A year ago, I wondered whether someone close to me would die of COVID-19. I heard of friends of friends taken by this disease, but no one close. And then, last September, a beloved uncle died in the ambulance on his way to the hospital. We face another public health epidemic: gun violence. ...

Fortunately for Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer and other Washington Democrat officeholders, there is no criminal “Truth in Labelling” Law that applies to legislation ... or they would be in jail. The “For the People Act” title is a total misrepresentation; it would destroy our ...

Democracy is not a spectator sport and its time many more Granite Staters engage to get our democracy functioning better. All residents should binge watch Civics Slam! with David Alcox, brought to you by the New Hampshire Institute for Civics Education (search Civics Slam at ...

Who holds the reins of government? Are we the people well-read and self-determining to understand what our elected representatives of this democratic republic are doing? NO, most people do not even know the names of their “representatives” nor do they know what’s really going on, and ...

I recently heard Gov. Chris Sununu will run for the U.S. Senate. That’s too bad. Gov. Sununu vetoed more than 60 bills, most of which were nonpartisan. Of particular concern is gerrymandering, whereby politicians choose their voters rather than voters choosing their representatives. The ...

The federal minimum wage has been stuck at the poverty wage of $7.25 per hour for 11 years. Unlike every other New England state, which has raised its minimum wage, our New Hampshire legislators have refused to honor the majority bi-partisan support for doing so. This cruel state ...