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This goes out to those who are angry about the homeless: Don’t be fooled, you’re NOT the real victim!

Thursday, June 30, 2022 Dam Wright 0

Nobody wants to be homeless. Nobody wants to have to beg or panhandle, or take food from a food pantry. That isn’t a choice people make, ever. Not if they have other options. I know more of the people in this city who are struggling with homelessness than just about anyone else does READ MORE

The Soapbox: LGBTQIA+ Democrats are the backbone of the Granite State

Thursday, June 16, 2022 Ray Buckley 0

As we celebrate Pride Month, I believe that it is important to reflect on the incredible strides we’ve made as a community. As a lifelong Granite Stater and an openly gay man, I’m so proud of the progress we’ve made in the past 30 years as a state and within our community. READ MORE

The Soapbox: The buffer zone is about protection of everyone’s rights and community safety

Wednesday, June 1, 2022 Eileen Ehlers 4

The time has come that an enforced buffer zone is needed at the clinics which choose to use it. I applaud Governor Sununu’s veto of the repeal of the buffer zone law. It is imperative that state representatives vote to sustain the veto. READ MORE

More executive action? Yes, but be thoughtful about where

Wednesday, May 18, 2022 Sen. Lou D'Allesandro 0

While the administration is off to a good start, even the president’s most ardent supporters would admit there have been setbacks, like Congress’s failure to pass the Build Back Better agenda and voting rights legislation. READ MORE

One-size-fits-all response to masks lacks foresight and endangers at-risk students

Tuesday, May 17, 2022 Kathleen A. Davidson Esq. and Lisa A. DiBrigida MD 2

Our team at Amoskeag Health is extremely concerned about HB 1131’s disregard for the health and well-being of our patients and community members, especially those who have underlying health conditions and disabilities. A one-size-fits-all response to masks does not work for our children, our school districts, or the Granite State. READ MORE

Chuck Morse: The most anti-choice Senate President in New Hampshire’s modern history

Monday, May 16, 2022 Ashley Marcoux 0

Codifying abortion rights has never been more critical, but when the time came to vote on the amendment, State Senate President and US Senate candidate Chuck Morse was the deciding vote against its passage. READ MORE

OPINION: Can we just stop the sweeps of homeless encampments until we have someplace for them to go?

Monday, May 16, 2022 Dam Wright 2

In a nutshell: You are taking the most desperate of all people in this city, rendering them way more desperate, and then scattering them into everyone else’s neighborhoods. Can’t you see that? Do you really have to watch firsthand, like I’ve done way too many times, just to realize what you’re doing here? Do I have to explain how that’s bad for everyone, whether you live in a camp or merely live in any home in this city? READ MORE

On the subject of passenger rail I give you: Flights of Fancy

Monday, May 9, 2022 Casey Holt 10

Words matter. Words define. It’s passenger rail. And if we would all be willing to think past the daily traffic on 93 and the Everett Turnpike weekday mornings and afternoons, we’d likely see the huge potential benefits of returning robust passenger rail to the Granite State. READ MORE

The Soapbox: Why we’re protesting NH Fish and Game annual ‘Discover Wild NH Day’

Friday, April 15, 2022 Voices of Wildlife in NH 3

O P I N I O N THE SOAPBOX Stand up. Speak up. It’s your turn. With the return of New Hampshire Fish and Game’s Annual Discover Wild NH Day, Voices of Wildlife in NH READ MORE

Opinion: To stop the flow of fentanyl to NH we need someone to step up to run against the Democrats

Sunday, April 10, 2022 William Stergios 16

There are some people who want to stop this. I am hopeful that someone will step up and possibly run against them in November. As of yet, I haven’t heard a peep out of anyone willing to do that. READ MORE