Many years ago, I attended the funeral for the mother of a very dear friend. During the eulogy, it was asked that those who were attending carry out a random act of kindness on behalf of the deceased. At the time, through tears of grief for my friend and her Continue reading “An act of kindness”
Category: Granite Views
Connect in real life
Facebook has been advertising how it creates community — how it brings people together. Dads can share dad stuff with other dads, like going to a baseball game with their kids. Or at least that’s what the ads say.
But there is also a darker side. According to recent reporting Continue reading “Connect in real life”
My racist self
I am a racist. It took me 35 years to first say the words and the last two examining the complexity of its meaning. I say it now not because it’s easy but because it serves as a critical reminder of the internal work needed to play a role in dismantling white Continue reading “My racist self”
Virus, new and old
Just as a nation, battered by a global pandemic, prepares cautiously to reemerge from its sheltered and shuttered way of life, an older, even more deadly virus reemerges. The term “hot spots,” recently used to identify those places where outbreaks of Covid-19 were acute, now identifies those cities where protests Continue reading “Virus, new and old”
Fly Manchester
One of the many advantages of living in New Hampshire is the accessibility of Manchester-Boston Regional Airport. Would anyone disagree that flying out of Manchester is much more convenient than flying out of Boston? There is no traffic, and the airport is modern, clean and well-maintained, with four major carriers. Continue reading “Fly Manchester”
Education Funding
Stuff about things.
In 1999, the New Hampshire Supreme Court declared the state’s tax system to fund education ”unconstitutional” and gave the legislature a short window to come up with a plan to fix it. The legislature, reluctantly, picked a State Wide Education Property Tax (SWEPT) to address the Claremont Continue reading “Education Funding”