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Also a place where conversation happens – from Letters to the Editor and Op/Eds to The Soapbox, you’re welcome to tell us how you really feel.
Op/Ed: New Hampshire can do better at creating a 21st Century Education System
read more…: Op/Ed: New Hampshire can do better at creating a 21st Century Education SystemNew Hampshire could be in the forefront nationally when attempting to disrupt this outdated model where recently Secretary Arne Duncan approved a waiver request from districts in California and Massachusetts, why not New Hampshire’s Manchester district?
‘Granite Staters need a Congresswoman who understands what real middle class Americans are going through’
read more…: ‘Granite Staters need a Congresswoman who understands what real middle class Americans are going through’Granite Staters need a Congresswoman who understands what real middle class Americans are going through – someone who will vote to help us, not hurt us.
Garcia has a proven track record of voting against the middle class. The middle class needs a real representative, like Annie Kuster.
Op/Ed: Manchester Education Benchmark report: ‘Nothing can be changed until it is faced’
read more…: Op/Ed: Manchester Education Benchmark report: ‘Nothing can be changed until it is faced’“Our school system plays an important part in the health and vigor of the city. We all have a vested interest is seeing good outcomes for students. They are the future workforce and our future civic leaders. We are all beginning to realize that the success of our young people rests on everyone’s shoulders. ” – Kathy Staub, Manchester Board of School Committee member At-Large
Uninhabitable: Manchester’s rental housing problem
read more…: Uninhabitable: Manchester’s rental housing problemIt’s my view that the City has ignored the housing issue for decades. This situation at 405 Manchester St. will happen again and again until the City makes the decision to take the problem seriously.
Granite staters ask Sen. Ayotte to take the minimum wage challenge
read more…: Granite staters ask Sen. Ayotte to take the minimum wage challengeThe current federal minimum wage is $7.25 per hour that leads many to make choices between feeding their families and filling their gas tanks. This is why millions of Americans support raising the federal minimum wage to $10.10 per hour.
2 months in and counting: Here are Manchester Ink Link’s top stories
read more…: 2 months in and counting: Here are Manchester Ink Link’s top storiesAs editor and one-woman army, my goal is to get beyond the “breaking news” headlines and continue to beat the streets for more in-depth coverage and next-day stories.
What can you do to support my efforts? Keep reading, for one. I encourage you to click through these stories, or just scroll through our archives by category using the tabs across the top of the site.
Labor Day: An American holiday we should celebrate by raising the minimum wage (not Wall Street profits)
read more…: Labor Day: An American holiday we should celebrate by raising the minimum wage (not Wall Street profits)Yep, that’s right. Here in America, we have a national holiday honoring the Labor Movement. Just like Presidents Day, Veterans Day and Christmas Day. (But I betcha Fox News won’t be covering “the war on Labor Day.”)
Letter: ‘It’s sad to see my community crumble’
read more…: Letter: ‘It’s sad to see my community crumble’My high school campus ends within 50 feet of that park. I park my car at its perimeter. Students don’t feel safe and it doesn’t seem like the authorities are exerting a lot of power to fix this. It’s frustrating to a lot of people, not just the neighbors and it’s sad to see my community crumble.
Letters: City not doing enough to clean up crime, blight
read more…: Letters: City not doing enough to clean up crime, blightSadly, when Veterans Park was seeing an influx of homeless and ‘crowds’, the city simply removed the benches at the entrance to the park. It does nothing to deter them; it simply makes them migrate to another park or place to hang out.
