My colleague Lily Jackson is back with another weekly action guide!

Here are 17 ways to get involved this weekend:

💪 Friday, July 17

💪 Saturday, July 18

💪 Sunday, July 19 

Have an event to add? Email Lily with details.

Here’s what’s inside today’s newsletter:

📰 What we’re reading, including: New analysis finds there have been 29 shootings, eight of them fatal, involving ICE agents since Trump’s second term began.

📢 We asked, you answered: AI is everywhere. How do you feel about it?

🔍 Question of the week: Do you think New Hampshire has the right priorities when it comes to education?

📰 Major newspaper headlines from the year you were born.

🧠 Mental health programs take biggest hit from NH budget cuts …

Mental health services absorbed the largest share of the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services’s first round of budget cuts after lawmakers approved a $51 million reduction over two years. A new report from the New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute found $3.1 million in first-year mental health cuts, including reduced funding for community mental health centers, psychiatric transition programs, and homeless shelter services. Concord Monitor

👶 Seacoast families are paying more than $2,000 a month for childcare …

A new report found many Seacoast parents spend years on waiting lists before finding childcare that often costs more than their mortgage. More than half of surveyed families pay over $2,000 per month per child, while low wages for childƒcare workers continue to drive staffing shortages. WMUR

🛂 At least 29 ICE shootings have been reported during Trump’s second term, 8 fatal …

The latest incidents occurred in Maine and Texas within a week of each other. Researchers say the total is likely an undercount because there is no comprehensive public database tracking shootings involving immigration agents. WMUR

This week, we asked readers: AI is everywhere. How do you feel about it?

Here’s what they had to say…

“The developers are forcing this technology down our throats to replace humans in the work force and wasting limited and expensive electricity and water resources while expecting US citizens to pay for it. Why are they not using solar and wind alternatives to bring down the costs and why do they expect us to pay for this? No one wants these buildings in our neighborhoods and they will have more ill effects on wildlife as well. It is scary that the developers themselves want to put the brakes on AI and yet it is full steam ahead for those that stand to gain huge amounts financially. It is insane, and just like social media and cell phones, which we now see detrimental outcomes on society from the platforms decades later. We have learned nothing from the past, have we? Another thing I want to point out that the developers have discovered and that is unbeknownst to them at the time it was occurring, AI was removing information it developed and gathering to different locations on the servers. That lets us know that it is a very unstable platform and it does give out a lot of disinformation.” — Elaina Valzania

“In today’s reality, this nation has a lot about it that no rational human being should love. Robert De Niro has outlined that eloquently enough. So, in my view, patriotism has changed from loving your country somewhat blindly to a more basic meaning of the word. Having lived abroad for work for 11 years, we became very aware of the label expatriate. It simply means a person living outside their country of citizenship, but in our idealized use of the term, there is often an implication that someone loves their country less. To the point, I propose that being a patriot today simply means tolerating the deterioration of our country to the extent that we still choose to live here. Simply put, an expatriate lives abroad, while a patriot is a citizen who lives in their home country.” — Tom Chew

“I am opposed! They are so bad for energy and water consumption!” — Deirdre McEachern

“AI is detrimental to society. It strips our natural resources, causes increase in financial burdens with utilities, and provides consistent and considerable noise levels.” — Maggie

In case you missed it, Gov. Kelly Ayotte recently signed House Bill 1268, a bill loosening New Hampshire’s homeschooling requirements.

Parents who homeschool can now choose whether to notify the state or their local school district. The law also eliminates the annual evaluation requirement, and parents are no longer required to keep educational records and materials for at least two years.

So this week’s question is:

Do you think New Hampshire has the right priorities when it comes to education?

By Stacker

Note: Stacker rounded up some of the biggest newspaper headlines from every year between 1920 and 2020. We’ve highlighted one headline from each decade below, but the full list is worth exploring. It’s a fascinating snapshot of the stories that shaped each year—and a reminder of how quickly history can change.

🗞️ 1920: “U.S. Women Get Vote” — This headline from the San Francisco Call is about The 19th Amendment, which granted women the right to vote.

🗞️ 1930: “See Another World in the Sky” — Chicago Daily Tribune reported the discovery of Pluto at the edge of the solar system.

🗞️ 1940: “Paris Has Fallen” — New York World-Telegram reported the Nazi occupation of Paris.

🗞️ 1950: “N. Korea Reds Declare War” — New York Herald Tribune reported the beginning of the Korean War.

🗞️ 1960: “Kennedy Wins” — San Jose Mercury reported John F. Kennedy’s narrow presidential victory.

🗞️ 1970: “4 Students Slain“ — Los Angeles Times reported the killing of four students by National Guard troops at Kent State University.

🗞️ 1980: “Death of a Hero” — Daily Mirror reported the murder of musician and former Beatle John Lennon.

🗞️ 1990: “Iraqi Troops Invade, Seize Parts of Kuwait” — The Dallas Morning News reported Saddam Hussein’s invasion of Kuwait.

🗞️ 2000: “Bush Victorious” — Los Angeles Times announced George W. Bush’s victory after the disputed presidential election.

Thanks for reading. This newsletter was written by Katy Savage. It was edited by Crystal Niforos.

Granite Post is free for everyone. Your support makes our work possible.