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Lake Levels Low

By Lisa Peakes on Thursday, November 29, 2001.

Lisa Peakes talks with Jim Gallagher,from the State Department of Environmental Services, about the low lake level and its consequences.

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A Golf Course Proposal on Agricultural Land

By Doug MacPherson on Thursday, November 29, 2001.

About one hundred people attended a public hearing at the Milford Town Hall Tuesday night, to hear a proposal to turn 70 acres of farm land in that community into a golf course. The proposal is receiving statewide attention, because the farm land in question is protected by a conservation easement. NHPR�s Doug MacPherson reports.

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High-Tech Workers Wait Out the Slowdown

By Trish Anderton on Thursday, November 29, 2001.

The slowdown in the high-tech economy has hit hard in southern New Hampshire and the seacoast, where several companies have gone through layoffs. Unemployed high-tech workers have been gathering at so-called ?pink-slip parties? in Portsmouth, to polish their job-hunting schools and meet potential employers. NHPR?s Trish Anderton attended a pink-slip party last night and heard these stories from job-seekers.

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Early Primaries Cause Concern

By Trish Anderton on Thursday, November 29, 2001.

New Hampshire political analysts are weighing the impact of possible changes to the Democratic presidential primary schedule. The Democratic National Committee is considering allowing states to schedule their primaries in early February, a month earlier than the 2000 start date. The move is re-igniting worries that the primaries have turned from a marathon, into a sprint. NHPR?s Trish Anderton reports.

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Notre Dame College Will Close

By David Darman on Thursday, November 29, 2001.

Notre Dame College in Manchester confirmed today that it will close in May, 2002. The college is ceasing operations after 50 years, because financial dynamics and a decline in enrollment meant it could no longer afford to keep its doors open.

NHPR's David Darman has more.

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