More executive action? Yes, but be thoughtful about where

read more…: More executive action? Yes, but be thoughtful about where

While the administration is off to a good start, even the president’s most ardent supporters would admit there have been setbacks, like Congress’s failure to pass the Build Back Better agenda and voting rights legislation.  

One-size-fits-all response to masks lacks foresight and endangers at-risk students

read more…: One-size-fits-all response to masks lacks foresight and endangers at-risk students

Our team at Amoskeag Health is extremely concerned about HB 1131’s disregard for the health and well-being of our patients and community members, especially those who have underlying health conditions and disabilities. A one-size-fits-all response to masks does not work for our children, our school districts, or the Granite State.

OPINION: Can we just stop the sweeps of homeless encampments until we have someplace for them to go?

read more…: OPINION: Can we just stop the sweeps of homeless encampments until we have someplace for them to go?

In a nutshell: You are taking the most desperate of all people in this city, rendering them way more desperate, and then scattering them into everyone else’s neighborhoods. Can’t you see that? Do you really have to watch firsthand, like I’ve done way too many times, just to realize what you’re doing here? Do I have to explain how that’s bad for everyone, whether you live in a camp or merely live in any home in this city?

Cheers to The Captain

read more…: Cheers to The Captain

The Captain I know passed away on Sunday morning at age 48 after battling pancreatic cancer. He fought valiantly, but let’s be real: cancer is a motherfucker, and pancreatic is one of the worst. The Captain was my first cousin Jaime’s husband and my good friend, and I already miss him. But I don’t want this to be sullen or maudlin. The Captain would kick me square in the Richard if he knew I made this sullen or maudlin.

A Taco Hell for introverts

read more…: A Taco Hell for introverts

On Thursday, May 5—a manufactured “Mexican” holiday that gives amateur drunks an excuse to get sloshed on watery margaritas and warm Coronas—I encountered said crowds in downtown Manchester during the city’s Taco Tour and I freaked out. My social anxiety swelled like a broken toe, then I had to go.

“I’m Hiking. I Hike!”

read more…: “I’m Hiking. I Hike!”

It was 50 years ago this month that I first set foot in the White Mountains. To be more accurate, it was 50 years ago that my cold wet squishy-sneakered feet and my jeans got absolutely drenched in several streams in the White Mountains.

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