At a recent indoor Presidential campaign rally in Arizona, the Trump team made all attendees sign disclaimers saying they would not sue the campaign if they came down with the Coronavirus. In weeks, our superintendents and school boards in New Hampshire and beyond will be forced, in one way or ...
New Hampshire’s businesses, municipalities, public health and health care professionals are increasingly aware of and concerned with the public health effects of our changing climate. An overwhelming body of evidence points to human activities such as using fossil fuels for transportation, ...
Longtime Nashua resident Ken Mayo’s paternal grandmother, a “small, dainty, no-nonsense” wife, mother and school teacher named Louise Parker Mayo, was without doubt the last person one would expect to find in jail doing a 60-day stint. But Parker Mayo, the hard-working farmer’s wife ...
We have a new addition to our family, Riley, a one-year-old lab mix pup from Mississippi. Being southern, he demands a Mint Julep every day at 3. Currently, we’re training him to be obedient. To be clear, we are being trained by the trainer to train the dog. Riley must be trained. Taxidermy ...
The security, safety, and freedom that we enjoy as Americans is made possible in part by the handful of patriots willing to put their lives on the line for our country. All they ask for in return is that their commander-in-chief has their backs. President Trump continues to betray that sacred ...
During both a pandemic and a climate crisis, we need thoughtful, decisive leaders in office. We firmly believe Senator Dan Feltes is the right leader for this moment and the right person to launch our clean energy economy into the next decade. We cannot wait any longer to act. In the state ...
Waterbury, VT - The American-Canadian Tour (ACT) Midsummer Classic at N. Woodstock, NH's White Mountain Motorsports Park continues to get bigger as the day approaches. A flurry of new entries have arrived in recent days for the $10,000-to-win Midsummer 250 on Saturday, August 8 that will make ...
One of the big shortcomings of the CARES Act, and there were a few like the initial Payroll Protection Program, was the money could not be used by states or municipalities to help make up revenue shortfalls due to the coronavirus pandemic. The first rules also did not allow the money to be ...
‘Tis the season for wild blueberry pickin’ in New England. The smaller, sweeter, snappier cousins of the farm-raised summer staple are great for muffins and jams because of their lower water content. Unlike those you might find in a local grocery store, wild blueberries are free, if you ...
We’re especially proud right now to be parents and grandparents. The Trump administration has finally gotten so out of hand, a Wall of Moms had to “stop this car” to intervene in Portland, Oregon. When they got tear gassed, PDX Dad Pod got busy and organized its members to show up with ...
When the COVOID-19 pandemic first struck the state this spring, the Judicial Branch acted to protect the safety of our citizens by suspending all jury trials. Following several weeks of careful planning and preparation, as well as instituting significant measures to protect the health of ...
Zoom meetings are a relatively new concept to people who are now living and working in a virtual world. Some people have easily gotten the hang of it, and they understand how etiquette works and what to have or not have sitting in the background. Others aren’t so technologically advanced. I ...
It’s a jungle out there. I should clarify. My back yard, which is mostly occupied by a pool and too many arborvitae shrubs, now has to share any remaining space with Lady Baba’s veggie garden this summer. Since there is no room to turn the soil due to an overpopulated collection of ...
It often doesn’t take much to make yourself happy. Spending time with people you care about, eating delicious food or buying something for yourself “just because” can all go a long way toward lifting your spirits and improving your mood. But sometimes, it’s all too easy for that ...
In the race against COVID-19, biopharmaceutical firms Regeneron and Sanofi have launched clinical trials to evaluate the efficacy of their drug, Kevzara, in treating the virus' life-threatening immune complications. Interestingly, Kevzara isn't new; it was initially approved by the FDA in ...
The quirky 1970 Mungo Jerry classic, “In the Summertime” says it best: “We’re always happy, Life’s for livin’ yeah, that’s our philosophy…” That song puts us back into a simpler time when summer was indeed for living and having fun. Any one of us who hails from this era may ...
I have always been in awe of how New Hampshire’s caregivers work tirelessly to care for our seniors, especially now during the COVID-19 pandemic that continues to devastate our communities and our economy. Truly, they are heroes. Despite the many challenges of the pandemic health crisis, our ...
Cabin fever is running rampant. Claustrophobia, panic attacks and manic behavior abounds. And that’s just when I’m taking a shower. People are waving their feral freak flags as we continue to cope with COVID-19. I cope by wearing a mask when I’m out. That way I can mutter dirty things ...
Of course we’re all familiar with that great July heat wave that rewrote record books, felled at random folks who dared venture out on foot during the day, claimed too many lives regardless of age or physical condition, and literally drove some of us insane, right? Indeed, who could forget ...
Local control was a phrase heard frequently last week regarding the opening of public schools this fall while the coronavirus continues to ravage much of the country. Local control is a bit of a misnomer in New Hampshire because we are not a “home rule” state. What does that ...
