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From the weekend news, give Manchester's School Department one “A'' and one “incomplete.''
PAT BUCHANAN
After 10 enjoyable years, I am departing MSNBC, after an incessant clamor from the left that to permit me continued access to the microphones of MSNBC would be an outrage against decency, and...
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Political foes and news media gave Newt Gingrich grief when he traced a vision for an American colony on the moon. But we heard no one dissing former astronaut John Glenn when, on the 50th...
BY JOHN STOSSEL
Again and again, politicians get away with underestimating the cost of their programs.
EDITORIAL
How does prohibiting a specific use of one’s property protect private property rights? To get the answer, you’ll have to ask Rep. Joe Duarte, R-Candia.
EDITORIAL
Ward 4 Manchester Alderman Garth Corriveau let his emotions get the better of him and played politics with last week's major apartment fire that displaced 40 families.
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Thomas Jefferson's opinion of George Washington.
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Political foes have exploited every individual legislator's ideas, no matter how farfetched, as representative of the whole body. In a body of 400 souls, that is misleading and unfair in the extreme.
GEORGE F. WILL
Two coming developments, one dismal and one excellent, pertain to America's memory of a great man.
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A meritless constitutional argument.

Only in Print -- NHWeekend: Tacky Tourist Photos

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If you've got a vacation photo showing you "holding" the Eiffel Tower, "holding up" the Leaning Tower of Pisa, or "leaning on" the Pyramids, Darren Garnick has a site for you.

MATTHEW WOODS

Lyman soldier's death mourned

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A 22-year-old soldier from Lyman was found dead in his barracks Sunday at Fort Benning, Ga., just days before the Iraq veteran was due to leave the Army.

John DiStaso's Granite Status: Lamontagne, Smith gearing up with grassroots committee, supporters

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Two GOP candidates for governor are revving up their campaigns with eyes toward the September party primary. Shortly after Kevin Smith announced an initial list of public supporters, Ovide Lamontagne...

Former Massachusetts Gov. and  Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney debates an issue with former Sen. Rick Santorum during Wednesday's Republican presidential candidates debate in Mesa, Ariz.

Romney, Santorum attack each other on spending records

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Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum clashed over which of them is the true conservative steward of taxpayers' money Wednesday night, grappling for advantage as their two-man grudge match heads toward...

Sen. Ayotte: Defense cuts mean security risks

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The solution to the economic crisis should not be done at the cost of a national security crisis, said U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte, who spoke at BAE Systems in Nashua Wednesday.

A 64-year-old Charlestown, R.I., man was critically injured Sunday when the snowmobile he was riding crashed into woods off Back Lake in Pittsburg. David Ruberto was in critical condition Wednesday with multiple injuries at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon.

R.I. snowmobiler still critical after accident in Pittsburg

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A 64-year-old Charlestown, R.I., man remained in critical condition Wednesday after a snowmobile crash Sunday in Pittsburg left him with several injuries, including fractured vertebrae.

Passenger seriously injured in Dover wreck at Scammel Bridge on Route 4

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DOVER - One person was transported to the hospital for serious injuries after their truck lost control on a patch of black ice along Scammel Bridge on Route 4 Wednesday morning

TIARA CYR-CULLINANE, wrapped herself and Cooper, her 10-week-old cocker spaniel, in a blanket after a fire Wednesday morning at 741 Somerville St. drover her from her third floor apartment. PAT GROSSMITH/UNION LEADER

Morning blaze causes $30,000 in damage

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MANCHESTER - A fire in a Somerville Street apartment building Wednesday morning caused $30,000 in damage but injured no one, according to Fire Chief James Burkush.

House urges Obama administration to rescind contraceptive coverage requirement

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CONCORD - The House voted 227-121 on Wednesday to approve House Resolution 29 urging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to rescind a controversial policy requiring health insurers of...

Manchester Fire Department to add four fire fighters

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MANCHESTER - The city will have four more firefighters to battle blazes after the Board of Mayor and Aldermen voted late Tuesday night to lift the hiring freeze for the fire department.

NH house kills bill to prohibit 'bullying' in the State House

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CONCORD – The House voted 224-78 to kill a bill that would have prohibited bullying in the State House and Legislative Office Building.

Man injured, garage destroyed in single alarm blaze

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MANCHESTER - A local man suffered burns to his hands in a Somerville Street fire Tuesday night that destroyed a garage and the car he was working on, according to fire officials.

FLEMING

Man said he fired to stop burglar, now faces felony charges

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After discovering someone had rummaged through the drawers and taken items from his home on Ten Rod Road, Dennis Fleming said he grabbed a .38 caliber handgun from a shelf, went outside and spotted a...

LARKIN

Student Senate says UNH prof should quit

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The University of New Hampshire Student Senate is asking for the resignation of Professor Edward Larkin, who was convicted of misdemeanor indecent exposure after he exposed himself to a mother and...

Firefighter contract OK'd by aldermen

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The Board of Mayor and Aldermen agreed to a tentative new contract with city firefighters and finalized a contract with firefighter supervisors Tuesday night, gaining concessions on health care while...

State Rep. Jim Powers dies

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PORTSMOUTH - New Hampshire State Rep. Jim Powers, 73, died peacefully in his home this morning, surrounded by family, after being diagnosed just a few months ago with a rare form of cancer.

Senate panel backs bill to require photo ID at polls

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A Senate committee Tuesday backed a bill requiring a photo identification card for voters to caste their ballots.

Prison privatization plan has opponents

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Opponents of privatizing the state's prisons slammed the idea at a legislative hearing, even as contractors put the finishing touches on their bids.

Prison ordinance talk continues in Manchester

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Manchester aldermen have sent a proposed ordinance restricting new prison construction on to a public hearing.

Peter Merchant, the owner of the Lakeside Restaurant in Kingston, is facing sexual assault charges after two former employees claim he assaulted them.

Kingston restaurateur charged with sex assault

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The owner of the Lakeside Restaurant in Kingston is facing charges after two former female workers accused him of sexually assaulting them as teenagers.

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