It’s Not the Economy, Stupid. It’s Who
Owns the Future.
LOCAL · MUNICIPAL FINANCE · HOUSING · ECONOMY
Our house in Portsmouth is worth far more than we paid for it in 2008.
We have maintained it, replaced things that wore out and made improvements
along the way. But we didn’t become smarter or work harder every time
Zillow, the city assessor or the real estate market decided it was worth
more.
The house did the appreciating.
That appreciation is real. It gives us security, something we can borrow
against and something to leave our children. But it also raises the price…
Eight Hours Before the Knock
LOCAL · MUNICIPAL FINANCE · EDUCATION
Eight hours is a long time to spend
talking about a newspaper story. It
is enough time for the coffee…
Quarters for the Candy Machine
IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT · PUBLIC SAFETY
Two men mistaken for immigration
targets were fatally shot by ICE
agents during vehicle stops,
prompting a nationwide pause on.
Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero had a
small routine with his 3-year-old
daughter. At a neighborhood
laundromat in Biddeford, Maine, he
would put quarters in her hand for
the candy machine and wait while she
made the difficult decision children
have been making forever: Which one…
TERM LIMITS · CONGRESS · SUPREME COURT
Term limits aim to refresh political
offices but risk increasing lobbyist
influence and weakening legislative
expertise.
The Logger Who Changed His Mind
MAINE POLITICS · LABOR MOVEMENT
Troy Jackson’s political evolution
from logger to Senate candidate…
The Pasta That Fought Back
Some recipes arrive fully formed.
Others have to be negotiated. This…
LOCAL · MUNICIPAL FINANCE
The Democratic primary for New
Hampshire’s 1st Congressional
District is beginning to look like a
contest……
This Is What Climate Change Smells
Like
LOCAL · MUNICIPAL FINANCE
Smoke from Canadian wildfires
darkens New Hampshire skies as
Indigenous communities face…