Recovery v. Neighborhoods: A False Choice

by Rich Girard Published in the Union Leader on April 13, 2021 MANCHESTER need not choose between helping those needing recovery and protecting its neighborhoods. A March 21, 2021 article in the Union Leader revisited the issue of “sober homes” that are illegally...

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...