State Reps: Please ITL HB 1002 on Thursday

Tuesday, June 11, 2024Wednesday, February 7, 2024

Last week the New Hampshire House of Representatives voted 193-179 to adopt the recommendation for HB 1002, a well-intentioned but seriously flawed bill that could have significant consequences on the public’s right to know about government activities if it becomes law. A request to reconsider that vote has been placed by Lisa Smart (R-Meredith) and hopefully the House can take this opportunity to reverse last week’s decision.

Chews Life Now! (Super Bowl edition) Let’s usher in a new offense on Feb. 11

Tuesday, June 11, 2024Wednesday, February 7, 2024

Sports fans, here’s what Carolyn’s got on her Super Bowl Menu, celebrating the great American cities of San Francisco and Kansas City without the penalty of extra pounds or cardiovascular risk.

Music therapy as a tool

Tuesday, June 11, 2024Monday, February 5, 2024

There are many ways to treat mental health-related ailments. There is medicine, which can be harmful to the patient and others if incorrectly prescribed, (not to mention the potential harm on one’s body), there is traditional counseling, which is helpful and often aids the patient, and there are expressive therapies, which certainly help.

Kiper will fight housing inflation

Tuesday, June 11, 2024Saturday, February 3, 2024

There are five candidates for governor this year, but none among them understands the burden of the cost of living more than Jon Kiper. As a small business owner, he knows firsthand the impact of expensive housing. His customers and employees are a constant reminder.

After 30 years, my skin betrays…again

Wednesday, July 3, 2024Saturday, February 3, 2024

It’s nearing bedtime on Tuesday night, and I’m lying on the couch after a long day, unwinding while watching “Law and Order: Special Victims Unit” reruns and cursing Stabler for being a dick. That’s when the itching starts.

Advocate for the Art of Dance & Music

Tuesday, June 11, 2024Friday, February 2, 2024

Young people are finding ways to utilize the arts when words alone fail to create the changes they wish to see. Join in on an NSquared Dance Fundraiser.

February: Substance, shadow and silly

Tuesday, June 11, 2024Thursday, February 1, 2024

February can be the cruelest of months in New England. It can be full-bore winter with all the snow and freezing temperatures we’ve avoided this year in December and January. It ain’t over ‘til it’s over. It’s also a month of holidays and days of recognition, some serious, some shady and some downright silly.

The Wreck of the Lizzie Carr: We explore the past, and the future

Tuesday, June 11, 2024Thursday, February 1, 2024

In our short time together Little Bean and I have explored many things – caves, towers, deep woods, sand pits, foundations. This is our first shipwreck.

It’s time to allow New Hampshire therapeutic cannabis patients to grow their own medicine

Monday, September 23, 2024Wednesday, January 31, 2024

I, along with other state reps are putting forward a bill (HB 1231) that would allow NH therapeutic cannabis patients to grow a specific number of plants, under restricted conditions to use as part of their medicine. Here’s why.

Letters: A vote for Jon Kiper is a vote for our future

Tuesday, June 11, 2024Monday, January 29, 2024

As one of the few state lawmakers with young children, my efforts to set up our children and grandchildren for success are often met with resistance. Working parents of young children struggle for representation in our lawmaking process, making necessary economic progress infuriatingly slow. Fortunately, a working parent is running for governor: Jon Kiper.