Top Doctors 2007
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…
New Hampshire Magazine - March 2010
Back Issues
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Letters to the Editor
Fitting Piece Thank you so much for the puzzle [Community Puzzle contest, December 2006]. It was a wonderful surprise and I will be sharing it with the “puzzle ladies.” We'll have a great time working it together. There was so…
Books Without Borders (or Barnes & Noble)
Is the Internet — where it’s so easy to Google information — turning public libraries into dinosaurs? Conventional wisdom says “Yes.” State Librarian Michael York says “Nonsense.” He points to the fact that there is a library in every community…
Eeking Out a Living
My urban friends may never have to face this horror. It’s not that squirrels don’t take up residence in the city, but they tend to avoid the interiors of fifth floor walk-ups, preferring the safety and sumptuous litter of parks,…
Pot Roast Rhapsody
I frequently remind my mother that the boat I take into the afterlife will be filled with her pot roast. Like the ancient Egyptians, I’ll also take my favorite servants and pottery. But I’m not going anywhere without that tantalizing…
Who Makes What
“The Fine Print,” or How We Compiled a List Like This Nobody likes to tell you how much money they make. Neighbors drop hints to neighbors — the new in-ground pool, the cherry red BMW — but that actual paycheck…
Opal Essence
No two opals are ever alike. Pick one up and you are mesmerized by the patterns and dance of light coming from within. This “play of color” is the result of water trapped in silica cells, created a million years…
Romancing the Granite
What’s the most romantic place in New Hampshire? Here in the official month of love (though I wonder what, besides Valentine’s Day, is so romantic about February) it seems like a good question to ponder. The editors of USA Today…
Everybody’s Mardi Gras
The N.H. Republican Party doesn’t get it. Colossal electoral failure might suggest it is time for a little soul searching … a serving of a humble pie wouldn’t be bad, either. Ah well, wishful thinking. Just in case you missed…
