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A Commuter Rail for the Seacoast?

By Roger Wood on Monday, January 29, 2001.

A task force in Portsmouth is investigating whether or not there is sufficient demand to re-establish passenger rail between Boston and Portsmouth. The current track has been abandoned for 3 decades and rebuilding it could cost as much as $114 million.

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Blackouts Plaguing California Not Likely In New Hampshire

By David Darman on Monday, January 29, 2001.

Proponents of electric power deregulation used to promise lower prices and much more. But, instead of lower prices, the deregulation experiment in California has led to severe price hikes for millions of customers, and recently, to several days of rolling blackouts. As New Hampshire readies itself for the next phase of its electric deregulation in April, some customers fear the California experience will be repeated here. NHPR?s David Darman has more.

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