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How to help the revive the Education system.

Author, entrepreneur, and pioneering voice Christine Mendis joins WFEA’s The Morning Updates Host Jeff Chidester to discuss ‘knowledge’ and what is lost in our approach to education. Christine shares an 8th-grade Final Exam from 1890 to help illustrate how far the USA has drifted.

Why the Navy is considering reopening a base in Alaska and the impact it could have in a future crisis.

Patty Nieberg, from Task & Purpose, discusses the possibility of the US Navy reopening a closed military base in the Aleutian Islands, Alaska. The base is tactically situated to help with any crisis within the Asia-Pacific and the Arctic Circle.

New Hampshire’s on-going battle over Education Freedom Accounts.

Drew Cline from the Josiah Bartlett Center for Public Policy will provide insight into the New Hampshire Senate’s conversation on EFAs (Education Freedom Accounts). Drew attended a Senate hearing on the EFA topic and shared it with us.

How lawmakers are trying to prevent unknown foreign entities from acquiring land near military locations in the Granite State.

NH State Senator Regina Birdsell discusses legislation, SB162, she is sponsoring that would prevent foreign advisories or their puppet businesses from purchasing land near sensitive NH military installations.

Father Jason Jalbert offers insight on Pope Francis’s passing.

From the Manchester Dioceses, faith leader Father Jason Jalbert, shares his thoughts on Pope Francis’s passing and the conversations he is having with the community during this period of reflection.

A better understanding of how vouchers impact Education Freedom Accounts.

NH State Senator Dan Innis discusses the heated conversations some are having about suggested housing regulations and the continued understanding of the issues of’ vouchers’ related to the Education Freedom Accounts (EFAs).

How people will remember Pope Francis.

Matt Lamb, editor and reporter for College Fix—LifeSiteNews—Washington Examiner, discusses Pope Francis’s legacy, which the pontiff will be remembered for after his passing.

Why some are looking deeper into Gov. Ayotte’s approach to the Medicaid Premium Plan.

Investigative reporter Damien Fisher shares his story about some political actors in New Hampshire who are examining Gov. Ayotte’s approach to the Medicaid Premium Plan, with a concern that the Governor’s plan may be too “generous.”

Shrader talks the Supreme Court’s decision on the Trump Administration’s deportation plans.

Prof. Nathan Shrader joins us to discuss the recent Supreme Court discussion on the lower courts’ approach to the Trump Administration’s illegal alien deportation process. We also answer the question of where the Supreme Court Justice plays basketball.”

O’Connell shares Manchester School District’s approach to the budget process.

Manchester School Committee Chairman Jim O’Connell joined us to explain the committee’s approach to the school budget and the difference between its recommendations and Manchester Mayor Jay Ruais’s proposal. 

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