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Loyalty to party or country?

Brad Cook,

Now that the 2024 New Hampshire Primary is in the rear-view mirror, what can be said of it?

Late 2023 saw some significant losses to the state, with the passing of many prominent people who contributed greatly to the progress and fabric of New Hampshire. Three of them are worthy of note here.

2024 primed for plenty of political action

Brad Cook,

This is the first column of 2024 and the last one before New Hampshire voters vote in the New Hampshire Primary

Let’s talk about cannabis, gambling and guns

Brad Cook,

For an observer of New Hampshire public policy discussions for over 50 years, the subjects of discussion in Concord recently are both déjà vu and somewhat disconcerting.

Some Thanksgiving thoughts to ponder after the Turkey is gone

Brad Cook,

At the Families in Transition breakfast on Nov. 21, 500 or so people celebrated the work of the organization that provides homes to those otherwise homeless people in the Queen City, and also runs the homeless shelter and food kitchen that is the lifeline of so many.

We have plenty to be thankful for in NH

Brad Cook,

Thanksgiving — my and many peoples’ favorite holiday — reminds this writer of the many things to be thankful for, in the face of “wars and rumors of wars,” crime, recriminations and the other noise that pollutes our lives. At…

Manchester is critical for New Hampshire

Brad Cook,

A big shakeup in city politics occurred in Manchester on Nov. 7 when political newcomer Jay Ruais defeated longtime alderman and former state senator Kevin Cavanaugh to take the mayor’s chair.