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Should the fact of whether or not a patron has a library card and active membership in a city’s or town’s public library be private or public information, and should people be punished for releasing it?
The culture wars have come for several public libraries in New Hampshire, turning elections for library trustee into referendums on censorship, parental rights, budget cuts and membership in the American Library Association (ALA).
The audit by the Office of the Legislative Budget Assistant, found that the agency “was inefficient and ineffective in investigating complaints and closing cases in a timely manner.”
Hundreds of angry homeowners from Danville, Sandown, Atkinson and Plaistow drove on icy roads to the Timberlane Performing Arts Center that evening, on a mission to cut and cap their property taxes.
But a bill introduced this year by state Rep. Margaret Drye, R-Plainfield, would carve out a narrow exception, allowing 17-year-olds to marry with their parents’ permission if they or their intended spouse is on active military duty.
A bill that would exempt 17-year-olds on active military duty or their partners from a new state law banning underage marriage drew emotional testimony from both sides on Tuesday.
A new state Supreme Court rule that took effect Jan. 1 lays out how the court must handle any appeals of decisions involving a justice who is disciplined for misconduct.
Republican House leaders, along with representatives of three anti-tax groups, held a “wake” Monday morning for the state Interest and Dividends Tax, which ends at midnight on Tuesday.
In these parts, the candy man who can is Robert “Chocolate Bob” Newsteder, who with his partner, Barbara Finch, runs My Favorite Chocolate, a tiny store and chocolate factory that smells like Christmas, Valentine’s Day and Easter all wrapped into one.