Despite the tough economic times facing the Berlin-Gorham area, residents remain optimistic about the future, according to a survey conducted by the Carsey Institute at the University of New Hampshire.Despite the tough economic times facing the Berlin-Gorham area, residents remain optimistic op·ti·mist n. 1. One who usually expects a favorable outcome. 2. A believer in philosophical optimism. op about the future, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a survey conducted by the Carsey Institute at the University of New Hampshire New Hampshire, one of the New England states of the NE United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts (S), Vermont, with the Connecticut R. forming the boundary (W), the Canadian province of Quebec (NW), and Maine and a short strip of the Atlantic Ocean (E). . Thirty-five percent of those from the Berlin-Gotham area said they are financially worse off than they were five years ago; 32 percent said they are about the same. Only a third said they are better off now. Despite those figures, 52 percent said they feel the valley will be a better place in 10 years. Twenty-eight percent predicted it will be worse. |
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