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Editorials

Reject original ordinance

After multiple proposed amendments to Nashua’s ordinance that would raise the legal age for nicotine from 18 to 21 failed during the lengthy Monday Personnel and Administrative Affairs Committee meeting, the ordinance was referred back to the Board of Aldermen in its original form. The ...

Planning repairs

Just about anywhere one goes in America – from coastal metro areas, to Appalachia, to the Great Plains – the needs for infrastructure improvements are obvious. Infrastructure is an all-encompassing term that includes roads, bridges, water lines, sewer lines, dams, landfills, and many ...

Address airport matter

Imagine being a passenger in an airplane landing at an airport with deteriorating pavement. Somehow, we do not believe this is a good idea. According to Nashua Airport Manager Chris Lynch, the problems at Boire Field are becoming serious. “It gets to the point where it’s no longer safe ...

Man of mystery

We have no idea what was going through the mind of 73-year-old Hudson resident Gerald Gutekunst when he allegedly started a fire early Monday morning. However, the situation that unfolded demonstrates how the already difficult jobs of police officers and firefighters can be even more of a ...

On the mark

We applaud Nashua Board of Education members on Monday acting to approve a Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (JROTC) course on marksmanship that will involve air rifles. The course will allow cadets, once trained, to shoot air rifles in the field behind Nashua High School ...

Political con job

Con artists succeed primarily by convincing their victims that riches can be had with little or no investment or risk. So do some politicians. Contenders for the Democratic Party nomination for president next year seem to be engaged in a race to determine which one can offer the most ...