Universal open enrollment, a polarizing education proposal, is officially dead

Vintage Views: Our very first prisoner

John Earl Davis was the first prisoner to be incarcerated at the Merrimack County House of Correction in Boscawen and was briefly known as a celebrity for his status.

From the Farm: Bovines who like working with people

Scottish Highland steers can be trained to cooperate with humans through praise, breaking complex goals into simple steps, and never punishing them for getting it wrong.

Opinion: The march of Christian nationalists

The Rededicate 250 rally on the National Mall in Washington on May 17 featured a who's who of Republican politicians and Trump administration officials, propagating the false notion that the United States was founded as a Christian nation, which is demonstrably false as the First Amendment and the founders' wisdom dictate that church and state should be discrete entities.

Opinion: Let's stop our worthless foaming of the mouth

On the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, Americans must remember their core values and resist the fearmongering of politicians, the gridlock of bureaucracy, and the avarice of silicon barons, in order to celebrate the unique role of the citizen in a nation built on principles.

Opinion: No portrait banners needed

The presence of Donald Trump's image on federal buildings, as well as his name appearing in various places, is a reminder of the potential for leaders to use their power to control and intimidate their people, and is a warning to look behind the curtain and recognize the president as a fellow human being with talents and weaknesses.