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Op-Ed On Friday, hundreds of public charter school students who traveled to Concord learned a harsh lesson about the legislative process. They learned that sometimes partisan politics gets in the way of bipartisan problem solving. They came to the Legislative Fiscal Committee asking lawmakers to accept the first round of a $46 million federal grant to … Read more
The fundamental duty of the United States Government is to protect its citizens and to responsibly manage the resources of the country. The first duty has been fairly well exercised. In regards to managing the country’s resources our politicians have failed miserably. The national debt now stands at approximately $23 trillion and the country is … Read more
It is universally accepted that Americans pay at least 30% more for their healthcare versus the rest of the world and have the same or worse outcomes. Excluding government programs this 30% amounts to approximately $500 billion per year. Efforts to rein in this massive excess have failed miserably. It is time to think out … Read more
President Trump needs to address three aspects of healthcare. They are access to healthcare (those who want it but can’t get it), long-term viability of Medicaid and controlling future health care costs. This essay will deal with affordable access to healthcare. Hopefully Trump has learned from the midterms. He NEEDS to have a healthcare plan that is … Read more
An interesting imbroglio has developed in Penacook, home to the Merrimack Valley High School Blue Pride—née Indians. Much to the chagrin of the politically correct, MVHS alumni have continued to embrace the symbol they remember. Indian imagery can still be found on the school campus. That such imagery can still be seen is a sore … Read more
The AmazonSmile Program Now Prevents Customer Donations to a Pro-Israel Organization, Proclaiming Justice to The Nations (PJTN), a Tennessee-based non-profit evangelical Christian organization committed towards standing with Israel and fighting antisemitism, has been removed from the AmazonSmile program, which enables Amazon customers to donate a percentage of their purchase to their favorite charity. PJTN President … Read more
Thanksgiving is a critically important American holiday. The reason is simple. The survival of the United States as an independent nation of free peoples depends upon gratitude. If Americans do not remain forever grateful for the system we inherited, we will lose it. If this sounds a bit dramatic, take it up with Abraham Lincoln. Preserving … Read more
To the residents of Gilford & Gilmanton, If you are not already aware, our School Board is on the brink of adopting a new transgender nondiscrimination policy based on the passage of SB 263. Now, on the surface, this sounds like a good idea, right? I don’t imagine many people would tolerate a transgendered student … Read more
BY RICK NOTKIN
MY ERROR! I failed to swap the actual writer’s name for mine – that has been corrected and I apologize to those that thought I wrote this when it was Rick Notkin. My humblest apologies. It has been corrected and bumped
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Let’s see if I understand the situation in Gilford. The town is dissatisfied with the arrangement with Laconia for disposal of trash, so they decided to build a combined trash/recycling center at the recycling site.
The LRP (Lakes Region Porcupines) Elves are afoot. As the Lakes Region Porcupines’ annual toy drive is underway, we are seeking donations to help struggling families have a good Christmas. We give each child at least two gifts, but it is usually more than that. 100% of all donations go directly to the kids. We … Read more
On Nov. 7th the Nashua School board president Heather Raymond stated that “I just want to be clear that this motion is NOT BINDING us to build a new middle school.”
In what feels like the beginning of a twenty-first-century relapse into the ill-famed days of Prohibition, more and more politicians across the country have flocked to one of the most misguided, counterproductive and reactionary measures in decades.
Someone asked me today how, being a woman, I could stand up for Trump, a misogynist, a racist, and a bigot. Here is my answer:
For the past 14 years, Bethany Christian Services has supported foster and adoptive families in New Hampshire through the Community and Faith-Based Initiative Grant.
Recently, Senator Jeanne Dietsch wrote an article about how she isn’t a libertarian (her voting record already let us know that). Her first thought is that libertarian is bad because it was responsible for slavery. I think we need to back up and explain to Senator Dietsch what a traditional libertarian might mean. Foremost, it … Read more
From its inception, the idea of public charter schools has been to free public education from the burden of excessive and restrictive rules that prevent educators from being effective.
Explaining the incredible prosperity of New England in the colonial era and early American republic, Alexis de Tocqueville noted first that the people were left largely alone by the government.
It is time to straighten out some facts regarding what happened in Sullivan County. Robert Spencer was booked for an event in Eastman, a private community in Grantham. The venue is supported by HOA fees. A Muslim family lives in that community, in full view of the venue, and supports it through their fees. This … Read more
This coin was our first minted coin during colonial times; 1787 to be exact. Do you see what it says? MIND YOUR BUSINESS. The flip side says WE ARE ONE. I wonder how many people actually believe that these days.
Last Friday, hearing news that the Joint Legislative Fiscal Committee tabled an enormous $46M opportunity to further education in our state, was both troubling and heartbreaking for a number of reasons – primarily for children and families but also overloaded educators.