Arts & Life
Walpole filmmaker Gabriel Andrus embarks on 300-mile self-supported ski trip
By KELLY SENNOTT
Winter in New Hampshire isn’t what it used to be.At least, that’s what Walpole filmmaker Gabriel Andrus’s grandfather has been telling him via the daily weather log the older man has been keeping for the last 20 years. As a boy, Andrus was told of the...
Role of radiation therapy and nurse navigators in cancer diagnoses
Dr. Kristofer Roberts, MD, and nurse navigators Caitlin Roberts, BSN, RN, OCN, and Kim Pauliks, BSN, RN, of Concord Hospital Payson Center for Cancer Care discuss radiation oncology and navigating a cancer diagnosis.What is radiation therapy...
From earwax to nasal sprays
Dr. Chandler Marietta of Concord Hospital Otolaryngology-Laconia discusses the specialty and offers pearls, i.e. key information, for the general population.What is otolaryngology? What do we do?Otolaryngology is a surgical specialty commonly referred...
Vintage Views: A return to life
There are times in life when we encounter situations that are deemed strange, unknown and somewhat of a mystery. These encounters happen every day. Sometimes we share our thoughts while at other times we simply accept the days as they are dealt....
Concord artist David Wiggins opens studio for four-day show
By KELLY SENNOTT
Concord artist David Wiggins is regionally known for his folk murals, but these days what he paints is so much more personal.“You’d get big money for the murals because you’re doing what somebody else wants, but when you do your own work and sell that...
Responsibility of pool maintenance cuts into pleasure
By ROB AZEVEDO
Before I owned a pool, I knew three things about them. You jump in, you jump out, then you towel off. That’s it.And I loved them.Always loved carving my way through the bubbles in the deep end, diving to touch the bottom, seeing how long I could stay...
Obesity and medical weight loss options
By DR. RAZA SHARIFF
What is obesity and how big of a problem is it?Obesity is when a person has a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30. Morbid obesity is when the BMI is above 40. In the United States, 43% of adults are suffering from obesity and it is...
Now is the time to buy tubers and rhizomes for summer-blooming flowers
By HENRY HOMEYER
I like dahlias. They are bright and come in many colors with blossoms from the size of daisies to the size of dinner plates. My wife, Cindy, loves dahlias. Every year we have discussions about how many we should plant and where they might go. I...
The man who played Captain James T. Kirk will land in Concord Thursday, with plenty of time to share stories
By RAY DUCKLER
His voice was unmistakable, even at 90 years old.We all know it, fans of Star Trek or not. The classic baritone, smooth like 50-year-old scotch, measured and controlled. The way Captain Kirk once sounded giving orders from the bridge of the Starship...
Highland cows on their way to a new life in California
By CAROLE SOULE
This month, Bruce and I joined hordes of people flocking to Logan Airport on our way to visit with family in St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands. We aren’t the only ones who left our farm this week. Two days after our departure, nine of our Scottish...
What to know: Watchman for atrial fibrillation
Dr. Adam Chodosh discusses atrial fibrillation and the Watchman procedure, a treatment alternative to traditional blood thinners for certain patients.What is atrial fibrillation?Atrial fibrillation (AFib) is an irregular quivering, and sometimes...
The scoop on soil
By RUTH SMITH
We often call it dirt, but the soil beneath our feet, in our gardens and under the plants of the forests and fields is far more than grit and mud. It is comprised of a complex mix of living and non-living elements that create the foundation for all...
Horses will flee; cattle may fight
By CAROLE SOULE
Have you ever wondered which is smarter: cows or horses? I think they’re intelligence is about equal, but their behavior is different. Here’s what I mean:Horses’ primary protection from predators is flight. In the wild, when a pack of coyotes...
Her boyfriend died mountain climbing. A new film about their lives brings back the heartbreak
By MICHAEL O’SULLIVAN
Red River Theatres will screen “The Alpinist” on Friday, Saturday and SundayAfter the accident, Brette Harrington didn’t know if she’d ever return to the mountains. She just wanted to disappear.Before that day in 2018, when her boyfriend Marc-André...
On Gardening: Double Play Candy Corn creates amazing beauty in every combination
By NORMAN WINTER
“Dad, you’ve got to come look at this spring combination,” said my color deign guru son, James. It made me want to scream wow because it was so beautiful. He chuckled, saying it was kind of an accident. The stunning partnership featured Double Play...
Toot toot, not hoot hoot
By RUTH SMITH
During a recent evening trip to the shed to fetch some firewood, I heard a strange sound in the woods. I recognized the sound but listened intently to be sure I was hearing what I thought I was hearing. It resembled a truck backing up, but we live in...
Rare sight of wood turtle a reminder of need for protection
By MICHAEL J. CADUTO
Last June my wife Marie and I encountered a mature wood turtle while walking through a forest near our home. We admired the intricate topography of its shell, inspiration for this species’ scientific name: Glyptemys (“carved turtle”) insculpta...
5 reasons to buy a cow (or part of one)
Want to buy a cow? It could live in your backyard and eat the grass. Then you could feed it expensive fermented hay all winter. It could supply all the manure you could ever want – and more. To the point, how would you turn an inconvenient pet into...
Foe or friend? Blue jays provide an important service to other wildlife
By LEE EMMONS
Plenty of backyard birdwatchers consider blue jays (Cyanocitta cristata) the villains of the avian world. Mark Twain best summarized anti-blue jay sentiment when he compared the bird’s principles to that of an ex-congressman. In Native American lore,...
The Outside Story: Garter snakes can be surprise guests
By SUSAN SHEA
One summer day I lifted the black plastic top of our composter and jumped back, startled — a large snake was curled up on top of the compost. The yellow stripe down the center of its dark back and two yellow stripes along its sides identified it as a...
