15-year-old NH native wins gold at Youth Olympics
In December, Gavin Weeks, 15, won a gold medal in the Youth Winter Olympics in South Korea.
Feb
2024
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Our New Hampshire
Feb
2024
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Can our political state of affairs be explained by astrology?
Pluto is very slow moving. In fact, the last time Pluto was in Aquarius was between 1777 and 1798, a period that saw immense global change and upheaval. Want proof? The American Revolution occurred during that time and Thomas Jefferson also penned the U.S. Constitution.
Feb
2024
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4x cancer survivor explains how marijuana saved her life
I have a mutated gene that predisposes me to early-life, non-systemic cancer. Not fun. And P.S. I can’t tolerate the chemo I need to treat it. But I’m still here (knock on wood) thanks to my personal deities— doctors, surgeons, nurses, physician’s assistants, science, and marijuana—it saved my life.
Feb
2024
23
Biden fast-tracks student debt relief, bringing relief to hundreds in New Hampshire
President Biden announced this week the approval of new student debt cancellation, which is expected to affect over 490 borrowers in New Hampshire totalling $3.6 million in cancelled student debt.
Feb
2024
21
Op-ed: Undermining Public Education Yet Again
The New Hampshire legislature is considering two bills, HB 1298 and SB 374 which would allow public schools to hire uncertified classroom “guides” to teach part-time in public schools. These untrained community members could teach any grades or subjects K-12 as...
Feb
2024
21
‘It’s restful just to think about New Hampshire:’ These renowned poets have connections to the Granite State
New Hampshire is the unrivaled muse for some of the world’s best-known poets. Many have written here, and put the state on the literary map. Including three Pulitzer Prize winners and three United States poets laureates.
Feb
2024
21
Stranded on Mount Washington: Hiker describes 11-hour saga of survival
As temperatures plunged on Mount Washington and ferocious winds made it near impossible to see, hiker Cole Matthes began to drift away from the trail. Then he hit a patch of snow-covered ice and slid hundreds of feet down a ravine.
Feb
2024
20
Connie Converse was a promising musician—until she disappeared
Connie Converse was a singer-songwriter from New Hampshire who disappeared in 1974. Here’s what you need to know about her.
Feb
2024
20
NH lawmaker wants to amend state law so everyone says ‘Concord’ the right way
By Holly Ramer I came. I saw. I Concord. A New Hampshire lawmaker wants to amend state law to include an official pronunciation of the capital city, one of many communities called Concord across the country. While North Carolinians pronounce the second syllable so...
Feb
2024
16
A house in Rye is up for grabs at no cost, but there’s a twist
Alex Herlihy, the town town historian in Rye, is trying to find a new owner for an 1800s colonial home before it's demolished.
