Why New Hampshire? » Culture http://whynewhampshire.org Making clear why you should make the move! Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:48:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Largest Number Of Reps Under 30 http://whynewhampshire.org/2008/10/largest-number-of-reps-under-30/ http://whynewhampshire.org/2008/10/largest-number-of-reps-under-30/#comments Mon, 20 Oct 2008 15:51:44 +0000 A Porcupine http://whynewhampshire.org/?p=151 New Hampshire has the largest number of members under 30 years of age sitting in the House of Representitives.

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http://www.sentinelsource.com/articles/2008/10/15/news/local/free/id_327546.txt

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http://www.newhampshirepinkpistols.org/

]]> http://whynewhampshire.org/2008/10/pink-pistols/feed/ 0 Same Sex Unions http://whynewhampshire.org/2008/10/same-sex-unions/ http://whynewhampshire.org/2008/10/same-sex-unions/#comments Thu, 16 Oct 2008 21:33:52 +0000 A Porcupine http://whynewhampshire.org/?p=147 New Hampshire was the first state to adopt same-sex union legislation without a challenge of existing law.

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http://www.concordmonitor.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070426/REPOSITORY/70426002/1030

]]> http://whynewhampshire.org/2008/10/same-sex-unions/feed/ 0 #2 In Beer Consumption http://whynewhampshire.org/2008/10/2-in-beer-consumption/ http://whynewhampshire.org/2008/10/2-in-beer-consumption/#comments Thu, 16 Oct 2008 20:28:18 +0000 A Porcupine http://whynewhampshire.org/?p=133 According to BeerAdvocate, a user-driven website about all things beer, New Hampshire residents consume on average, 43.4 gallons of beer each year. Only Nevada (which has Las Vegas) beats New Hampshire on this measure.

This speaks to New Hampshire’s micro and macrobreweries, as well as national distributed breweries.

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http://beeradvocate.com/forum/read/1536701

http://beerme.com/region.php?c=us&s=nh

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http://os.cqpress.com/PressRelease_MostLivableState2008.pdf

]]> http://whynewhampshire.org/2008/10/most-livable-state/feed/ 0 High Level Of Religious Tolerance http://whynewhampshire.org/2008/10/high-level-of-religious-tolerance/ http://whynewhampshire.org/2008/10/high-level-of-religious-tolerance/#comments Tue, 14 Oct 2008 19:18:07 +0000 A Porcupine http://whynewhampshire.org/?p=116 In a study conducted in June, 2008 New Hampshire and it’s neighboring state of Vermont ranked among the most religiously tolerant states. Only 16% of respondants claimed “My religion is the one, true and only way to attain everlasting life” while 73% responded that other religions can lead to eternal life.

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http://religions.pewforum.org/pdf/report2-religious-landscape-study-full.pdf (Page 166)

http://vyoma108.blogspot.com/2008/06/religion-in-america-massachusetts-among.html

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http://www.cqpress.com/product/Crime-State-Rankings-2008.html

]]> http://whynewhampshire.org/2008/10/safest-state/feed/ 0 Porctoberfest http://whynewhampshire.org/2008/10/porctoberfest/ http://whynewhampshire.org/2008/10/porctoberfest/#comments Mon, 13 Oct 2008 20:01:36 +0000 A Porcupine http://whynewhampshire.org/?p=104 Porctoberfest is a decentralized series of celebrations, parties and recruitment events taking place in the Seacoast region of New Hampshire. In addition to being a fun time, the events focus on expanding social networks for liberty lovers and outreach to convince Free State Project signers to move. The decentralized nature allows anyone to create an event of their own choosing and reach out to a large body of activists in the area at the time.

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http://badbegin.ning.com/events/event/show?id=2330247:Event:48

]]> http://whynewhampshire.org/2008/10/porctoberfest/feed/ 0 Top 20 “Reefer Madness” School http://whynewhampshire.org/2008/10/top-20-reefer-madness-school/ http://whynewhampshire.org/2008/10/top-20-reefer-madness-school/#comments Mon, 13 Oct 2008 19:49:53 +0000 A Porcupine http://whynewhampshire.org/?p=102 The University of New Hampshire was ranked in the Top 20 “Reefer Madness” schools in the nation, indicating that cannabis is widly used. This makes for a strong cannabis culture as well as providing a large pool of potential activists and outreach opportunities.

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http://www.princetonreview.com/schoollist.aspx?type=r&id=743

]]> http://whynewhampshire.org/2008/10/top-20-reefer-madness-school/feed/ 1 Top 20 Party School http://whynewhampshire.org/2008/10/top-20-party-school/ http://whynewhampshire.org/2008/10/top-20-party-school/#comments Mon, 13 Oct 2008 19:46:09 +0000 A Porcupine http://whynewhampshire.org/?p=99 The University of New Hampshire is one of the nation’s top party schools according to The Princeton Review’s 2008-2009 rankings.

Additionally, US News and World Report ranks the same school as #113 among National Schools.

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http://www.princetonreview.com/schoollist.aspx?type=r&id=737

http://spotlight.encarta.msn.com/features/encnet_departments_college_default_article_10schoolsthatpartytheheartiest08.html

http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/college/items/2589

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