Portsmouth Herald
Feb 1 To the Editor:
On Sunday morning the last day of January my husband and I received our Covid-19 vaccinations at the C&J bus stop in Dover. It was 8 degrees but we were greeted warmly by New Hampshire National Guardsmen. Our shots were given to us in our car by men and women from the Dover Fire Department. Cars of senior citizens like us moved smoothly through the vaccination process.
I texted my grown children before we left the parking lot following our shots. BRAVO! We can begin to think about visiting our granddaughters with far less anxiety. In my gratitude two realities are lit up for me in neon: #1 Government matters; #2 Solving large scale crises requires an honest, unvarnished assessment of the crises, followed by well-organized responses to the problems causing the crises.
Updated on January 22, 2021 at 5:52 pm
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Gov. Chris Sununu on Friday morning ordered the immediate return of all New Hampshire National Guard members from Washington, D.C., citing an alarming report that Guardsmen from across the country were forced to sleep in unheated parking garages. I’ve ordered the immediate return of all New Hampshire National Guardsmen and women from Washington DC, Sununu said in a statement. They did an outstanding job serving our nation’s capital in a time of strife and should be graciously praised, not subject to substandard conditions.
I’ve ordered the immediate return of all New Hampshire National Guard from Washington DC. They did an outstanding job serving our nation’s capital in a time of strife and should be graciously praised, not subject to substandard conditions. @NHNationalGuard Chris Sununu (@GovChrisSununu) January 22, 2021
Saturday, Jan. 9
â¢âThe Sun looked back on the lives of more than two dozen notable Mount Washington Valley residents who died in 2020.
â¢âResidents and staff of Mountain View Community nursing home in Ossipee received their first round of COVID-19 shots Jan. 6.
â¢âBalsams Resort developer Les Otten recently bought out his remaining partner in the Balsams redevelopment to become sole owner of the project.
â¢âThe Bartlett School Board discussed how to hold the annual school district meeting and the traditional budget hearing safely during the pandemic and how to accommodate voters who do not feel safe attending in-person.
â¢âCross-country ski areas were able to reopen after more than 7 inches of snow fell in Mount Washington Valley Jan. 2-3.
CONCORD â On Wednesday, Gov. Chris Sununu authorized the New Hampshire National Guardsmen to support a request from the National Guard Bureau to send approximately 50 soldiers and airmen to Washington, D.C., for the upcoming presidential inauguration of Democrat Joe Biden.
âEnsuring a peaceful and orderly transition of power is of paramount importance to our nation,â said Sununu.
âWith this authorization, the men and women of our New Hampshire National Guard will be deployed to our nationâs capital to protect and defend democracy,â the governor said.
âThe NHNG is among the best of the best â and I join the people of New Hampshire in praying for them as they take on this critical mission.â