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Possible asphalt manufacturing plant: Who will clean up the mess?

Most Nashuans are not aware that an application has been filed with the planning board to site an asphalt manufacturing plant on Temple Street at the Amory Street rotary. With heavy trucks moving aggregate, asphalt and other heavy materials through narrow streets many times each day, this ...

Distant Dome: Lying distorts today’s politics

Growing up, our parents told us not to lie. Lying is the subject of the eighth of the 10 commandments in the Christian faith we hear so many politicians espousing. The commandment is “thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor,” or in plain English lie about your neighbor or ...

Merrimack Republican delegation making historic progress on PFAS

Your Republican State Representative delegation and State Senator in Merrimack made historic progress in fixing the Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in Merrimack’s drinking water. This pressing issue left devastating effects on our environment and homes. The unacceptable damage done by ...

Food (in)security and what you can do to make a difference

We’ve all heard it: prices are going up! Inflationary pressures are pushing the prices of most things up these days: fuel, rents, electricity, childcare, school supplies, groceries. But what isn’t going up to keep pace is wages. Therefore, many people are left with less money in their ...

Electric rates are spiking; do renewables help or hurt?

For years, state lawmakers and Gov. Sununu have been locked in a heated debate about the costs and benefits of renewable energy in New Hampshire. On one side, bipartisan majorities in the State House and Senate have sought to increase net metering so that solar and other homegrown renewables ...