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Many towns across the state supported a proposal asking the state Legislature to propose a constitutional amendment on gay marriage, and that’s sad. This petition warrant article was marketed as a “let the people decide” concept, but was, in reality, an anti-gay marriage drive aimed …
Friday, March 12, 2010
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By now, all New Hampshire residents probably have their power back. Or got it back and lost it again. Who can tell with New England weather? What we can tell is that as soon as power is lost, the line crews from our power companies seem to be on the …
Friday, March 5, 2010
Guest commentary
School district officials had one last week when their budget hearing went to 11:30 p.m. One hardy member of the public stuck it out to the bitter end and should be applauded, as should the school district officials and budget committee members who hung in there to do the district’s …
Friday, February 26, 2010
A state House of Representatives committee recently voted 16-2 to decriminalize possession of a quarter-ounce or less of marijuana. Good for the committee. Now it would be nice if the state Senate, which killed a similar bill two years ago, woke up, smelled the coffee and passed it this time. …
Friday, February 19, 2010
It certainly is good news that the Hollis/Brookline school district had the second highest average of students in “proficient” and “proficient with distinction” levels for math and reading in our area. They beat out students in Merrimack, Milford and the Wilton-Lyndeborough district and they should be proud. But what does …
Friday, February 12, 2010
There are these persistent rumors that former congressman Charles Bass, who once upon a time was pretty liberal state senator, is pondering another run for the U.S. House. Lest we forget, this is the same Charles Bass who was elected in 1994 on, among other things, his promises to limit …
Friday, February 5, 2010
Last year, Hollis voters rejected an $850,000 proposal to repair town hall. One could assume the economy was the problem. This year, town officials are coming back to voters with a scaled down plan – $525,000 to repair the clock tower and roof and to pay for an architectural design. …
Friday, January 29, 2010
When it comes to things like a national crime database with DNA collected from all convicted felons, the state does not serve the public interest by staking out its own path. New Hampshire, Idaho and Nebraska are the only states that currently don’t have such a DNA mandate. Soon, Idaho …
Friday, January 22, 2010
New Hampshire is known for following its own course, but when it comes to things like a national crime database with DNA collected from all convicted felons, the state does not serve the public interest by staking out its own path. New Hampshire, Idaho and Nebraska are the only three …
Thursday, January 21, 2010
OK, friends, we’ve just come out of a pretty nasty year. So instead of starting the new year with, as Phil Ochs might have said, “Thundering declarations” about such things as gay marriage (we approve) or the horrors of the property tax (not a good thing), let’s talk about something …
Friday, January 8, 2010
Shortly after you read this – and let’s hope you’re not reading it while you’re driving your car – you will no longer be able to text or tweet or type on a laptop computer or any other electronic device while you drive. Oh, woe is us. The law against …
Thursday, December 31, 2009
“DEAR EDITOR: I am 8 years old. “Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus. “Papa says, ‘If you see it in THE SUN it’s so.’ “Please tell me the truth; is there a Santa Claus? “VIRGINIA O’HANLON. “115 WEST NINETY-FIFTH STREET.” Virginia, your little friends are …
Thursday, December 24, 2009
If you watch television news, you probably got the shock of your life last week when it was announced, with great fanfare, that: IT IS COLD OUT. Yes, the news of this freakish December weather was all over the TV airwaves from Manchester to Boston, where weather spewers used pointers …
Friday, December 18, 2009
Well, here’s something the entire family can do and it won’t cost a cent: On Saturday at 10 a.m., go down to the Brookline town ball field on Milford Road and help to build the town’s skating rink. It began last year, and if you didn’t get involved then, well, …
Friday, December 11, 2009
In the wake of the horrific home invasion and murder in Mont Vernon in October, we now have a recent home invasion in Peterborough where, thankfully, no one was injured. But a knife-wielding intruder did sneak into a woman’s home and threaten her. One is tempted to ask, what is …
Friday, December 4, 2009
So, Christmas approaches. Once upon a time, it approached closer to the actual date; now it seems to approach shortly after Labor Day, which might actually be fitting given the fact that in order to afford Christmas, we have to labor like crazy. Johnny must have that new video game. …
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Selectman Tad Putney is an enthusiastic supporter of a lot of Brookline initiatives and his latest endeavor is one that will be a boon to the entire community. Last year, Putney spearheaded a drive to raise money to build an ice skating rink. That was done. Now, residents have donated …
Friday, November 20, 2009
Last weekend, Scouts in several area communities hit the roads and left door hangers at thousands of homes to notify residents about the annual Scouting for Food program. Chances are, you probably received one. This Saturday, the Scouts will be back, hoping to find nonperishable items such as canned goods, …
Friday, November 13, 2009
The nine Republicans and one Democrat in the state Senate who voted last week against overriding Gov. John Lynch’s veto of a bill to legalize medicinal marijuana have sent a clear message to people with glaucoma or undergoing chemotherapy who would benefit from smoking a bit of herb now and …
Friday, November 6, 2009
•Gas prices are going up as we approach Thanksgiving. Does it mean anything? Can we learn anything from this recent spike? Perhaps the only thing we, as consumers, can learn is that we have no idea why these things happen and the explanations that we get never seem to hold …
Friday, October 30, 2009
Recently, Hollis/Brookline High School’s football team played its first home game on a Friday night, using lights rented for the occasion. It seems obvious what this portends: The end of Saturday afternoon football at Hollis/Brookline and the advent of games on Friday night, following in the footsteps of division rivals …
Friday, October 23, 2009
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