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Retirement Reform 101

By Dan Gorenstein on Wednesday, April 30, 2008.

Lawmakers continue to push through a massive bill to reform the public pension system that provides retirement benefits to police, firefighters, teachers, state and municipal workers.

Today a senate committee finished its work on the bill and is sending it to the Senate floor.

New Hampshire Public Radio’s Dan Gorenstein has more.

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A Bright Spot in Gloomy Real Estate Market

By Kevin Forrest on Wednesday, April 30, 2008.

Across the country, bad news abounds on the real estate front.

But there are bright spots, and one of them shines right here in the Granite State.

The Vermont Standard's Kevin Forrest reports:

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Dr. Ingrid Mattson, President of the Islamic Society of North America

By Laura Knoy on Wednesday, April 30, 2008.

Canadian born, Catholic raised, Dr. Ingrid Mattson made history in 2006 when she became the first woman and first convert to head up the continent’s largest Muslim organization. Today she’s speaking at St. Paul’s School in Concord as part of the New Hampshire Humanities Council “Shifting Ground: Religion and Civic Life in America” We’ll speak to Mattson about her journey to Islam, her goals as president of the Islamic Society of North America and the state of the Muslim faith in America today.

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  • Ingrid Mattson, President of the Islamic Society of North America, Professor of Islamic Studies and Christian-Muslim Relations and Director, Islamic Chaplaincy Program for the Duncan Black Macdonald Center for the Study of Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations
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Getting an Early Green Education

By Jacob Eaton on Tuesday, April 29, 2008.

For some, an eco-friendly way of life can’t start soon enough. Parents who wish to instill environmentally friendly values in their children from an early age now have the opportunity to enroll their tykes in Le Petit Paradis in New York City.

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