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Recap: AT&T, Protests, NH Passenger Rail, Planned Parenthood, Anti-Bullying Bill, Collective Bargaining, Single-Payer Healthcare

Submitted by casey on Wed, 03/30/2011 - 14:00
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There are a number of issues going on in New Hampshire and Nationally that I'd like to share with you.

LOCAL ISSUES:

  • Massive Protest Thursday, March 31st
  • NH House Kills Commission to Study Passenger Rail in NH
  • NH House Eliminates Funding for Planned Parenthood
  • NH House Tries to Amend Anti-Bullying Law
  • NH House Eliminates Collective Bargaining

NATIONAL ISSUES:

  • AT&T Bids for T-Mobile
  • Vermont Passes Single-Payer Healthcare

HB501: An act requiring the teaching of cardiopulmonary resuscitation in public schools.

Submitted by casey on Sat, 02/05/2011 - 18:09
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A bi-partisan bill in congress, HB501 "requires every pupil to satisfactorily complete a course in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) before completion of the 10th grade, and shall ensure that every pupil satisfactorily completes a refresher course in cardiopulmonary resuscitation before completion of the 12th grade. The bill also requires school boards to establish a waiver process for any pupil who is physically unable to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation.”

According to the American Heart Association:
• Emergency Medical Services (EMS) treats about 300,000 victims of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest each year in the U.S.
• Less than one-third of out-of-hospital sudden cardiac arrest victims receive bystander CPR.
• Effective bystander CPR, provided immediately after sudden cardiac arrest, can double or triple a victim’s chance of survival.

What do you think about this idea? Should students be required to learn CPR as a condition to earning their high school diploma?

HB176 bars college students from voting in their college town

Submitted by casey on Thu, 02/03/2011 - 13:53
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HB 176 changes the laws relative to voting. It would amend the law to say that college students are no longer allowed to vote where they are attending school. This would repeal RSA 654:1, which states that:
I-a. A student of any institution of learning may lawfully claim domicile for voting purposes in the New Hampshire town or city in which he or she lives while attending such institution of learning if such student's claim of domicile otherwise meets the requirements of RSA 654:1, I.

HB39 ammends public school standards for an “adequate education” by removing arts education, world languages, health education..

Submitted by casey on Thu, 02/03/2011 - 12:13
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House Bill 39, sponsored by Rep. Ralph Boehm (R – Hillsborough District 27), proposes amending the public school standards for an “adequate education” by removing arts education, world languages, health education, and technology education (leaving only English, mathematics, science, social studies, and physical education). The bill states that schools would be welcome to continue to offer these programs, but at their own expense.

Thoughts?

The Daily Beast's report ranking UNH as number one "Most druggiest colleges" is fatally flawed

Submitted by casey on Thu, 12/16/2010 - 02:30
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Recently, an article published by The Daily Beast ranked UNH number one in a list of the "Most Druggiest Colleges." The article was picked up by many New England newspapers, including the Boston Globe's Boston.com, The Berkshiere Eagle, and even UNH’s Student Newspaper.

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LogicBloc is a Political Action Group designed to get candidates that support legislation based on logic, reason, and sound scientific principles elected to office. This is a NH-Based group, focusing primarily on NH issues. If we are successful, we will take the organization national.

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Our first meeting is on Sunday, January 16, 2011 Wednesday, January 19, 2011 from 6:00 - 8:00P at the Manchester, NH West Branch Public Library. For those of you who cannot make it, a second introductory meeting will be held on Saturday, January 22, from 1:00PM-3:00PM in the same location.

This meeting is free and open to the public! Everyone is encouraged to attend!

Try to get there a little early so you can find a place to park. Hope you can make it!

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