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An amendment worth passing

We have, from time to time in this space, suggested that the time is right for New Hampshire to revisit some of its constitutional issues by means of a constitutional convention. The last one was held in 1984. It gave us, among other things, annual legislative sessions (which led to the rise ...

NH hospital owes answers to public

New Hampshire's five-member Executive Council will be asked on Aug. 24 to approve a contract handing Dartmouth-Hitchcock the reins of New Hampshire Hospital's staffing for the next three years. Members of the Executive Council - two of whom are running for governor - have a decision to ...

Time for Trump to release taxes

That Donald Trump is a cagey one, saying he wants to wait until the IRS finishes auditing his tax returns before he decides whether to release them to the public. There's nothing that says presidential candidates have to release their tax returns, but there is some value to it. One of the ...

Was it ransom or something else?

On the very same day that the Islamic Republic of Iran released several American hostages, including Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian, the Iranian regime received a secret shipment of Swiss francs, euros and other currencies, equivalent to $400 million. Whence did the payments arrive? ...

Time for serious talk on marijuana

New Hampshire's newest medical marijuana dispensary opened last week in Merrimack on the same day the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency said marijuana will remain a Schedule I controlled substance, a classification that means it has "no currently accepted medical use and a high potential ...

Looking back at the week in news

Red Sox didn't bobble with David Ortiz decision Say what you will about the Boston Red Sox, the team acted decisively in not distributing David Ortiz bobblehead dolls before Tuesday night's game against the New York Yankees. Ortiz, who announced before the season that this would be his last, ...