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When people driving the highways of New Hampshire stop to read roadside markers to learn interesting facts about the state’s history, they don’t confuse the markers with the kinds of monuments and plaques erected elsewhere to glorify those...

During the past week, there have been many articles and letters written about Elizabeth Gurley Flynn’s extraordinary life. Like many, I had never heard of this woman before the historical marker was erected but I have since learned a great deal about...

The move comes as the state has, in recent days, quietly revised its policy for such markers in the wake of Republican pushback over the subject of the sign.

Republican officials fiercely objected to the sign honoring labor leader and feminist organizer Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, citing her leadership role in the American Communist Party. Two weeks after the marker was unveiled, it was taken down.

The move comes as the state has, in recent days, quietly revised its policy for such markers in the wake of Republican pushback over the subject of the sign.

Concord City Councilors have been asked to weigh in on the removal of a historical marker in Concord commemorating the birthplace of labor activist and feminist Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, who chaired the Communist Party of the United States later in...

La Amistad’s captives could not know that their uprising would change the course of Black history — and become the subject of what many call the first civil rights case in the United States.

Mayor Weston Wamp said he plans to pull the resolution before Wednesdays commission meeting.

Wamp proposed reallocating $3 million in American Rescue Plan funds for road, parks, and organizations supporting members of the Hispanic community.

Editorial Roundup: Kentucky Bowling Green Daily News. July 13, 2021. Editorial: KHS director dodging questions over historical marker Reporters perform a very important job on a daily basis by working hard to inform the public. It’s a tough job that involves a lot of hours, a lot of note taking and writing, trying to meet deadlines and a lot of phone interviews and in some cases dealing with some difficult people in person. The not-so-pleasant part comes with the job title, but reporters are...