Subscriptions Advertise Events Contact Us Subscribe WEATHER SPONSOR MENU 41° e-Edition Obituaries Jobs Homes Autos Public Notices Editorials Op-eds Columnists Letters to the Editor Cartoons Opinion Editorials Wednesday, December 01, 2021 Bernie Streeter: He always put Nashua first Bernie Streeter loved Nashua. In whatever role he took on over his many years, that was clear. Read more Shot in the arm: It can be a problem Parade magazine’s Marilyn vos Savant made a point in her column last Sunday that we haven’t seen elsewhere but that makes sense. Read more Sunday, November 28, 2021 Leading at UNH: Not the usual approach When some UNH students became upset with sexual violence on campus, they marched not to the president’s office but to his home. Read more Bye, bye broadcasts? TV9, NHPR shut off Sununu Have WMUR-TV and NH Public Radio caved to the wishes/demands/broadsides of Democratic shills and others who complain that New Hampshire’s governor shouldn’t be getting air time to impart COVID-19 information to the public? Read more Franklin Pierce: Mission impossible? The day after last week’s anniversary of the JFK assassination came an even lesser acknowledged calendar item. Nov. 23, 1804, was the birthday of Franklin Pierce, New Hampshire’s only U.S. President (to date, Gov. Sununu, to date). Read more Leaf us alone: Annoying autumn sounds Ahh, the glorious sights and sounds of late autumn in New Hampshire. The sights include the lawn signs demanding climate action NOW. The sounds, from dawn to dusk, include those coming from the leaf-blowing machines that attempt to defeat Mother Nature at her own game. Often, the same lawns … Read more Most Popular Bye, bye broadcasts? TV9, NHPR shut off Sununu Leading at UNH: Not the usual approach Shot in the arm: It can be a problem Bernie Streeter: He always put Nashua first Leaf us alone: Annoying autumn sounds Fight night: Boxing's comeback in NH Remember the past: History repeats itself Franklin Pierce: Mission impossible? School super speak: Goldhardt doubles down Craig sees nothing: InTown? What's InTown? Friday, November 26, 2021 Remember the past: History repeats itself If you are of a certain age, Thanksgiving is a reminder of a sad and solemn anniversary. On Nov. 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. Fight night: Boxing's comeback in NH It was terrific welcoming the return of championship boxing to New Hampshire a week ago. Topping the card was the undefeated Rhode Island WBO middleweight champion Demetrius “Boo Boo” Andrade, who scored a second round stoppage against game Irishman Jason Quigley. Sunday, November 21, 2021 Craig sees nothing: InTown? What's InTown? Manchester Mayor Joyce Craig says she appreciates the work of InTown Manchester over the years. But she just doesn’t seem to know what that work might be or how it was paid for. School super speak: Goldhardt doubles down Unlike Joyce Craig, Manchester School Superintendent John Goldhardt is sticking to his story, as lame as it is. Safety in the woods: Hunter education works New Boston letter writer Don McGinley beat us to the keyboard in praise of Forest Journal writer Dave Anderson’s column in last week’s Sunday News. Friday, November 19, 2021 No-mandate mandate: Minding others’ business In the matter of vaccine mandates, some New Hampshire lawmakers who bridle at Joe Biden’s attempts to dictate to businesses have no problem in themselves telling business what they cannot do. Brittle granite: Is this our best profile? A posse of self-styled “liberty moms” has offered a $500 “bounty” on teachers found to be violating New Hampshire’s new law banning the teaching of “divisive concepts” in public schools. Wednesday, November 17, 2021 Cheney speaks: Defending democracy matters Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming spoke at the Nackey S. Loeb School of Communications’ First Amendment Honors program last Tuesday. Below are excerpts from her remarks. Beware 'bipartisan': They're all big spenders now Beware the “bipartisan” as defined by President Joe Biden, the Washington politicians, and their media echo chamber. Sunday, November 14, 2021 Bob Lawton, RIP: A New Hampshireman Before Bob Lawton came along, New Hampshire’s license plates featured the bland and blah word “scenic.” Thanks to him, “Live Free or Die” is on our plates and is the envy of states across the nation. Parade passing: Veterans Day cheers It was nice to see oldsters as well as younger families turn out for Veterans Day activities in New Hampshire last week. There is little to fear in the brisk outdoor autumn air from the flu or COVID variants. There is a lot to cherish in respecting our veterans. Hello and goodbye: Elect me before I flee We will take Manchester School Board member Jeremy Dobson at his word that he wasn’t intending to leave the city when he filed for reelection to the Ward 5 position last summer. But he must have been thinking about it soon thereafter and he should have withdrawn his name so that voters could… Sununu stays: Pundits are aghast Last week was a pretty good one for Gov. Chris Sununu and New Hampshire. The state got the good news that the capable governor wants to continue in that role for another term; and he was presented with a positive Executive Council vote on pandemic funding. Friday, November 12, 2021 Good news: Sununu is needed here Gov. Chris Sununu’s decision to seek another term in Concord is a very good one for New Hampshire. As much as he would be a strong candidate and able U.S. senator, Sununu’s skills and smarts are needed much more here at home. DeLemus delivered: Another cattle call coming? It’s too bad that noted jailbird Jerry DeLemus’s parole didn’t happen a little sooner. He is the kind of guy who would have relished that Jan. 6 open house at the U.S. Capitol. Wednesday, November 10, 2021 No knock on Wood: Night editor calls it a day Few Union Leader readers know her name, but they — and we — are going to miss the work, wisdom, and wit of Night Editor Sherry Wood. After more than 21 years here and several more at other papers, Sherry is retiring. Ed Engler, RIP: A loss for Laconia There was sad news of a longtime New Hampshire newspaper man this week. Laconia champion Ed Engler died at 74 from cancer. Sunday, November 07, 2021 Redistrict plan: Back to the drawing board When it comes to election districts, we always thought Portsmouth, Durham, Lee and Madbury should be lumped in with the Isles of Shoals and not be permitted to vote on anything but municipal matters like parking, Festivus, and wild sea flowers. But perhaps the new congressional redistricting… Load more Follow this section Editorials Sunday, November 28, 2021 Bye, bye broadcasts? TV9, NHPR shut off Sununu Have WMUR-TV and NH Public Radio caved to the wishes/demands/broadsides of Democratic shills and others who complain that New Hampshire’s governor shouldn’t be getting air time to impart COVID-19 information to the public? Franklin Pierce: Mission impossible? The day after last week’s anniversary of the JFK assassination came an even lesser acknowledged calendar item. Nov. 23, 1804, was the birthday of Franklin Pierce, New Hampshire’s only U.S. President (to date, Gov. Sununu, to date). Leaf us alone: Annoying autumn sounds Ahh, the glorious sights and sounds of late autumn in New Hampshire. The sights include the lawn signs demanding climate action NOW. The sounds, from dawn to dusk, include those coming from the leaf-blowing machines that attempt to defeat Mother Nature at her own game. Often, the same lawns … Friday, November 26, 2021 Remember the past: History repeats itself If you are of a certain age, Thanksgiving is a reminder of a sad and solemn anniversary. On Nov. 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. Fight night: Boxing's comeback in NH It was terrific welcoming the return of championship boxing to New Hampshire a week ago. Topping the card was the undefeated Rhode Island WBO middleweight champion Demetrius “Boo Boo” Andrade, who scored a second round stoppage against game Irishman Jason Quigley. 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