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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.
New Hampshire restaurants need you and deserve your trust
read more…: New Hampshire restaurants need you and deserve your trustRestaurants are a driving force in New Hampshire, always generously supporting our communities in time of need with fundraising support. The COVID-19 concern is real, and it’s important that you understand that supporting your local restaurants through this time benefits us all. There are over 69,500 foodservice jobs in NH…10 percent of the NH workforce! We must work together to ensure that we can hit the ground running when this time of uncertainty is over.
Education Commissioner Answers your questions about remote instruction
read more…: Education Commissioner Answers your questions about remote instructionI have been astounded by the tremendous response of New Hampshire families and educators to this unprecedented challenge. Check the Twitter hashtag #NHLearnsRemotely to see for yourself. Remote instruction plus remote support equal remote learning for our children. We will continue to support our schools and families while keeping our kids healthy and learning.
Why everyone must participate in the 2020 Census
read more…: Why everyone must participate in the 2020 CensusThe census will only be accurate if members of all communities in New Hampshire participate. Unfortunately, the process is notorious for underrepresenting people of color, new citizens, immigrants and renters. These groups make up an important piece of our community, and they need to be counted.
‘If the city wants to do something about affordable housing then they need to control their spending’
read more…: ‘If the city wants to do something about affordable housing then they need to control their spending’It appears that the city officials continually override the tax cap and then they need more money so they tax us more. Then people blame the evil landlords who are taking advantage of the poor. I can’t afford to give out free apartments and I tell my tenants that when the city cuts me a break on my taxes I will do the same for them with their rent.
Not the words of one who kneels, the unyielding Hazel Scott
read more…: Not the words of one who kneels, the unyielding Hazel ScottShe played Carnegie Hall, was an outspoken civil rights advocate, had a 15-year high profile marriage with the first black New York City councilman and prominent boisterous civil rights activist Adam Clayton Powell and her hands were insured by Lloyds of London. Her fans included icons the likes of Duke Ellington, Lena Horne, Frank Sinatra, Billie Holiday and Nat King Cole, to name a few, yet when In 2019 Alicia Keys hosted the Grammys, and performed on two pianos simultaneously, when she acknowledged Hazel Scott, the crowd barely reacted.
Smooth and melodic with hints of redemption drizzled in pain: Catch Zoe Boekbinder March 27 at Jupiter Hall
read more…: Smooth and melodic with hints of redemption drizzled in pain: Catch Zoe Boekbinder March 27 at Jupiter HallZoe Boekbinder doesn’t need to listen to music to be a musician. Sounds odd, right? Not really if you think about it because with all the music going on inside Zoe’s head, well, there just isn’t room enough for any outside distractions or influence.
Coronavirologists be damned, I just can’t bring myself to be a fist-bump chump
read more…: Coronavirologists be damned, I just can’t bring myself to be a fist-bump chumpAnd the hot topic this week being the Coronavirus, well, I figured I should stop watching videos on Facebook of my friends playing music in bars and educate myself on this deadly disease that seems to be a sneeze away from killing me.
Manchester is in Crisis
read more…: Manchester is in CrisisManchester is the largest city in New Hampshire and all of Northern New England. It is a hub for commerce, finance, higher education, culture, and it drives much of the state’s economy. There is one thing glaringly absent from the Queen City though; Manchester does not have a plan for housing.
Feb. 28: New Blood Live Music at Jupiter Hall with Senie Hunt and Becca Myari
read more…: Feb. 28: New Blood Live Music at Jupiter Hall with Senie Hunt and Becca MyariTickets are just $10 per person, and it’s BYOB!
Regaining our place as a world leader
read more…: Regaining our place as a world leaderAs the Democratic primary season goes on and the President raises havoc around the nation and the world, it is time we look back at the lessons of history. Our history offers us a picture of what we should be doing to regain the respect of the rest of the world. We have provided leadership to the free world and we now have a chance to regain that esteemed place.
Making ‘Medicaid to Schools’ Work for Students and School Districts
read more…: Making ‘Medicaid to Schools’ Work for Students and School DistrictsThis collaboration has set the State on a path to build one of the best Medicaid to Schools programs in the country. We are committed to continuing this work as we work to serve the family and children in the State of New Hampshire.
Medicare For All: Let’s make healthcare a human right!
read more…: Medicare For All: Let’s make healthcare a human right!Medicare for All would ensure that everyone receives the best level of care, the medicines they need and would eliminate costly medical bills.
Unraveling my braided brain with a good read, and counting the days til Spring
read more…: Unraveling my braided brain with a good read, and counting the days til SpringI turn to this book sometimes when the mud is stuck wet and hot between my ears. During the end of this bitter season, I find myself struggling to say the simplest of words, turning a phrase, completing a sentence. Can’t seem to capture a thought. I have it, I have it, then it’s gone. Everything sounding like a car wreck coming off my tongue. A mish-mash of mispronunciations.
Touching the hem of their garments: How black models changed fashion history
read more…: Touching the hem of their garments: How black models changed fashion history“Versailles represents the apogee of classic French culture. It was the most glorious building in their history, and for women who were possibly descendants of slaves to be the stars in this magnificent gilded chateau…”
I’m just a ramblin’ man hungry for the meat of this NH Primary
read more…: I’m just a ramblin’ man hungry for the meat of this NH PrimaryFor the last three-in-a-half years, like countless others, I’ve devoted way too much of my mental energies to one Donald. J. Trump, our President. Just saying that still widens my eyes at times. No, that’s a lie, every time I say it.
Feb. 7 at the Spotlight Room: John Zevos plays it all, from Bach to the Beatles
read more…: Feb. 7 at the Spotlight Room: John Zevos plays it all, from Bach to the BeatlesThis Friday night at 7 p.m. at the “Spotlight Room” on Hanover Street, John and his trio, Divergent Strings (Wayne Hughes and Roger Ramirez), will play a wide variety of music, from classical to South American to Spanish with original pieces and fresh arrangements of rock tunes mixed in.
One man’s trash fantasies are another man’s treasure trove of songwriting fodder
read more…: One man’s trash fantasies are another man’s treasure trove of songwriting fodderThat’s why I got so excited when a new friend of mine named Alfredo “Fredo” Benavides from Manchester came into my life shining like a new diamond, a musician I’d never met, someone with real chops, killer instincts, a man with a real taste for the game. Fredo was more than I expected, much, much more.
A President Elizabeth Warren would be this century’s FDR
read more…: A President Elizabeth Warren would be this century’s FDRI had been undecided on whom to vote for in the upcoming NH Presidential Primary on Tuesday, February 11th, until last week. As a proud Granite Stater, I take our First in the Nation status seriously by speaking to the candidates and asking hard questions. I strongly believe Elizabeth Warren is the Franklin Delano Roosevelt of our time, and she has earned my vote for president.