Archives: January 2008

Getting Pumped

How Can Granite State Republicans Breathe New Life into the Grand Old Party?The political winds blow hard in a presidential election year, but for New Hampshire Republicans 2008 was a like a political twister, taking the roof off the historically conservative bastion. We asked long-time conservative political insider Dean Dexter to look behind the scenes to see if there’s any…

A Big Problem

The message is straightforward — excess weight can be deadly. It is a major risk factor for heart disease, diabetes, vascular disease and sleep apnea, even in the absence of family history and other risk factors. It adds pain and pressure on arthritic joints. A recent seven-year study of 20,000 women by the World Cancer Research Fund and the American…

January Bookshelf: Wonders of the Whites

During the week Robert Kozlow is a dentist in Meredith, doing the close-up work that dentists do. Away from the office, though, he turns his attention to the broad expanses of the White Mountains. He’s hiked them for 20 years and knows the hidden places where they are the most beautiful. Fortunately he’s taken his camera along. His stunning photos…

Candidate Cocktails

So the Red Sox won the World Series and the Patriots are on a roll. Well, lest we get too excited, there is still another high-stakes contest to settle before everyone can relax. However victorious our sports dynasties remain, there are plenty of tears in store for most of the presidential candidates and their faithful supporters in the days ahead….