Letters to the Editor
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New Hampshire Magazine - April 2010
Decadent Sweets
Rich and creamy! In a blind taste test, our staff compared four N.H. gourmet chocolate truffles from around the state. Here’s what they thought. Ava Marie Handmade ChocolatesThe truffles from Ava Marie look good and are large but the chocolate…
Shout It Out
Featured Shop – Liv’n Out Loud• Hampstead Tell it like it is. It’s a new year and, although I am a writer who cringes at “first person,” I for the sake of underscoring this article will regress for one issue…
Easter Tradition
A Rochester artist embraces her Russian roots.When Marina Forbes left Russia for the United States 17 years ago, she brought with her a deep appreciation and knowledge of the cultural history and tradition of her native country. Ever since, she…
From the Floor Up
When it comes time for your next decorating project, let the rug do the ground work for you. Want to decorate a room but don’t know where to begin?Start from the floor up — a strong foundation is the cornerstone…
Being Bode: Young Man of the Mountain
Originally published in August 2008.Trying to get inside the mind of Bode Miller is a bit like trying to keep up with him on the slopes. You’ll never do it by playing safe. We took a chance and asked him…
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…
Top Doctors 2005
Health care is a science and an art. It’s a practice steeped in tradition on a swiftly changing landscape. As the practice of medicine has grown more complex, people increasingly look to physicians to provide a sense of trust and…
Top Doctors 2010
The ListHere's how it works: We send a survey to each doctor on the New Hampshire Board of Medicine's list of physicians licensed to practice in the state. This year, we received responses from 429. The survey asks the physicians…
The Grass is Greener
Eating grass is what cows have always done — that is, until farmers started feeding them mostly corn after WW II. But now the age-old way of feeding cattle is gaining ground — or, rather, re-gaining it — because it’s…
