Hunting For Civility
You’ve reached a certain age – or at least a certain level of crankiness – when your rants start off with “I’m old enough to remember when…” I say that more often these days. It’s…
Our Christmas Wish Book!
This week we bring you our annual Shop Local Holiday Wishbook to help you with the often daunting task of Christmas shopping.Inside you will find some creative and unique gift ideas from local businesses that…
Snowvember!
New Hampshire Skiers Rejoice Snowvember, the snowiest November we’ll long remember. It is the best early skiing ever. We’ve had some earlier skiing a few times but nothing near the quality and quantity before Thanksgiving…
The Midterms: A Postmortem
America was born of revolution and hardened by a bloody civil war that moved us closer to the ideal of a more perfect union. We saved the world by defeating Imperial Japan, Nazi Germany, and…
Rambling Randolph Paths – A Taste Of Winter
The Randolph Mountain Clubs maintains trails in the White Mountain National Forest that crisscross the northern slopes of Mt. Madison, Mt. Adams and Mt. Jefferson. Additionally, on the north side of Route 2 on private…
Middlebury Gap To Appalachian Gap – Vermont’s Long Trail
by Amy PatenaudeOutdoor/Ski Writer Our Long Trail section hiking for the year ended at the top of the Appalachian Gap. Liz and I had made our last two days “just in time.” We experienced winter…
Shocked, Shocked Over Electricity
It’s never a good sign when a newspaper article starts out like a magician’s act. Journalists should not imitate the art of the illusionist; namely distraction and trickery to make the audience believe the unbelievable.Last…
Ghosts That Won’t Go Away
by Robert Hanaford Smith, Sr.Weirs Times Contributing Writer Somehow what has long been called a hallowed evening, Halloween, was long ago turned into something opposite, something intended to be scary, spooky, and attended by ghosts and…
Oak Hill City Forest Hiking Trails Oak Hill Fire Tower
by Amy PatenaudeOutdoor/Ski Writer Concord, NH has wonderful trails in every corner of the city. The City’s trails total more than 80 miles over 31 trail systems for the public to use for walking, hiking,…
Lessons Of Innocence
Leave it to Senate Democrats to degrade the proceedings of the “World’s Greatest Deliberative Body” beyond their 1991 low-point discussing “pubic hair on a Coke can.” When the stakes are high, Democrats go low. Advice…
UN Assembly; What a Difference a Year Makes!
UNITED NATIONS -Contrary to last year’s General Assembly, the looming threat of a possible nuclear war with North Korea did not dominate the sessions. Rather Secretary-General Antonio Guterres cautiously praised the ongoing process in defusing…
Mt. Katherine And Wonalancet River – Sweet Easy Hikes
by Amy PatenaudeOutdoor/Ski Writer When we pulled into the Ferncroft parking area there were no other cars. The weather wasn’t great and there was a threat of rain forecasted for later in the day but…
Killing The Golden Goose
Two weeks ago in this space I asked, “What’s the Matter with New Hampshire?” The question was aimed at unhappy and confused Republican voters who, according to a poll, thought it would be a good…
A Serious Issue
Have you seen my oversized political mailer I have been using to promote my current campaign for governor under The Flatlander Party ticket? Chances are you didn’t since we only had a hundred and sixteen…
Mount Pemigewasset Franconia Notch State Park
by Amy PatenaudeOutdoor/Ski Writer Mount Pemigewasset summit ledges stand out high above the west side of the south end of Franconia Notch. The ledges form a profile of a giant stone face that gives the…