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BY MARK HAYWARD NEW HAMPSHIRE UNION LEADER

Mark Hayward's City Matters: A tree once grew on Blodget St....well, into it

It's not surprising — some would say it's a long time overdue — that a wayward silver maple on Blodget Street felt the sting of a chain saw earlier this month.

BY SEN. DAVID BOUTIN

Another View: A voter ID compromise with which we all can live

READER COMMENTS: 8

A workable comromise on Voter ID.

EDITORIAL

Ignorance abounds: Obamacare and small businesses

READER COMMENTS: 15

Small increases in government spending hardly equal devastation.

EDITORIAL

Mayor development: Growth and a Manchester city office

READER COMMENTS: 0

Moving the city's economic development office makes sense.

BY GEORGE WILL

George Will: The NLRB’s school-door stand

READER COMMENTS: 1

Obama's lawless promotion of Big Labor.

BY PAT BUCHANAN

Pat Buchanan: Barack Obama is the spectator President

READER COMMENTS: 0

Obama watches as the government runs on auto-pilot.

EDITORIAL

Page One Editorial: Control of NH’s future: Today’s House vote will be one for the ages

READER COMMENTS: 17

In some ways this vote could return us to a century ago when the Boston and New York railroads controlled our state Legislature, and made no bones about it.

BY JONAH GOLDBERG

Jonah Goldberg: Obama's 'idiot' defense

READER COMMENTS: 1

Government makes idiots out of those who wish to control it.

BY REP. GARY S. AZARIAN

Another View: Amendments to the Senate casino bill make it worth passing

READER COMMENTS: 4

Why the House should vote for casinos.

BY CHARLES ARLINGHAUS

Charles Arlinghaus: On Medicaid expansion, the right answer is, 'not yet'

READER COMMENTS: 2

This is not a time to expand Medicaid.

NH Angle

Links to news and happenings around the world with a Granite State connection updated daily.

0 Tour Dan Brown's colorful multi-million dollar NH estate

0 WaPo: Ex-Sununu aid: Obama not being told of IRS scandal a 'curious whopper'

0 New Ipswich plant lands multi-year $94.3M contract for concealable body armor

0 Dartmouth College hit with federal sexual assault complaints

0 Six Gun City won't open Memorial Day weekend, but attraction in talks with possible buyer

0 Why N.H.'s medical marijuana bill snubs those suffering from P.T.S.D.

0 Country club for racing enthusiasts in Tamworth takes a step forward

0 Attorneys: No way through headwaters conservation easement for Northern Pass

0 Scouting leaders to vote on lifting ban on openly gay Boy Scouts at 3-day meeting in Texas

0 Video: Widow Of N.H. National Guard soldier details DOMA's impact

0 Berlin residents want zoning changes to allow raising hens for eggs

0 Grant Bosse: Granite Staters crowd-source new UNH logo for free

0 Laconia welcomes 5 new firefighters, 4 initially paid through federal deficit spending

0 Albany says neighbor Conway Village damaged roads

0 Quiet death for Bethlehem noise ordinance

0 Fox pilot �The Goodwin Games� has some real N.H. scenes

0 Mays found guilty of negligent homicide in fatal Stoddard crash retrial

0 DOT agrees Meredith doesn't have to erect road signs it doesn't want

0 'Northwoods Nightmare' Kevin Haley aims for ultimate fighting in MMA

0 Portsmouth Herald: Air Force tanker fuels optimism for future of base

0 Valley News: N.H. Medicaid option; A chance to help the working poor

0 Fosters: UNH logo - Why all the anger?

0 NHSCUPCO adopts new superior court rules

0 Right-to-Know complaint filed against Carroll County Commissioners

0 Air Force increases projected KC-46 flying hours, crew ratio to take advantage of new aircraft's capabilities

White powder in Salem shipping container posed no serious risks

UPDATED 5/23 @ 1:48 pm -

SALEM — A white powder found in a shipping container delivered to a local flooring company Thursday was a leftover substance known as adipic acid that posed no serious health risk, fire officials said.

65 mph OK for E-ZPass drivers with opening of new lanes at Hooksett toll plaza

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Fewer traffic jams are expected at the Hooksett toll plaza with the opening of Open Road Tolling (ORT) lanes for E-ZPass holders.

Updated: NH Senate kills House-passed gas, tobacco tax hikes

UPDATED 5/23 @ 12:17 pm -

CONCORD - In what a key lawmaker called "retribution" for casino gambling being killed by the House, the state Senate Thursday killed the House-passed 67 percent hike in the state's gasoline tax.

Loeb School Offers Workshop on Producing Newsletters

UPDATED 5/23 @ 11:46 am -

The Nackey S. Loeb School of Communications is offering a workshop on creating effective newsletters.

'Here comes the sun' – Summer Season at the Casino Ballroom

UPDATED 5/23 @ 11:43 am -

Summer's just around the corner and in the grand tradition of Hampton Beach, the Casino Ballroom will be rocking and rolling non-stop; but what used to be exclusively a summer venue has expanded its "season" (now referred to as a Concert Series) and is now busy spring through fall.

