To the Editor: I am writing in opposition to selling the Bakery Building and displacing the Charlestown Historical Society. Our local historical societies are constantly doing work that no one sees. The historical society is the library of historical artifacts, documents, information on our veterans going back two-pluscenturies, historic houses,[Read More…]
Opinion
Big issues before the Senate Education Committee
By RUTH WARD The Legislature started up on January 2, 2024. Many new bills were filed and then there were also those re-referred bills from last year that had to be voted on. The Senate had about 310 bills in total. The Senate Judiciary Committee had the most with 64.[Read More…]
Many Rockingham ballot issues deserve our support
By WAYNE BLANCHARD To my fellow Rockingham voters: It’s that time of year again. All year long we enjoy the freedom and independence as individual citizens, but on March 4 and 5 comes the unity part, where we must come together to debate the common good for our community. The[Read More…]
Universal EFAs are the best choice for New Hampshire
By ANDREW CLINE Josiah Bartlett Center for Public Policy and JASON BEDRICK Heritage Foundation Nearly 1 million American students participated in a school-choice program last year, according to data compiled by EdChoice. Across the country 72 choice programs operate in 32 states. And who has the most popular program in[Read More…]
Mayoral Notes: Claremont City Council goals for the next two years
By DALE GIRARD With the start of the new city council term, it is customary to begin a discussion on goals and objectives for the next 2-year cycle. At the end of 2023. City Manager Manale requested department heads provide him with a list of priorities for the next fiscal[Read More…]
Positive Profile of the Week: Norri Oberlander
By JAY LUCAS Sunshine Initiative We are delighted this week to highlight one of the most interesting and engaging people that we know — Norri Oberlander. Norri immediately came to mind when thinking about who would best exemplify our topic of someone stepping out of their comfort zone. We’ll get[Read More…]
Sunshine Report: Breaking out of your comfort zone!
By Jay Lucas Sunshine Initiative You’ll never know if you don’t try. But how many of us get stuck in a pattern? We get comfortable where we are. We find ourselves in a hypnotic rhythm — doing the same things, the same way, over and over again. Then a thought[Read More…]
Positive Profile of the Week: WMUR’s Josh McElveen
By Jay Lucas Sunshine Initiative This week we are delighted to highlight a great friend and political icon in the Granite State — Josh McElveen. Those who have turned on their TV in the Granite State would know Josh as the former WMUR-ABC-9 political director and news anchor. His coverage[Read More…]
Sunshine Report Civics and civility: Proud to live in New Hampshire
By Jay Lucas Sunshine Initiative The First in the Nation Primary is now once again complete. And, what a wonderful testament to ‘civics and civility’ on the part of Granite Staters. The nation turns its attention to New Hampshire every four years — and consistently we come through. We take[Read More…]
A call to action: Protecting New Hampshire’s right to know law
By Richard H. Girard Publisher The N.H. House of Representatives will vote on HB 1002 on Thursday. The bill would impose a fee of up to $25/hour on Right To Know requests to, “make the record available to the requestor, including time to search, retrieve, duplicate, redact, and otherwise make[Read More…]