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A right to homework? Merrimack parent threatens lawsuit
While we support the right of taxpayers to file suit against policies they believe are illegal, not every lawsuit is a good idea.
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Carman ordered to appear at deposition
A federal magistrate judge in Rhode Island has ordered Nathan Carman to appear at a deposition for questioning about a missing rifle he purchased less than a month before his real estate tycoon grandfather was shot to death.
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Kuster's partisan record
To the Editor: I had to pinch myself after seeing Annie Kuster speaking after Steve Negron's win in the primary. She stated that we needed bipartisanship in Washington.
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Pat Buchanan: The late hit on Judge Kavanaugh
UPON THE MEMORY and truthfulness of Christine Blasey Ford hangs the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh, his reputation, and possibly his career on the nation's second highest court.
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John Stossel: Prices should rise during disasters
OFFICIALS in states hit by Hurricane Florence are on the lookout for 'price gouging.'
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George Will: Fear-based parenting
POLICE CAME to Kim Brooks' parents' door in suburban Richmond, Va., demanding that her mother say where her daughter was or be arrested for obstructing justice. So began a Kafkaesque two-year ordeal that plunged Brooks into reflections about current parenting practices. It also produced a book, 'Small Animals: Parenthood in the Age of...
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Free family fete to celebrate Children's Museum's 35th year is Saturday
The Children's Museum of New Hampshire is celebrating 35 years with a free family day Saturday.
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Talks about eliminating remaining Merrimack tolls resume
Four years after toll collection came to a halt at Exit 12 of the F.E. Everett Turnpike, talks have now resumed about possibly eliminating the tolls at exits 10 and 11 as well.
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Former Phillips Exeter admissions official sues over termination amid sexual misconduct investigation
A former associate director of admissions at Phillips Exeter Academy is suing the school, alleging he was wrongfully terminated because of his sexual orientation and his connection to former drama teacher Larry Lane Bateman, who was convicted in a 1992 child pornography case.
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New keepers of the castle hope to transform crumbling Gilford landmark into 'wedding and event destination'
An investor just paid more than a half-million dollars for a ruined castle near the shores of Lake Winnipesaukee.
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Salem planners conditionally OK Tuscan Village roadway project
The Salem Planning Board Tuesday gave conditional approval to a major roadway construction in and around Tuscan Village.
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NH, you can look for the lottery online now
With little fanfare, lottery officials rolled out the first online products offered in the Granite State this week, becoming the sixth state to offer draw and instant-win tickets over the internet.
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Eric Turer for Representative
To the Editor: Jack and I have known Eric Turer and his family for many years as neighbors, friends, and parents of their Brentwood students. As a family, they appreciate New Hampshire's many advantages and its legacy of careful management of its resources.
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Focus of Kamen's ARMI turns to getting production underway
A little more than a year after beginning operations in the Millyard, the Advanced Regenerative Manufacturing Institute hopes to reach a major milestone in time for its spring summit: a working production line that can manufacture biological tissue for a variety of uses in humans.
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Ex-school intern pleads not guilty to sexually assaulting student
A Kingston teenager has pleaded not guilty to sexually assaulting a 13-year-old student he met while interning at Ellis School during the last school year.
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'Yes on NH 1': Restore taxpayer standing
When Bill Duncan sued to stop a scholarship program because some of the money would flow to private, religious schools, we believed he should have lost the case on its merits.
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Seabrook teen accused of threatening to 'shoot up' school
A 14-year-old Seabrook Middle School student has been arrested after police say he threatened to 'shoot up' the school.
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Gas company reported 760 miles of risky pipes a year before explosions
Nearly a year before dozens of explosions and fires ripped through three Merrimack Valley communities, Columbia Gas identified more than 750 miles of leak-prone pipeline that needed to be replaced, according to documents filed with the Department of Public Utilities.
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Welcoming immigrants to NH
To the Editor: New Hampshire is the home for people from 49 different nations. Between 2008 and 2015, an estimated 247,000 people immigrated to New Hampshire. This fuels the largest population gain in a decade.
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Mass. teacher charged with using toddler to steal items from mall game
Police arrested a Massachusetts middle school teacher Wednesday on multiple charges, including theft and child endangerment, after he was identified as the man caught on video deploying a little girl to steal items from a game of chance in the Mall at Rockingham Park last weekend.
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