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Politics’ third rail remains in limbo

We have no idea what President-elect Donald Trump really thinks about Social Security and Medicare, those mainstays of old America. On the campaign trail, he said nice things about both. We do know that Trump promised to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, this era's effort to improve ...

Poem: ‘A visit from St. Nicholas’

Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse; The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there; The children were nestled all snug in their beds; While visions of sugar-plums danced in ...

Beck’s stunning political reversal

Back when the Tea Party was generally considered a haven for right-wingers, it can be reasonably suggested Glenn Beck was its conductor. First on radio, then on CNN and later Fox News, Beck was a ratings king and a lightning rod for all things conservative. He used a rhetorical blow torch in ...

No-win Afghan issue for Obama

President Barack Obama may have to make a heartbreaking decision before he leaves office. It is whether to leave an American woman, her husband and her children in the hands of terrorists in Afghanistan or risk many other lives by getting them released. More than four years ago, Caitlan ...

Vaping trend is not without risk

Just as possession of marijuana for personal enjoyment becomes legal in this state, the U.S. surgeon general issued a warning to Americans about another supposedly benign habit with potentially harmful consequences. In a report released last week, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy called ...

Staying safe on state’s roadways

This weekend, the New Hampshire State Police announced they will be out in force to ensure safe travels, not just related to the nasty winter weather, but to patrol for impaired motorists returning from holiday festivities and parties. Known as Combined Accident Reduction Effort (CARE) Life ...