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Lynch Signs Civil Unions Bill

By Xenia Piaseckyj on Thursday, May 31, 2007.

Governor John Lynch today signed a bill that legalizes civil unions for same sex couples in New Hampshire.

The law, which takes effect January 1, 2008, will give gay and lesbian couples the same rights, responsibilities, and obligations as married couples.

And same-sex unions from other states will also be recognized here if they are legal in the state where they were performed…

Candia resident Carolyn Spooner has been in a long-term relationship and stands to benefit from the civil unions law.

NHPR's Xenia Piaseckyj asked Carolyn about her reaction to the new law.

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Marlow: A Town the Candidates Miss

By Shannon Mullen on Thursday, May 31, 2007.

The New Hampshire primary started earlier than ever this time around.

And nearly every candidate who's officially running has been spending time meeting voters and setting up campaign offices here.

All this so-called retail politics fuels the perception that everyone in New Hampshire gets the chance to personally question the candidates.

But New Hampshire Public Radio correspondent Shannon Mullen has found a town where residents have been waiting for almost a century to meet a candidate.

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