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As I was reviewing what we know of the timeline of the Merner Affair and the Speaker’s improbable version of events, an admonition from Sherlock Holmes came to mind – the absence of an event can be as important as the occurrence of one. Investigating the theft of a racehorse in a story titled “Silver Blaze,” the famous fictional detective Sherlock Holmes notes “the curious incident of the dog in the night-time.”
On Thursday morning we woke up to news of yet another mass shooting—this one very close to home in Lewiston, Maine. My heart goes out to the victims, the survivors, and their families.
As House Bill 142 requires a new contract for Burgess BioPower, the Public Utilities Commission can use this as an opportunity to approve a path forward for this important facility that is agreeable to the state’s policymakers and ratepayers.
Recent action by NH Gov Chris Sununu and his Attorney General John Formella to showboat an increase of border patrol enforcement 10 fold and expend $1.4 million of NH tax money is way over the top and unnecessary.
While it is an enormous step forward, it is only one aspect on much needed reforms around the Secure Psychiatric Unit and management of the forensic population.
Senate Bill 61 was the last bill of the House legislative session concerning the highly contentious setback to surface water new landfill permitting rules. After many months of hearings, conversations, research, and, unfortunately, much-wasted paper, Senate Bill (SB) 61 was killed in non-concurrence on the House floor during the final legislative session of the year on June 29th.
The U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN) recently acknowledged proposals to change the name of Mount Washington to Agiocochook, and the Baker River to Asquamchumauke:
T – Green Hydrogen (G-H2) will be key new player in our planet’s Clean Energy Future.
I live on Artist Falls Road in North Conway which some Residents may recognize as the oldest road in the Town of Conway.
“Some people argue this is singling out children who are transgender, and I would argue perhaps it is.” Unwittingly or not, Senator Sharon Carson spotlighted the harmful consequences of SB 272, the so-called parental bill of rights legislation, at a recent public hearing.
