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Voices of the personalities and people of the Granite State.
New Hampshire has a political slogan called, “the Pledge.” It’s not the Pledge of Allegiance or some other kind of pledge to God, country or high ideals. It’s a political pledge to William Loeb’s hatred of broad-based taxes which he defined as a state income or sales tax.
Podcast producer Roger Wood unpacks the complex controversy regarding Jim Hewitt, target of an attempt to remove him from the Portsmouth Planning Board.
It did not take long for immigrants’ rights defenders, peace groups, and faith leaders to register opposition to Gov. Chris Sununu’s request for $850,000 to fund the dispatch of New Hampshire National Guard troops to the Texas-Mexico border.
Childcare expenses can be devastating for parents of young children. They often have to make the choice between paying for daycare or staying home.
The money for the EFA program comes from the Education Trust Fund, which was established about 25 years ago to pay the adequacy aid to school districts after the Claremont education decisions by the state Supreme Court.
I muse joyfully you’ll enjoy the game on Sunday and continue to pay attention to the way public education is being tackled in this state. No touchdowns, no good commercials, no great snacks. S
From ‘A Book, an Idea and a Goat,’ Andru Volinsky’s weekly newsletter on Substack that is primarily devoted to writing about the national movement for fair school funding and other means of effecting social change.
All writers who are published or hopeful to be or even just a daily journaler will enjoy Áine Greaney’s book, Writer with a Day Job: Inspiration & Exercises to Help You Craft a Writing Life Alongside Your Career.
Kim Bock is the executive director of the New Hampshire Coalition of Recovery Residences.