Donald M. Kreis
Time as a Moral Illusion in the State Energy Strategy
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Reading the recently issued New Hampshire 10-Year State Energy Strategy made me think of my new hero, the free-market economist Tyler Cowen.
Anti-Trump Protests Escalate in Wake of LA Troop Deployment
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With President Trump militarizing the federal government’s response to dissent against his administration’s policies, organizers say more than 1800 protests will take place nationwide next weekend, including some two dozen in New Hampshire.
Walk for Hope: Solinsky Center for Cancer Care at The Elliot, This Time It Was Personal
That changed dramatically when I was diagnosed with three cancers, and suddenly, the Solinsky Center for Cancer Care became my lifeline.
Distant Dome: Willfully and Knowingly Making a Mess of Public Education
If you watched the House session Thursday, you had to realize the message the Republican majority is sending on public education.
Op-Ed: Who are New Hampshire Republicans: Are they the company they keep?
“Well, we all are going to die” is the tone deaf quip Sen. Ernst had to offer last
week, in response to a constituent who expressed concern over how the
devastating cuts to Medicaid in the GOP budget plan will cause people to perish.
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Gov. Ayotte Signs 19 Bills Into Law; Vetoes One
Carbon Sequestration, Sobriety Check Refusal Punishment Now Part of Parental Rights Bill
House Votes New Requirements for Absentee Voting
Maine Man Pleads Guilty To Threatening N.H. Judge
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Attorney General John M. Formella announces that Christopher Butler, age 37, of South Berwick, Maine, plead guilty and was sentenced on Wednesday, July 27, 2022, in the Merrimack County Superior Court to Threat against Certain Government Officials and Criminal Threatening.
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Sununu Calls 3 GOP State Reps ‘Crazy’; Wants 2 Gunstock Commissioners Ousted
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Gov. Chris Sununu called for the ouster of two members of the Gunstock Area Commission as the quickest way to restore operations at the now mostly closed Belknap County-owned recreation facility.
Amoskeag Health
GOP-Controlled Council Again Rejects Funding 3 Health-Care Clinics; Dr. Sherman Protests
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For the fourth time, the current Republican-controlled Executive Council has rejected a series of contracts for health care at reproductive clinics throughout the state, impacting thousands of low-income women.
Bill Wright
Update: Belknap County Jail Escapee Peter DiBiaso Captured in New York
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Belknap County Sheriff Bill Wright believes Peter DiBiaso planned the escape because a surveillance video caught him about one and a half miles from the jail wearing different clothes and carrying a back pack.
Cardinal Health
New Hampshire Sues Pharmacies for Overly Dispensing Opioids
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Attorney General John M. Formella filed a civil lawsuit today against several retail pharmacy chains following an investigation into the alleged overdistribution and dispensing of prescription opioids across the State of New Hampshire.
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2 Gunstock Commissioners Walk Out of Meeting, Management Would Return If They Resigned
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Amidst calls for their resignations — including from other commissioners — the chair and vice-chair of the Gunstock Area Commission finally walked of what was to be a special non-public session to address the issues raised by a mass walkout of the senior management team that had led to the closure of the county-owned recreational area.
Zhukovskyy Defense Blames Intoxicated ‘Jarhead’ for Crash That Killed 7 Motorcyclists
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The manslaughter trial of Massachusetts truck driver Volodymyr Zhukovskyy, 26, who allegedly drove his truck into a group of motorcycle riders on Route 2 in Randolph killing seven people three years ago will feature competing versions of who is to blame.
Dr. Christine Crawford
Dr. Crawford: How Racism and Trauma Impacts Black Mental Health
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Racism = Prejudice + Power.
And the trauma of racism and its impacts on health and society are long-term and potentially grave.
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Op-Ed: Ian Underwood On What Free Staters Believe
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I say this because it’s been my experience that when someone in Croydon approaches me, with genuine curiosity about my views as a Free Stater, I tell them that — speaking just for myself — I prefer to have less government interference, rather than more, in my life.
Trial Starting for Volodymyr Zhukovskyy in Crash That Killed 7 Motorcyclists
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Volodymyr Zhukovskyy, 26, is charged with 25 separate felonies, including negligent homicide, negligent homicide-DUI, reckless manslaughter, DUI aggravated collision with serious injury, and reckless conduct with a deadly weapon.
Gunstock Mostly Idle, Group Urges Action Against ‘Political Extremism’
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While Gunstock Recreation Area sat idle for the most part Monday, signs were going up around the county urging residents to take action to save the county-owned facility from “political extremism.”
Belknap County Delegation
Belknap Delegation To Seek Replacement For Kiedaisch With Gunstock Still in Turmoil
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The chair of the Belknap County Delegation said no meeting is scheduled for the replacement of Gunstock Area Commissioner Gary Kiedaisch who resigned on July 20, but Rep. Mike Sylvia, R-Belmont, said he expects to convene a meeting “no sooner than mid-September” to appoint a new commissioner.
Business & Economy
N.H. Family Planning Program Contracts Back Before Executive Council
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On Wednesday, July 27, contracts for family planning providers will be considered at New Hampshire’s Executive Council meeting, including for three reproductive health providers whose contracts were most recently rejected in January – Planned Parenthood of Northern New England; Equality Health Center; and Lovering Health Center.
Aspen
Saco River Paddle Launches Deep Dive Into N.H.’s Outdoor Recreation
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The state’s outdoor industry is getting an inventory of what it has to set a foundation and understanding of its importance to the state’s economy.
Business & Economy
Alyssa Clemsen Roberts as President/CEO of NH Electric Co-op
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Clemsen Roberts comes to NHEC from Colorado, where she most recently served as CEO of the Delta-Montrose Electric Association (DMEA), and President of DMEA’s wholly-owned for-profit fiber internet subsidiary, Elevate.
News
AG: Suspicious Death in Hooksett, Few Details Released
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New Hampshire Attorney General John M. Formella, New Hampshire State Police Colonel Nathan Noyes, andHooksett Police Chief Janet Bouchard announce that officials from the Attorney General’s Office and investigators are responding to a suspicious death scene on Main Street in Hooksett, New Hampshire.
Feature
Distant Dome: A Hard Lesson to Learn, But Necessary
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Nearly two decades ago, former Gov. Craig Benson welcomed members of the Free State Project into his office and urged them to use New Hampshire as their home base in their quest to influence a small state’s political system and reframe government to their goals.
Feature
Swimming Without Mirrors
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One of my favorite means of movement is swimming, I muse joyfully on the simplicity of a bathing suit, goggles and, my favorite part: no mirrors.
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Former YDC Worker Indicted in Connection with Second Resident
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Jonathan Brand (age 57) of Concord, N.H. has been indicted by the Hillsborough County Grand Jury in connection with the on-going investigation for one additional offense involving a former resident of YDC.