My friend Jim: Still bringing out the best in me, 40 years later
read more…: My friend Jim: Still bringing out the best in me, 40 years laterSo I have this friend named Jim who has been lovingly nagging me for about six months to write a
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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.
On Election Day, voting = preservation life, liberty
read more…: On Election Day, voting = preservation life, libertyTo the editor: Today, September 9 is Primary Day in New Hampshire and is often the case in September voting,
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.
More questions than answers for those upset over NHIA/SNHU merger
read more…: More questions than answers for those upset over NHIA/SNHU mergerA town hall meeting about the proposed merger is set for Aug. 18 at the French Auditorium on Concord Street.
Merger with SNHU would swallow NHIA whole
read more…: Merger with SNHU would swallow NHIA wholeIt’s so important for people in the community to understand what a “merger” means, especially in terms of the potential
50 Days – and Counting: Scenes from the Market Basket Protest
read more…: 50 Days – and Counting: Scenes from the Market Basket ProtestEditor’s Note: The following was republished with permission of Nashua photographer Kym Scott, who was moved by what she