Local voices chime in on a variety of topics.
It became clear to me then that Jon Kiper, the only one of them to speak up on behalf of the people, is the kind of governor we deserve—one who respects everyone’s dignity and individual freedom enough to act with his feet and speak to our face.
I was recently reading about the criminal justice system, specifically corrections, and how the recidivism rate between 2016 and 2019 showed that within ten years of release, 82% of state inmates were arrested again, and that 62% of those arrested went back to prison. So basically, 62% of the incarcerated returned to prison…not a good rate and certainly flies in the face of one of the goals, (or desired outcomes), of the criminal justice system. *(Note that 2016-2019 was the latest statistics that I could find, and that the “arrests” and re-imprisonment were for crimes of homicide, rape, and sexual assault). So what is the solution?
When my younger brother and I were just 2 and 3 years old, we were walking the streets of Manchester’s West Side with our mother. This was not a casual stroll, but because we were homeless. We had lost our subsidized housing. The police picked us up, our mother was placed in the ‘county farm’ in Goffstown, and my brother and I were taken to St. Peter’s Orphanage on Manchester’s West Side.
O P I N I O N BOOMER LIFE By Annette Kurman Have you taken your daughter or granddaughter clothes
Nate Graziano has The Covid. Again. This is the third time Nate Graziano has had The Covid. It’s August, and Nate Graziano is burning up, lying on the couch, wrapped in a blanket with the chills. His muscles ache like he has been street brawling in a downtown alley. He can’t stop coughing, a wet hack, a barking sound one might expect from a character in a Dostoevsky novel.
Jon Kiper wants to make structural changes to our tax system. He has a plan to support our public schools and social services while simultaneously lowering property taxes.
I never thought my daughter would be interested in sharing the Red Sox experience with me.
Until she did.
Even with current protections in place, approximately 400 evictions occur every month in New Hampshire. We need that number to go down, not up. It’s clear that urgent legislative action is needed to protect renters. We cannot ignore the human suffering caused by policies prioritizing landlords’ interests over tenants’ rights. The time for action is now.
As the new school year approaches, it’s time to prepare not just for class but also for health and safety. Stocking up on healthcare necessities ensures that your child is well-prepared for any minor mishaps or health issues that may arise and saves you from scrambling for medications and supplies when you need them.
It’s time for bullies like Levasseur to step aside and make way for leadership that is ethical, productive, and focused solely on the well being of all citizens because he himself has proven time and time again to be utterly incapable of doing so.