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Opinion & Humor
Last laugh | Capitol Offenses | Features | Editor's Note | Letters

Last Laugh

A deep appreciation for New Hampshire style
by Elizabeth Kelsey Tuesday, May 1, 2012

On this year's winter vacation in Florida, I picked up the Miami Herald and one headline immediately caught my eye: "We're so vain: we probably think this story is about us." The article was about a recent LivingSocial poll in which Miami ranked as America's vainest city. In the poll, residents in cities across the nation were asked to rate their looks on a scale of one to 10, and more than half of Miami residents consider themselves an eight, nine or 10. Results also showed that Miami tops the nation in laser hair removal, tummy tucks, liposuction and collagen injections. Of course, when I got home I couldn't wait to see how Manchester, Concord or Lebanon had fared.


Last Laugh

NH Magazine It's Granite Summertime
Sunday, April 1, 2012
When a season can't quite make up its mind, we can still make the most of it. April in New Hampshire is the special time. …
NH Magazine Primary Envy: Who Needs Super Tuesday?
Thursday, March 1, 2012
It's not fair that other states get to vote for president, too! No one wants to buy us supper anymore. Mitt Romney's Standing Room Only …
NH Magazine Live Free or Cut Bait
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Sometimes it takes guts to be a traveling male nurse. There I was: a New Hampshire traveling male nurse working temporarily in Arizona and visiting …

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Capitol Offenses

NH Magazine This year's race for governor a bit like a box of chocoaltes
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
In six months New Hampshire will elect a new governor and most people have no idea who that could be. The governor's race is remarkable …
NH Magazine Taking Folks Down to Size
Sunday, April 1, 2012
In NH politics, what pops up gets whacked down. It's an unspoken but well-enforced rule in New Hampshire politics: There are a few people who …
NH Magazine Building on the Bottom Line
Thursday, March 1, 2012
What comes to mind when you think of New Hampshire? Is it Manchester's Millyard? The Mount Washington Hotel? Lake Winnipesaukee? The beautiful downtown in Keene? …

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Features

NH Magazine The Garden of Eaten
Thursday, September 1, 2011
MEMORIAL DAY All five 4 x 8 vegetable boxes have been planted: two near the house in one garden and three at the edge of …
NH Magazine Born to be Mild
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Our on-the-scene correspondent rode in to the Weirs atop a metal machine that throbbed with the power of two horses and 49 screaming CCs. By …

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Editor's Note

NH Magazine Write Your Mom
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
I've been editing this magazine (or some version of it) for nearly 20 years and I've written a lot of these notes over that time, …
A Fondness For Fools
Sunday, April 1, 2012
After a long, weird winter filled with news of global upheaval, aren't you glad that the calendar has one month each year with a sense …
Making Waves
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Ever try to get a wave started at a sporting event? It's not as easy as you might think, unless you have a bunch of …

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Letters

NH Magazine Letters to the Editor
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Need a Good Reason to Spot the Newt? This month's lucky (and fearless) newt spotter will receive a White Mountain Lilac Gift Basket for Mother's …
Letters to the Editor
Sunday, April 1, 2012
Need a Good Reason to Spot the Newt? This month's lucky (and fearless) newt spotter will receive a handmade table runner from Peggy Anne's Quilting …
Letters to the Editor
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Need A Good Reason for Spotting the Newt? This month's lucky (and fearless) newt spotter will receive this 12"x12" canvas with an antique crate label …

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