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Between Molly Kelly's 'woe is us'' platform and fellow Democrat Kathy Sullivan's 'all is well in New Hampshire'' mantra, we lean toward the latter.

WILL YOU BE ABLE to retire? Maybe not. Will your state pay what its politicians promised? Almost certainly not.

Hyperventilation is seemingly the response we bring to all challenges in 2018 America. We've seen caravans before. There was a 1,500-person caravan that marched north just this past April. Of the band, only 400 actually reached the border and requested asylum. On average, about 22 percent of asylum requests are granted.

LAST WEEK, Dave Solomon issued an editorial regarding the New Hampshire Retirement System and its current funded status. And while the article included a decent amount of fact-based information, its central thesis was lost.

ACROSS OUR STATE, there are stories of heartbreak. I've heard them from people who couldn't afford to take time off to be with their loved ones, usually at times of great crisis or illness, but also at the birth or adoption of a new baby.

Division I TodayPortsmouth at Windham 3 p.m. When this game ends, the Jaguars will still have time to make the trip to Hampton and see if Winnacunnet can knock off Pinkerton.

School officials notified parents this week that drinking fountains and sinks at nine city schools ' shut off two years ago after water testing showed lead levels higher than acceptable limits ' were mistakenly turned back on before remediation efforts and additional testing was completed.

The series of incidents began about 4:45 p.m. in the area of Flaherty Lane and Schuyler Street. Police say a city man, Leonardo Rosario, 43, drove away in a gold Honda during a motor vehicle stop. Officer Lisa Callahan pursued the vehicle.

MANCHESTER ' A city police cruiser crashed into another vehicle while an officer was pursuing a third on the city's west side Wednesday afternoon, according to officials.

CONCORD - A Jaffrey man convicted in 2011 of repeatedly raping a young relative will receive a new trial after the Supreme Court ruled Thursday that his attorney did not provide a competent defense.It was the second time the state's highest court heard an appeal from Jason Wilbur regarding his case. In 2012, the Supreme...