To the editor: Today the Granite State finds itself at a crossroads with the introduction of House Bill 1283, new legislation that seeks to legalize physician-assisted suicide (PAS). The bill effectively gives physicians permission to prescribe drugs that result in patient suicide. We have serious concerns about the bill’s potential[Read More…]
Opinion
Positive Profile of the Week: N.H. Secretary of State David Scanlan
By Jay Lucas Sunshine Initiative This week, we are delighted to highlight a leader who truly exemplifies a commitment to ‘being the very best’ – New Hampshire’s 54th Secretary of State, David Scanlan, as our ‘Profile of the week.’ In New Hampshire, the Secretary of State plays a vital role[Read More…]
Sunshine Report: Striving for personal excellence
By JAY LUCAS Sunshine Initiative It starts with commitment. And it’s not easy. But in the journey of life, the pursuit of personal excellence is a fundamental aspect that shapes not only individual destinies but also the fabric of society. Striving to be the very best ‘you’ is a commitment[Read More…]
Farmer housing, jobs and the economy
By ANSON B. TEBETTS From Canaan to Cavendish, and Duxbury to Dummerston, Vermonters are asking for more housing units and better-quality dwellings. Workers — employees — we hear you, asking for more well-constructed homes, apartments, and condos so you can work, live, and play closer to where you earn. We[Read More…]
Defense Department Starbase program available to schools
By RUTH WARD Recently, I had the opportunity to attend an open house at the National Guard in Pembroke, featuring Starbase. I had never heard of Starbase, but the invitation had the words “education” and “STEM” and that was needed to pique my interest. Starbase is a Department of Defense[Read More…]
Missteps put Claremont in a bad spot with state, feds
By DALE GIRARD Mayoral Notes On Wednesday Jan. 10, the city manager requested the council reappropriate funds from a 2021 bond issued to upgrade the Claremont Police Department dispatch system. The original bond was approved by the city council as part of two projects on August 26, 2020. The city[Read More…]
Positive Profile of the Week: Nick Vailas
By JAY LUCAS Sunshine Initiative This week we are delighted to highlight a true entrepreneurial spirit — a leader in the community who is prepared to make the most of any situation — expected or totally unanticipated — Nick Vailas — a pure inspiration. His success in life and his[Read More…]
Sunshine Report: When you least expect it
By JAY LUCAS Sunshine Initiative Here’s a phrase I suspect you may have heard from someone in conversation. ‘I didn’t see that coming.’ It’s a way to note the unexpected. How many times in our day-to-day lives do we expect one thing — but suddenly find something else? Perhaps a[Read More…]
2023 Rearview Awards
By Greg Maresca Commentary As the days begin to lengthen and 2023 is one for the history books, the time for the annual Rearview Awards is upon us. Books of the year: Drew Thomas Allen’s “America’s Last Stand: Will You Vote to Save or Destroy America in 2024.” Allen pulls[Read More…]
Positive Profile of the Week: A life transformed: Manchester’s Jay Ruais
By Jay Lucas Sunshine Initiative This week we are delighted to highlight a friend and positive spirit, Jay Ruais, the recently elected Mayor of Manchester. We wish him well in his important mission — successfully leading New Hampshire’s largest city to a future of growth, prosperity, and a strengthening of[Read More…]