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New Hampshire School Board Bows To ACLU on Free Speech Challenge

Matthew McDonald

A New Hampshire school board has amended its proposed policy regarding public comments during board meetings after the American Civil Liberties Union said the policy might be too restrictive. 

In its initial draft of the policy to control public participation in public meetings, the Concord School Board had placed limits on speech that was "obscene, libelous, defamatory, or violent." 

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Mall Traffic Decline Threatens Existence of Brookstone

Matthew McDonald

Brookstone has warned all 90 employees at its headquarters in Merrimack, New Hampshire that they might lose their jobs.

In August, the maker of quirky gadgets filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and began closing its remaining 101 mall locations "following continued deterioration of traditional retail mall traffic," according to a company statement quoted by The Union Leader.

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