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The sun’s impact on climate is much larger than recognized

Staff Contributor March 14, 2019

The sun’s impact on climate is much larger than is generally recognized, finds a report for the Global Warming Policy Foundation by leading physicist Professor Henrik Svensmark. Svensmark, a senior researcher in the Astrophysics and Atmospheric Physics Division of the…

What Happened On This Day – March 14

Staff Contributor March 14, 2019

1991 The Birmingham Six are released The 6 men had been wrongly sentenced to life imprisonment in 1975 for the IRA Birmingham pub bombings. 1979 Factory Plane Crash in China At least 200 people are killed when a plane crashes into a…

Could Proposed Legislation Help with Doctor Shortage in Wisconsin

Staff Contributor March 14, 2019

A bill introduced by Rep. Ron Kind (D-La Crosse) and Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Green Bay) aims to increase funding for medical residency programs in Wisconsin. “This bill, which would increase the funding for these residency spots, will provide better training opportunities, more…

Is Cocaine making a comeback?

Staff Contributor March 14, 2019

Here are a couple of recent stories we found. Drug bust at Newark port seizes ton and a half of cocaine worth estimated $77 million New York — Authorities at the Port of New York and New Jersey have seized…

Northern NH towns reject anti-ATV laws

Staff Contributor March 14, 2019

NH North Country – Voters in three of the state’s northernmost towns overwhelmingly defeated or delayed petitioned warrant articles to ban all-terrain vehicles from town roads. Town clerks in Pittsburg, Colebrook, and Stewartstown said attendance at the town meetings was up significantly because…