Live And Let Live Farm Begins A New Decade
by Scott PhilbrickLive and Let Live Farm Moving into a new decade Live and Let Live Farm in Chichester, NH., had a record year in 2019 of taking in rescued dogs, cats, guinea pigs, exotic…
Beer Traveler: Left Hand Brewing
When the mood strikes to venture out and find a new ‘watering hole’ to try, one might consider making that journey to a tap room of really good craft-made beer. It’s been a while since…
New England Winter
Ah, a New England winter. There’s nothing like it. Zero degrees one day and mid-fifties a few days later. Arctic chill to pleasant spring-like weather in the blink of an eye. Personally, I enjoy both…
A New Hampshire Love Story
I have not forgotten an incident from my college days involving one of my roommates. A girl he had been dating had broken up with him and soon afterwards in our dormitory room he was…
Scratch That Itch
Over the years I have taken time from my usual column to unselfishly help the New Hampshire Public Education system by coming up with new ideas for scratch tickets for the state lottery to sell.…
Kicking and Gliding at Jackson XC & A Ski Day at Loon Mountain
January had lots of snow and cold but the January thaws were no fun for winter lovers. Ice fishing and hockey enthusiasts had to stay off the ice for a few days due to the…
Deacon Brown – The Bible Man
In the month of January in the year 1849 Deacon William G. Brown began working under the auspices of the New Hampshire Bible Society with the task of traveling around the state selling and distributing…
Eastern Bluebirds
The reports keep coming in so I’m going to ride the eastern bluebird train for one more week. In what is shaping up to be the unofficial Winter of the Bluebird, many sightings continue to…
Classic Kitty Hawk Bi-Plane To Grace The Skies Above Winnipesaukee This Summer
This summer, Bob Coolbaugh will be flying north to New Hampshire, making his first trip from his hangar in New Market, Virginia, to Lake Winnipesaukee. But he’ll be flying a plane that is native to…
EDITORIAL VIEWPOINT: Outlaw Declaw
Imagine someone putting you to sleep and then, when you woke up, your fingers had been cut off at the last joint, taking away the tips of your fingers. A horrible thought. Yet, over the…
New Medicare Options
This year I turn sixty-five which means that I have to start thinking about my Medicare options. As much as this makes me feel a bit old, I do feel as though I’ve accomplished something.…
East Asia Leads World Amid Mixed Economic Growth
UNITED NATIONS – East Asian countries continue to be global leaders in economic growth despite ongoing trade tensions between the USA and China. Nonetheless, even among those dynamic Asian states, growth has tempered from 5.7…
The NH Mountaineers – Their Colonel Was Left Behind
The New Hampshire Mountaineers were the members of New Hampshire’s Twelfth Volunteer Regiment which served in the Civil War, otherwise known as the War of Rebellion. They were not called mountaineers because they came from…
All Eyes On The Ice As Pond Hockey Classic Nears
The winter of 2019-2020 will likely yield the ice needed for the popular February ice events on Meredith Bay, according to local experts. The 2020 New England Hockey Classic is celebrating its 11th year and…
Zermatt, Switzerland: Big Mountains, Big Fun
“The Matterhorn is everywhere,” the desk agent at our hotel told us after we discovered that our room did not have a view of the iconic pointy peak. This year Sharon and I decided we…