeks away. To help you make an informed choice, New Hampshire Outlook has invited all of the Gubernatorial and Congressional Candidates to our studios for an in-depth discussion on the issues. Representative Charles Bass was in the studio this week. We asked him why he is seeking a fourth term. OUT: |
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That's all for Outlook tonight. Thanks for joining us. Stay tuned for NOVA. 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. New Hampshire produces over one million tons of trash per year. Find out how towns are handling this growing garbage dilemma. Join us, tonight at 7:30 on New Hampshire Outlook. |
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Residents in Chichester have won the battle to get their own zip code. The town lost it's own zip code twenty years ago after their postmaster retired and no longer wanted her building used as the post office. Since then, Chichester residents have lobbied to get a zip code seperate from the one they've shared with neighboring Epsom. Chichester's new zip code is expected to take effect in July of next year. |
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Tomorrow on NH Outlook. It's a show about garbage. We'll show you how much we produce, where it's going and why the problem is reaching critical mass in the state of New Hampshire. Plus making some of your trash disappear in your own backyard. AND as the glories of autumn surround. did you ever wonder why the leaves change? |