Not too long ago, a Nashua native, born one of 12 children to one of the many large, Franco-American families that populated the section of Nashua we now call “The Tree Streets” neighborhood, took a little vacation to see the sights of the nation’s capital, Washington, D.C. Alice ...
I was driving last Sunday through different towns and cities in the area, when I came across the sign for a restaurant, “Chateau Italiano,” wondering what kind of bread they would serve, French loaf or Italian? Are the waiters snooty mimes who talk with their hands? Is the restaurant ...
Here it is, again. SB61 is boilerplate from ALEC, part of the Koch network – a a union, a collective of corporations seeking to define public policy. SB 61, misleadingly named “Right to Work” (RTW), has a long history that explains the purpose of the bill clearly. Its’ proponents ...
The world is in the midst of a global pandemic, the likes of which we haven’t experienced in more than 100 years. And there is one very important thing that the New Hampshire General Court can do to help New Hampshire’s economy come out of the pandemic stronger than it went in. Pass a ...
I’ll be honest with you: some problems can feel really overwhelming to me. When that’s the case it’s usually because of a combination of complexity and severity. Such is the case with youth homelessness. For several years now we’ve become more and more involved with this issue in our ...
Some years ago, a newspaper suggested that the state of Florida is the perfect barometer for strange behavior. As a former Floridian, I concur. I may not have added to the Sunshine State’s gritty surrealism, but I sure didn’t fight it. IN THE DOGHOUSE: Last week, a Miami veterinarian ...
