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In its newsletters and magazines, in congressional testimony and on its website, AARP warns seniors about deceptive direct mail and other dubious marketing come-ons as part of its mission to protect members from financial abuses. But the huge advocacy group’s own aggressive efforts to coax seniors to join or renew their memberships also have drawn a burst of criticism this year.
Roger Wood Podcast: She’s an environmental scientist specializing in remediation of contaminated sites. And the Coakley Landfill superfund site isn’t too far from Mindi Messmer’s home in Rye as she runs for Congress.
CONCORD – Criticism mounted against the Secure Psychiatric Unit at NH State Prison for Men Tuesday as members of the Senate Health and Human Services Committee heard complaints about the lack of treatment there.
What is more interesting is the number of people in the president’s own party exploring a run. The president is usually given a pass by his — we have yet to have her — party when he runs for the second term.
Radio Free New Hampshire: Senator Jeff Flake of Arizona, whose very name calls out for rough treatment at the hands of President Trump, made news recently for encouraging other Republicans to run against their dear leader in the 2020 election.
OK, we’ve been on break in posting your photos, but we begin again today with Elizabeth Ruediger’s photos from Dummer and the March For Our Lives to end gun violence in Washington, D.C. Our New Hampshire Life is a photo series compiled by InDepthNH.org’s photo editor Bob Lapree.
Susan Dromey Heeter wrote about the Portsmouth March for Our Lives for her weekly column Joyful Musings and decided to stick around and get some photos and videos. Rallies were also held in Nashua, Lancaster, and Concord. Bethany Silva captured this photo in Concord.
As a high school teacher I’d really like to teach my subject matter rather than spend countless hours planning escape routes. I understand completely the need for preparation; however, I’d rather spend my energy focused on getting mass shootings to become as foreign to our country as smoking in restaurants, as driving without seat belts.
CONCORD – The Disability Rights Center is monitoring the rights and safety of individuals with mental illness who are locked up at the Secure Psychiatric Unit at the New Hampshire State Prison for Men, according to DRC staff attorney Andrew Milne.