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The more things change . . .

Soon, gay couples will be able to triumphantly exit their weddings in the state of New Hampshire and drive off in uninsured cars (decked out in "Just Married" signs and tin cans) without buckling their seatbelts. They'll go home to pursue their happily ever after, and they'll pay no state income tax along the way. 9

August 16, 2009

Prison workers' credit monitored

The state Department of Corrections will offer credit-monitoring services to the roughly 1,000 current and former employees whose names and Social Security numbers were on a confidential personnel list discovered in an inmate's cell late last month, according to a prison spokesman. 4

August 13, 2009

5 questions about "Living the Map"

Unable to land a job in his field after he graduated from college with a degree in economics, Daniel Seddiqui moved throughout the country taking what work he could get - working in stores, painting and tutoring. The years of tumult inspired him to make a go of travel and experimenting. 2

August 13, 2009

Obama repels health care rumors

President Obama came to Portsmouth yesterday vowing to confront head-on what he called "wild misrepresentations" of his plan to overhaul the nation's health-insurance system, but he was greeted by such a loving crowd at Portsmouth High School that he had to repeatedly seek out skeptics to question him. 130

August 12, 2009

Portsmouth

Town hall incites outside rally plans

President Obama will come to Portsmouth this afternoon to make his case for a major overhaul to the American health insurance system. But the show starts long before Obama touches down: Groups of supporters and opponents alike have announced plans to make their case outside, with rallies announced all morning long. 41

August 11, 2009

'Grassroots' activism is in the eye of the beholder

Apparently, the grass is actually more plasticine on the other side of the fence. Last week, liberal and conservative movement types took to calling the "grassroots" activists on the other side of the health-care debate "Astroturf" - real as the Brady family's lawn. Whoever's the Astroturf and whoever's the sweet green grass in your view, it's clear that the intermittent pro-and-con… 5

August 9, 2009

Republicans eager for Ayotte's political debut

The stakes have rarely been so high for a Winnipesaukee Republican "social." Likely U.S. Senate candidate Kelly Ayotte is expected to make her local debut on the New Hampshire campaign trail Tuesday night before a few dozen Belknap County Republicans. 26

August 9, 2009

Grafton

Protesters disrupt 'town hall'

As any political junkie knows, there's been a lot of yelling about health care in America lately, with people turning up at forums and meetings across the country to confront Democratic senators and congressmen about President Obama's reform push. Activists appear to have recreated those scenes in New Hampshire this week, minus a couple of key ingredients, namely the congressmen… 89

August 7, 2009

Doctors and state ready for Round 2

A week after a judge cast the new state budget into question by ruling Gov. John Lynch's plan to seize $110 million from a state-established medical malpractice insurance fund unconstitutional and invalid, the state has appealed the case to the New Hampshire Supreme Court. 6

August 6, 2009

Obama to speak in Portsmouth Tuesday

President Obama is headed to the state Tuesday, the White House confirmed yesterday, though details remain scant. Obama will hold a town hall discussion "in the Portsmouth area" Tuesday, according to a White House press release. Further details on exactly where or when will be available in days to come, the release… 9

August 6, 2009