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Next on New Hampshire Outlook tonight. A new look at consumer debt. We'll show you how digging out from under a mountain of debt is a few mouse clicks away. And we'll take you inside the coldest place in the state. for research anyway. |
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Good Evening. I'm Allison McNair. Welcome to New Hampshire Outlook. |
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What weapons should be legal for New Hampshire hunters? Today, the New Hampshire House approved three bills that would widen the options. One bill would allow all hunters to use crossbows during the regular firearm season for white-tailed deer. Another would allow people to use silencers on guns if they're shooting nuisance animals that ruin their crops. Those two bills are now in the Senate Finance Committee. The third piece of legislation would allow pistols to be used to hunt deer in the few communities where they are now forbidden. That bill has passed in the Senate. |
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While legislation on hunting methods is considered, state fish and game officials are looking at reducing the number of days people can hunt female deer. That's because the harsh winter has taken its toll on the deer population. Officials say they've collected nearly 400 dead deer from 147 towns in recent months -- that's twice as many as usual. More than 70 percent of those deer were severely malnourished. Fish and game officials want feedback and tonight are holding the first of four public hearings in Concord. There will be another public hearing tomorrow night in Keene at the Keene Public Library at 6:30. CG:BULLET3\Harsh WInter Impact on Deep Population\400 Dead Deer \Twice as Many as Usual\70% Malnourished\NH Fish and Game CG:BUMP\NH Fish and Game Public Hearing\Keene Public Library - Tuesday, June 5 6:30 p.m. |
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A program that provides free prescription drugs has helped about 76 hundred granite staters. That's according to data collected for the first three months of this year. Two million dollars worth of free medications have been distributed through the N- H Medication Bridge Program. It is supported by both state and private funds and helps uninsured patients get expensive, long-term medications from pharmaceutical manufacturers. About 300,000 New Hampshire residents have no prescription drug coverage. It was one year ago that State Senator Bev Hollingworth approached the Foundation for Healthy communities to create the Medication Bridge. |
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A long-awaited veterans health clinic has opened in Conway. North Country veterans had been travelling to Manchester or Tilton for medical care. A similar clinic is planned for Rochester later this summer. Officials expect the clinic to care for about 500 veterans each year.The Department of Veterans Affairs helped pay for the clinic. |
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New Hampshire Republicans have lost one of their most powerful operatives. Michael Dagostino died today of leukemia at the age of 84. Dagostino was considered by many to be a driving force behind numerous G-O-P campaigns in New Hampshire. His friends included former President George Bush and former Governor Hugh Gregg, yet to many he was known simply as "Big Mike." |
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The average US household is carrying 8-thousand dollars in debt and has about eight credit cards. Many of those people are overextended. According to the The Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Vermont and New Hampshire, lack of a buget and increased use of credit are the primary causes of financial problems. The service suggests using between ten to twenty percent of your annual income for credit payments. Chances are, if more than twenty percent of your income is going to creditors, you may need make an appointment with a credit counselor. the average age of a consumer credit counseling service is 40. 55% are women. 45% are men. the average gross income is 33,300 per year. the average debt is 30-thousand dollars! |
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Joining me now to discuss different debt-reduction methods is finanical planner Faye Doria. |
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For families or individuals who find themselves in debt, there is some help in getting back on track. It's called taking Charge of Your Finances and it's available through The University of New Hampshire's Cooperative Extension. |
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It takes twice as long to get out of debt as it took to get in it, since you have to get out of debt with interest. -There is only one way to get out of debt-- pay more each month towards your debts. -There are only two ways to find the money to increase your payments--earn more income or reduce your spending. -To earn more income, ask for a raise, change jobs, sell your toys, have a yard sale. -To reduce your spending-- only buy necessities, track your spending, follow the 24 hour rule, don't carry credit cards, don't use ATMs. -Refinancing debt usually means lower payments for a longer period of time, but not less interest. -Debt reduction must be a family affair. You can't do it without your spouse and kids. -Never take money out of your 401k plan to pay off debts even to avoid bankruptcy. |
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Thanks Faye Doria. |
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CG:BUMP2\FOR MORE INFORMATION\Taking Charge of Your Finances UNH Cooperative Extension 862-0092 CG:BUMP2\FOR MORE INFORMATION\Consumer Credit Counseling Service of New Hampshire and Vermont www.cccsnh-vt.org 1-800-327-6778 CG:BUMP2\FOR MORE INFORMATION\Credit Card Facts www.cardweb.com Taking Charge of Your Finances UNH Cooperative Extension 862-0092 Consumer Credit Counseling Service of New Hampshire and Vermont www.cccsnh-vt.org 1-800-327-6778 Credit Card Facts www.cardweb.com |
