Beyond walls: Let’s solve addiction before we raise another generation of broken adults

Monday, September 23, 2024Friday, February 26, 2016

This is a problem that can’t be fixed overnight, and maybe not in the next presidency, but if a 24 year-old from New Hampshire can understand and explain some of the basic issues connected to this crisis, we need to expect the leaders of our country to do so also, instead of sticking to narrow-minded pipe dreams for their own political benefit. This isn’t a partisan issue. This is a common sense issue. And it is also an issue of life or death for the millions of Americans struggling with opioid dependence.

Frank, (part 3): One of the many forgotten prisoners languishing in a dismal system

Tuesday, June 11, 2024Thursday, February 25, 2016

American prisons are supposed to be a cut above those of the Middle East, the Far East or in parts of Europe. Unless our system of justice works to protect and defend the rights of all citizens, incarcerated or not, we are no better than the countries who openly condone corruption.

Currier hit home run 65 years ago with gift of this beguiling Picasso

Tuesday, June 11, 2024Wednesday, February 24, 2016

“There’s no passivity when you look at a Picasso,” agreed Susan Strickler, who is the soon-to-retire director of the Currier. “You may not always love it, but it provokes a reaction. That’s what Picasso did.”

In loving memory of Ryan Sinamark, 26, adventurer, loyal friend, beloved son

Sunday, January 19, 2025Tuesday, February 23, 2016

Ryan attended Manchester West High School and Manchester School of Technology. He was a gentle soul who will be sorely missed by many.

Justin Reynolds, 29: Compassionate loving son, brother and uncle, who cherished family time

Sunday, January 19, 2025Saturday, February 20, 2016

Calling hours at Lambert Funeral Home & Crematory Tuesday from 5 to 6:30 p.m., followed by a memorial service in the funeral home chapel. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to NH Hope for Recovery.

Can access to nature lead to smarter, kinder children and communities?

Sunday, January 19, 2025Friday, February 19, 2016

The average American child spends four to seven minutes a day playing outside, and more than seven hours a day in front of a computer, tablet, phone, TV, or other type of screen, according to the Child Mind Institute. What impact does this have on learning, social skills, and health? Among the consequences of children spending less time outdoors are increasing obesity rates, increasingly sedentary lifestyles, and a lack of appreciation and understanding of the world around them and something called ‘nature deficit disorder,’ according to research from the Kaiser Family Foundation.

Frank the ‘pirate cat’ is ready to ship out, just needs a safe harbor

Sunday, January 19, 2025Friday, February 19, 2016

“It was immediately apparent to the adoption center clinic team that ‘Frank,’ as he has since come to be called, had suffered traumatic injury to his face, head and hips — most likely from a run-in with a fast-moving car,” Halpin said. “His right eye was so damaged it had to be surgically removed, along with a broken upper canine tooth. Frank had also suffered a broken jaw.”

1981: The year Saint Anselm & Sports Illustrated swimsuit models collided

Sunday, January 19, 2025Thursday, February 18, 2016

‘Dear Sports Illustrated: We are students at Saint Anselm’s College. Our patron, Saint Anselm, was most notable for originating the ontological argument for the existence of God. After reading your annual bathing-suit issue, we believe.’

Leslie Sturgeon: On stepping out of her comfort zone and empowering other women

Saturday, January 18, 2025Wednesday, February 17, 2016

You’ll love Leslie Sturgeon’s story of rolling the dice on inviting a very famous (and expensive) speaker to their annual NH Conference for Women. Did it pay off? Listen and get the story from Leslie herself.

Sidewalks and streetlights, thanks to humble, heroic, teetotaling Mayor Frederick Smyth

Tuesday, June 11, 2024Wednesday, February 17, 2016

His four terms as mayor were not without their controversies. City councilors balked at the extravagant notion of paying for city sidewalks, for example. Furthermore, Frederick Smyth’s efforts to upgrade conditions at the “House of Reformation for Juvenile Offenders ” were derided as “a $40,000 Palace for Prostitutes” – bet that headline got some pulses racing back in 1855 – but it was a time when Smyth was out of office, as was the case in July 1863, that his true commitment to public service was even more in evidence.