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The New Secessionist Sentiments

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In the aftermath of the election, talk of secession is stirringin every Statein the Union. The first petition came out of Louisiana the day after the election. A few months earlier, the secessionist sentiments of the Old South were stirring right here in the Great North. Word of Mouth correspondent Sean Hurley recently met up with members ofThe Foundation for New Hampshire Independenceto find out more.

Sean Hurley lives in Thornton with his wife Lois and his son Sam. An award-winning playwright and radio journalist, his fictional “Atoms, Motion & the Void” podcast has aired nationally on NPR and Sirius & XM Satellite radio. When he isn't writing stories or performing on stage, he likes to run in the White Mountains. He can be reached at shurley@nhpr.org.
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