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The Bizarro Bob Vila

Thursday, March 4, 2021 Nathan Graziano 2

Before resigning myself to this truth and accepting the fact that I’m useless as a handyman, I endured many uncomfortable conversations in a variety of backyards and bars, drinking beers with the guys, and praying no one would ask me for an opinion about a shed that was being built, or an engine in a car or a lawnmower. READ MORE

Challenges of this magnitude mean problems will arise. What’s important: the response

Tuesday, March 2, 2021 Deborah Ritcey 0

Unlike many of us who may feel existentially stuck, many GSIL consumers are literally stuck at home due to increased risk of adverse outcomes from COVID-19 and/or being homebound as a result of age or disability. READ MORE

And then came Dime: Pet shortages in the time of COVID-19

Tuesday, March 2, 2021 Margo Ann Sullivan 0

What’s going on? Is there really a shortage of pets in need of forever homes? READ MORE

Blowin’ in the Martian Wind: On capturing a tiny slice of red stardust

Monday, March 1, 2021 Dan Szczesny 0

Still, wind on Mars is neither an angry backyard bug nor a path toward her being an astronaut. What I hope it is though is the beginning of knowledge, of what Ralph Waldo Emerson called a “happy talent.” READ MORE

What is the rush to merge higher education in NH?

Sunday, February 28, 2021 Garry Rayno 0

During Gov. Chris Sununu’s budget address, he caught many by surprise when he proposed merging the University System of New Hampshire with the Community College System of New Hampshire. The plan would create one system for the state’s 11 higher education institutions. READ MORE

Now More Than Ever: A Message from the Adjutant General of New Hampshire

Monday, February 22, 2021 Major General David Mikolaities 1

It’s no surprise many of you are feeling the strain of long hours and cold days. Others have had to put civilian careers or college on hold with no clear end in sight. READ MORE

There are a number of things I hate about COVID-19 but my inability to whiff No. 2 ain’t one of them

Friday, February 19, 2021 Rob Azevedo 0

Losing my sense of smell has been delightful. Yes, it has. I don’t need to smell. I’ve come to grips with it. And there was little internal wrestling involved. I bowed immediately, pledging my devotion to the consequences – if one chooses to call it that. In fact, I’d be okay if I never smell anything or anyone ever again. READ MORE

Rush Limbaugh: What one man could do – and did

Wednesday, February 17, 2021 Jack Kenny 3

No doubt the Limbaugh funeral will also draw some who simply wish to reassure themselves that the Limbaugh cadaver is really a corpse and that Rush is finally done talking, at least here on Earth. I heard someone on the TV say that Limbaugh’s was a voice of truth, “cutting through the noise.” Well, sometimes he was. At other times he was merely a megaphone amplifying the noise. READ MORE

Soapbox: The true threat to NH’s FITN status doesn’t come from Nevada

Wednesday, February 17, 2021 Andrew Sylvia 1

While proposed legislation might portend future attempts by Nevada to supplant New Hampshire’s status, the actual legislation in its current form does not. READ MORE

The Best Baseball Films of All-Time

Monday, February 15, 2021 Nathan Graziano 5

On Thursday, for the four of us who are still paying attention, the Red Sox’s pitchers and catchers will report to spring training in Fort Myers, Fla., for the official beginning of Boston’s 2021 baseball campaign. READ MORE