When the tree comes down, so goes the holiday cheer. There are decorations to pack away in basements and attics, bills to pay, work that’s accumulated and COVID-19 is again making its rounds.
When we get together, we spread the virus and other germs even as we try to be safe. Vaccines, fortunately, have made the January blues less of a peril but don’t grant immunity from infection or passing a bug along.
Last week, a bill to make low-income families automatically eligible for free and reduced lunches at school if they are on Medicaid was purportedly brought down by COVID.
Failing 189-188 on a tie-breaking vote from House Deputy Speaker Steven Smith, R-Charlestown, first-term Rep. Candace Gibbons, a Manchester Democrat, lamented her mandatory absence from the vote on HB 601:
“All the votes I missed hit hard, but this one hit the hardest. If I would’ve been there, it would have been 189-188-FOR the FRL (free and reduced lunch); the speaker wouldn’t have had a tie to break, and the kids would get their lunches,” she posted. “This was the worst week to have COVID. Worst week.”
The state’s longtime commitment to delivering timely COVID-19 data online is appreciated even as we wish it weren’t necessary. In New Hampshire, daily deaths have been up, hospital beds are in short supply, and many nursing homes can’t accept more residents. Hospitals around the country are reinstating mask mandates amid a rise in cases of COVID, seasonal flu and other respiratory illness.
We can do our part by staying home when we’re sick and maintaining our vaccinations. It’s only common sense.
The observation has been made before but remains very much true in the case of Howard Brodsky, the new Citizen of the Year as announced by the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce.
With many important topics facing New Hampshire and the nation right now, we will go with the top two: the proposal for an “adult” retreat for those with diaper issues, and the curious case of Taylor Swift and the Super Bowl.
There is much wisdom in the old and simple saying that if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. Regrettably, some well-intended legislators in Concord this week are moving to “fix” our Right-to-Know Law.
Now that national pundits and pols have left our fair little state, what to make of the 2024 presidential primaries?
As the dust settles on the 2024 New Hampshire primary, residents of the Granite State find themselves contemplating the future of an event that has long been a cornerstone of American politics, our first-in-the-nation primary. The question at the forefront for many: Does it even have a future?
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