LETTER: Former School Board Member supports Kelley-Arnold
read more…: LETTER: Former School Board Member supports Kelley-ArnoldThe following is a letter to the editor
Point of View
Local voices chime in on a variety of topics.
It’s not about ‘you’
read more…: It’s not about ‘you’On Wednesday, Oct. 20, employees for the General Electric (GE) Aviation Company in Hooksett organized a demonstration outside the workplace to protest a GE corporate mandate that all employees must receive a COVID-19 vaccine, or potentially lose their jobs.
An unorthodox man’s unorthodox search for a dog
read more…: An unorthodox man’s unorthodox search for a dogAs you know, my previous life companion, Lucy, died a little over a year ago and is buried in the cabin’s backyard. Lucy, who happened to have manifested in dog form, was also smarter, more insightful and attractive than I. She was funnier, too. You brought her into my life for eight-and-a-half wonderful years, and I bear you no ill will for taking her away. Still . . . I miss her intensely and painfully every day. Which leads to this third letter in three years.
A return to exuberance: Meditations from a former-Red Sox columnist
read more…: A return to exuberance: Meditations from a former-Red Sox columnistThis Red Sox team is a fun group to watch. And, like it or not, they have a little bit of the same affable stupidity as the 2004 Idiots. And Alex Cora’s story of redemption is a sneaky subplot.
LETTER: Soule has outstanding reputation
read more…: LETTER: Soule has outstanding reputationThe following is a letter to the editor
LETTER: Former colleague, school board member, endorses Soule
read more…: LETTER: Former colleague, school board member, endorses SouleIt is with great pleasure that I endorse Ms. Karen Soule for the Ward 3 seat on the Manchester Board of School Committee.
Abolish Work Movement gains supporters with a decentralized approach
read more…: Abolish Work Movement gains supporters with a decentralized approachAt the end of September, the Antiwork subreddit passed 500,000 users and has since gained close to 40,000 more. At the time of writing, the Antiwork discord channel boasts close to 600 users. For various reasons, people have gravitated to the movement, even if to gripe about conditions at their job they may not like.
As your electric bill soars, some ideas for fighting back
read more…: As your electric bill soars, some ideas for fighting backReaders of this column are an astute and empowered lot. It turns out that many of you took me seriously when I promised, in the last installment, that I would have some suggestions for what New Hampshire ratepayers could do in the face of looming increases to their electric bills.
Halloween people, Lederhosen, moths and other October musings
read more…: Halloween people, Lederhosen, moths and other October musingsOn Tuesday, I had the privilege of interviewing one of my good friends and my old college roommate, Todd Angilly—who some of you might know as The Boston Bruins’ national anthem singer—for a feature-profile I was assigned to write for a magazine in Boston.
Coming Soon: Drastic rate increases for electricity and natural gas
read more…: Coming Soon: Drastic rate increases for electricity and natural gasWhat can we do about these dismal developments? That’s the subject of a future column but – spoiler alert – there are no easy answers and those who peddle such answers are mistaken. In the meantime, sorry to be the bearer of bad news.