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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.

How Culture Amp can help build a better workplace – or at least I think so

read more…: How Culture Amp can help build a better workplace – or at least I think so

Let’s be real – some workplaces just don’t feel good. You can sense it the moment you walk in (been there before.) Employees are checked out, leadership is disconnected, and meetings feel more like a waste of time than a space for collaboration. I’ve been in meetings that felt like they were designed for the people running them, not for the people attending. They weren’t balanced, they weren’t brain-friendly, and they didn’t leave room for real discussion.

Art to Live By: Landmarks and our sense of place

read more…: Art to Live By: Landmarks and our sense of place

There’s something achingly beautiful about landmarks. They connect to something deep within us we use to place ourselves in the larger world. Maybe, for you, it’s the sight of the Millyard, glimpsed from 93, lit up at night. Maybe it’s that first “Moose Crossing” sign on your way north. Maybe it’s classic Manchester, like the Red Arrow. Whatever the landmark, they are anchors in our personal geography – how we know we are home, or very nearly there.

It is the best of times and the worst of times for Hanover author Jodi Picoult

read more…: It is the best of times and the worst of times for Hanover author Jodi Picoult

Picoult’s books have sold over 40 million copies in 34 languages. This is the best of times for the author. Wonder Woman, indeed. She’s the recipient of the New England Booksellers Award for Fiction, New Hampshire’s Literary Award, and Cosmopolitan Magazine’s award for Fearless Fiction. And the honors beat goes on…Picoult was named in 2018 as one of Princeton’s  10 most influential living alumni. Partial company is Michelle Obama and Jeff Bezos. 

The Soapbox: NH Small businesses can’t afford to have Scott Brown in the Senate

read more…: The Soapbox: NH Small businesses can’t afford to have Scott Brown in the Senate

Trump’s tariffs have affected nearly every aspect of my businesses – from the cost of glass vases to packing tape to the flowers we import from Canada – they are all becoming more expensive. To break it down even further, we anticipate that the annual additional costs from the tariffs will range from $55,000 to $80,000 per year, equivalent to the cost of two full-time employees.

From crisis to handcuffs: Why are police arresting instead of helping the mentally ill?

read more…: From crisis to handcuffs: Why are police arresting instead of helping the mentally ill?

Mental illness isn’t a crime, but too often, law enforcement treats it like one. I recently watched a body cam video of a woman being arrested – not for committing a violent offense, but because she took her prescribed medication the wrong way. Instead of swallowing it, she snorted it, which led to paranoia and psychotic behavior. As she became increasingly agitated, officers repeatedly questioned her instead of calling for mental health professionals. The longer they delayed, the worse she got, ultimately spitting at them out of distress.

A Week Without a Beer: The Beer Diaries

read more…: A Week Without a Beer: The Beer Diaries

I love beer. I love domestic beers and foreign beers and craft beers. I love beer from bottles and beer from cans and beer from taps. I love stouts and lagers and IPA’s and pilsners. I love regular beers and light beers. I love drinking beer and buying beer and thinking about buying and drinking beer. I love a beer in the shower and a beer after work and a beer before bed. 

The Soapbox: We can’t afford to let outdated zoning keep controlling NH’s housing future

read more…: The Soapbox: We can’t afford to let outdated zoning keep controlling NH’s housing future

As I prepared to move to Manchester to teach economics at Saint Anselm College, I was unaware of the extent of New Hampshire’s housing shortage. Despite having a job with a solid income, securing an apartment felt like winning a lottery. My husband and I scrambled to put down a deposit on a place within minutes of being notified and still, we lost out. Eventually, we got lucky. But that luck, and the ability to buy a condo later, was a privilege many don’t have.

50 years since ‘Jaws’ cleared the beaches of Amity Island – and the nation

read more…: 50 years since ‘Jaws’ cleared the beaches of Amity Island – and the nation

It’s been 50 years since the movie Jaws cleared the beaches of Amity Island and across the nation. It’s been fifty years since we waited in line for what became the first summer blockbuster ever (running more than $5 million over its $3 million budget to bring in more than $478 million worldwide just that summer or $1.5 billion, adjusted for inflation).

The Soapbox: Elimination of annual vehicle inspections ‘reckless and shortsighted’

read more…: The Soapbox: Elimination of annual vehicle inspections ‘reckless and shortsighted’

NHADA and its over 500 members believe the elimination of annual inspections is both reckless and shortsighted. The vehicle safety inspection program repeal, which eliminates them entirely for cars, trucks, and motorcycles, and weakens the frequency of school bus inspections will result in a measured increase in accidents on New Hampshire roadways. 

The Soapbox: Manchester needs a leader who understands that classrooms are the bedrock of opportunity

read more…: The Soapbox: Manchester needs a leader who understands that classrooms are the bedrock of opportunity

So let us champion their next steps: urging O’Connell toward the mayoralty, backing Cavanaugh’s citywide bid, welcoming Kaw-uh’s vigor in Ward 1, and returning Trisciani’s sharp mind to the board. For in their stories, as in Manchester’s own, the immigrant’s promise endures:What was built in struggle can be governed in hope.

The Case for Cargo Shorts

read more…: The Case for Cargo Shorts

While cargo shorts have gone in and out of style throughout my 30 years of loyal wear, the war against them escalated in 2016 with an article by Nicole Hong in The Wall Street Journal titled “Nice Cargo Shorts! You’re Sleeping on the Sofa,” which was about a guy who owned 15 pairs of cargo shorts, and his wife kept secretly disposing of them until he was down to a single pair. 

The Soapbox: The State Budget Mess

read more…: The Soapbox: The State Budget Mess

I recently wrote an opinion piece after the New Hampshire House passed a budget proposal, but before the budget had moved to the Senate. I stated I was a registered Independent and that the Republican state legislature was being controlled by the Free Staters. I spoke about how the House budget impacted the poor and the middle class in NH, and that because the House was controlled by the Free Staters, this budget was a means to their ends…dismantling of government, public education, healthcare, and more in the state of New Hampshire.

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