With a huge spring that included sold out shows from YES, Sevendust, Steel Panther, and ZZ Top, the Ballroom hit the ground running in 2013 and is showing no signs of slowing down. For the first time ever, fans were given the opportunity to purchase tickets before the first of the year thanks to some early bookings with marquee acts, and the additions to the schedule have been pouring in ever since.

As the spring "season" winds down, the summer "season" is ramping up with something for everyone. Fans of classic rock will enjoy Foreigner, Styx, Steve Miller Band, the Doobie Brothers, and Cheap Trick. For those who dig R&B and soul, John Hiatt, BB King, Lyle Lovett,...

Senate Finance Committee rejects Medicaid expansion

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CONCORD – The Senate Finance Committee Wednesday night voted 4-2 to reject Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act and instead establish a commission to study the potential impact on the state.

Man wielding pipe robs Cumberland Farms in Goffstown

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Cumberland Farms in Goffstown was robbed by a pipe-wielding man Tuesday night who also held up a customer, police said.

Weekend Top 10 Planner

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With Memorial Day Weekend upon us we are now entering the "unofficial" start to summer. With all the indoor and outdoor activities happening now, there is sure to be something for everyone to enjoy. Start with our list of the Top 10 Things to Do in New Hampshire this weekend.

James Cotton

CELEBRATED SOUNDS: James Cotton has earned multiple awards for his booming harmonica notes, recorded nearly 30 solo albums and been inducted in both the Smithsonian Institution and the Blues Hall of Fame.

James 'Superharp' Cotton bring blues to Tupelo

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Growing up in the deep South, James Cotton never missed his favorite Saturday morning radio show, tuning into 'King Biscuit Time' to hear blues tunes of the legendary Sonny Boy Williamson II.

Photo courtesy of Ralph Morang

HOLIDAY HAPPENINGS: Strawbery Bank Museum, which will welcome visitors throughout the Memorial Day weekend, features 16 buildings and gardens, with role-players and working craftspeople helping to chronicle the evolution of Portsmouth from the early Colonial period of maritime trade through the 1950s neighborhood of Puddle Dock.

Strawbery Banke Museum pays tribute to military past and present

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As the Granite State commemorates those who died in service to the country, Strawbery Banke Museum, a 10-acre campus representing several hundred years of history in Portsmouth, pays tribute to members of the military and their families and veterans with free admission through Oct. 31, including Memorial Day on Monday, May 27.

SOUND THE HORN: Newmont Military Band, which draws members from New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Vermont, will perform music that recalls fare once performed on town greens in the 18th century as part of Memorial Day weekend festivities in Henniker.

Newmont Military Band conjures sights, sounds of earlier century

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Newmont Military Band, featuring nearly two dozen members from New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Vermont, will play at the Town Hall on Depot Hill Road, in Henniker, following a Memorial Day parade and commemorations Monday, May 27.

Trial lawyers recount Whitey Bulger case, 'Departed' film screened at Red Rivers

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In a program Thursday, May 23, at Red Rivers Theatres, Shaheen & Gordon attorneys Steve Gordon and Bill Christie will recount their experiences as trial lawyers in the Whitey Bulger case, which centers on the FBI informant accused of murdering 19 people and set to go back on trial in June.

Image courtesy of Bushor Photography

LISTEN UP: Andrew Codispoti performs in a previous ShakesBEERience performance, which centered on another royal leader, “King Lear.”

It's a bard-worthy ShakesBEERience

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With the news back in February of the discovery of King Richard III bones under a parking lot in England, Seven Stages Shakespeare Company saw a golden opportunity — an encore, site-specific ShakesBEERience reading of 'Richard III' in a parking lot.

'Dance Me a Story,' an original show by New Hampshire Dance Institute's artistic director Kristen Leach, is set for stage this weekend at the Redfern Arts Center on Brickyard Pond in Keene.

Hundreds of Monadnock Region students team with professional musicians

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More than 300 dancers from Monadnock Region schools will join professional vocalists and an orchestra directed by Boston conducter and composer Peter Mansfield in a 7:30 p.m. production this weekend at Keene State College's Redfern Arts Center on Brickyard Pond in Keene.

Dartmouth Symphony Orchestras presents Gustav Mahler's challenging Fifth Symphony in the Hopkins Center for the Arts' Spaulding Auditorium, Hanover, at 8 p.m. Saturday, May 25.

Dartmouth musicians tackle 'Mahler boot camp'

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Some Dartmouth College students went home, some went to the beach, and some spent their 2013 spring break on the Hanover campus in'“Mahler boot camp.'

The Mount Washington Cog Railway opened last weekend for its 144th season, bringing visitors from as far away as Russia to the summit of the Northeast's highest peak. This year, the Cog, based in Marshfield Station, will be offering new features including a Ride & Observatory Tour, Photo Workshop Tour and a Railfans' Day, as well as a “Name That Train!” contest for the new biodiesel engine. For information, log onto thecog.com or call (800) 922-8825 or 278-5404.

White Mountain attractions launch unofficial start to seaso

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It's the weekend people set aside for planting, parades and personal reflections of those who helped pave the way for Americans' freedom to pursue such pastimes.

In the next few days, Memorial Day programs across the state will commemorate members of the military who gave their lives for their country, while making new memories with family and friends.