As 2025 ended, many Granite Staters felt the same things. Groceries cost more. Housing costs and property taxes are up. Health care is harder to afford and access. Too many of our neighbors feel it is a challenge to survive, let alone thrive. It’s easy to blame...
I’m a Kinship Navigator and Community Resource Specialist at The River Center Family and Community Resource Center. We’re a small nonprofit serving families and individuals across ten rural New Hampshire towns — about 3% of the state. In my role, I spend thousands...
As Breast Cancer Awareness Month comes to a close, we are reminded that awareness alone is not enough – especially for Black women, who experience higher rates of this disease. Despite pink-ribbon promises from state leaders, these words ring hollow this October as...
Pride month is an opportunity to celebrate the strides we’ve made toward achieving LGBTQ+ equality for all. It also serves as a poignant reminder that the fight for LGBTQ+ equality is ongoing, ever-present, and demands a heightened sense of urgency from all of us.
The persistent threat to municipal sovereignty is illustrated by the extreme proposals put forth by Republicans in the House Committee on Municipal and County Government. Disturbingly, even moderate Republicans have been forced to display a false sense of unity,...
Former Fox News contributor and current U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy recently issued a memo calling for the elimination of nearly all Biden Administration “orders, directives, rules, regulations, notices, guidance documents, funding agreements, programs...
It’s 9a.m. on a Monday in the clinic where I practice. I knock on the door of the exam room where a ‘new’ patient is roomed, waiting to see me. Yes, it’s just another day in the life of a Muslim female physician. I prepare myself for whatever is next. Warm smiles,...
The size of New Hampshire’s state legislature is quite unique among its peers, not just around the US, but around the globe. With 400 State Representatives and 24 Senators, we have more legislators than many developed countries, despite being one of the smallest...
Overwhelmingly, Granite Staters trust women to make their own personal health care decisions. At the dawn of a New Year, Granite Staters are now asking: can we count on Kelly Ayotte to protect our rights? As a candidate, Ayotte said we could. She was on our...
Lyme disease is a dangerous yet alarmingly common phenomenon infecting nearly half a million Americans each year. These infections are particularly prevalent in New England and New Hampshire specifically. The Granite State has experienced the third-highest increase...
