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Dover NH, Rochester NH, Portsmouth NH, Laconia NH, Sanford ME (10)
 It gives me a higher sense of purpose.""We all need to laugh at ourselves," he reasons. "Because if we don't, other people will and that isn't so fun."It's gratifying, he said, to bring together a group of strangers who become one as an audience.A real womanThe best laugh, suggests Kelly MacFarland, comes from that moment when you realize "that the person (on stage) is saying something that is 'so true!' in your mind."She loves creating a moment in time for the audience and herself. "You can tell when everyone is right there with you, and they're hanging on every word. They feel good and can't wait to see where you'll take them next."...
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Post Office Closings Upset Rural Communities (10)
At issue in the dispute is the distinction between closing a post office and suspending service. Under federal law, closings require 60 days' notice, opportunities for public comment, an accounting of the reasons for the decision and an opportunity for residents to appeal. Suspensions, which are supposed to be used during natural disasters, health or safety hazards or unanticipated lease problems, do not carry the same requirements. Under suspensions, "the office is not closed, but as far as customers are concerned it's not open," said Norm Scherstrom, a Postal Regulatory Commission spokesman. Last fall, the commission said the evidence strongly suggests the Pos...
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