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Food benefits, preschool aid to run dry Saturday if shutdown continues
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The Daily News - Michigan
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A shopper shows their WIC card. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) Federal funds could begin running dry Saturday that help tens of millions of Americans to buy food for their families and send their toddlers to preschool if Congress doesn’t reach a...
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Briefly: UC Berkeley Study Names Most Inclusive Countries; Novartis to Acquire Biotech Company Known for MD Treatments
New Zealand, Hawaii Lauded for Inclusive Cultures New Zealand has been named the most inclusive country in the world for the fourth straight year in a study by the Othering & Belonging Institute’s annual Inclusiveness Index. The institute, based...
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New Jersey, Virginia have similar trends
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The Minot Daily News - North Dakota
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No two states voted more alike and closer to the national average in last year’s presidential election than the two states that have gubernatorial elections in this odd-numbered year: New Jersey and Virginia. New Jersey voted 51.8% for Kamala...
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Distant Dome: Few Proposals to Answer School Funding Crisis
By GARRY RAYNO, InDepthNH.org The courts have spoken many times over the last three decades about the state’s public education system and its funding. In the ensuring 30 years since the Claremont I and Claremont II decisions were released by the...
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Nova Scotia trip offers view of early immigration strugglesDavid E. Dix
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Kent Ravena Record Courier - Ohio
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David E. Dix America’s current policy of demonizing and deporting marginalized communities has plenty of historical antecedents. Janet and I recently encountered a famous one in Grand-Pré, Nova Scotia, a UNESCO World Heritage site that...
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MacFadzen, Hildreth vie for vacated Ward 1 city council seat
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The Laconia Daily Sun - New Hampshire
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LACONIA — With incumbent Councilor Bruce Cheney running for mayor, two candidates from opposite sides of the political spectrum are vying for a vacant city council seat in Ward 1 on Tuesday, Nov. 4. Jon A. Hildreth Hildreth was born and raised in...
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Out-of-staters misrepresent Arkansas voucher data to champion school privatization
Last week, the Thomas B. Fordham Institute published an article that celebrates Arkansas’s private school voucher program. It offers up data from our state’s annual “Education Freedom Accounts” report as reason to believe that Arkansas families...
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Grant program funds Indigenous forest research in the Northeast
When trying to find the best ash tree for basket weaving, scientist John Daigle said ash harvesters will closely examine a tree's bark, branches and the number of rings it has. Ash trees are an important part of the basket weaving tradition, which...
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Selectboard revises police ordinance to comply with state ban on sanctuary cities
The Hanover Selectboard revised a police ordinance to comply with the New Hampshire ban on sanctuary cities at their biweekly meeting on Oct. 20. The new directive will take out any mention of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Hanover’s Fair...
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NH News Recap: Hantz Marconi case wraps up; how to solve school funding issue
New Hampshire Supreme Court Justice Anna Barbara Hantz Marconi has been found guilty of misusing her position. She pleaded no contest Tuesday to the allegation that she tried to improperly influence former Gov. Chris Sununu, but she’ll also be...
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Foxcroft closes out the regular season with win vs. Brewer
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Piscataquis Observer - Maine
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DOVER-FOXCROFT – Early in the second quarter of a mutual Class C regular season finale on Oct. 24 between Foxcroft Academy and Brewer High School, the visiting Witches tied play at 7-7. DOVER-FOXCROFT – Early in the second quarter of a mutual...
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LGBTQ+ families don't always feel safe. Here's where they can find support.
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Bay Windows - Massachusetts
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This story was originally reported by Orion Rummler of The 19th. Meet Orion and read more of his reporting on gender, politics and policy. Many LGBTQ+ parents don't feel safe in the United States, according to a new survey. A third of LGBTQ+...
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Observe Indigenous Peoples' Day with cultural demonstrations, food, museums and more
Indigenous Peoples’ Day is observed the second Monday in October in the United States. It’s the same day as Columbus Day, which is a federal holiday. Advocates say the observance of Indigenous Peoples’ Day shifts focus from a “whitewashed” history...
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Lamont nominates acting Child Advocate for full-time role
Gov. Ned Lamont is nominating Christina Ghio to be Connecticut’s Child Advocate. Ghio has been the acting Child Advocate for a year now. She was appointed to this position after the previous Child Advocate, Sarah Eagan, left the Office of the...
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Roy W. Helsel, Portsmouth School Board candidate 2025
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Seacoastonline - New Hampshire
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PORTSMOUTH — Roy W. Helsel is a candidate for Portsmouth School Board in the 2025 city election on Nov. 4. Here is the candidate's response to a questionnaire from Seacoastonline and the Portsmouth Herald: Age: 89 Education: Bachelor degree in...
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School districts look at savings and hiring freezes to cover a $30 million health care bill
Nearly 65 New Hampshire school districts plan to dig into savings, consider hiring freezes, or return less surplus to taxpayers to cover an unexpected $30 million bill from their health benefits provider. The bills range from $1,000 to $2 million....
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ICE quietly launched detainee flights out of Indianapolis airport
Last Friday morning, more than 80 flights departed from the Indianapolis International Airport. But one, boarding around 11:30 a.m., was unlike the others. The passengers were in handcuffs. They stood on the tarmac, next to three vans and a...
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Task force on road safety says penalties and education will do the trick
Sign up for the Concord Monitor's morning newsletter and get essential news each day. A new state report suggesting ways to reduce road fatalities wants to convince drivers to act safely through penalties and education, including by closing what...
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Esther Kennedy, Portsmouth School Board candidate 2025
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Seacoastonline - New Hampshire
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PORTSMOUTH — Esther Kennedy is a candidate for Portsmouth School Board in the 2025 city election on Nov. 4. Here is the candidate's response to a questionnaire from Seacoastonline and the Portsmouth Herald: Age: 60 Education: Notre Dame College,...
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Jennifer Shump, Portsmouth School Board candidate 2025
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Seacoastonline - New Hampshire
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PORTSMOUTH — Jennifer Shump is a candidate for Portsmouth School Board in the 2025 city election on Nov. 4. Here is the candidate's response to a questionnaire from Seacoastonline and the Portsmouth Herald: Age: 40 Education: Master of education,...
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