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Towns Struggle to Conserve Open Space

By Doug MacPherson on Wednesday, March 10, 2004.

More than a dozen New Hampshire communities this week are voting on bond measures affecting open space. Many of these measures would give community leaders the authority to borrow millions of dollars to conserve open space by purchasing easements or outright ownership. New Hampshire Public Radio's Doug MacPherson visited the town of Lee – which is asking voters if they want to bond 5-million dollars for open space. He filed this report.

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Concord Schools Cope With High Health Costs

By David Darman on Wednesday, March 10, 2004.

Voters at town meetings this week are facing some tough choices.

Schools across the state have to find ways to trim their budgets because one expense is outpacing the others: Health Insurance.

In Concord, the rise in those costs is forcing budget cuts for next year.

New Hampshire Public Radio’s David Darman has more.

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Dems Want State Ethics Code With Criminal Penalties

By Josh Rogers on Wednesday, March 10, 2004.

The uproar surrounding the resignation of State Personnel Director Joe D'Alessandro, and the nearly $200,000 he improperly funneled to Benson volunteer Linda Pepin, has spurred a new push by Democrats to bolster state ethics laws.

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