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ArchivesVerizon Gets Help in Try to Offer Long DistanceBy David Darman on Thursday, May 9, 2002.Two influential New Hampshire lawmakers recently sent a letter to the Public Utilities Commission. The lawmakers asked regulators to settle any outstanding issues in their review of Verizon?s request to enter the long distance market. NHPR?s David Darman has more. listen: No audio currently available. Order on CD (pdf).
Maybe a Federal Prison Would be Good for BerlinBy Mark Bevis on Thursday, May 9, 2002.Next week voters in Berlin go to the polls to decide whether they want a federal medium security prison in town. Last winter the issue took on special urgency. The mills had closed and people were looking for work. Still the referendum failed. Now it looks like the mills will reopen. But some residents still support building a prison as a way to diversify Berlin's economy. Richard Gottschneider is president of RKG Associates, an economic consulting firm in Durham. He prepared a study looking at towns across the country that were similar in size to Berlin that also had federal prisons. He presented his findings to Berlin residents last week and spoke recently to NHPR's Mark Bevis. listen: No audio currently available. Order on CD (pdf).
Clean Power Act Becomes LawBy Doug MacPherson on Thursday, May 9, 2002.Governor Jeanne Shaheen signed into law today the first piece of legislation in the nation to address four major pollutants from power plants. Proponents of the measure are already calling for the rest of the nation to follow suit. NHPR?s Doug MacPherson has more. listen: No audio currently available. Order on CD (pdf).
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