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1w ago
LESS THAN a century ago, an individual who possessed a “cult of personality” rose to power and attempted to attain his idealistic vision of a communist utopia. During his decades reign of terror, Chairman Mao Zedong decided that a top-down, central planning model was superior to what had bee ..read more
New Hampshire Union Leader » Opinion
1w ago
THE Department of Education, along with the State Board of Education, has been working on the education rules that address “how” we educate students in New Hampshire, with the singular focus of raising the bar for all students. Often referred to as the ED306 rules, they prescribe the framewo ..read more
New Hampshire Union Leader » Opinion
1w ago
RECENTLY, Education Commissioner Frank Edelblut blocked the Office of the Legislative Budget Assistant’s attempts to do its job of gathering necessary information to conduct an audit of the Education Freedom Accounts. Under HB 1153, the LBA is charged with conducting a thorough audit in orde ..read more
New Hampshire Union Leader » Opinion
1w ago
RECENTLY, Education Commissioner Frank Edelblut blocked the Office of the Legislative Budget Assistant’s attempts to do its job of gathering necessary information to conduct an audit of the Education Freedom Accounts. Under HB 1153, the LBA is charged with conducting a thorough audit in orde ..read more
New Hampshire Union Leader » Opinion
1w ago
PROCLAIMING April as Care Workers Recognition Month, President Biden unveiled a “fact sheet” and gave a speech, utterly ignoring the dedicated caregivers in long-term care facilities. He touted the $37 billion spent under the American Rescue Plan Act for home and community-based services — a ..read more
New Hampshire Union Leader » Opinion
1w ago
Of the many troubling aspects in the recent story of state Rep. Jonathan Stone, most disturbing to us is another example of a public body agreeing to keep from the public information that it is entitled to and ought to know ..read more
New Hampshire Union Leader » Opinion
1w ago
New Hampshire legislators are right to move forward with bills protecting young female athletes from being physically injured by boys who want to be girls. Right move for NH: Girls in girls’ sports ..read more
New Hampshire Union Leader » Opinion
1w ago
In its recent “American Masters” program on William F. Buckley Jr., we expected PBS to take a hatchet to that important American conservative. We weren’t disappointed. Bastardizing Buckley: PBS program doesn’t surprise ..read more
New Hampshire Union Leader » Opinion
1w ago
AMERICA is a very special place. We often hear it talked about as “the land of opportunity” and a place where, if you work hard, you can achieve anything. My family has seen firsthand the unique opportunities to succeed that America offers ..read more
New Hampshire Union Leader » Opinion
2w ago
Younger generations as well as transplants to New Hampshire may not know of a time when certain vested medical interests fought tooth and nail against the idea of independent medical service and testing clinics for our state. What we take for granted today in terms of options for ambulatory ..read more