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Tardiness doesn’t warrant court action

By DAN K. THOMASSON | Monday, February 13, 2012

Who is in charge of the nation’s public schools, Dumb or Dumber? Whoever they may be, there seems to be an enormous disconnect between the …

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Assumptions shape everything in NH gambling debate

By STEVE NORTON and DANIEL BARRICK | Sunday, February 12, 2012

Lawmakers are considering whether to allow expanded gambling in New Hampshire. The issue has taken on new relevance this year since Massachusetts legalized casinos just …

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No reason to repeal same-sex marriage

By PETER TAMPOSI | Sunday, February 12, 2012

New Hampshire is my home. I was born and raised in Nashua and still live here with my wife and two children. I’ve built a …

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Evidence doesn’t justify closing our superior court

By JIM LUTHER | Sunday, February 12, 2012

Nashua is at risk of losing one of its key institutions. Under HB 1655, our state superior court system is pushing to consolidate the Hillsborough …

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GOP fumbles Eastwood’s Chrysler ad

By REG HENRY | Sunday, February 12, 2012

The expression “political football” refers to something kicked around for political effect. But, nowadays, everything is kicked around for political effect. In truth, politics has …

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Not complaining, mind you, but what happened to winter?

Paul Sylvain | Sunday, February 12, 2012

As far as winters go, this hasn’t been one. Yet. Oh, we still have a shade less than six weeks of “official” winter to go, …

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Be careful comparing Obama, Clinton

By EZRA KLEIN | Saturday, February 11, 2012

In 2008, when Barack Obama was running for president, he began a minor furor by saying that “Ronald Reagan changed the trajectory of America in …

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One solution to Obama’s Catholic crisis

By MARTIN SCHRAM | Friday, February 10, 2012

Come with us, Mr. President. We want to introduce you to some savvy potential advisers who are being ignored in Washington. …

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Payroll tax talk obscures bigger issue

By E. THOMAS MCCLANAHAN | Thursday, February 9, 2012

Are the Democrats as serious as Paul Ryan on cutting the budget? Good politics – what helps get you elected – is frequently bad policy. …

President’s ‘social gospel’ misleading

Cal Thomas | Wednesday, February 8, 2012

For 60 years the National Prayer Breakfast has been a nonpolitical event where speakers put aside their earthly biases and focus on a Higher Authority. …

Immigration, health care hot combo

Froma Harrop | Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Two of the hottest topics on the political circuit are illegal immigration and “Obamacare.” Together they provide a third steaming discussion: How the Democrats’ Affordable …

Mitt Romney needs a translator

By ANN McFEATTERS Scripps Howard News Service | Monday, February 6, 2012

Really, you’d think with all their money, vaunted organization skills and control-freak machinery, Mitt Romney’s people could get someone to translate for us when he …

President’s policies more in keeping with state’s values

By TERIE NORELLI and SYLVIA LARSEN | Sunday, February 5, 2012

In his State of the Union address last week, President Barack Obama showcased his concrete ideas to move America forward. His focus was squarely on …

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Pythons adapt too readily to Everglades

By DALE McFEATTERS | Sunday, February 5, 2012

The National Park Service says 1,825 Burmese pythons have been caught in and around the Florida Everglades since 2000. One of the largest – more …

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New Hampshire must reject health care exchanges

By WILLIAM O’BRIEN and D.J. BETTENCOURT | Sunday, February 5, 2012

The New Hampshire House of Representatives will take up legislation soon that would prohibit a state health insurance exchange and force Washington to repeal, replace …