The Soapbox

Want to get up on your Soapbox? Beg to differ with someone else’s POV? Opinion-driven articles are welcome. Send submissions to Carol Robidoux at carolrobidoux@manchesterinklink.com for consideration.

Opinion

Why do homeless people have a hard time getting jobs? 

Tuesday, September 17, 2019 Glenn RJ Ouellette 0
It’s time to uplift our city – It’s time for a new vision – it’s time for new leadership that will work for this middle-income working-class city and include the 36 percent in poverty if we are to move Manchester forward once again. It’s time to inspire our city to do better for our citizens.  READ MORE
Opinion

Field of Dreams: The time has come to end the experiment called Safe Station 7.0

Saturday, August 31, 2019 Michael Porter 0
Today we have our city services overburdened with people from outside the city. Today we have a serious quality of life issue in Manchester, especially the downtown area. We have business owners who are at their wit’s end trying to deal with homeless people camping out in front of their restaurants and shops. We have a local park overrun with addicts and homeless while children are participating in band camp nearby. We have needles on the streets and in our parks. READ MORE
NH Primary

I am a minimum wage worker who set up Trump’s stage

Thursday, August 15, 2019 Cj Lamere 18
“El Presidente,” he said in the neutral tone which everyone in general society has to adopt while speaking about Trump. He seemed to ask whose side are you on? Tom refrained from making further references to the client, so I wondered the same thing about him. I resigned myself to the work. To leave a job site before dismissal gets you fired from the temp agency. READ MORE