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Some verses and curses for the holiday rush

T’was a few days before Christmas And I went to the mall When a jerk snagged by parking space Nice holiday gall! I braved the madness Must have been out of my head The people lugging their bags Looked like the Walking Dead I ventured to Macy’s Had one last present to ...

We need to do something about youth homelessness

Laura is 16 years old. She is a junior in high school. She works hard and gets pretty good grades. She would like to go to community college when she graduates, and she is looking forward to junior prom. She also lives with her parents and her little brother in a motel room because last year ...

November 2019: Cold with below normal precipitation

Very mild temperatures were in place as November began, but after just a few hours, an early winter feel would take hold for much of the month. Precipitation totals were below normal with less than average stormy weather. Temperatures were in the mid-70s during the early morning hours of Nov. ...

Those pesky holiday songs: Air sickness bag, anyone?

Oy vey. It’s supposed to be the most wonderful time of the year, but I think I have had my fill of the holiday songs. I don’t’ know why I should feel this way. They’ve only been blasting out of overhead store speakers since Halloween. Enough already with the talking snowman and the ...

Opportunity

The presidential primary season is in full swing in New Hampshire, where the state takes pride in its “First in the Nation” status. The citizens of New Hampshire take this responsibility very seriously, knowing the impact their votes and their voices can have on the overall health and ...

A Granite Bridge to nowhere?

Last summer, the quiet residential road on which we live near downtown Nashua was transformed into a construction zone. For weeks on end, crews from Liberty Utilities inched their way down the street cutting and excavating and resealing pavement in order to fix our neighborhood gas lines. ...