A free-association scream (900 or so words of id-driven rage at addiction poured onto the page without editing or re-reading)

Tuesday, June 11, 2024Sunday, March 18, 2018

Readers know I’m not a God guy at all, not real interested in whether the Big Joker in the Sky is paying attention. Still, I pray 50 or 75 times a day, saying the same prayer over and over and over: “Thank you, God.” For today, I’m going to amend that prayer to “Thank you, God, and please help Larissa find a way to want to find a path to sobriety.”

Why I am running for Manchester City Chair

Monday, September 23, 2024Wednesday, March 14, 2018

I’m running for chairman of the Manchester Democratic Party because we need to open it up for more participation. With more people involved, not only during elections but year-round, we can strengthen the party within the city.

Van Morrison, the musical spy who makes grass spring from your neck, and melts your teeth

Tuesday, June 11, 2024Wednesday, March 14, 2018

This Saturday – St. Patrick’s Day – Granite State of Mind is hosting its monthly tribute series at New England College in Concord where we will raise a pint of Guinness to the works of Van Morrison, as a half-dozen artists bare their souls to sing his songs. It’s free.

Proposed 8-pump 16-fueling gas station and mini-mart a bad idea

Tuesday, June 11, 2024Tuesday, March 13, 2018

We do hope everyone in Manchester who is against increased traffic, crime and pollution will come out to City Hall on Thursday, March 15 at 6 p.m., wearing red. We will be patient as we await our issue – last on the agenda.

Step off the gas on Edward J. Roy Drive

Tuesday, June 11, 2024Monday, March 12, 2018

Residents of the Wellington Hill area, hundreds strong, have been packing the planning board meetings since November 2017 to implore on the board our real-life objections to the construction of this project.

Letters: City Planning Board Demonstrates Bias

Tuesday, June 11, 2024Monday, March 12, 2018

The Planning Board for the City of Manchester does not represent the taxpaying residents of the city, and favors big business.

Let’s revisit business secrecy exemptions as Energy Week meets Sunshine Week

Sunday, January 19, 2025Sunday, March 11, 2018

This is both Sunshine Week and Energy Week in New Hampshire – a very happy confluence.

Z1 is WRONG for Wellington Road and does not BELONG

Monday, September 23, 2024Sunday, March 11, 2018

The proposal for a 24/7 16-pump Z-1 Express gas station and convenience store plus a donuts shop at 55 Edward J Roy Drive and Wellington Road is going for a second vote with the planning board on March 15. The first vote was a 3 to 3 tie vote. The question is how the 3 votes for yes happened.

The existential void of the 3-year-old boy (or a trip down memory lane under the vast indifference of heaven)

Tuesday, June 11, 2024Sunday, March 11, 2018

In short, these first memories tend to be snippets, little pieces of pre-story that have randomly stuck to the brain like sawdust to sneakers. Once folks have answered my question and returned from their fugue states, they often ask me about my first memory. Here’s what I tell them.

An open letter to fellow parents and guardians of the Manchester school community

Tuesday, June 11, 2024Friday, March 9, 2018

Walking out of school will not solve anything or create real change that is needed. That real change starts with one’s own heart … the real change starts IN our school, not outside of the schools.