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Op-Ed: The Disturbing Antecedents to Trump’s Nativism
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So it was last Saturday when I first read accounts of Donald Trump’s speech at UNH, where he repeated his racist rhetoric about immigrants “poisoning the blood of America.”
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Op-Ed: Speaker Packard’s Sherlock Holmes Dog in the Night Problem
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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.”
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Op-Ed: Is a New Commission Needed to Probe the ‘Merner Matter’
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Through the use of multiple right-to-know requests, we have tried to let the sun shine in on the facts of this case, facts which now show that a man who did not live in a Lancaster legislative district ran for the House from that district, won, and then wrongly served for nine months.
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Op-Ed: Wrote-In for Biden ‘Vitally Important’
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President Biden has pursued an ambitious agenda, marked by significant accomplishments in public health, economic recovery, climate action, social justice, and diplomacy.
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Op-Ed: Enduring Wisdom in a Time of War
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One of the great privileges of my career with the American Friends Service Committee was spending a few days with Jim Bristol, when he came to New Hampshire in 1991 to speak about the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Opinion: Day To Thank Your Education Support Professionals
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During American Education Week, I want to take a moment to highlight Education Support Professionals. These are your children’s food service workers, custodians, para educators, administrative assistants, library assistants, mechanics, nursing assistants, and school bus drivers.
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Op-Ed: Lewiston is a Brutal Reminder That Passivity Equals Complicity
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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.
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Opinion: Support Forestry, Override Veto of House Bill 142
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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.
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Opinion: Sununu, Formella Wasting Money On Unneeded Border Patrol Enhancement
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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.