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Kids Can Still Go To School Bake Sales … With Strings Attached

Matthew McDonald

Concerns about child obesity led some members of the school board of Manchester, New Hampshire to propose limiting the number of bake sales that schools there can have. The school board didn't approve the measure, but the board has already approved a measure requiring a permission slip from parents for their children to participate in a bake sale during school hours.

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85-Year-Old State Rep Tells Off Judge, Repeatedly

Matthew McDonald

The New Hampshire state representative challenged the jurisdiction of the district court judge over two driving charges. The judge later found him guilty of one, not guilty of the other — but never cited him for contempt of court.

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