Discriminating to Stop Discrimination

by Rich Girard Published in the Union Leader on February 19, 2021 ON JAN. 25, 2021, the Manchester Board of School Committee adopted a policy regarding “transgendered and gender non-conforming” students. On Feb. 8, 2021, it defeated Committeeman Arthur Beaudry’s...

Exploding Cigars Are No Fun

by Rich Girard Published in the Union Leader on December 27, 2020 HAVING RECENTLY received my tax bill in Manchester, I noticed something. The tax increase, projected by both Mayor Joyce Craig and the Board of Aldermen at .49%, was actually nearly triple that amount...