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The 2020 election infected by the coronavirus

Every political season has a different tone and atmosphere, but this year’s might have come from a galaxy far, far away. First the coronavirus pandemic eliminated traditional campaigning and replaced it with virtual Zoom meetings, face masks, social distancing and absentee ballots. Gone ...

Access to affordable care should be expanded

The president did it again on Sept. 29, during his tantrum on the debate stage. For the umpteenth time, he promised the American people the best, cheapest, most comprehensive replacement for the ACA (Obamacare) in the history of mankind. So where’s this plan, and where has it been this past ...

Republican women are ready to take back the Legislature

One hundred years ago, this year, the 19th Amendment was ratified and women were finally granted the right to vote. I am proud to be from a state where we have a long history of empowered Republican women fighting for women’s rights. From Marilla Ricker, to Vetsa Roy, to Donna Sytek, and ...

Dream job: My future in pharmaceuticals

Ever since drug companies began advertising on television in 1997, viewers have been barraged with the latest end-all cures for whatever ails you. The names, clever or clumsy, come with a bevy of side effects. Since Washington D.C. is so busy lately, what with distancing themselves from the ...

Nashua’s first historical highway marker installed at Historical Society

Upon learning of the decision by the state’s Division of Historical Resources and Department of Transportation to install one of those really cool historical highway markers in front of the Nashua Historical Society’s Abbot-Spalding House Museum, my first thought was, “how many others are ...