A Life Changer
Reprinted from Brendan’s book “The Flatlander Chronicles.” When you win something like this, people suggest it is best to keep quiet about it. It’s a good idea to wait and first hire an attorney, get…
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Two Wonderful Wednesdays Killington & Okemo
By Amy PatenaudeSki/Outdoor Writer Our friends on the other side of the Connecticut River have a lot of nice ski areas too. Killington Resort and Okemo Mountain Resort are worth the extra drive and especially…
Everything Old Is New Again
by Ken Gorrell, Weirs Times Contributing Writer Last week, advocates for education who put children ahead of institutions were given a reason to smile: SB 193, establishing education freedom savings accounts, passed a critical vote…
Tribal Tribulations
by Ken Gorrell, Weirs Times Contributing Writer E pluribus unum. It’s one of the few Latin phrases kids learn in school – or used to. Given the sorry state of civics education, perhaps the motto…
Cleaning House
by Ken Gorrell, Weirs Times Contributing Writer Philosophers and theologians have debated for millennia what happens to us when we die. I am supremely unqualified to contribute to their search for the material or spiritual…
Never Too Cold To Play!
By Amy PatenaudeSki/Outdoor Writer “There’s no bad weather, only bad clothes.” I’ve heard this said many times by people that like to play outdoors. I’ve said it to friends too, but this cold and snowy…
A Wintry Day At Loon Mountain
Snow, it snows! Every skier and snowboarder unloading their gear in Loon Mountain’s parking lot was happy. Light white flakes of snow fell from the sky all day and landed on top of the good…
Ski and Snowboard Fun at Waterville & Cannon
-NH Slopes Are Wide Open! By Amy PatenaudeSki/Outdoor Writer Skiing and Snowboarding with friends and family is a wonderful way to enjoy season. Time spent together on chairlifts and enjoying the snow blanketed trails will…
Hey Bungalow Bill
by Ken Gorrell, Weirs Times Contributing Writer One of the lesser works on 1968’s The Beatles (a.k.a. The White Album) was The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill, a song mocking an American who went on…
First Runs at Bretton Woods
By Amy PatenaudeSki/Outdoor Writer A couple weeks ago I made it up for Bretton Woods’ opening day to ski. Bretton Woods enjoys a surprise and gives short notice when they’re opening for the season, usually…
Wet Waterville Valley Walking
by Amy Patenaude Outdoor/Ski Writer We met at the Dunkin’ Donuts in Campton just off of Interstate 93’s exit 49 because we had not decided where we were going to hike. Danielle and Amanda…
Colonists & Indians -A Historian’s View Of NH In 1871
by Robert Hanaford Smith, Sr. Weirs Times Contributing Writer “Out with the old and in with the new” says the old New Year’s adage with much that is reasonable behind it. It is not always wise…
I Like The Blue One
by Ken Gorrell, Weirs Times Contributing Writer Last week, we got our first glimpse of the eight border wall prototypes vying to replace the inadequate – or non-existent – barriers along our nearly 2,000 mile…
China’s and Japan’s Elections Contrasted
by John J. Metzler Weirs Times Contributing Writer UNITED NATIONS – The political optics could not have been more contrasting as China selected its leader and Japan elected its Prime Minister. In a grandiose and…
Off Year Elections
It’s Almost Election Day!! What did you say? Election Day? No Way! But it’s true. This is what is called an “off year” election. I believe they call it that because, unlike other years, everything…