Me and My President: Jen and Todd Schongalla Meet Barack Obama in Laconia
By Nancy West | January 19, 2025
Photos taken at Laconia Soda Shop 2008 by Barry Draper of Jen and Todd Schongalla with President Barack Obama.
Photos taken at Laconia Soda Shop 2008 by Barry Draper of Jen and Todd Schongalla with President Barack Obama.
Editor’s note: As the country prepares to inaugurate its 47th president Donald Trump Monday, InDepthNH.org is running photos that our readers send in of them or a family member with a President or candidate who became president.
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By GARRY RAYNO, InDepthNH.org
CONCORD — The NH Association of Special Education Administrators held its annual meeting Friday while celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and the progress it has brought.
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An undated photo showing Manchester businessman and inventor Dean Kamen with billionaire Richard Branson and notorious deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was one of the photographs released on Friday by Democrats on the House Oversight Committee.
Concord, NH – Attorney General John M. Formella announces that the Rockingham County Superior Court Judge David Ruoff has dismissed Robertson et al.
By Michael Davidow
Priesthoods belong to settled cultures.
By PAULA TRACY, InDepthNH.orgCONCORD - Leaders of the State Employees Association will be asking its 15,000 members for input on recommendations from the Commission on Government Efficiency (COGE) and plan to meet with Gov. Kelly Ayotte to discuss the report after hearing from them.The report, released Thursday, calls for a number of changes that if implemented could impact state, county and municipal employees.Rich Gulla, president of SEA/SEIU 1984, said "it is good to have an introspective look" at efficiencies and that he and staff are reviewing the report and will be seeking input from members.He noted that the state is under a hiring freeze and that many state employees are not only doing their job but filling in for those positions that remain vacant."They are filling in the gaps," he said of the union's members.Once they have had a chance to get input, he said he will seek a meeting with Ayotte to go over the positions."These are simply recommendations right now," he said.Among the recommendations are for state employees to work in the office rather than remotely.Co-chairs of the 15-member commission, former Governor Craig Benson and Andy Crews, submitted the COGE report of recommendations following a year of interviews, study and considerations on what could make the state work better for its citizens.They noted that the independent, advisory document is not an audit but meant to "identify practical opportunities to improve how New Hampshire government operates and serves its people."As for remote working, which was the case for many during COVID-19, the report said there should be a return to in-person teams as the work standard and that it leads to quicker decision making and better outcomes, though there could be exceptions.Ayotte sat down last week with reporters before the document was released and was asked what she planned to do with the recommendations.
