Local voices chime in on a variety of topics.
According to some people on the internet, between now and the time I finish this column, I might vanish. I’ll start to write a sentence and…
Poof. I’m gone.
I’ve been reading how Facebook has become a land of baby boomers reaching out to their grammar school buddies since Millennials, Gen X, and Gen Z have moved on to more recent and trending online spaces: Tik Tok, Instagram, AI ChatGPT, WhatsApp, and other trendy (read: few seniors) platforms.
I still think of Rachel every year around this time, as my Facebook feed fills with mortar-board hats, acceptance letters, and congratulatory yard signs, and I wonder how many of those gleeful graduates have their next several decades mapped out, and how many are secretly terrified by their lack of a map. I was terrified at graduation, and for decades afterwards; but I can say now that loved the journey, and I love where it brought me.
For over 40 years, Terry Cycling has been committed to making cycling more accessible for women, designing and manufacturing technical apparel, saddles and accessories that prioritize comfort, safety, and style, and doing it with integrity.
State leaders are limiting the ability to meet the differing needs of Granite Staters. By inserting sections 451 and 452 into the State Budget (HB 2), they would ban all programs tailored to people based on their age, disability status, gender, or race, among other factors. This applies to state, municipal, and school programs.
I’m particularly fond of using the term “douchebag” when referring to someone deserving of contempt. I’ve been drawn to the word since I first watched the iconic SNL skit set in the Victorian-era with Lord and Lady Douchebag.
But what exactly is a douchebag? Where did the term originate? And, more importantly, how can we positively identify a douchebag?
I retired in 2015 with cautious hope that society was moving toward greater acceptance. But in recent years, that hope has dimmed. Across New Hampshire, some lawmakers and vocal community members have introduced and supported legislation that targets transgender youth and the adults who support them. These policies do not protect children—they harm them.
The NH Senate Finance Committee’s recent meetings are a great example of this. Among the many issues the Senate has been tackling regarding HB1 & 2, is a small, financially insignificant budget issue regarding the State Council on the Arts – where I work, until June 26th, 2025, according to this committee’s latest decisions.
The Republican House budget has eliminated the NH Council on the Arts. Why should NH support this?
For English teachers, the stack of essays that need to be graded at any given moment is notoriously referred to as “The Pile.” The Pile of student essays starts to grow early in the course and doesn’t relent until your final grades are submitted. The Pile is daunting. The Pile is a horrible, ubiquitous, nightmarish entity that always lurks in an English teacher’s periphery at all times.