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Investors did some cautious buying on Wall Street to start the work week. Oil stocks were the big performers a day ahead of a scheduled OPEC meeting. |
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The Dow gained 71 points to close at eleven-thousand-61. The New York Stock Exchange rose three- point -seven points. The American Stock exchange was up one- point five- nine points. The Nasdaq was up almost six and a half points to close at twenty-one hundred and fifty-five. And the S-and-P 500 posted a six and a half point gain, closing at 12-hundred-67. |
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Here's a look of stocks of interest to New Hampshire investors. Autodesk was up ninety-five cents. Chubb shares rose one dollar and five cents. M-B-N-A finished the day up seventy cents. Sanmina was down eighty- three cents. And teradyne closed the day down one dollar and thirty- five cents. |
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Two months ago, officials from Franklin Regional Hospital and Lakes Region General Hospital announced their plans to merge. Those plans are designed to give the Franklin facility the management and money it needs to remain open. This week, residents of both communities get the opportunity to let officials know what kind of services are most important to them. The public forums will be held tomorrow in Franklin and Thursday in Laconia. CG:BUMP2\Hospital Merger Public Forums\June 5 St. Paul Parish Center - Franklin June 7 Gale Memorial Library - Laconia |
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Well, after a rainy weehkend, a nice day to kick off the work week.To find out what we can experct tonight and tommmorrow, we checked in with Tod Hagan at the Mt. Washington Observatory. |
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CG:WEATHER\Mount Washington Observatory\Current Conditions\Temperature: 39 Degrees\Wind: West at 28 mph\Fog\Visibility: 100 feet CG:WEATHER\Tonight\North\Mostly cloudy\Chance of a shower or thunderstorm\Lows: 50 to 55\Winds: Northwest 5 to 10 mph CG:WEATHER\Tonight\South\Partly cloudy with a chance of showers\Lows: 50 to 55\Winds: West at 10 mph\ CG:WEATHER\Tomorrow\North\Partly sunny with a chance of showers\Highs: 70 to 75\Winds: Northwest at 10 to 15 mph CG:WEATHER\Tomorrow\South\Partly sunny\Chance of shower or thunderstorm\Highs: 75 to 79\Winds: West at 10 to 15 mph CURRENT Temp: 39 F Wind: West at 28 mph Current Weather: Fog Visibility: 100 feet FORECAST TONIGHT North: Mostly cloudy with a chance of a shower or thunderstorm LOWS: 50 to 55 F WINDS: Northwest 5 to 10 mph South: Partly cloudy with a chance of evening showers LOWS: 50 to 55 F WINDS: West at 10 mph. FORECAST TOMORROW North: Becoming partly sunny with a chance of showers HIGHS: 70 to 75 F WINDS: Northwest at 10 to 15 mph. South: Partly sunny with a chance of a shower or thunderstorm HIGHS: 75 to 79 F WINDS: West at 10 to 15 mph. |
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For a bit of relief from the hot rhetoric about the economy, how about a visit to someplace cold. The Army Corps of Engineer's Cold Regions Research and Engineering Lab in Hanover is a world reknowned facility with a mission to study the cold. More specifically the characteristics of cold environments and how to live and work in them. Chip Neal shows us some of what goes on inside. |
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this is a story about the Army Corps of Engineer's Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory in Hanover, NH. There they study cold environments and their characteristics so that we might learn how to work and live in those environments more efficiently and productively. In this story we meet Andrew Tuthill, an hydraulic engineer in the Ice Engineering Facility, who is working on de-icing the locks at Sue St. Marie by using an exact replica in model size. Then we meet Robert Eaton, a civil engineer who is working on various pavement projects using the Frost Engineering Research Facility. This building allows them to freeze and thaw sections of pavement 6 times in a year so they can do accelerated testing of the effects of frost on highways. And finally, we visit with James Lever a mechanical engineer who is working on the effectiveness of Wyoming snow fences by using a model inside a wind machine. |
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Since Chip taped that story two summers ago Andrew Tuthill and Robert Eaton continue to work on similar projects. And James Lever is now working on control structures for preventing ice jam flooding on rivers. |
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Tomorrow on New Hampshire Outlook - We continue our financial fitness week with a look at Project Jumpstart a program that teaches financial literacy to young people. There could be a lesson in it for all of us. |
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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 Doo Wop 51. 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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Tonight on New Hampshire Outlook. We continue our financial fitness week with a look at Project Jumpstart. It teaches financial literacy to our kids. There could be a lesson in it for all of us. Join us tonight at 7:30 only on New Hampshire Outlook. |
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Tonight on New Hampshire Outlook. We continue our financial fitness week with a look at Project Jumpstart. It teaches financial literacy. There could be a lesson in it for all of us. Join us tonight at 11:30 only on New Hampshire Outlook. |
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For more information on Taking Charge of Your Finances, call Suzann Knight at 862-0092. |
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