Local voices chime in on a variety of topics.
And when it comes to baseball, I’m a bit of a purist. I enjoy seeing the game when played as close as possible to its original design in the 1840s when The Knickerbocker Club of New York City played at the Elysian Fields in Hoboken, N.J.
New Hampshire has always stood for something simple and powerful: local control, fiscal responsibility, and the freedom to make our own choices.
That’s exactly why a proposed constitutional amendment to permanently ban a state income tax is the wrong move—especially for cities like Manchester.
I was listening to music the other day, and the song, “You’ve got a friend in me” from the 1995 movie, Toy Story, came on. This made me think of other songs, such as “Stand by Me,” (from the 1986 movie of the same name), and “That’s what friends are for.” This led me to think about the importance of true friendship. Now I’m not talking about Facebook friends, (although some on the platform can be real friends too), but those people in our lives that are true friends.
My meditation life is more like a beautiful mosaic of colors, sounds and tactile components. And yours can be, as well. Don’t let anyone tell you different. Some people confuse “different” with “wrong.” We’re not building jet engines, we’re just trying to give our own “gravity vehicles” the strength and serenity they need to help us live our best lives. It doesn’t have be any deeper than that.
Her doomscrolling, however, has become habitual. It is not only when we’re watching television. It is also while we’re driving in the car, or lying in bed, or getting ready for work in the mornings, or having drinks at a bar. My wife is constantly checking her phone for news that either angers or upsets her whenever there is a spare moment.
I am a Christian. I had an old fashioned, come-to-Jesus conversion experience as a young woman during the “Jesus Freak” era. For me, it wasn’t a fad; it was and is the real deal. We find ourselves living in an era where we have witnessed the rise of White Christian Nationalism in the United States; a trend that has now become a movement that is determined to make the U.S. a “Christian Nation.”
If you live in Manchester, you’re already feeling the pressure—higher property taxes, strained schools, and growing demands on local services.
From the perspective of those of us working in the field, the greatest benefit is clear: time matters. Freestanding emergency rooms can reduce travel times for patients who live farther from a traditional hospital emergency department. That can mean faster access to evaluation and treatment, and less time spent in an ambulance on the road. For families, it also offers peace of mind in knowing that emergency care is available nearby, day or night.
Speaker Mike Johnson said, “Look, there’s a lot of energy in the country, and a lot of popular sentiment, that the demand to impose Sharia law in America is a serious problem.” Is this grandstanding, a hidden message, or do they use grandstanding to hide their message?
Jon and I had finished volunteering at the food bank and were driving back to the church to meet up with our prayer circle when the call came in.