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ArchivesA New Proposal for Jobs in the North CountryBy Chris Jensen on Tuesday, November 20, 2007.With the closing of the Wausau paper mill in Groveton expected at the end of the year, about 300 more jobs will be lost in the North Country. State officials are looking at an unusual way to help out - moving state jobs north. NHPR correspondent Chris Jensen has the story. Another UrnBy Shannon Mullen on Tuesday, November 20, 2007.Almost four thousand US troops have died in Iraq since 2003, and IED explosions are the number one cause of death. As a result, the bodies of nearly half of those service-members have not come home fully intact. The military is using DNA technology and other tools to identify the remains of the soldiers and return them to their families. But sometimes that process can take months, causing even more grief for some military families. NHPR Correspondent Shannon Mullen reports. This story was named 2007 Best Feature by the New Hampshire Associated Press Broadcasters Association. Primary 2008 Issues: Fred Thompson
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