Cook on Concord: What to watch in campaigns
By the time you read this, the September primary election will be history and the candidates for the November general election will be in place.
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By the time you read this, the September primary election will be history and the candidates for the November general election will be in place.
In a recent ad, a candidate for Congress claimed that “two families have controlled New Hampshire politics for the last several decades,” or something to that effect. That rather curious claim referred to the alleged dominance of New Hampshire politics by the Shaheen and Sununu families. The notion that any family has or could dominate New Hampshire politics has to be dismissed.
August 4 was a perfect New Hampshire day. Along Route 3, a tour of the wonderful New Hampshire Veterans Cemetery in Boscawen, a peaceful and impressive oasis everyone should experience, was followed by the groundbreaking ceremony for Phase II of the Military and Veterans Campus of Easterseals New Hampshire in Franklin.
Sink, Graham and Alexander underscore the power of serving the greater good
Now that the filing period for political office is over, things have become a little clearer. Who is running and who is not, and choices facing the voters have become focused.
Ever since Gov. Ayotte announced the GO-NORTH medical funding program, which deploys federal funds allocated to New Hampshire by the federal government, there has been much speculation on how it could be used. This…
This was a season for a 60th high school reunion and overseas travel
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Recent nonprofit celebrations underscore great work in the Granite State
Honoring a local centenarian; traveling abroad while war rages nearby