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State AFL-CIO head only pretends to back ‘freedom of contract’

In New Hampshire and other states where grass-roots efforts to prohibit forced union dues and fees are gaining momentum, union officials and politicians who aren’t normally known for their libertarian sympathies are suddenly appealing to ‘freedom’ to defend their ability to force workers ...

A Fitbit tour of New Hampshire

Spring in New Hampshire is a month away and I will be a fully-COVID vaccinated man by then. I am over 65 and will admit to having a couple qualifying NO-morbidities. I do have a clinical dependence on New Hampshire made Lindt chocolates and an increasing emotional relationship with my Fitbit ...

Some stuff you can’t make up

OLD SCHOOL: Authorities in England received a tip on Jan. 16 and arrived at the Freemasons’ Saxon Hall expecting to put an end to the illegal “rave” reported to be happening there, but instead of loud music and wild teenagers, officers found old people lining up to get their COVID-19 ...

Looking back at fitness crazes throughout the years

It seems to be that time of year when we all think about getting fit, dreaming of what we could look like on the beach in swim trunks or bikinis. Watching all the fitness and weight loss ads on television nowadays reminds me of how different fitness crazes are today (many border on gimmicks) ...

American racism is our greatest embarrassment and gravest sin

“White privilege” is a powerful term. Out of ignorance and, yes, inherent racism, it invokes incredulity and disdain in too many white people: “I’m not privileged! I struggle, too!” For Black, indiginous and people of color, its meaning is surely a useful tool in the never-ending ...