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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.
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.
