Archives: July 2008
Surgery on the Cutting Edge
“Well, Bones, do the new medical facilities meet with your approval?” – Admiral James T. Kirk “They do not. It’s like working in a damn computer center.” – Dr. Leonard “Bones” McCoy From “Star Trek: The Motion Picture” Modern surgery might not yet feature Star Trekian techniques and equipment, but in some regards, they are on their way. Technological advances…
July Bookshelf: Journey of the Spirit
50 Sundays and 50 Churches Raised a Catholic, Suzanne Strempek Shea was taught that Protestants were doomed and that “if we kids ever so much as set foot inside one of their churches, so were we.” Who could have imagined back then that, as an adult, she would spend a whole year traveling from one non-Catholic church to another —…
Humocracy at Work
Who knew that the bronze statue on the Statehouse plaza was really a stand-up comedian? Granite State native Daniel Webster was asked to fill the vice-presidential spot on the Whig Party ticket in 1858 with nominee Zachary Taylor. He turned it down, saying: “I do not propose to be buried until I am dead.” Now there’s a man who should…
Four for the Fourth
In New Hampshire, you never have to go very far to “get away from it all.” Here are four ideas for spending this year’s Fourth of July in any one of four New Hampshire towns, each celebrating Independence Day in its own way. Come early, spend the night and join in the fun. 1) New BostonThree blasts for the Fourth…
Best of NH 2008
Dig in! Drink up! Hit the road! Rock on! Shop until you drop! And, while you are at it, don’t settle for second best. Here are the results of our Best of NH 2008 Readers’ Poll, plus Editor’s Picks in five categories – Food & Drink, Fun & Adventure, Arts & Culture, Shops & Services and This & That.
New Hampshire Magazine
Contests, swag and other stuff
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