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When the Dems justify the means

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders said he was "disappointed but not surprised" by the contents of hacked emails from the Democratic National Committee that showed DNC officials had been trying to undermine his bid to secure the party's nomination for president. DNC officials ...

Planting seeds for lifelong learning

We learned this week that some of the tomatoes grown in the Elm Street Middle School greenhouse came from seeds that not so long ago were orbiting nearly 250 miles up in the International Space Station. If that's not enough to get students interested in science or gardening, we don't know ...

Do the right thing on mental health

The U.S. House of Representatives voted 422 to 2 this month to pass a bill that overhauls our approach to mental illness. It was encouraging to see both parties come together for the good of the country. The bill could empower family members, who are on the front lines of the efforts to deal ...

AG made a good call on troopers

A decision last week by the New Hampshire attorney general's office to bring simple assault charges against two police officers in connection with the high-speed chase that ended in Nashua on May 11 sends a strong message. The message, which should be heard by both the public and the ...

Hostile comment embarrasses state

A legislative chamber with 400 representatives is statistically bound to have more than a few loose cannons. But, unfortunately for New Hampshire, one of the loosest of all the cannons cemented in Concord is Al Baldasaro, of Londonderry, one of Donald Trump's most vocal advisers in the ...

It’s good theater, but bad politics

It wasn't that long ago that Democrats were the party of mayhem, far more likely than Republicans to be practitioners of disorganized infighting and public disputes that made for entertaining political theater but did little to engender public confidence in their ability to run the ...