NEWS
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Bedford skier injured at Sugarloaf
The incident came shortly after the first skier death at the mountain this winter. A Canadian man who was visiting Sugarloaf with his wife and two children died Thursday after he skied into a tree.


15 below, minus-53 with wind at Mount Washington Observatory


Vt. mother facing cruelty charges for child neglect
After she was medically cleared she was transported to the Brattleboro Police Department and on the way she allegedly told Emery that she didn't care about what was going on because she was already going to jail in New Hampshire the next week on an unrelated charge and that she had already signed over custody of the child to the Department of Children and Families.


Teen killed by Amtrak train just over the border in Vt.


BUSINESS
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Wisconisn declares victory in fight for new aircraft manufacturing plant
AUGUSTA — Wisconsin appears to have won the bidding war for a promised 600 new manufacturing jobs originally expected to come to Maine. In November, Kestrel was eyeing a manufacturing facility in Berlin, N.H.


HK officially unveils HK45 CT made in Newington
A variant of the HK45 CT is reportedly carried by members of Seal Team 6, the Navy's elite special forces unit. Here is more speculation on the guns that may have been used in the hunt for Bin Laden.





C-Si manufacturers in trouble in 2012, with the exception of NH's GT Advanced Technologies


Bridal Bonanza: Local brides-to-be and their entourage gather at Whittemore Center


NH'fractional ownership program PlaneSense owns 30 PC-12 turboprops
The PC-12 is also a favorite among special ops forces alighting in places dark and dangerous.


Cruise ship wreck wipes out a fifth of Carnival's value



FEATURES / ENTERTAINMENT
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Hemau by Manchester's Sean Furey, an anxious tale of the men who guard our nukes
Author Furey invites readers to delve into a world where nothing is ever what it seems. A little talked about subject not usually made known to the public: the psychological frame of mind of the people in charge of man's most deadliest technology.


Maryland confirms moratorium on river herring harvest
Anyone in possession of river herring as bait will need to have a receipt indicating where the herring was purchased. This will allow bait shops to sell, and fishermen to possess, river herring for bait that was harvested from a State whose fishery remains open, as an ASMFC approved sustainable fishery. States with open river herring fisheries include New York, Maine, New Hampshire, South Carolina and North Carolina.


Geneological records lead Indiana man to his New Hampshire roots
Genealogical records showed that Paul Palmer's eighth great-grandfather, William Palmer, landed on the shores of the Colony of New Hampshire that year, at a spot later named Hampton Beach. Palmer also learned that his fifth great-grandfather, Elisha Towle, served in the American Revolutionary War with Captain Henry Elkin's company from the Colony of New Hampshire.


Here Kitty Kitty! cat show in Dover Jan 28-29


What About the Father of the Groom?
"We think of the wedding as such a special thing for the bride and the family of the bride," says Nashua, N.H., psychologist Carl Hindy, co-author of If This Is Love, Why Do I Feel So Insecure? and the father of a son getting married this fall. "The bride and the mom have been out trying on gowns. Because it's such a special thing for them, it adds to the quandary. I don't want to be viewed as jumping in or wanting to take over. It kind of leaves me unsure what to do."


Contra, a 'best kept secret' : Locals gather for three-day dance workshop


COURTS / PUBLIC OVERSIGHT
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Seacoastonline.com: Workers' compensation ruling should worry N.H. businesses
The N.H. Supreme Court issued a decision Nov. 29 that ensures workers' compensation carriers can continue to pocket money that they should refund to New Hampshire employers, unless the Legislature and the Department of Labor act.


POLITICS
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Best Of StateImpact: Why The NH Lottery's Revenues Are Down–And Why It Matters


Cheshire County's Juliana Bergeron seeks Republican National Committee position


Roll Call: Bass, Kuster Prepare for New Hampshire Rematch


OPINION
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Concord Monitor says raise the tax on soft drinks


PracticalEthics.com: If gay marriage is OK, why is polygamy wrong?
Ethicist examines exchange between US Republican Presidential hopeful Rick Santorum and a New Hampshire college student regarding gay marriage.


SPORTS
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IndyCar Ask the Expert: On New Hampshire and Manning
Answer: I don't think so, unfortunately. What's amazing is, Jerry practically begged for a race for three years and then his company only gave it one chance. I thought there was great momentum in the region during the weeks leading up to the weekend, and I expected a good walk-up crowd based on how things went on Saturday.


Lightning promote former Wildcat Trevor Smith


Jeff Locke to have solid season pitching for Pittsburgh Pirates


Devils coach impressed by New Hampshire native Mark Fayne


By the Numbers: Ravens will be tough test for Patriots