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BY AURORE EATON
With the Civil War over, Ezekiel Straw turned his sights towards finding a way to put the Amoskeag Manufacturing Company in the forefront of textile manufacturing in the United States and in the...
BY DIANA LACEY
We need more revenue to save state employees' jobs and preserve services.
EDITORIAL
Voter ID, the law, and self-government.
BY JONAH GOLDBERG
What about those libertarian countries?
EDITORIAL
Why progress is slow in the city.
EDITORIAL
Manchester needs a strategic plan for its schools.
EDITORIAL
Today marks the last editions of the Union Leader issue scheduled to be printed at 100 William Loeb Drive in Manchester. Tomorrow's newspapers will be printed by Seacoast Media Group at its Dover...
BY THOMAS SOWELL
ONE of the most common arguments for allowing more immigration is that there is a 'need' for foreign workers to do 'jobs that Americans won't do,' especially in agriculture.
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According to the Obama administration and some members of Congress, the National Security Administration's (NSA) data mining operations have been critical to the disruption of numerous terror plots.
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0 Lebanon man arrested after six border agents sickened by meth ingredients

0 Mass. child molesting mom denied permission to vacation in NH

0 NHBR: Report finds boat industry helps N.H. economy stay afloat

0 Lawrence cop indicted in NH on child sex charge

0 Cato Insitute: In decision to kill tax credit for donations to religious schools, NH court embraces opposite view of U.S. Supreme Court

0 BPG Werks DTV Shredder - A cross between a Segway and a tank

0 Keene man sentenced for raping foster brother, 7

0 Eagle-Tribune: Absentee lawmakers should do their job or quit

0 NH one of few states where photo-ID biometrics off-limits to government snoops

0 Laconia ZBA slams door on sex shop

0 Nature Conservancy buys New Hampshire fishing permits, leases them back to fishermen

0 Boy's death in Somersworth make some question city's safety

0 As Northern Pass opponents worry, no hint from Hassan whether she'll sign bill

0 Report on Mount Jasper describes ecological, cultural treasure

0 Gov. LePage, Dean Kamen to unveil Robotics Institute of Maine

0 Judge lowers bail for N.H. man charged in attempted child kidnapping

0 Lee Speedway racing resumes while owners address issues

0 2013 NHRA: Shawn Langdon ready to showcase top fuel dragster to new fanbase at Auto-Plus NHRA New England Nationals

0 Second Oxford Plains Speedway pro late model win for Dale Shaw

0 Jim Verschueren: Reflections of a freshman legislator frustrated with Senate stand against new taxes and fees

0 RGGI CO2 auction nets $124.4M for states

0 Seabrook amusements company sued for allegedly paying workers less than minimum

0 Gregg, Lynch named Senior Tuck Fellows

0 Not satisfied with plan for state to pay 80% of bridge repair, Francestown applies for federal grant hoping 100% will be covered

Hooksett students taken to nearby school after gas leak

HOOKSETT - Students at the town's Fred C. Underhill School were bused to another nearby school Tuesday morning as a precaution after a minor gas leak was discovered outside the building.

Londonderry students who haven't had whooping cough vaccine asked to stay home

LONDONDERRY - Students who haven't been immunized against pertussis (whooping cough) are being asked to stay home after an outbreak of the communicable disease was confirmed at Londonderry Middle School this week.

House, Senate agree on capital budget, including new $38 million women's prison

CONCORD – House and Senate negotiators have a tentative agreement on a $125 million capital budget with the largest item $38 million for a new women's prison in Concord.

A Windham firefighter sweeps water out the entrance of the Common Man restaurant in Windham Tuesday after a late-morning fire. Though the building's emergency sprinkler system extinguished the fire, the building sustained heavy water and smoke damage on the first floor and will need extensive repairs before it can reopen.

Windham's Common Man suffers heavy water damage in fire

WINDHAM - A late-morning fire at a popular Windham eatery left the restaurant with heavy smoke and water damage Tuesday.

Elderly man critical after North Hampton camper fire

NORTH HAMPTON — A 79-year-old man remained in critical condition at a Boston hospital Tuesday after he was seriously burned in a camper fire at the Shel-Al campground Monday morning.

A protester demonstrates in front of the State House in Concord in this 2010 file photo. After years of wrangling, New Hampshire may soon legalize medical marijuana.

'Home grow' dropped on way to medical marijuana compromise

New Hampshire House and Senate negotiators reached agreement Tuesday on legislation legalizing the use of marijuana, but only for seriously ill patients. The bill, pending final approval of the committee of conference agreement by the full House and Senate next week, will be on its way to Gov. Maggie Hassan's desk, where, she said, she will sign it into law.

Manchester police are conducting an investigation after a man's body was found on Canal Street Tuesday morning, outside the parking garage for the Wall Street Towers.

Death investigation under way in Manchester

MANCHESTER – Police are investigating the death of a man late Tuesday morning whose body was found on the Canal Street side of the Wall Street Towers.

Vet Home budget reworked after proposed cuts

CONCORD – House and Senate budget writers are doing an about-face on the state Veterans’ Home.

Enfield fire leaves one burned

An Enfield resident suffered second-degree burns Monday night in a two-alarm fire that started in a garage and spread to the house.

Franklin firefighters begin the process of extracting a woman from her car Monday.

Driver rescued after Franklin crash, 50-foot plunge

Rescue crews used heavy equipment, including the Jaws of Life, to pull a badly injured driver from her car, which had left the road and gone 50 feet down an embankment early Monday night.

Storms knock out power to about 3,600 PSNH customers

An estimated 3,600 Public Service Company of New Hampshire customers in about 15 communities were without power late Monday night.

Nashua couple's deaths called suspicious

The bodies of William P. and Eleanor M. Grant were discovered about 1 p.m. inside their 37 Newbury St. home by a visiting nurse who cared for Eleanor Grant, who suffered from a terminal illness, a neighbor said.

American Medical Response back in good graces of key Manchester officials

A key aldermanic committee has backed renewing the contract for American Medical Response, the emergency ambulance company that, until several months ago, was beset by complaints over large bills and aggressive collection practices.

A growing community of gardeners along Nashua rail trail

Damian Buchanan, 9, was one of about two dozen volunteers who spent Saturday pounding nails and sawing wood to build a new community garden along the Nashua Heritage Rail Trail.

COREY FERLAND

Hampton man indicted for distributing child porn

A 20-year-old Hampton man has been indicted for distributing child pornography for allegedly transmitting images through a Facebook messenger program, according to prosecutors.

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Mother of drowned baby gets prison time

The Merrimack mother whose 8-month-old baby boy drowned in an unattended bathtub nearly two years ago was sentenced Monday to 5 to 10 years in prison.

Children hurt when tire swings falls in Manchester playground

The director of Manchester parks said he is going to remove the popular tire swing from the Livingston Park playground, after a metal shaft supporting the swing collapsed early Sunday evening and struck several children.

Pinkerton Academy grads told they are 'a promising generation'

Pinkerton Academy graduated more than 700 students Monday in a lengthy ceremony that had students yawning and fidgeting with their gowns as well as batting around beach balls and shouting out approvals to fellow students.

Lawmakers' talks break down; student ID not valid for voting

A student identification card will no longer be a valid ID for voting in New Hampshire as of Sept. 1, after talks on the contentious issue between House and Senate negotiators quickly broke down on Monday.

Arizona voting law struck down

The Supreme Court rejects Arizona's proof-of-citizenship voting law.

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