Nov. 21 at The Rex: AC/DC (and fans), We Salute You

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At least that’s what the bands paying tribute to AC/DC this Saturday at the Rex Theatre hope to witness from the stage.  The Jonny Friday Band will join forces with The Graniteers for a slew of deep cuts and hits from each era of the band.  Songs like “Shoot To Thrill,” “Thunderstruck” and “Whole Lotta A Rosie” are on the docket to be played.

The Soapbox: The State does not have a plan for homelessness

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Over the past two days, nearly 100 community members across the state of New Hampshire have come together to stand in solidarity to protect and conserve the rights and property of the homeless people who live in the encampment at 300 Chestnut St in Manchester, NH. We have been able to prevent the illegal eviction of the community living here for over two days.

The Soapbox: ‘I dare Governor Sununu or any of his lackeys to rebut this’

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Property taxes are like a “Shoe Tax” (every year you must pay taxes AGAIN for every pair of footwear), or a Fridge Tax (ditto). Why don’t we pay tax every 12 months on EVERYTHING we own? A Pants Tax! Heck, why don’t the Dem-publicans and Sununu go all the way and give us an Elbow Tax or Eyeball Tax, which we’d pay every year for the privilege of having two eyes!

Here’s how NH can spend the last $38M of CARES Act money and address homelessness

read more…: Here’s how NH can spend the last $38M of CARES Act money and address homelessness

There are lots of industrial buildings for sale around the state right now because, hey, times have been rough. Some of them seem ideal for a longer-term solution to stabilizing the unsheltered. In advance, I want to say that I’m working off a commercial properties Real Estate listing site called LoopNet, and maybe some of these properties are already in negotiation or spoken for. These are just some obvious examples.

The Soapbox: A human moral and ethical imperative 

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There are the weak, the weary, the beset, the impaired, and the just plain poor, all struggling to even hope; there is very rarely the one who can but won’t. Most often there are reasons for homelessness, variables and factors which are personal, interpersonal, and systemic.  Who chooses homelessness? Who would choose that as a way of life? Let us be reasonable. 

The Soapbox: Our leaders need to step up and take care of this mess. The future of Manchester depends on it.

read more…: The Soapbox: Our leaders need to step up and take care of this mess. The future of Manchester depends on it.

Now these bums are being shoved in our faces, camping out in our beautiful parks and hurting our businesses in the downtown area. So you pay over $100 a night at a new hotel to look at a disgusting homeless camp, complete with people defecating in plain view? Have our city leaders lost sight of what’s best for our city, of what’s best for our hard-working people who pay taxes and make our downtown a place to shop, eat, and walk safely?

On Veterans Day: Finding ‘Little Square,’ the collection of bronze plaques and other tangible reminders of those who gave all

read more…: On Veterans Day: Finding ‘Little Square,’ the collection of bronze plaques and other tangible reminders of those who gave all

They gave their lives for their country, so we in Manchester honor them with bronze plaques in squares that bear their names. But even as we approach Veterans Day – when the tablets erected in their memory are bedecked with flags – these monuments can be easily overlooked. If we aren’t careful, the men they honor may also be forgotten, and the fallen sons of our city might be lost in the mists of history.

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