Editor’s note: During the course of a week, issues are covered that might not lend themselves to full editorial comment, but they are worthy of The Sunday Telegraph weighing in – thumbs up, thumbs down or neutral.

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THUMBS DOWN – To those responsible for the mailing of threatening letters over people’s support for President Trump. At least four letters were received by residents in Milford and Brookline, officials said. More letters are thought to have been sent, but have not been reported. “There were two instances in our town, and I know of at least one in Brookline,” Milford police Capt. Craig Frye said last week. The New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office and the U.S. Postal Service are looking into the matter. In the meantime, all we have to say is STOP – JUST STOP. One of the greatest pillars of this country is freedom of speech. People have the right to support whomever they wish for the office of president – or any other public office for that matter. If you don’t like Trump yard signs, look the other way. If you don’t like Joe Biden yard signs, look the other way. The vandalism – and now outright bullying – over who is running for president or any other office must stop. If those responsible feel that strongly about the presidential race, we suggest getting involved with your candidate’s campaign. Be constructive, not destructive.

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THUMBS UP – To the Attorney General’s Office for allowing college students to vote in New Hampshire even if they are living elsewhere during the coronavirus pandemic, provided they have previously established residency in the state. This issue was being challenged by the New Hampshire Republican Party. Any person – including a student – who has established a domicile in New Hampshire consistent with (state law) but who is temporarily absent from the state by virtue of the COVID-19 pandemic or any other reason, remains domiciled within the state unless he or she establishes domicile elsewhere,” Assistant Attorney General Nicholas Chong Yen said.

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