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Hear the stories behind the stories each week from the Concord Monitor's reporters and editors. Did something in the paper catch your eye? We'll give you the inside scoop. We'll also offer a peek inside the newsroom, touching on upcoming news, feature stories and editorial pages. Drop by every week to see what the Monitor has to offer -- off the page.

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Amy Augustine has taken the reins of the Concord Insider. She tells us about her new job and offers a preview of next week's readers' choice awards issue.

Reporter Matthew Spolar followed U.S. Rep. Paul Hodes on his "jobs tour" this week and talked about other stories he's been following. (April 6)

Reporter Ben Leubsdorf kicks off season two by telling us how we'll pay for the health care reform bill passed by Congress. And he updates us on the former Merrimack Valley High student charged with second degree murder. (March 30)

The tornado, a year later

News columnist Ray Duckler visited towns slammed by a tornado one year ago. He tells us about the destruction and hope he found. (7/28/09)

Reporter Margot Sanger-Katz reported from the weapons and conspiracy trial of tax protesters Ed and Elaine Brown. The two were found guilty, and Margot sums up their story. (7/10/09)

Monitor reporter Lauren Dorgan burned the midnight oil as legislators worked to pass a budget for the next two years. She tells us what's in and what's out. (6/26/09)

Reporter Chelsea Conaboy's account of an immigrant family's medical struggles appeared as a special insert in the Saturday Monitor. She tells us about the transcontinental tale. (5/29/09)

Reporter Lauren Dorgan brings us up to date on the New Hampshire House's rejection of Gov. John Lynch's changes to a same-sex marriage bill and what the future holds. (5/22/09)

Meg Heckman, the Monitor's new community outreach editor, tells us about her new job and lets you know how to get your event, news or opinion into our pages. (5/8/09)

Monitor reporter Chelsea Conaboy has been writing about the troubled takeover of Verizon's New England phone system by FairPoint Communications. She brings us up to date. (4/24/09)

Monitor news columnist Ray Duckler chronicled both anxiety and nostalgia this week. He tells us about his recent work. (4/10/09)

The Monitor's Dan Barrick brings us up to date on a week full of contentious votes from the House of Representatives. (3/27/09)

Convicted killer Raymond Guay has moved to Chichester, sparking a local outcry. Reporter Karen Langley brings us up to date. (3/19/09)

Reporter and town meeting wrangler Meg Heckman brings us up to date on the dozens of meetings covered by the Monitor this year. (2/27/09)

Ed and Elaine Brown of Plainfield have returned to New Hampshire to face new charges. Monitor reporter Margot Sanger-Katz brings us up to date on the tax-protesting couple. (2/20/09)

Monitor political reporter Lauren Dorgan charts Sen. Judd Gregg's unexpected move from the Senate to the Commerce Department. (2/7/09)

Monitor reporter Chelsea Conaboy tells us about her six months reporting the story of Kathy and Jacob Needleman. (1/29/09)

Monitor features editor Sarah Earle tells us about staying motivated to exercise during these chilly months. (1/22/09)

Monitor editor Felice Belman tells us about plans to mark the newspaper's anniversary this year. (1/9/09)

Monitor reporter Lauren Dorgan maps the state's political outlines after last week's election and tells us what's in store for the future. (11/13/08)

Former Monitor editor Mike Pride and reporter Meg Heckman talk about their new book, We Went to War, containing oral histories of World War II. (10/31/08)

The Concord School Board race

Education reporter Meg Heckman sketches the candidates and issues for November's elections to the board. (10/15/08)

Hopes for a pardon

Reporter Amy Augustine talks about convicted murderer Shane Pitts's petition for a pardon hearing – and the Executive Council's denial of his hopes. (10/8/08)

Reporter Margot Sanger-Katz tells us about the role Concord real estate developer Steve Duprey is playing in Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign. (9/24/08)

The Shaheen-Sununu race

We check in with Monitor political reporter Lauren Dorgan on the U.S. Senate rematch between John Sununu and Jeanne Shaheen. (9/10/08)

Monitor health reporter Margot Sanger Katz talks about midwives in New Hampshire. (8/26/08)

A neighborhood's cancer concerns

Monitor columnist Ray Duckler tells about his Sunday story detailing three cases of cancer in the same area in Concord. (8/13/08)

Monitor business reporter Kate Davidson learned what was in demand at the area's used car dealerships. (8/6/08)

Reporting the tornado

Monitor reporters Meg Heckman and Laren Dorgan tell how they responded to the violent storm that hit the Epsom area last week. (7/29/08)

Monitor reporter and columnist Ray Duckler talks about his latest columns -- on his mother and the economy -- and what he's working on now. (7/15/08)

The state school reunion

Monitor reporter Meg Heckman talks about the reunion held last month for former residents of the Laconia State School, and plans for a project featuring former residents. (7/8/08)

New Monitor reporter Amy Augustine talks about price pressures on the fireworks you buy. She also tells us a little bit about herself. (6/28/08)

Watching the Celtics win

Monitor sports writer Tim O'Sullivan talks about the Celtics' championship team and being at the final, thrilling game of the year. (6/19/08)

Monitor reporter Margot Sanger-Katz talks about her Sunday Monitor story focusing on Katherine Wieder, who says her illness makes her incompetent to stand trial. (5/29/08)

The missing prisoner

Monitor reporter Ethan Wilensky-Lanford talks about reporting two very different stories on the same prisoner reported missing last week. (5/22/08)

Monitor business reporter Kate Davidson shares advice on that first home and talks about her new personal finance column for the "Your Life" section of the Sunday Monitor. (5/16/08)

The oil spill

We talk with Monitor reporter Meg Heckman about last week's local ecological emergency. (5/9/08)

We talk with Monitor education reporter Melanie Asmar about the ex-Dartmouth College lecturer who told her former students that she might sue them for harassment. (5/1/08)

State House update

In this week's Off the Page podcast, Monitor reporter Lauren Dorgan talks about action at the State House last week and what's on tap for this week. (4/25/08)

Lost and found: an art mystery.

Monitor editor Mike Pride talks about a painted relief in the Currier Museum. His three-part series details its origins and authenticity. (4/18/08)

The Monitor's Pulitzer

Former Monitor photojournalist Preston Gannaway talks about winning the 2008 Pulitzer for feature photography. (4/12/08)

Monitor reporter Margot Sanger-Katz talks about the trial of three supporters of Plainfield tax protesters Ed and Elaine Brown. (4/4/08)

The Iraq War, Five Years On

Columnist and reporter Ray Duckler on the Iraq War, five years on. (3/28/08)

State House reporter Lauren Dorgan on the marijuana decriminalization bill. (03/21/08)

Spring Break with the Red Sox

Monitor sports writer Dave D'Onofrio talks about spring break with the Red Sox. (2/28/08)

Tales from Town Meeting

Monitor reporter Meg Heckman has tales from town meeting season. (2/27/08)

(Note: Podcasts from the first season of Off the Page are in the process of being remastered. Thanks for your patience.)