The mission for The Sunshine Project is to report on issues of civic discourse and social determinants of community health – and not just health in a medical sense. The project will examine medical issues as well as broad indicators of health, looking at data that may shed light on which communities and subgroups are doing well, and which are facing unique challenges, why, and what can be done.
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MEREDITH — When she came to the U.S. in 1972 as the 26-year-old wife of an American engineer working in Japan, Kazuko Okubo shared her mother’…
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LACONIA — Albertine D’Almeida, a sophomore at Laconia High School, knows social inclusion takes time, especially in a community that is not pa…
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LACONIA — When Albertine D’Almeida arrived in the United States at age four, the refugee from Ghana experienced two kinds of shock. First, the…
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GILFORD — Before a room of more than 30 residents, including supporting and opposing voices, the Gilford School Board voted 5-1 on Monday to a…
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GILFORD — Critics of school transgender inclusion policies in Gilford and Franklin are leery of what they perceive as an invasion of privacy i…
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GILFORD — Across New Hampshire school districts, policies to prevent discrimination and promote inclusion of transgender students have sparked…
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For Dave and Tammy Flanders, finding a right-size, mid-price home in the Lakes Region was as much a dream come true as it was a stroke of luck…
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GILFORD — Grace Alden of Plainfield retired in 2016 after 20 years with the Lebanon Police Department, much of it spent as a male detective – …
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LACONIA — Brenda Martel, owner of Cafe Déjà Vu, said she would like to employ Clyde Trask, a dishwasher who has a disability, more than two to…
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HAMPTON — Cam Martin, 21, of Hampton, works at a local Panera Bread restaurant, where he’s in charge of the dining room, busing dishes, replen…
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LACONIA – After his father died many years ago, Clyde Trask, now 53, had no place to live and no one to live with. A local family took in the …
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GILFORD — At age 36, Matt Fink is capable of much more than his family and friends ever thought possible. He lives alone, takes high school eq…
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PLYMOUTH – Brint Woodward, 48, passes out business cards wherever he travels. That includes Las Vegas, Seattle, the Hoover Dam, Detroit, Minne…
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LACONIA — The store’s merchandise is fetching: Gold foil-wrapped pea shooters with multi-colored balls. A pocket-size coloring book called “32…
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LACONIA – Stephanie, who is 42, wants to be identified by her first name only – so she doesn’t embarrass her sister who lives here. She came …
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LACONIA — The Laconia Salvation Army is requesting architectural drawings for an annex to its Carey House homeless shelter on Spring Street. I…
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LACONIA — As principal of Pleasant Street Elementary School, David Levesque receives a trickle of letters from children — and a bounty of feel…
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Research on youth suicide prevention efforts in schools and communities shows that such programs reduce self-harm, suicide and suicide attempt…
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LACONIA — Rates of youth suicide are increasing nationwide, growing most quickly in youths age 10 to 14 — especially for girls, blacks, and c…
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TILTON — Faith Gosselin, 16, of Sanbornton, a junior at Winnisquam Regional High School in Tilton, is trained to recognize signs of depression…
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FRANKLIN — For Olivia, a 13-year-old eighth grader at Franklin Middle School, recess was a daily dose of cruelty. It was also a test of emotio…
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GILFORD — The parents of a Gilford transgender student who is struggling to assert her identity issued a heartfelt plea for inclusion — withou…
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LACONIA – In the past year, The Laconia Daily Sun has reported on several topics that often don’t get the attention they deserve: A series fro…
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LACONIA — The wall outside the kitchen at Temple B’nai Israel features a memorial of love and blessings: a mobile of bright origami birds, and…
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