Arts and Entertainment
Elisa New: Poetry in America
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Poetry has the power to get into your brain when you hear or read a poem that gets you, emotionally. You say, yes, I understand what it is saying.
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Op-Ed: Judges, Guns and Mifeprestone
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At this time of year, the US Supreme Court is nearing the end of its term and releases bunches of decisions as if cleaning out its collective desk before going on summer break and preparing things for next year’s crop of justices.
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The Fly Fisher’s YouTube Rabbit Hole
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I am not that “Old School” that I would say technology is the devil, but there are times. Nothing can burn up more time than watching YouTube videos.
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GOP Agenda Takes a Big Hit in the House
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After last year’s kumbaya session with its bipartisan budget, and congratulations all around, the 2024 session began ugly with the war on trans youth and stayed that way until almost the very end.
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Roger Wood Talks Solar Panels with Dan Weeks
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The installation of solar panels on historic district buildings in Portsmouth is currently under debate. At issue is whether or not those panels will be visible to the public affecting the character of those buildings.
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Speaking of Words: Can Artificial Intelligence Learn a Language?
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And we have SIRI and her knowledgeable sisters who will answer all our questions quickly and amiably; recently we learned that SIRI will be “enhanced” with ChatGPT4 and OpenAI.
Courts & Corrections
Bail Reform Heading to the Governor’s Desk
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The House and Senate approved changing the state’s bail system to draw clearer lines on who should be held as a danger to the community and who should not.
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Eversource Seeks 42 Percent Rate Hike
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Let’s get the bad news out of the way first. Eversource is coming for your money – lots of it.
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NH Gives Runs June 11-12, Please Remember InDepthNH.org
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People such as Garry Rayno and Paula Tracy and Damien Fisher and Beverly Stoddart and Bob Charest and Arnie Alpert and a host of columnists with their own particular view on living in the 21st Century. I myself have been known to weigh in provide a scoop or two.