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BUSH NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND President Bush brought his quest for education reform to New Hampshire earlier this week. On Tuesday the President spoke to a crowd of three-thousand people at UNH in Durham. He talked about the components of the new education bill he signed into law that day in Ohio. Among the educational steps the bill takes include school accountability through mandatory testing, and consequences for schools which fail to meet set standards. SUPREME COURT The state Supreme Court announced Tuesday that it will consider the question of whether the state must hold schools accountable for providing an adequate education. The court will examine whether existing or additional laws and regulations can provide the necessary accountability. It will give the state and any other parties until February 1st to submit documents on the issue. REDISTRICTING Blame it on the census - it looks like it will be a long battle when it comes to redistricting. This week, Senate Democrats have proposed their own redistricting plan. The Republicans have already submitted their own proposal, which would rearrange some state Senate and congressional boundaries. PEASE |
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Here's a look at other stories making news. |
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A verdict has been handed down in what has become known as the "hockey dad trial." Thomas Junta was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in a Cambridge courtroom Friday. Junta was tried for manslaughter in connection with the beating death of Michael Costin - another hockey dad. The two fought following a practice at an ice rink in Massachusetts. Junta faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison and will be back in court for sentencing January 25th. |
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New Hampshire's bank commissioner warns residents to be wary when answering the phone. Peter Hildreth says credit union members are the target of a scam based on fraudulent offers for secured credit cards. The callers falsely claim to represent the credit union, and offer credit in exchange for fees of more than $200 dollars. Hildreth said similar scams are becoming more common nation-wide. |
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New Hampshire's unemployment rate went down a fraction last month. The state says preliminary figures show the jobless rate was three-point-seven percent, down four-tenths of a percent from November. A total of 25-thousand nine hundred thirty people were out of work. New Hampshire's December uemployment rate was more than two points lower than the national rate. |
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Even though the New Hampshire house turned down a bill to ban smoking in restaurants on Thursay- an American Lung Association spokesperson says the organization will continue to press for the ban. The bill would have allowed smoking in enclosed cocktail lounges with separate ventilation systems. But critics said that as a practical matter, many restaurants would have had to ban smoking. |
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State energy officials say while temperatures are dropping outside, home heating oil prices are on the way up. A spokesperson for the Governor's Office of Energy and Community Services says fuel prices nose-dived last September when airline's canceled flights after the terrorist attacks. But the office predicts prices will now start creeping up as colder weather sets in. However, there is some good news for consumers. This week's price for a gallon of home heating oil is a dollar 17 cents per gallon. That's still 43 cents lower than the price one year ago. |
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It was a gray day in most areas of the state. To find out what lies ahead, we checked in earlier with Katie Koster at the Mount Washington Observatory. |
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Mt. Washington Observatory\Friday on the Summit\High: 19 F\Peak Gust: West 58 MPH\Weather: Freezing fog, light snow showers, blowing snow\Visibility: 50 Feet Overnight\North: Snow showers likely, ending after midnight. Then, clearing late\1" or less of accumulation\Lows: Around 20 F\Winds: Northwest 10 to 15 MPH Central and South: Cloudy with a chance of light rain and flurries early\Lows: 20 to 25 F\Winds: Northwest 10 to 15 MPH\ Weekend\Saturday\North: Mostly sunny in the morning then increasing cloudiness\Highs: Around 30 F\Winds: Northwest 10 MPH\ Central and South: Mostly sunning then increasing cloudiness.\Highs: 33 to 38 F\Winds: Northwest 10 MPH becoming light Southwest in the afternoon\ Sunday\North: Snow likely.\Highs: 30 to 35 F\Central and South: Occasional snow\Highs: 30 to 35 F |
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Monday on New Hampshire Outlook. Who will treat YOU in an emergency? Behind the scenes of the Granite State's EMS system |
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That's all for this edition of Outlook. Thanks for joining us. For all of us here at New Hampshire Public Television, I'm Allison McNair. We'll be back Monday at 10. |
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Tonight on New Hampshire Outlook. Join us tonight at 10:00 only on New Hampshire Outlook. |
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A proposed 100-foot cell phone tower has caused a rift among several town boards in Sanbornton. The Board of Selectmen and Planning Board have joined a resident in a lawsuit against the Zoning Board of Adjustment over a variance it granted a wireless company to put the tower in a resiidential area. Among other things, the lawsuit alleges the board didn't give proper notice of a meeting or site tests and that the tower is not a reasonable use of the site. |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time:1/04/02 / 2200 HOST: Allison McNair Length: 21:43 minutes In addition to a summary of the day's top New Hampshire stories, this edition of New Hampshire Outlook, NHPTV's nightly news magazine, included a roundtable discussion with journalists from around the state about the week's headlines, including education funding in New Hampshire. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Allison McNair NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Norma Love\Associated Press Lars Trodson\Portsmouth Herald Kevin Flynn\WZID News |