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What does the Board of Aldermen do? Election is March 5

It’s time to talk about the upcoming election. No, this isn’t about the hordes of presidential primary candidates that are already criss-crossing our area, nor even about our next regular city elections this November. We’ve got an election really soon – in less than a month, in fact. ...

New Hampshire is facing the legalization trap with marijuana

In May 2016, nearly three years ago nearing the end of my first term as a New Hampshire House Representative, I penned an op-ed in frustration at the increasingly huge amounts of money the Legislature was throwing at the “opioid crisis” as the death toll continued to rise each year. The ...

Irony of relying on natural gas, pursuit of pipeline should strike cord

Imagine seeking a review of your case with the New Hampshire Supreme Court. Why wouldn’t you take assiduous care to present it in a way that would prove unassailable? In its narrative appealing the Site Evaluation Committee denial of the Northern Pass Project, Eversource told our state’s ...

Marijuana still is dangerous

The discussion regarding legalizing recreational marijuana in New Hampshire has, unfortunately, not included a full airing of the dangers of driving while under the influence of marijuana. There is ample evidence that marijuana consumption affects driving skills. People smoke or ingest ...

January 2019: Mild and wet, sub-par snowfall

January’s first week began on a mild note, exactly opposite from the extreme cold of one year ago. The mild pattern would shift into a see-saw temperature pattern for the remainder of the month. Melted precipitation was above normal, while snowfall was below normal. Temperatures were not ...

Let’s keep our kids in school

When we think about New Hampshire’s future, a top priority for all citizens should be ensuring that we have an education system that works for every student. But educational opportunities are not equally distributed among all our state’s communities, meaning that some children are ...