Grab a front-row seat and enjoy the show. New Hampshire politics generally is known for its charm and earnestness. Think of town hall meetings, engaged voters challenging presidential candidates about issues at the town dump and frugal budget writers at…
Summer has been a period of purging household belongings, things we never needed, things we never knew we had. The fact that it coincided with my hometown’s shift to “pay-as-you-throw” trash collection has added some dynamic tension. Suddenly every non-recyclable…
Need A Good Reason to Spot the Newt? This month's lucky (and fearless) newt spotter will receive a spicy gourmet condiment assortment from Spicey Mike's Gourmet Ketchup & Condiments (pictured below). This company describes its products as "the healthy way…
... these would make Shakespeare’s head hurt.Fact: Hair care establishments are either named for their proprietor or are christened with unbelievable puns, bordering on the ridiculous.In traveling New Hampshire, I couldn’t help but notice the outrageous names of barber shops…
And the picky bandits left me with everything but my dignity. I never realized how little I own of street value until my house was broken into. And because my mind's messed up from the whole experience, I can't decide…
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…
New England writers love the fall. It's like a candy store of language: brilliant, crisp, smoky, autumnal, fiery, rustling, crunching, incandescent, bracing, aromatic, golden and haunting. The very name of the month, October, sounds curious and rare, like a noun…
Spot the Newt Last month's “Spot the Newt” winners are Cheryl and Royd Benjamin of Manchester. September issue newts were on pages 73, 78, 83 and 87. Spot four newts like the one pictured here hidden on ads in the…
Nothing like a new buzz word to get you going. As much as I hate to see summer leave, I will not miss hearing all the hype about staycations. Staycations are those modest close-to-home family getaways that became popular last…
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…
