Quick warning: this column is going to be a little bit on the dry side. Perhaps a little bit wonky. But from the standpoint of effecting change in our community, important. So please bear with me! In 1930 the Community Chest of Greater Nashua was born out from the ashes of the massive Crown ...
Based upon various national and state studies, we at AARP New Hampshire can say with confidence that we know this much is true: Granite Staters want to stay at home as they age. Every two years, despite the fact that we are two years older, we continue to not fund services to keep people at ...
Power has many forms. But perhaps the most personal form of power is knowledge. Knowledge to make choices, knowledge about where to find accurate information, and knowledge about reliable places to go to make decisions about the health and well-being of yourself, your family and those you care ...
Have you ever had that feeling that you should probably have paid better attention in a particular class? Perhaps you are sitting there reading this nodding your head in agreement saying to yourself, “If I’d paid more attention in geography, I would actually know where Kamchatka is.” ...
In February 2013, I wrote an Op-Ed about a new record number of individuals who were stuck in New Hampshire hospital emergency departments waiting for a psychiatric inpatient bed for an involuntary emergency admission (IEA). There were 44 individuals waiting on February 4, 2013. Eight years ...
Have you ever had the experience of many random thoughts, seemingly disconnected, yet somehow related, and then finally had that “a-ha” moment where you realize that it is all actually different sides of the same coin? I would like to think I am not the only person to whom this has happened ...