Concord Monitor
Opinion: The primacy of public education
Public education is essential to democracy and must be strengthened, not weakened, as it teaches critical thinking and allows for open conversation of diverse topics, while private schools can create…
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5m'Really frustrating bureaucracy': Totally Tea + Coffee owner to create documentary about court battle against Facebook
Emmett Soldati, owner of Concord's Totally Tea + Coffee, is producing a documentary following his legal victory against Facebook after the company deleted his business's Instagram account without notice.
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4mAssociated Grocers strike in Pembroke continues into second week
A week-long strike by Teamsters Local 633 at an Associated Grocers warehouse in Pembroke continues following a breakdown in contract negotiations over pensions. No violence or vandalism has been reported.
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5mVintage Views: An ocean apart, a lifetime together
The story follows the lifelong romance of Martin and Mary Ellen, an Irish couple who met through correspondence and fulfilled their promise to grow old together in Concord, New Hampshire.
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3mFrom the Farm: Who doesn't love to smash a pumpkin?
Miles Smith Farm in Loudon allows visitors to smash leftover Halloween pumpkins to provide food for their cattle.
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7mOpinion: How a top-earners tax can rescue NH property taxpayers — and protect our classrooms
A proposal suggests implementing a marginal income tax on the top 5% of New Hampshire earners to repeal the Statewide Education Property Tax and provide increased school funding.