Local voices chime in on a variety of topics.
Gordon MacDonald should not be confirmed as New Hampshire’s next Supreme Court Chief Justice. Aside from MacDonald’s lack of experience, his connections to the Koch network signifies that his allegiance is to private interests, not the people.
Surviving the lean times means you have to be willing to try the Dollar Tree shrimp lo mein.
I learned that love is the answer and hope for a brighter future. You really need to get this book and read it, cover to cover.
When Republicans push harmful restrictions to accessible, safe, and affordable reproductive health care, women in New Hampshire and across the country suffer.
When I stood in front of the back coolers at the Dollar Tree five nights ago, I was amazed at the ensemble of delicacies the store now sold. Or maybe they always have. I stick to the armpit and candy isle mostly. This was a new world to me.
The time for us to elect a new president is fast approaching, and with this in mind, I believe no candidate is better qualified to address the concerns of the nation and New Hampshire than Elizabeth Warren.
In the beginning, God created — and even now is still creating and recreating new people like me and you.
In the end, I believe that Learn Everywhere may be the best thing that has happened to make ELOs available to every student in the state and, possibly, the best thing that has happened in public education in any state. It’s time to put differences aside and come together to make this work for every New Hampshire student.
The lighter side of the NH Primary, with editorial cartoonist Peter Noonan.
Governor Sununu always makes a bill deal about “no new taxes”. But wait, what’s this we see hidden in the budget?
Cartoonist Peter Noonan translates political headlines of the day into the universal language of art.
There were a couple of big topics in the world of sports this week, but one I wanted to touch on came on Tuesday with the U.S. Women’s National Team and their 13-0 victory over Thailand.
We believe that as proposed, the “Learn Everywhere” rules trample local control, are highly skewed toward wealthy families, grant graduation credits from non-accredited, non-credential sources, and provide little oversight and limited protections to students with disabilities and their families
It is unclear how the new SAT scores would affect a student’s chances of getting into college. These scores are based on where a student lives and the school they attend, not on the individual. Should students in some towns even take the SAT? These changes add ambiguity and anxiety to an already complicated college admissions process.
Doris Day was the all-American beauty girl next door, but her idealized movie roles were a sharp contrast to the marital and financial woes she would endure.
Welcome to the first in what will hopefully will become a weekly-ish column about various sports topics called….well, “Several Random Words About Sports.”
It’s our wedding anniversary, and I’ve learned a lot can happen in 40 years.
Maybe 10 yards into the tree line laying beside a fallen tree sat Frank – lost, tired and confused. Frank, as I later learned his name to be, was, is, and likely will always be a homeless person. Worse than homeless, Frank is also touched in the head, not quite all there.
Last year, we as a city and community, flew a Pride flag at City Hall with the City of Manchester for the first time ever. This year on June 14, we will join with many other supporters at 3 p.m. to once again fly the Pride flag at City Hall. We invite you all to join us.
Kicking off the 2020 Presidential Primary Political Cartoon Season with Peter Noonan.