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Be careful what you wish (vote) for

This NH legislative session has been deluged with an unusually high number of extreme, right-wing bills. Do we really wish to suppress voters, stifle citizen input to legislation, limit free speech, divert public school taxpayer money to private and parochial schools, defund women’s health, ...

Why recite the Pledge of Allegiance

One particular line from April 24’s Guest Commentary, “Don’t Require Students to Stand for the Pledge”, caught my attention as I read it: “I had no idea what was the purpose and significance of saying [the Pledge of Allegiance] in the morning and staring at a flag.” This got me ...

N.H. House should support SB95

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed everybody’s lives. To minimize the spread of the disease and safeguard the health of our fellow citizens, we have had to adapt and reexamine the ways in which we learn, assemble, and do business. To that end, this past year the business of local and state ...

Did anyone notice

Did anyone notice that both Reps. (Annie) Kuster and (Chris) Pappas voted for HR-1, effectively eliminating New Hampshire’s first-in-the-nation primary law. I wonder how that will sit with voters of our state?

Support public schools

The public doesn’t want vouchers. A national group is shoving this down New Hampshire Senators’ throats and they should beware and gag. NHGOP Senators will undermine public schools with a massive voucher bill, SB130, which they are expected to roll into the budget to avoid legitimate ...

Equality

There are some elected and un-elected U.S. government officials, who are expected to represent the will of the people, the true sovereign of the United States, but instead seek to control the people. Why? They do not believe the people can recognize what is best for them, and by imposing ...