NH state Sen. Debra Altschiller | Portsmouth Herald This next week, I hope New Hampshire Senate Republicans choose to pass House Bill 1711. Otherwise, they can...
Ryan D. Jayne | Guest columnist An Oklahoma bill allowing public schools to hire paid or volunteer chaplains to proselytize school-age children has recently passed the...
George Brauchler Shortly after the Michigan parents of a juvenile school shooter were sentenced to prison last month for their roles in the arming of their...
Tanna Clews | Portsmouth Herald There are currently several bills in the New Hampshire Legislature that seek to target and exclude our transgender friends and neighbors,...
Sean Duffy Is there still hope for decency in disagreement? This week, on campuses from UCLA to Columbia to Auraria here in Colorado, the wave of...
Hal Bidlack As I sat down to write my first column of the week, I was once again confronted with the challenge of narrowing down the...
Richard Burroughs | Guest columnist Richard Burroughs teaches in the Department of Marine Affairs at the University of Rhode Island. He has served as a member of...
Douglas Rooks | Columnist When the Legislature left town last week, it did so among confusion and a bevy of bills not acted on. The sun...
Heidi Carrington Heath | Guest Columnist On Friday nights at our offices in Portsmouth you’ll hear the sound of laughter coming from one of the many...
Joanne Giannini | Guest columnist Joanne Giannini is a freelance writer and a former state representative from Providence, 1994-2011. We can fight many things in life. ...