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Keeping the wall between church and state

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I want to make it clear that I believe that there is a difference between the Separation of Church and State and the outright removal of God from the public square. For example, I do not believe that “In God We Trust” needs to be removed from money because it is a phrase and I do not believe that it alone establishes a religion. However, like John Locke, I believe in religious tolerance and believe that the government should be a secular institution. I believe that the government should serve the interests of all citizens regardless of their religious beliefs. 

Letters: Three stories, one problem

read more…: Letters: Three stories, one problem

In the span of 24 hours stories in three New Hampshire news outlets, on ostensibly three different subjects, collectively pointed to an increasingly greater threat to New Hampshire’s economic future.

The Soapbox: Concerns solidified by Commissioner Edelblut visit

read more…: The Soapbox: Concerns solidified by Commissioner Edelblut visit

It is clear that the State Board of Education (BOE) values freedom and choice even above things like accountability and equity.

Name that Baby! Top 2023 Baby Names

read more…: Name that Baby! Top 2023 Baby Names

When the Social Security Administration released this year’s Top 10 names, I wasn’t surprised to see Liam at the top of the boys’ names, again. Both Liam and Olivia have held those top spots for five consecutive years. 

What the hell is a ‘summer body’ anyway?

read more…: What the hell is a ‘summer body’ anyway?

According to the BMI chart—and I understand that the BMI chart is a dubious and sometimes dangerous measure of healthy weight—I’m not a lost cause, but the opportunity to get my “summer body” continues to dwindle in my rearview as I speed off to another rendezvous with a cheeseburger and a beer.

This goes out to all you camp swim class drop-outs

read more…: This goes out to all you camp swim class drop-outs

I admit that I learned to swim when I was 50. Yes, I had gone to numerous day and overnight camps during my youth, each summer entering the programs already apprehensive about swimming classes where it wasn’t “free swim” but, gasp, swimming lessons. After all those years, I never “graduated” out of the beginner’s class. Never. Did you hear me? NEVER! Kicking? Okay. Arms rotating in the water? Okay. Head underwater? No way! I had my eyes closed tight not able to see anything and that’s as far as it went. Deep water over my head so I couldn’t stand up?  I’d rather jump off a mountain — with my eyes wide open.

The Soapbox: Regarding HB 1205, all children deserve protection from adults who intend to harm them

read more…: The Soapbox: Regarding HB 1205, all children deserve protection from adults who intend to harm them

I was a teacher for 15 years. I taught thousands of students on three continents. Until 2019, I had never met a “transgender” child. Ten years ago, no one would have told a child they can change their biological sex with blockers, opposite-sex hormones, and surgeries. Now, anyone who challenges that idea is subjected to ridicule, called a bigot, transphobe or worse.

The Soapbox: You can’t divide us – transgender athletes have a right to play

read more…: The Soapbox: You can’t divide us – transgender athletes have a right to play

HB 1205 is a transgender-exclusionary sports ban that would prohibit trans athletes in grades 5 through 12 from playing sports in New Hampshire public schools and clubs despite the New Hampshire Interscholastic Athletic Association saying “that it would be fundamentally unjust” to ban trans athletes from participating.

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