Julie Smith

When a health crisis makes the news, the first instinct is either to cancel everything or to carry on as normal. Neither serve you very well. Instead, start with five questions, asked before departure, not after something goes wrong.

While putting in a few hours at the Concord GOP tent at Concord Market Days at the request of a fellow Team Lily member, I got to talk to several

My first encounter with Marc Nozell, aka Mr. Wendy EN Thomas, was at the archives during a 2022 Merrimack rep race recount, for which I had been recruited by Ms. Ginger and Melissa Blasek to participate in an effort to expose some shady campaign practices by Tim McGough and his accomplices.

Are there any readers who remember a House Election Law hearing in the early winter of 2022 when the late Rep Mark Alliegro introduced a bill about hand counting?

While most sound-minded bill watchers were concentrating on the last of the women's sports & safe spaces bills being vetoed yesterday, I took a look at the 20 bills that were signed and spotted HB1727 (This bill creates a system for automatic enrollment of eligible students into the Summer EBT (Electronic Benefits Transfer) program, unless their parent or guardian opts out.), a Dem bill.

Perhaps Rep Varney should be called a “Republican Rep David Cote” as he seemingly aspires to be like him, but I chose the word “placeholder” for now. We'd like to think that Team Red has higher standards for conduct, especially seeing that we're quick to criticize the Dems who receive unflattering attention from WMUR and its ilk.

The Addis Ababa Tourism Commission (AATC) and Pulse of Africa (POA) have signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at expanding international coverage of Ethiopia's capital as city authorities intensify efforts to position Addis Ababa as a leading destination for leisure, business, and conference tourism.

According to a quick look at the most recent calendars from each chamber, Kelly Ayotte has vetoed 30 bills this year. Let's suppose for a moment that nobody goes rogue or plays hooky in the Senate. The votes are there to stick it to her with a 16-8 roll call. Unfortunately, the House is another story. However, something came to my attention after a chat with House Environment & Agriculture vice chair Liz Barbour. Whipping YES votes for HB396 is not an insurmountable task.

Hollywood creative Neal Spector returns to Michigan with Drive Me Crazy, a deeply personal exhibition inspired by Jewish roots, film and identity.

August 19 is a busy day on the calendar. It's Veto Day, and both chambers convene at 10 am. Also at 10 am, the executive council meets at Cranmore for Kenney's turn to host in their roadshow series. Later that day (5-6pm) is the 23rd anniversary Nashua Goes Back to School event at Holman Stadium.