Exit Numbers
By MIKE MARLAND, InDepthNH.org | December 5, 2019
MIKE MARLAND, InDepthNH.org
Homegrown editorial cartoonist Mike Marland is keeping a watchdog eye on the State House in Concord and White House in Washington, D.C
Mike Marland
Homegrown editorial cartoonist Mike Marland is keeping a watchdog eye on the State House in Concord and White House in Washington, D.C. See more of Mike Marland’s NH politics webcomic here.
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Gov. Chris Sununu and 'Governor for a Day' Andrew Flockton shake hands with visiting students at the Governor and Executive Council meeting Wednesday at the State House.
By PAULA TRACY, InDepthNH.org
CONCORD - There are financial and privacy concerns related to a bill that would require health care providers to report abortion data to the state, lawmakers were told Wednesday.
By MICHAEL FERBER, Speaking of Words
This series of columns has had little to say about politics, but there are some words that can hardly be discussed without getting into their political implications. What does “democracy” mean? It’s a Greek word: What did the Greeks mean by it? How about “republic?” That’s a Roman word, and our Founding Fathers were very interested in the Roman Republic. Did they mean something specific that we have missed? Several members of Congress call themselves “socialists,” but they mean something very different by it from what their political enemies mean. What is “fascism”? Has it returned? What does “patriotism” mean today?
All these words deserve a column of their own, indeed a whole book, but in this column I want to say something about a pair of words that are very much in the air today, “anti-Semite” and “anti-Semitism.” There is something strange about their origin, and of course their meanings are highly contentious.
CONCORD - The Democratic National Committee Rules and Bylaws Committee approved the New Hampshire Democratic Party delegate selection plan, a decision that means the New Hampshire delegates will be seated at the DNC Convention in August.
“We are incredibly proud to send this diverse and impressive delegation to the National Convention, and I thank the delegates for their commitment to standing up for democracy.” said NHDP Chairman Ray Buckley in a news release.
New Hampshire had refused to adhere to the national committee’s decision to have South Carolina host the first primary.
By GARRY RAYNO, InDepthNH.org
CONCORD — A bill to broaden parental rights over school curriculum and to require teachers to answer parents’ questions had mixed reviews at a public hearing Tuesday.