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Report to Readers: Among free weekly papers, ‘The Concord Insider’ is tops

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Boy, there’s a lot of congratulating to be done today. Yesterday, just as Ben Conant and Keith Testa were putting the finishing touches on their giant annual Cappies Awards edition of The Concord Insider, they got word that they, too, had won a big award. The Cappies, for the uninitiated, are bestowed upon the winners of an annual reader poll – best dry cleaner in the Concord area, best pizza … 2

Report to Readers: Starting today, a new focus on health care

Sunday, May 19, 2013

If you read the Sunday Monitor in order, from front to back, chances are you’ve not yet come across Sarah Palermo’s new column on the Your Life page – and I want to make sure you don’t miss it. Palermo has a hybrid reporting mission in the Monitor newsroom: She writes about Pembroke, and she writes about health care. Her new Sunday column … 0

Taehoon Kim adjusts his perspective on the Rock 'N Race from the roof of 18 North Main Street; Thursday, May 16, 2013. ALEXANDER COHN / Monitor staff

Report to Readers: How’d he get that shot?!

Friday, May 17, 2013

This morning’s front page was dominated by a large photo of the Rock ’N Race in downtown Concord last evening. Photographer Taehoon Kim captured the crowd of thousands running down Main Street from what appeared to be a bird’s eye view. How the heck did he do that? The photo attached explains all. … 0

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A torn flag wraps around its pole after a year of braving the elements. Civil Air Patrol cadets and volunteers replace the flags at Blossom Hill cemetery, May 18, 2013. (ANDREA MORALES / Monitor staff) PHOTOS: Replacing the American flags at Blossom Hill Cemetery
More than 2,500 students from 64 high schools attended the New Hampshire Scholars program graduation at the State House Plaza in downtown Concord; Wednesday, May 22, 2013. TAEHOON KIM / Monitor staff PHOTOS: New Hampshire Scholars Graduation
From left: Sybil Dupuis, House Speaker Terie Norelli, Gov. Maggie Hassan and David Berry cut a New Hampshire-shaped cake at the "New Hampshire Presidential Primary 100th Anniversary" celebration in the State House in Concord; Tuesday, May 21, 2013. Dupuis is the great-granddaughter of Stephen Bullock, author and sponsor of House Bill 430, which created New Hampshire's first official presidential primary. "This is one of the biggest honors of my life," Dupuis, who resides in Wells, Maine, said about being asked to speak at the celebration. (TAEHOON KIM / Monitor staff) PHOTO: New Hampshire primary at 100
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Report to Readers: Two pieces of old news

Monday, November 26, 2012

I had several calls from readers today wondering why it took us so long to get the story into the paper. As it turns out, they were talking about two different stories. Here’s what happened: In the first case, our critic griped about the story in the Sunday … 2

Report to Readers: The case of the Canterbury mushroom forager

Sunday, November 25, 2012

I returned from a short Thanksgiving holiday to some old messages from readers, including one from a man incensed by Hillary Nelson’s recent Food section column on mushrooms. Nelson, who writes the twice-monthly “Home Plate” column about cooking with local food, had a particularly interesting one on Nov. … 2

Report to Readers: A ‘Monitor’ story read far beyond Concord

Tuesday, November 20, 2012

When reporter Tricia L. Nadolny was working on her story about Lisa Biron last week, I knew it was going to be well read. It had allegations of awful crime and religious hypocrisy. It had FBI men swooping into Manchester to make a dramatic arrest in a local … 0

FILE - This Feb. 26, 2012 file photo shows Tina Fey arriving at the 84th Academy Awards in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. On Tuesday night, Fey received Audie Awards for Audio Book of the Year and best Biography/Memoir for her narration of her million-selling "Bossypants." (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, file)

Report to Readers: Tina Fey movie with a ‘Monitor’ cameo

Monday, November 19, 2012

When the movie Admission opens in theaters next spring, most viewers will be looking for Tina Fey, Paul Rudd, Wallace Shawn and others. Me, I’ll be scouring the screen for a glimpse of the Monitor. We get frequent … 0

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Report to Readers: New Hampshire’s Civil War

Friday, November 9, 2012

If you’re a New Hampshire history buff or a Civil War buff or a fan of good detective stories, you won’t want to miss a fun event next week. The Monitor and the New Hampshire Historical Society are … 0

Report to Readers: The case of the unpublished cartoon

Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Elections always come with regrets. Politicians who lose often obsess over missed opportunities to connect with voters. For me, Tuesday’s election results meant we were unable to publish a terrific cartoon from Mike Marland.  On Tuesday morning, Marland sent … 5

Report to Readers: Unfair to Romney! Unfair to Obama! Unfair! Unfair!

Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Boy, when you get to the end of a close election campaign, readers are on the lookout for any hint of unfairness in our political coverage. Consider these half-dozen complaints I’ve received in recent hours, and see what you think: *From an Obama fan at the polls in … 8

Report to Readers: A Monitor alum’s take on the Legislature

Sunday, November 4, 2012

About a dozen years ago, Sarah Koenig was a star reporter at the Monitor. She covered the New Hampshire Legislature and George W. Bush’s first presidential campaign in the state, among other things. These days, she’s a journalist for the “The American Life” radio show, which airs locally … 2

Report to Readers: No more election letters!

Saturday, November 3, 2012

The Monitor has received an unprecedented volume of letters to the editor in recent days, mostly because of the election. We've opened up extra space in the newspaper for letters, publishing scores of them over the past few weeks.  But if you didn't get yours in, I have … 2

Report to Readers: Best behavior, please

Thursday, November 1, 2012

Along with our new production system for the newspaper and the website, we have some new procedures to get used to in the Monitor newsroom. Here’s one of them: We can’t keep an eye on the website commenters as quickly and easily as we used to. That means … 4

Report to Readers: Unfair to candidates? Here are three recent complaints

Wednesday, October 31, 2012

With just a few days to go before an enormous election, journalists start getting complaints from political candidates and their supporters that they’re not being treated fairly. Here’s a look at three recent complaints that landed here: 1. In a letter planned for in Thursday’s Opinion section, a … 0

Report to Readers: You’ve got questions? I’ve got (some) answers

Saturday, October 27, 2012

When the Monitor switched to its new publishing system for the newspaper and the website this week, our first priority was to simply get the paper out the door and into your hands on time. A low bar, perhaps, but mission accomplished. The change has meant teaching our … 14

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