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Three-day wait is reasonable

The New Hampshire House of Representatives this week passed legislation that would impose a waiting period between the purchase and delivery of a firearm. Last year, a similar bill was vetoed by Republican Gov. Chris Sununu. The difference with this year’s bill is that it shortens the ...

Graffiti can leave a lasting mark

Earlier this week, one of the most iconic monuments in the nation was vandalized. On Monday, tourists and officials arrived at Plymouth Rock in Massachusetts to find it defaced with red spray paint. In addition, the Pilgrim Maiden statue, two scallop shells statues and a commemorative bench ...

We have a long way to go

In a recent article for the website Zippia, writer Kathy Morris highlights the 10 worst states for black Americans. In compiling the list, factors like income gap, education gap, home ownership disparity and incarceration rates per 100,000 were used. Unfortunately, New Hampshire made the ...

Virus could be much worse

China’s experience with the deadly new coronavirus labeled COVID-19 has “bought the world time” to plan our own strategies against the disease, the head of the World Health Organization commented a few days ago. Well, yes. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is correct ...

Words of wisdom

In honor of President’s Day, we present thoughts from former commanders-in-chief. “True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity, before it is entitled to the appellation.” – George Washington “Determine never to be idle. No person ...

Look at issue in different light

On Friday, members of the Joint Legislative Fiscal Committee tabled talks on a $46 million federal grant aimed at funding additional charter schools in New Hampshire. This is the third time the topic has been tabled by the committee. “Commissioner (Frank) Edelblut may have made cosmetic ...