As U.S. presidents born nearly a century ago, the late George H.W. Bush and Jimmy Carter each reached the age of 94. Observing Carter seated in the front row during Bush’s Wednesday funeral, we couldn’t help but reflect on how dramatically the nation’s political landscape has changed ...
As we cope with the struggles of everyday life while trying to find the perfect gifts for everyone on our lists, let us not neglect to take care of the one task that ought not to require any thought: ensuring Santa Claus visits everyone. Each December, the pages of this newspaper are crowded ...
The following speech took place on Dec. 8, 1941, in front of a joint session of the U.S. Congress: “Mr. vice president, Mr. speaker, members of the Senate and of the House of Representatives: Yesterday, Dec. 7, 1941 – a date which will live in infamy – the United States of America was ...
On Friday, the Nashua Firefighters Association delivered more than 150 new coats to the children of Nashua. The firefighters made several stops, including the Arlington Street Community Center and Dr. Norman W. Crisp Elementary School, where they fitted each individual child with a coat in ...
With the new year almost upon us, we think about the past, in this case December 1988. In a list of New Year’s resolutions was one from Gail Proctor, then a member of the Wilton budget committee, who said, “I’m going to finish the spring cleaning I started in 1982. And encourage the ...
After several years in which it appeared instances of coal miners’ pneumoconiosis – black lung – were decreasing, the disease seems to be making a comeback in our country. Now is not the time to phase out a federal program intended to help victims. Long-term exposure to coal dust was ...