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We asked, you answered: How do you feel about the government shutdown?
The government shut down at midnight on Oct. 1 for the first time in six years after Congress reached an impasse on federal funding. This week we asked readers to share thoughts on the shutdown. Here’s what they said…
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Portsmouth photo legend’s work lives on at Athenaeum
Photojournalist Jane Tyska has traveled to 85 countries in her decades-long career, but her heart — and many of her images — have never left the Seacoast. At least 136 pictures she took for the Portsmouth Press from 1990-1992 reside in the Athenaeum’s online archives. When she retires, she plans to spend summers in town…
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2 New Hampshire billionaires make Forbes’ list of richest people in America
Two New Hampshire billionaires made the Forbes 400 – the business magazine’s ranking of the richest people in the United States. A data-mining wizard and a grocery mogul in the Granite State have climbed their way to the top.
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We asked, you answered: Should the state ditch Education Freedom Accounts?
This week, we asked, do you agree with the ‘Education Freedom Accounts’ program, or is it weakening public schools?
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We asked, you answered: Do you believe the Exeter UFO story?
The UFO incident is said to have happened in September 1965, when Norman Muscarello, an 18-year-old hitchhiker, reported seeing a huge, silent, glowing object with red lights near Exeter. Local police officers Eugene Bertrand Jr. and David Hunt later said they also witnessed the same strange craft hovering and moving erratically.
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How a New Hampshire mom built a booming baking business on social media
When Leah Boudreault first picked up a piping bag more than a decade ago, she never imagined she’d turn baking into a full-time career—let alone an online business followed by thousands on social media.
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We asked, you answered: Should hikers have to pay a rescue fee?
New Hampshire Fish and Game handles nearly 200 search-and-rescue missions each year, costing around $310,000 annually. Unlike most states, New Hampshire can bill hikers for rescues, though that only happens in cases of negligence or reckless behavior—and only when approved by the attorney general. his week we asked readers if they think hikers should have…
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2 New Hampshire city dwellers embracing backyard food independence
We spoke to two New Hampshire families embracing food independence by growing what they need in their own backyard.
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A Granite State scientist explains the real cost of slashing biomedical research—which helped save his life
Connor Phillips’ life was saved by NIH-funded medical research. Now, he’s a medical researcher—and he revealed what Republicans are really doing inside the NIH.
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6 activists from New Hampshire you should know about
Learn about these trailblazing activists from New Hampshire who used their platform for the greater good.
