Guest Editorial

Nuclear safety must be priority

Saturday, May 26, 2012

The abrupt statement this week by Gregory Jaczko, the chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, that he’s quitting his post challenges President Barack Obama to …

The tale of two hiring decisions

Friday, May 25, 2012

Earlier this week, two Greater Nashua communities made critical hiring decisions – one for a new high school principal, the other for its first town …

Mayor, about your Bronstein tactics …

Thursday, May 24, 2012

For the past three months, Mayor Donnalee Lozeau has told pretty much anyone who would listen that she made a big mistake when she shared …

Politics trumps policy in House

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Let’s stipulate from the outset that there is nothing new – or particularly ingenious, for that matter – about lawmakers attaching unrelated amendments onto popular …

House ups ante with voter ID bill

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

If a voter ID bill fails to emerge from the state Legislature this year, supporters won’t have much trouble figuring out who to blame: their …

Warm winter distorts city crime statistics

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Crime is up January through March from 2011 to 2012? (May 16: “Police crime figures ‘alarm’) No real surprise there, since we’re comparing about the …

Facebook today: Friend or foe?

Monday, May 21, 2012

Ask someone who loves Facebook, and you’ll often hear about connecting with friends and family, reconnecting with old friends and classmates, or even a story …

Wright strategy was oh so wrong

Sunday, May 20, 2012

Forgive us if we don’t feel like celebrating now that a disgraceful Republican proposal to interject race and the Rev. Jeremiah Wright Jr. into the …

Guest Editorial

Private prisons aren’t a lock yet

Saturday, May 19, 2012

A proposal being mulled by New Hampshire officials to hand over the state’s prisons to private companies has been churning quietly along for several months. …

End of the line for Vaillancourt

Friday, May 18, 2012

Call it a circus. Call it a zoo. Call it a theater of the absurd. …

Meeting minutes do-over fails public

Thursday, May 17, 2012

There are certain times in life when do-overs – getting a second chance at getting something right – can be appropriate, especially when no one’s …

Let’s not dismiss cyberbully report

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Based on the widespread publicity given to cyberbullying in recent years, one might have suspected the first statewide numbers to be released by the Department …

Hiring principals skipped key step

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Barring a mutiny of sorts Monday night, the Nashua Board of Education was poised to hire three new principals to fill vacancies at Amherst and …

NFL suicide trend a cause for alarm

Monday, May 14, 2012

Generally lost in the tributes and tears following the suicide of retired NFL star Junior Seau was an alarming realization: His was the third fatal, …

Politics aside, president did the right thing

Sunday, May 13, 2012

The two biggest questions reverberating in the political echoes of President Barack Obama’s decision to publicly embrace same-sex marriage are why now and how will …