To the editor,
Annual town and school meetings almost always resonate with cliché pronouncements that emphasize the parochial thinking of those who utter them. "These children are our future," for example, stands as a brainless argument for almost any expenditure in the racket that public education has bec…
A business came to Effingham five years ago with a plan to pump gas in a location where town law prohibits gas stations because a spill could threaten the Ossipee Aquifer, the drinking water source for 11 communities.
Until this week, it was a toss-up as to which inept Trump administration “team member” was the most nauseating, but I can now put that to rest as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has pulled ahead of the pack in spectacular fashion.
Of the many changes in our politics — the movement of political power from the Northeast and Midwest to the South and West, the coarsening of our national conversation, the transformations wrought by technological change, including the internet and social media — the one that might be the mo…
With Sen. Jeanne Shaheen retiring, the race to succeed her is wide open. Four-term Rep. Chris Pappas faces no serious opposition and is expected to carry the Democratic banner. On the Republican side, former Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown is likely to be challenged by John E. Sununu, a forme…
Unintended consequences. You sign up for Paramount+ to watch “Yellowstone” and because you forgot to cancel the service, you wind up watching “Tulsa King.” You get hooked on Three Musketeer bars at age 8 and you’re getting another crown at 75. Our best intentions are all too frequently sabot…
There is a certain magic to a trail. You feel it in the crunch of soil underfoot, the play of light through the leaves and the pause to let someone else pass. Trails meander. They invite a slower pace and a kind of shared respect among the people who use them. Over time, they shift with the …