An Ode to Mud
Dirt is not a glamorous substance. And when the snow melts and that dirt turns to mud, its lack of charm becomes so legendary that, here in New Hampshire, it has an entire season named after it. But like all…
Opinion & Humor
The Born Identity
New Hampshire outsiders v. natives A recent Nashua Telegraph story reported how a Brookline selectman was resigning his seat and moving five miles to the neighboring town of Hollis. The sentiments of those quoted were almost as if the selectman…
Imaginative New Year
The 21st century may have gotten off to a bad start, but there’s always reason for optimism, especially if you’ve got a good imagination. For example, in John Irving’s “The World According to Garp,” the title character is house shopping…
Letters to the Editor
Spot the Newt Spot four newts like this one (pictured) hidden on ads in each issue, tell us where you found them and you might win an assortment of great gifts. To enter our drawing for a free gift basket,…
Was Hillary Right?
Here, being female is a political advantage A month before the last New Hampshire Primary I was having a beer with Hillary Clinton. At the time she was leading polls in nearly everywhere, except in Iowa where she curiously never…
Nifty N.H. Apps
An open letter to Mr. Steve Jobs of Apple Inc.Dear Mr. Jobs:While working my way through a stack of magazines recently, I noticed they all contained promotions for your new generation iPhone and all the nifty applications that can now…
An Iraqi Christmas
My wife and I are going through near-empty-nest syndrome: one daughter in college in Iowa, one son more or less on his own and one daughter living at home while taking courses at New Hampshire Technical Institute. But suddenly, back…
Inches From Doom
How I survived hip-deep sidewalk snow piles.It seems to me that, in the last couple of winters, the sidewalks in my fair city have become more difficult to traverse.Perhaps the passing of the years has something to do with it,…
Love It/Love It Not
Two sides of the state’s population boom.If “New Hampshire” and “Population Growth” had a Facebook relationship status it would be “It’s Complicated.” For decades New Hampshire has been one of the fastest-growing states in the country: The current population of…
The Girls Next Door
With the fully informed consent of my wife, I’ve been carrying on a 20-year “affair” with my next door neighbor. It started shortly after we moved to New Hampshire. She saw me working in the yard and pointed out that…
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