Local voices chime in on a variety of topics.
I should now probably mention—seeing this is essential to your understanding of the rest of the story that I’m about to unfold—that the basement is the one place in the world that has been designated as my own space. I write in the basement, and I watch sports on the flatscreen in the basement. All of my books are in bookcases in the basement, and all of my sports paraphernalia, movie posters and the motley art that hangs in my basement.
Trump would give refugee status to White South Africans. Whites comprise 7% of South Africa’s population; nevertheless, they control 80% of the wealth. Don’t grant refugee status to people living well. They don’t need it.
If you’ve ever biked or driven through neighborhoods near Brown Avenue, you’ve likely passed South Jr. Deb baseball and softball fields, Highland-Goffe’s Falls Elementary School, and homes filled with families. This is a vibrant, close-knit part of our city. But just down the road, the City of Manchester is burning sewage sludge – releasing harmful “forever chemicals” into our air and the Merrimack River.
So much this week! Traffic Slowdowns, Bus Buddies, a Week Without Driving, Tour de New Hampshire, Bike to Work Day, plus Upcoming Group Rides.
I have been increasingly seeing instances where a person has either physically or sexually abused, trafficked, or in another way exploited a child by using the internet to lure or groom them, and this has been most prevalent on Social Media platforms.
Each May, Mental Health Awareness Month serves as a powerful reminder: mental health is just as vital as physical health. Despite this truth, the health care system has too often treated mental health as secondary—less urgent, less visible, and less supported.
In lockstep—or maybe the better term is “goose step”—with President Donald Trump’s disdain for anything intellectual, New Hampshire House Republicans recently voted to pass a proposal, introduced by Rep. Joseph Sweeney (R-Salem), to eliminate the Division of the Arts.
Some of Manchester’s aldermen, including Ward 6 Alderwoman Crissy Kantor, who is now running for mayor, may be outsourcing their jobs to Rich Girard, an unelected political operative with a track record of advocating for policies that harm Manchester’s core institutions. They’re either too lazy, too incompetent, or too indifferent to do the work themselves. This is a blatant failure of leadership and a slap in the face to every voter who expects elected officials to earn their keep.
I’ve heard elected officials in Manchester responding to criticisms about their mishandlings of the homelessness crisis by saying “homelessness is a complicated problem”. For those of us who face the horrific consequences of these mishandlings out on the streets it certainly can be complicated. However the solution is quite simple.
Outrage has been sparked in Manchester by a classroom activity conducted in concert with a lesson on the Holocaust. The activity, “The Wheel of Power and Privilege,” is meant to be a self-reflection on your own inherent power and privilege. People have suggested it’s wrong for students to feel “uncomfortable” in their classroom while discussing these things that are largely outside of their own control (race, religion, ability, etc.).