As we all know far too well, the crisis surrounding substance use and mental health in New Hampshire and across the nation has significantly worsened over the past year, with the coronavirus pandemic creating more loneliness and despair, more substance use, and more barriers for those seeking ...
If I were teaching a civics class, I would ask students to consider what was at stake on Jan. 6, when protesters stormed the U.S. Capitol. An investigation is underway, with one guilty plea thus far. We would review the First Amendment right to “peaceably assemble” and ask for redress of ...
I am shocked the vice president doesn’t already know about the BILLIONS collected for broadband as charged as a FEE on our telephone bills. I have been complaining about this fee/tax charged monthly as the USF (Universal Service Fund) as put in place under President Bush for us and ...
The spring of 2021 was not a good one for the maple syrup businesses of the Northeast. Not only did unseasonably warm weather cut the flow short by a couple weeks, but this year’s low sugar content also contributed to a lower than usual yield. For hobbyists, this is certainly unfortunate, but ...
Few can argue about the increase in climate over the last several decades. The question is then, what can we do about it? One potential solution is the Energy Innovation Act, which has been reintroduced in Congress. It will make substantial reductions in domestic climate pollution, ...
HB 177 passed in dramatic bi-partisan fashion in the New Hampshire House April 9 and is now headed to the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee soon for a hearing. It was heartening to see the overwhelming support for HB 177 by Nashua district lawmakers. They voted to protect: ...