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  A Million Foul Shots for Charity

  By Kathy Ehrich Dowd | Sun Nov 15, 2009 1:47 PM ET

  life and felt this was a good way to give back." To donate to Cummings foul shot effort, click here. Photo courtesy of Mattox vi Read More

  More like this in: Health, Non-Profit, fundraising, Veterans, Military, Military Personnel, Veterans Day, Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund
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  USDA Gives Female Farmers a Hand

  By Katherine Gustafson | Mon Nov 2, 2009 8:21 PM ET

  NM Business Weekly.To get these female first-timers the training they need for a sustainable farming future, HMI will partner with the University of New Hampshire, Cornell University and Women in Agriculture Networks in Maine, Vermont and Connecticut. Photo courtesy o Read More

  More like this in: New York, Farmers, Texas, Agriculture, Farming, Teaching, Connecticut, Vermont, New Mexico, Maine, USDA
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  That's a Gigantic Meatball

  By Kathy Ehrich Dowd | Mon Nov 2, 2009 2:11 PM ET

  A New Hampshire eatery cooks up the largest meatball ever (even the Guiness folks said so) Read More

  More like this in: New York, United States, Brooklyn, Restaurant, Guinness, Cancun, US, Life & Style, Regional/Local, Food & Drink
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  Scaring Up Jobs in New Hampshire

  By Chaniga Vorasarun | Sat Oct 31, 2009 8:29 AM ET

  7 percent of residents are unemployed. But it turns out something even spookier can offer some relief.NPR reports that the small town of Lichtfield, New Hampshire has become home to New England’s largest Halloween theme park, Spooky World. And with this distinction, comes 300 much-neede Read More

  More like this in: Recession, Halloween, US, Business, Regional/Local, Good Ideas, Economy, Employment
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  Lottery "Loser" Wins After All

  By Kathy Ehrich Dowd | Thu Oct 22, 2009 10:51 PM ET

  to go to those games," Rudd told the AP.Time with your grandchildren? Definitely sounds like a win to us. Photo courtesy of upn vi Read More

  More like this in: Associated Press, The Associated Press, Gambling, US, Entertainment, Regional/Local, Kindness, Events
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  Charity Auction Locates Missing 'A' in Barbra Streisand's Name

  By Katherine Gustafson | Wed Oct 21, 2009 9:00 AM ET

  original name "Barbara" to "Barbra." The letter pulled in $8,750 (43 times its estimated presale worth) from collector David Davis from New London, New Hampshire."If they paid $8,750 for one letter in her name, that means the remaining letters in her name are worth $131,250," quipped Marti Read More

  More like this in: Charity, Auctions, Barbra Streisand, Social Responsibility, Entertainment, Giving, Fundraising, Events, Celebrity, Events
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  Sky Diving Granny-Style

  By Kathy Ehrich Dowd | Mon Sep 28, 2009 7:15 PM ET

  the first time earlier this month... at the ripe old age of 92. Why did she decide to do it? "I have no idea," she admitted to The Keene Sentinel in New Hampshire. "I must have read it someplace and all of a sudden, 'I'm going to go skydiving.' So I did." The decision somehow makes sense when yo Read More

  More like this in: Travel, Honduras, Skydiving, Bingo, US, Regional/Local, Kindness, Sports
• The $23 Quadrillion Glitch

  By Chaniga Vorasarun | Thu Jul 16, 2009 3:01 PM ET

  global gross domestic product, which is estimated at $60 to $70 trillion, we might expect the bank to quickly correct the error. Instead, the New Hampshire man ended up spending two hours on the phone with his bank, Bank of America, trying to sort out the glitch. The bank fixed the proble Read More

  More like this in: Bank of America, Gross Domestic Product, Banking Industry, Business
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  Will iPhone App Replace Boring Town Hall Meetings?

  By Steve Tanner | Wed Jul 8, 2009 4:15 PM ET

  immediately. You don't have to bumble around looking for a number to call. It's right there in the palm of your hand."The application was created by New Hampshire-based software developer Connected Bits, which will be paid $25,000 by the city. The application will be a free download for Bosto Read More

  More like this in: iPhone, Boston, Garbage, iPhone app, The Boston Globe, US, Technology, Politics & Policy, Tech Does Good, Gadgets
• Obama Turns to His Roots

  By Kathy Ehrich Dowd | Wed Jul 1, 2009 10:04 AM ET

  group that trains and helps low-income high school students get entry-level technical support jobs in major corporations; Bonnie CLAC, a New Hampshire organization that helps struggling people acquire fuel-efficient, affordable and reliable vehicles; and HopeLab, a California progra Read More

  More like this in: Barack Obama, Health, Technology, California, Business, Associated Press, White House, Health Care, The Associated Press, Community Service, Low-Income