5 Things: Should These Be New Hampshire's State Colors?

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1. New Colors? Lawmakers have proposed making New Hampshire's state colors orange, red and yellow. A proposal to make it purple was shot down two years ago.

2. Open up. Can't get that pesky jar open? Find out how to do it the easy way with a tennis ball. Just cut it in half and shove the rubber side on there before twisting.

3. Chew on this. Gum trees produce gum or a gumlike substance. One type, the sapodilla, produces a gummy latex called chicle, which once was widely used as an ingredient in chewing gum.

4. Congrats! Jeffrey Chappell of Amherst has been named to the Plymouth State University President's List for the fall 2012 semester. To be named to the President's List, a student must achieve a grade point average of 3.7 or better for the fall 2012 semester and must have attempted at least 12 credit hours during the semester. These credit hours must be in courses that earn grade points and the student must have completed all such courses attempted.

5. Weather Report: Today will be mostly cloudy with a high of 44 degrees. Tonight continue with the mostly cloudy weather and a low of 31 degrees. Tomorrow is looking cooler and cloudier.