by Charles | Jun 21, 2017 | Opinion Editorial
In denouncing the hatred that brought bloodshed to a baseball diamond in Alexandria, Va., some people went ahead and spread more of it. Rush Limbaugh, take a bow. You called the shooter “a mainstream Democrat voter.” What do I call you? I want to be clear about my...
by Charles | Jun 19, 2017 | Opinion Editorial
State Reresentative Marge Shepardson has established the following petition that calls on Gov. Sununu to join the US Climate Alliance, to keep our state working on the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement. Please consider signing:...
by Charles | Jun 19, 2017 | Opinion Editorial
Here are some comments on the proposed state budget by representatives who have been involved in the budget process. The budget contains a second set of tax cuts larger than those in the prior budget (FY2015-16). We have hardly begun to have to live with the first set...
by Charles | Jun 13, 2017 | Opinion Editorial
HALCOTTSVILLE, N.Y. — On a recent weekend at the farmers market here, Fred Margulies sat under a “Vote Where It Counts” sign and beckoned second-home owners to re-register in this area upstate instead of wherever their main residences were — New York City, most...
by Charles | Jun 13, 2017 | Opinion Editorial
Republicans in the House of Representatives passed the Choice Act on Thursday, a sweeping deregulation of the financial sector. It passed 233-186, with no Democratic support. One Republican, Walter Jones of North Carolina, voted no. This bill rolls back or weakens...
by Charles | Jun 7, 2017 | Opinion Editorial
Washington Post May 30 Congressional Republicans knew their plan was potentially explosive. They wanted to kill landmark privacy regulations that would soon ban Internet providers, such as Comcast and AT&T, from storing and selling customers’ browsing histories...