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Questions of the Week: What are your thoughts on COVID’s impact on the economy?

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Today, we’re asking you for your thoughts on COVID-19 and the economy. Is the country and Manchester in particular beginning to bounce back to where we were in 2019? Do we still have a long way to go? Are safety regulations helping, hurting or a little of both? What will the future bring and what have you been seeing from where you are?

Letters: ‘I believe the way to a better conversation and to protecting our liberty, is through civics education’

read more…: Letters: ‘I believe the way to a better conversation and to protecting our liberty, is through civics education’

I am currently serving on the board of an organization that also understands the importance of an informed citizenry.  It is called the New Hampshire Institute for Civics Education.  It was founded in 2015 and its mission is to support and advocate for civics education.

The Soapbox: We need to make New Hampshire hospitable to young people

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The thing is, I know my story is not unique. Thousands of young, hard-working Granite Staters are struggling to find their place in our community. If New Hampshire really cares about making our state hospitable to its young people, then we need to act now to pass laws and enact policies that will make our state more accessible to my generation and the next.

Life in the Streets: Vaccine Edition!

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I have good news – for me, for my family, and anyone else I run into in the coming year! I received vaccine shot No. 2 and I don’t have four legs or 5G pumping through my veins. I was kind of hoping for the X-ray vision and flying powers but nonetheless, I still have my above-average human capabilities and will continue to be safe within my community!!

The Soapbox: Breaking down the Affordable Housing Task Force Report

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We also appreciate that Mayor Craig acknowledges “housing as a fundamental human right,” which is the core value of our housing alliance. While this acknowledgment is vital, we must take meaningful steps to make that right available to all. Slogans are nice but are meaningless without action. We face a time when developers and landlords are taking advantage of a tight market to profit off of what we deem to be a human right. 

How to be an ally

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We are approaching our next event on Thursday, April 22 at  7 p.m. Felon to Freeman, “How to be an ally.” Like our event last month, we are looking to make this one just as impactful and monumental. We have a panel that includes the American Friends Service Committee (A.F.S.C), Rights and Democracy (R.A.D), Upper Valley, Showing Up for Racial Justice (S.U.R.J) and New Hampshire State Rep., Nicole Klein Knight.

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