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Will the American spirit burn brighter or burn out?

President Joe Biden’s Chief of Staff, Ron Klain, was at the pinnacle of power. Biden won the 2020 election, but everyone knew he was in cognitive decline. A shell of his former self who his wife, Jill, protected from most human contact. Klain was in charge and assessed the administrations ...

On the necessity of sacrifice: One person – and one day – at a time

ALL OF WHAT we have accomplished as a nation has come with one common thread: personal sacrifice. We view sacrifice as something given up for an ideal or a cause. With countless known and unknown individuals contributing – many anonymously – these meaningful decisions to let go of something ...

Busted: Confessions of a scofflaw

This may be the final column I write as a free man. No, I am not getting married this week. I have taken an accounting of my life and freely admit I have broken many laws, some of which could land me in the big house. I was inspired to look inward after reading that an 84-year old man in the ...

Secret pole deal looms at the PUC

FOR SALE: 175,393 round pieces of wood, most about 35 feet long. Motivated seller! Serious offers only. Normally I leave transactions like this to Craig’s List, but in this case I am trying to protect a few hundred thousand people – specifically, the residential customers of Eversource, ...

Legislature wants to criminalize traditionally accepted behavior

These are strange times. The New Hampshire legislature is headed in opposite directions. One direction is to do away with laws and regulations that have been on the books for a long time, like legalizing marijuana. The other direction is to take what has been considered “normal” or at ...

Washington needs to help, not hurt, small business

The biggest challenge facing small business owners in New Hampshire is finding enough workers willing to fill positions. Go downtown Nashua right now and you will see stores and restaurants with “Closed Due to Staffing Shortage” signs right next to “Help Wanted” signs in their front ...