Why not expand the list of state symbols?For as long as even Fritz Wetherbee can recall, New Hampshire has been sitting atop a ginormous chunk of granite. Why, then, did it take until 1985 to designate granite as the official state rock? I’m pretty sure our durably dependable bedrock has been here longer than the purple lilac, which became our…
She traveled the world as the daughter of diplomats and went on to practice law in South Africa and California, but Carla Gericke’s life changed when she heard the call of the Free State Movement for like-minded people to flock to N.H. and promote greater liberty and less government. She helped organize two recent Porcupine Festivals – the Free State…
An influential visual artist makes a N.H. connection.If you’re an aficionado of the visual arts, you’ll enjoy “Frank Stella: Irregular Polygons, 1965-66” . It is an academic book, edited by Brian Kennedy, but it’s accessible to those who simply want to learn more about Stella, his vibrant paintings and the role he played moving art into the modern age.At mid-career…
Where else can you meet your legislators at the mailbox?It took Barrington resident Marty Harty 91 years before he was elected a New Hampshire State Representative. And three months into the job he resigned amid statewide controversy. The story of Marty Harty will likely go down as another example of who gets elected to our oversized legislature, in which each…
