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By HENRY HOMEYER

Once again it is time to find the perfect gifts for your loved ones. Gardeners are easy to shop for because there are so many good things to shop for, and they will probably be pleased with whatever you choose. As a shopper, I always try to support...

By PAUL STEINHAUSER

With New Hampshire’s first-in-the-nation presidential primary less than eight weeks away, Chris Christie is upping his game – and his sales pitch to Granite State voters.“I’ve enjoyed the dating period. Now it’s time for us to get married,” the former...

Meet 8-year-old entrepreneur Amelia Burke, a very ambitious third-grader at Center Woods Elementary School in Weare.Driven by an idea and willingness to work hard, Amelia has made her dream of having a school store at CWES a reality.The Center Woods...

By JAMES SPAIN

There was a time in the early years when the Merrimack River offered our ancestors a good life. It provided fertile grounds along the floodplain for planting crops and provided food to the hungry. Along the banks our ancestors found American Elm...

By BILL FEE

Bill Fee was born in Lowell, Mass. and now resides in Nashua. He has been producing and writing hip hop music since 1987 and is an active advocate for the culture. He consistently works to ensure that the contributions to and from the art form are...

By ROB AZEVEDO

I adore the concept of an Open Mic Night. Always have.Quick cuts of music dished out by locally known and unknown musicians, cutting their teeth, finding their voice, working out a new song, an old song, or just singing to sing, because some like...

By JIM WEBBER

On Sunday afternoon at 3 p.m., Clara Lemm Brogan, age 99, made a dream come true. Clara appeared onstage as a member of the cast in a sold-out performance of the Community Players’ show “The Sound of Music,” at Concord City Auditorium. “I want to be...

By HENRY HOMEYER

On Nov. 11, 1998, my first gardening column appeared in my hometown paper, The Valley News of West Lebanon, N.H. Since then I have written over 1,200 weekly columns and answered countless questions from readers. I am 77 years old, and plan to slow...

By PAUL STEINHAUSER

In the end, no one was surprised.A nearly year-long battle between New Hampshire history and precedent and the wishes of the Democratic National Committee over the timing of the state’s century-old first-in-the-nation presidential primary came to a...

By RICHARD KNOX

The New Hampshire Master Chorale, one of the state’s top-ranked choruses, will open its 21st season with “Light, Love and Longing,” a program that showcases music’s power to express the full range of human desires and emotions.Performances will take...

By CAROLE SOULE

Want to buy a steer? It could live in your backyard and eat the grass – your very own lawn mooer. In winter, you’d buy hay for your steer and ensure it has non-frozen water. Your steer would supply manure for you and your neighbors – as fast as you...

By HENRY HOMEYER

For many of us, November is a drab and dreary month: days are short, gray skies the norm. Flowers are largely gone, the soil is soggy and a drizzle or a downpour is common. Soon snow will not be unusual – we’ve already seen a wintry mix. But there are...

By ASHLEY MILLER

(Ashley Miller shares this month’s story with ConcordTV. Watch the episode on YouTube.)The spring and summer of 1776 were tumultuous: the British forces occupied New York City by late August, the Great Fire broke out in Manhattan with both British and...

By GAIL PAGE

A few weeks ago, I read in this paper that the city is exploring the idea of replacing grass on its sports fields with artificial turf. If you’ve been reading these articles about refuse, the evils of plastic and items made with it, you can probably...

By CAROLE SOULE

New Hampshire has finally gotten a garden-ending killing frost. Until recently, backyard gardens were bursting with squash, cukes, tomatoes (green and red), and more. Garden produce exploded from the ground with the extraordinary amounts of rain we...

By JIM SPAIN

As our ancestors settled into the year 1832 in Concord, they were provided much information each morning by the New Hampshire Patriot and State Gazette. The people of Concord would rise early and complete their chores, gather in their offices to...

By PAUL STEINHAUSER

Former state House Speaker Steve Shurtleff says he’ll help U.S. Rep. Dean Phillips “wherever I can” as the three-term moderate Democrat from Minnesota wages an uphill primary challenge against President Joe Biden.Shurtleff, a longtime supporter of the...

By HENRY HOMEYER

I asked an experienced arborist the other day what he thought about pruning apple trees in the fall. His answer was the same as mine: “Prune when you have time and the pruners in your hand.” Yes, March is a good time to prune, but I suspect that...

By JOHN BUTTRICK

John Buttrick lived for 3 months in Jayyous, Palestine as an Accompanier for the World Council of Churches. For 2 years he was Media Coordinator and Communication Strategist for Kairos Palestine. He lives in Concord and can be reached at...

By JOHN CUNNINGHAM

This column is about important new federal deadlines applicable to virtually all New Hampshire business entities. Failure to meet these deadlines can result in serious penalties for these entities. The deadlines are discussed at the end of this...