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Political news for New Hampshire and beyond.

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Me and My President: Obama’s First Campaign With Sally Kelly and Daughter Irene

By Nancy West | January 19, 2025

One photo with the 3 of us on the same day and one immediately before the General Election

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Me and My President: Jen and Todd Schongalla Meet Barack Obama in Laconia

By Nancy West | January 19, 2025

Photos taken at Laconia Soda Shop 2008 by Barry Draper of Jen and Todd Schongalla with President Barack Obama.

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InDepthNH.org Founder Is Guest on Fred Kocher’s NH Business

By Nancy West | January 18, 2025

It was an honor to be invited as a guest on the Fred Kocher’s NH Business segment because it is so well-known and respected in New Hampshire.

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Me and My President: Don Kreis, Joe Biden, and Rose, The Woman Who Introduced the President

By DONALD M. KREIS | January 18, 2025

Rose as you may recall introduced the president’s speech that day, about reducing prescription drug costs.

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Me and My President: Eric Swendsen of Salisbury Meets Joe Biden in Franklin

By Nancy West | January 18, 2025

Eric Swendsen of Salisbury is pictured with President Joe Biden at a rally in Franklin NH on Nov 8, 2019.

Education

State EFA Program Expansion Panned and Praised at Public Hearing

By GARRY RAYNO, InDepthNH.org | January 18, 2025

Removing the salary cap from the Education Freedom Account program will expand alternative education opportunities to all the state’s children, supporters said Thursday at a public hearing.

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Me and My President: Peggy Gilmour Meets President Biden

By Nancy West | January 18, 2025

Peggy Gilmour and President  Biden

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Me and My President: John & Nicole O’Blenis and Family Meet President-Elect Trump

By Nancy West | January 18, 2025

John and Nichole O’Blenis of Raymond, NH, had their photograph taken on Oct. 9, 2023, in Wolfeboro, NH by the Trump campaign.

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‘Acres of Clams,’ New Documentary Tells Story of the Clamshell Alliance

By ARNIE ALPERT | January 18, 2025

The matter that grabbed headlines was the arrest of 1415 people who had peacefully taken over the construction site of a proposed nuclear power plant in Seabrook. 

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