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My brief, imaginary brush with COVID-19, or, get tested; sure it sucks, but well worth it

read more…: My brief, imaginary brush with COVID-19, or, get tested; sure it sucks, but well worth it

The city of Manchester sent an email out to everyone who attended one of the high school graduations at Fisher Cat Stadium, suggesting we all get tested for COVID. I was at the stadium with about a thousand others, give or take, watching our kids walk the plank into mini-adulthood.  But, the city suggested we all get tested and it was FREE so, what the hell, you’re speaking my language.  I bit.

Guidance from Sununu and Edelblut leaves schools to fend for themselves   

read more…: Guidance from Sununu and Edelblut leaves schools to fend for themselves   

As a lifelong Manchester resident and educator with over 30 years of experience teaching and serving in administrative roles at the New Hampshire Department of Education and Southern New Hampshire University, I am deeply concerned with the guidance Governor Sununu issued on Tuesday which I believe will not be enough to keep our students and teachers safe from COVID-19 if they go back to school. 

Edelblut: We’ve Come a Long Way

read more…: Edelblut: We’ve Come a Long Way

On January 29, 2020, long before the public was aware of COVID-19, the Department of Education provided its first Health Alert to school leaders about a developing health concern. Of course, at that time, we could not have known the devastating effects of COVID, but school systems always need to be prepared, even for a bad flu season.

Solving homelessness a statewide conversation that requires direct services, permanent housing

read more…: Solving homelessness a statewide conversation that requires direct services, permanent housing

When I took the role as the new President of Families in Transition-New Horizons (FIT-NH) just over one month ago, I made a commitment to foster the care for basic needs of people in this area. This has been and will remain a joint effort in our community, it is the only way to succeed. We continue to stand with the Mayor and city leaders, emergency responders, law enforcement, non-profits and state leaders of all backgrounds to ensure we resume the work of this mission within the confines of the COVID response around New Hampshire.

An open letter to Gov. Sununu: Let’s close the gaps for business owners and communities of color

read more…: An open letter to Gov. Sununu: Let’s close the gaps for business owners and communities of color

Diversity, equity and inclusion are not about good intentions or lip service. It’s about how we act and the impact we make on those we serve. Governor, I am afraid that if we do not create programs and allocate resources to support our black, brown and new immigrant community, we will see the devastating effect it will have on small businesses, which are barely hanging on.

Letters: Where is GOP leadership? Silence over boorish booing at mention of BLM = complicity

read more…: Letters: Where is GOP leadership? Silence over boorish booing at mention of BLM = complicity

“However, at the recent session in Durham and in a shocking breach of decorum given the subject, some Republican reps booed when “Black Lives Matter” was mentioned. This was during the introduction of a bill against police brutality. The NH House minority leader, Merrimack’s Dick Hinch, has chosen to remain silent and hasn’t condemned this juvenile and boorish behavior.”

Entertainment in Manchester circa the 1940s: Reflecting on 90 years of life with my pepere, Ed Neveu

read more…: Entertainment in Manchester circa the 1940s: Reflecting on 90 years of life with my pepere, Ed Neveu

Sitting across the same wooden coffee table that has existed in his house for several decades,  I readied my recorder knowing just how precious these words will mean to me as I grow older and my grandfather becomes another year closer to a century. I started with asking him about his experiences with music as he is always fascinated with the fact that our iPhones act more like a speaker than a true phone.

We must regain our moral compass

read more…: We must regain our moral compass

Have we as a nation lost our moral compass? At a time when our lives should be better, they are not. When we should be looking to our leaders for direction, we find nothing. I have lived in the best of times and have benefitted from hard work and the opportunities given to me. My work as a public servant has made me feel that I am part of trying to make things better. But I see today that the opportunities I had as a young man are less abundant than they once were, and that those whom we once looked to for direction are not the pillars of leadership they once were either. 

‘Equal Justice Under Law’: A message from the NH Bar Association

read more…: ‘Equal Justice Under Law’: A message from the NH Bar Association

The Bar Association recognizes that individual attorneys may have personal reactions regarding the recent events. That is their right, but their statements are not statements of the Bar Association. The Bar Association’s mission is the administration of justice. That means promoting a system of laws that guarantees equal rights for all citizens of all races. This is not a political view. It is the law. It is a bedrock principle of American justice. Our mission, motto, and purpose demand action, especially now, so that equal justice becomes a reality for all citizens.

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