Local voices chime in on a variety of topics.
Creating the kinds of communities we want to live in can be slow, steady and sometimes frustrating work. Yet, our recent public opinion research found broad agreement among Granite Staters of all political stripes on the need to focus on real solutions that reflect our realities and values.
We are down in Plainville, Massachusetts, at An Unlikely Story, the remarkable bookstore and cafe owned by Jeff Kinney, the writer and author of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series.Â
Between the magic Mahomes and his receivers conjured weekly; the Cinderella debut of Commanders rookie QB, Jayden Daniels; the shoulda/woulda/coulda SB contenders Lions, Buffalo, Baltimore; or, ultimately, the cucumber cool of Eagles’ QB, Jalen Hurts, with a 14 & 3 regular season and the NFC championship – it never hurts to use a food metaphor when you’re a food writer – football is a lot like life.Â
President Trump is referring to an FAA policy, in effect since 2013, meant to rectify the underrepresentation of qualified employees with disabilities. This vilifies all disabled Americans and paints targets on our backs. He is ensuring we will face worse discrimination and possibly violent backlash.
Let local property taxes make up the difference in funding shortfalls for ground ambulance services rather than for profit health insurance carriers.
I had passing knowledge that Ross Ulbricht was a cause celeb of the Libertarian Party and it’s more radical Free Stater offshoot. But my curiosity was piqued by his pardon by President Trump bringing local politician, Brittany Ping, to tears on live television. It was then I decided I needed to know more about this man and what would seem to be such an egregious conviction.Â
O P I N I O N NOT THAT PROFOUND By Nathan Graziano Last week, one of my lesson plans
With the need for more affordable housing (defined as no more than 30% of gross income for housing costs, including utilities) there are many possible solutions on the table.
When it comes to transgender people, one gender identity, gender expression, gender-binary definition or sexual orientation doesn’t begin to describe the 1.4 million Americans who identify themselves as transgender.
While journalists were seldom recognized at restaurants, the literary landscape had also changed. With the smartphone assuming its role as the slavemaster for most Americans, fewer and fewer people now had the attention span necessary to sit down and read an actual book.   Â