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IT'S GAME WEEK for the University of New Hampshire football team, which will open its season Thursday night at the University of Maine. That's like Auburn opening with Alabama, USC opening with UCLA or Exeter opening with Winnacunnet.

What's old is new again as this past offseason the NHIAA announced it would realign the sport of football into four divisions.

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Chief Executive Officer and President Dr. Joanne M. Conroy was named one of the '100 Most Influential People in Healthcare 2018' by Modern Healthcare.

JSA Inc., an architecture, planning and interior design firm, was named Small Business of the Year by the Chamber Collaborative of Greater Portsmouth.

The age of accounts receivable can cause gray hair if not fully factored into everyday operations.

Merrimack Valley Credit Union has launched a web-based game called CashIQ to help millennials learn about finances.

Progress is being made at the new Market and Main development, including the construction of its first two tenants.

Researchers at the University of New Hampshire are looking for ways to improve safety with vehicle-to-infrastructure connectivity technology, and the city of Dover will be testing out their devices within the coming months.

To the Editor: I am concerned with the picture of the 12-year-old boy doing daredevil stunts on his bike while riding on Elm Street. I am not sure why you would glorify this young man.

To the Editor: We've entered as a nation a low point in common sense from all local, state, and national news outlets. And fueling the distorted, so-called fake news is a current President, who instead of using common sense, when tweeting or the like, does not engage his brain before running his diatribe.

To the Editor: A recent article in the Union Leader stated that more women may be elected to the Legislature this year than at any other time. The push to get women to run for an elected office has shown exciting results, and 288 women will have their names on the primary ballot in September.

To the Editor: Did you know that U.S. flag code forbids people from wearing American flag T-shirts, hats, or having it on chairs, etc? Did you know that the Supreme Court in 1943 stated that Jehovah's Witness students could not be forced to say the Pledge of Allegiance?

THE PRESIDENT of the United States will not talk to special counsel Robert Mueller because his lawyers want to prevent him from walking ' or, rather, talking ' into a perjury trap.

Steve Negron represents an upbeat, confident conservatism that the Republican Party needs. He is the GOP's best choice in the Second District. Republicans and independents should vote for Steve Negron for Congress on Sept. 11.

Florida slipped past New Hampshire for the top spot in the latest ranking of Freedom in the 50 States from the Cato Institute.

Gov. Chris Sununu urged the Trump administration to speed up review for a new natural product that protects against mosquito and tick-borne diseases.

Question: My former employee, Bob, wants a copy of his personnel file. Am I required to give it to him?

To the Editor: For a political junkie like me, it's exciting that my House of Representatives district overlaps both New Hampshire congressional districts. One of my four towns is Atkinson, which is the Second District.

To the Editor: We have come to know Jon Morgan and his family as neighbors, friends, homeowners, and residents of Brentwood.

Langdon Place of Dover, 60 Middle Road, is hosting a free workshop, 'Beginning GenealogyTracing Your Family's Roots,' at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 5.