By: Rick Bellanti – September. 2016 We’ve all been there – you’re working hard eating responsibly and exercising and losing weight and then just when you’re feeling happy with your progress your scale decides to stop responding to all your hard work. I know as I have hit this issue twice already while on my […]
By: Dr. Rami Rustum – Sept. 2016 Neuropathy is the term used to describe a problem with the nerves, usually the peripheral nerves as opposed to the central nervous system (the brain and spinal cord). When the sensory system is impacted by injury or disease, the nerves within that system cannot work to transmit sensation […]
By: Rich Baker – Candidate for Governor’s Council A safe and orderly society relies on the integrity of its judges and magistrates. While many states elect their judges directly, Massachusetts separates their judges from the requirements of running for election; instead we select judges through a representative system. In Massachusetts, the Governor’s Council approves the […]
By: Forest Rain – Sept. 2016 “Aren’t you afraid of the soldiers?” the reporter asked the old Arab man. A resident of Jenin, approximately 60 or 70 years old, was sitting on a pile of rubble. He was calmly sitting there, not doing much of anything. He was surprised by the reporter’s question. I watched […]
By: Robin Desmet – Sept. 2016 Oftentimes when I show up at someone’s home to trap their backyard cats, I am by myself. I set up the traps and then spend a few hours getting to know them and explaining what I do. But although I am by myself, I am by no means doing […]
By: Dani Langevin – Sept. 2016 Last month, Tom Duggan posted a comment asking people if they supported merit pay for teachers and the claws came out. I’ve been an educator for my entire adult life and I have never come face to face with anyone who expressed disdain for my field. I know few […]
By: Paul Murano – Sept. 2016 It’s a provocative question in today’s cultural climate, but for those familiar with this column and my radio show, you know that going beneath the surface means abandoning all intimidation to political correctness. In today’s highly sensitized world where many are hiding from themselves and the light that could […]
HARRINGTON SOFTENS – After years of complaints from residents about the way the Town of Salisbury charges for sewer user fees based on “flat fee” per unit, Town Manager Neil Harrington seems to be coming around on the idea of charging for sewer user fees based on their actual metered water usage instead of […]
By: Cindy Annis – Sept. 2016 LITTLE RICHARD Well, we hope you enjoyed Bill Haley and His Comets, last month. Let’s go with a little harder rock and see about Little Richard. This guy was born in Macon, Georgia with the name Richard Wayne Penniman. He was born on December 5, 1932. He was the […]
By: Bill Cushing – Sept. 2016 Another new TV season is upon us and although the fall season isn’t the only time TV shows will premiere these days, the majority of them still do. So I’d like to go over a few of the new shows that will be premiering this fall that I am […]
By: State Rep. Linda Dean Campbell – Sept, 2016 During the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln explained his reluctance to impose capital punishment upon homesick soldiers that deserted or upon young men who bolted from their posts and “ran like hell” when being fired upon for the first time. Quite simply, he said, “It is simply […]
By: Al Kaprielian – Sept, 2016 With September now here we can say good bye to meteorological summer, which is from June through August. This year August proved to be a very hot month. This was due to a strong upper level HIGH PRESHA system in the Atlantic Ocean known as the Bermuda high. This […]
By: Don Jarvis – Sept. 2016 Today, someone’s child will enlist in our armed forces, take an oath they uphold for the rest of their life. This individual will stand ready to answer any call or task asked of them; putting everything on the line. This individual will sacrifice everything, their way of life, a […]
By: DJ Bettencourt – Sept, 2016 It has been 40 years since Meldrim Thomson was last elected Governor of New Hampshire and permanently imprinted fiscal conservatism into the political landscape of the Granite State. It was Thomson who famously ran on the platform of “Ax the Tax.” The slogan was both a rallying cry and […]
By: Kathy Runge – Sept. 2016 The City Council needs an official summer schedule. I said this last month but it’s so important I have to say it again. Both the councilors and public deserve to know when the council will meet during July and August. How’s a responsible councilor supposed to plan their summer […]