This is our fourth week of looking for a new place (or two) to get great, locally made craft beer. And this week, we set our sites on Wolfeboro. This town is listed as the…
It was during the year 1799 when President George Washington learned that his wife’s nephew, Burwell Bassett, Jr., was planning a trip to Portsmouth, New Hampshire as the guest of Senator John Langdon. Washington had…
Man, what a winter this has been. If you like outdoors winter activities, you must be as frustrated and bewildered as I am. First, it’s winter, then it’s spring, then winter is back. Wait, now…
Bernie Sanders leads the race for the Democratic nomination. He may become America’s first self-described “democratic socialist” president. What does that mean? Today, when Sanders talks about socialism, he says: “I’m not looking at Cuba.…
It’s beginning to look more and more like I will have to run for the Flatlander Party nomination for governor of New Hampshire again. It was just a couple of weeks ago I explained how…
The temperature when we started our walk was a whole 1 degree Fahrenheit. That number, however, was slowly climbing and there wasn’t a hint of wind to speak of. The sun was shining brightly, and…
In one of New Hampshire’s northern communities, amid the splendor of the Mount Washington Valley, not far from the slopes with the best in Granite State skiing, is an experience that might seem fit for…
I started a new job recently and, thankfully, my desk is right by a window. I can turn to my right and look out at a small parking lot surrounded by trees and bushes. Immediately…
It is said that history repeats itself, but hopefully in studying history and considering the past we learn from it and make more educated decisions in the present. In the news recently we have heard…
Groundhog Day is thought of as the traditional halfway point of the winter season but it actually falls a couple of days short. Winter’s official midpoint occurred this year on February 4th. I can’t believe…
I realize our cover story this week claims winter is half over, but don’t let that lull you into a false sense of security. Of course, we here at F.A.T.S.O. never let our guard down…
Lake trout are a species that anglers seem to either love catching or can take them or leave them. Those who love to catch them are often almost obsessed with them. They are of the…
Now that the First in the Nation Primary is over, it’s time for me to start thinking seriously about my own political future. 2020 will mark twenty-two years since my first run for Governor of…
NEW YORK —In a stunningly positive speech before Congress, President Donald Trump delivered the annual State of the Union address to a deeply divided nation. While the president outlined a long upbeat list of economic…
You always hope for a storm, but sometimes all you get is a flurry or two. I’m not talking about a high school student who didn’t study for a test and is praying for a…