Local voices chime in on a variety of topics.
As a pediatrician, one of my most important roles is to promote the health and well-being of your child. An important part of this responsibility involves discussing immunizations with parents. Vaccines are one of the most effective ways to protect children from many potentially life-threatening diseases.
For the last four years, elected officials have prioritized extreme policies that attack our rights and freedoms, sow discord, and are fundamentally counter to who we are as Granite Staters. That’s why in this year’s election, I’m supporting Representative Ben Ming for State Senate, because he is the candidate who will focus on the issues that really matter to Granite Staters and he has a demonstrated record of delivering for his constituents.
Colin Van Ostern understands the complexities of the issues we face in our district and not because he heard about it when he visited his hometown; because he’s been here, engaged in our changing communities, finding ways to help.
Dear New Hampshire Restaurateurs,
Thanks to the Internet, your menus are an open book. I read those of the state’s top 46 restaurants featured on Open Table, the popular online reservation service. Some of us diners don’t feel welcome at your table and I’m one of them. I speak for vegans and those who follow a whole food plant-based (WFPB) lifestyle. Less than 32% of New Hampshire’s fine restaurants offer customers like me vegan/WFPB options. Far fewer offer the recommended dietary requirement for protein per meal – 15 to 30 grams – from a WFPB source.
Growing up in Nashua, following its history, and seeing how the city has grown and developed is fascinating to me. I am constantly intrigued by the juxtaposition of time and space – seeing what structures occupied a certain space at a certain time, only to be replaced by another, and maybe another structure at a different time. Or perhaps, the structure burns, never to be replaced leaving only photos and a memory. Here are several instances of how buildings and property-use changed over time, and how it relates to fires in Nashua.
I needed a jacket the other night when I came out of work. Fall is coming. It was amazing. The
It was around this time that police reports started listing a person’s profession/occupation on their arrest record. One particular Annual City Report listed over 50 different occupations of those arrested, the most common being “Laborer” at 524 or 62%. This was followed by “school boys” (35), “housekeepers” (30), “mill operatives” (mill workers) (28), and farmers (23). Some of the odder occupations stated, or occupations you would not expect to see in the city lock-up were: confidence woman, lawyer, locksmith, druggist, newsboy, jeweler, and 2 people who were simply listed as “professional thief.”
I am enjoying documentaries lately, but it might be a phase that I am going through, because I am not reading fiction, either – I am in the middle of reading “Evicted” and Barbra Streisand’s autobiography. (Yes, at the same time. I frequently do this, particularly if one of the books I am reading is depressing, like “Evicted.”) But, documentaries cover every imaginable subject: from the making of “Tiger King” to what goes on in the minds of dogs. I just finished watching “Rather,” a documentary about reporter and former CBS new anchor Dan Rather.
In Chicago, Vice President Harris will make clear that the stakes of this election couldn’t be higher – our fundamental freedoms, democracy, and future are at stake. Granite Staters from all walks of life are rallying behind the Vice President. I know I’ll continue to organize and mobilize for the Harris-Walz ticket every day until this election, because as the Vice President says: When we fight, we win!
Heading off to college is a big step. A well-stocked first-aid kit and essential over-the-counter medications can help you stay healthy and prepared for minor injuries and illnesses.