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Business Outlook |
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| Pre-Show |
Jenny Thompson |
| Headlines |
Summary Wrap |
| Bush |
Intro Roundtable |
| Heating Oil |
Business Outlook |
| Mock |
Tease Monday |
| Harry Potter |
Goodnight |
| Hiker Rescue |
Founders |
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Next on the Friday Roundtable edition of New Hampshire Outlook. Journalists from around the state discuss the issues. Tonight. It's politics. Who is in the running and where are the voters? |
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Good Evening. I'm Trish Anderton from New Hampshire Public Radio, sitting in tonight for Allison McNair. Welcome to New Hampshire Outlook. We begin tonight with a summary of state news. |
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Voters who helped John McCain win the New Hampshire primary haven't automatically shifted their support to George W. Bush. That's according to a University of New Hampshire Survey Center poll. It found 52 percent of McCain primary supporters now saying they'll vote for Bush. 30-percent say they'll vote for Gore. McCain wasn't present when Bush stumped the state this morning in New Hampshire though he did appear at a later event in Maine. |
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More than half of New Hampshire's heating oil customers will buy oil at a fixed price this winter. The Petroleum Council reports that about 55 -percent of oil customers have either pre-bought or signed contracts to guarantee a fixed price. That's up from 30-percent last year when oil prices spiked in the middle of winter. |
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The Chairman of the New Hampshire House Judiciary Committee says he expects a lot of changes in the wake of the impeachment trial of Chief Justice David Brock. Henry Mock appeared on a Lebanon radio show this morning. He said he expects a review of judges and certain responsibilities to be taken away from the high court. While pleased with the Senate Leadership's handling of the trial, Mock said some senators violated their oath by coming to the trial with their minds made up. |
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A New Hampshire parent is asking her local school district to ban the public reading of one of the most popular children's stories of all time. The Harry Potter series of books features a young wizard at a boarding school for wizards. An Alexandria mother says the books promote witchcraft and she doesn't want them read aloud in school. The principal says children know the difference between fantasy and reality. No word on where the controversy is headed next. |
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An unprepared hiker may have to foot the bill for his rescue. The man from Vermont was hiking in the Presidential Range. He was only planning to be on the Crawford Path for the day, but ended up spending the night. He was not wearing any wind gear, just cotton clothing. He was found Wednesday by two passing hikers and was in the advanced stages of hypothermia. The Fish and Game department has begun asking people to refund the cost of rescues. |
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The woman with the most medals in Olympic history is going for another title. Jenny Thompson of Dover with participate in two upcoming special Olympic editions of the prime-time game show "Who wants to be a Millionaire." She'll compete against other athletes. Half of her winnings will go to charity. She'll keep the rest. |
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That's our news summary. Tonight's Roundtable is coming up in just a few minutes. But first, here's a look at your weekend weather forecast. |
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A new survey shows many in New Hampshire focus more on the Presidential race than local politics. That's one of the topics of tonight's Roundtable Discussion. Here's host Allison McNair in Concord. |
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In Business Headlines tonight, a new manufacturing plant could bring 1800 jobs to Nashua. Corning, Incorporated received approval from the city's planning board this week to build a 390-thousand square foot facility. The plant will make parts for networking and telecomunications systems. New Hampshire's sizzling economy is driving housing prices in the Portsmouth area through the roof. A report by the Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development says housing prices have increased nearly forty percent in the past five years. Since 1980, housing prices have gone up 173 percent. Massachusetts had the steeping hike. 326 percent since 1980. In Littleton, everyone's talking about the hospital building that went up for auction. but got no takers. A new hospital is set to open soon in the area. The former hospital brick building was built in 1906. Even though potential developers were in the audience, none made a bid. The hospital board meets next week to decide what to do. |
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If you're one of the people planning to supplement this winter's heating bill with a portable space heater, you'll want to take some important safety precautions. Coming up Monday on New Hampshire Outlook, we'll show you which heaters you'll want to avoid and which ones actually require permits to operate. |
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That's all for this edition of Outlook tonight. Thanks for joining us. Allison McNair returns Monday night. I'm Trish Anderton from New Hampshire Public Radio. Thanks for joining us. Stay tuned for the McLaughlin Group. New Hampshire Outlook will be back Monday at 7:30. |
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