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By DAVID BROOKS

Imagine if Adele was singing the National Anthem before the Super Bowl and the TV network shut off her audio, playing the sound of cheering crowds instead.You’d probably be pretty upset, even angry.Which is exactly how many people in the deaf...

By CAROLE SOULE

If a farmer wants to breed her cows, then at least one bull is required for “natural breeding.” We like our calves to be born in April and May when it’s warmish, and grass is growing, so breeding takes place nine months before then – in July and...

In a Jan. 29 letter there was a claim made that Darwin’s theory is fact. Not only is it a theory, it is a theory debunked by science. In the book Darwin’s Black Box, Dr. Michael Behe, professor of biochemistry at Leigh University, explains in the book...

Renovations to St. John the Evangelist Church on South Main Street are nearly complete after months of intense construction, which for a period of time forced worshippers to hold services under a tent.Services inside the church resumed in November,...

By CAROLE SOULE

‘How many cows do you have?” is a seemingly straightforward question that I get all the time. But I seldom know the answer because cattle are hard to count, and it keeps changing all the time.When I meet ranchers from Utah or Texas, they don’t...

By KIM COOK

Ever wonder how paint colors get their names? If you’re shopping for pink, say, you’ll find dozens of shades referencing roses, bubblegum and shells. There are some extra-evocative names like Calamine and Dead Salmon. And what about a pink called...

By KATHERINE ROTH

In a digital and increasingly paperless age, fans of paper planners remain enthusiastic and steadfast.“There’s something comforting about using a planner. It’s very personal, and apart from the cacophony of screens,” says Jennie Tung, executive editor...

By LEAH WILLINGHAM

Lisa Taylor and Jay Corliss will tell you they grew up at Beefside Seafood on Manchester Street in Concord.And in many ways, they did.The two started working at the restaurant 30 years ago, the day after their graduations from Concord High School, for...

By DAVID BROOKS

Even if the state loses one of its more unusual laws, which says you can’t be “in possession, custody or control of a ferret” while hunting, you’re probably not going to be able to go rabbit-hunting with ferrets any time soon.“I’ve taken a lot of...

By ETHAN DeWITT

State lawmakers are trying to clear up any confusion over the minimum age to buy tobacco products in New Hampshire.At the start of the new year, the minimum age to buy cigarettes or vaping products changed to 19, according to state law. However, a...

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Pamela Smart, a former high school employee serving a life without parole sentence for recruiting her teenage lover to kill her husband in 1990, will once again ask New Hampshire’s governor and the Executive Council for a hearing, her spokeswoman said...

Concord Hospital Chief Quality Officer Dr. Christopher Fore explains what a hospital transfer center is and how it serves patients in need of critical medical treatment.A hospital transfer center is a centralized location managing all components of a...

By ALYSSA DANDREA

An ex-Loudon firefighter convicted in December of negligent homicide in the death of his childhood friend will serve his two- to six-year sentence at the Merrimack County jail and not in state prison.The New Hampshire Department of Corrections...

By RAY DUCKLER

Two contrasting expressions surfaced during our 2019 coverage of homelessness, illustrating the sadness and hope that can accompany this issue.On one hand, we found Allie Eckersley, whose father, ex-pitcher Dennis Eckersley, is in baseball’s Hall of...

By MICHAEL MOFFETT

In 1940 Franklin D. Roosevelt sought an unprecedented third term as president. But while his first two elections were landslides, the political landscape had changed. Americans were inherently troubled by the notion of an entitled presidency and a...

By ETHAN DeWITT

As national concern over sex trafficking grows, advocates in New Hampshire are focusing on one problem area: massage parlors.A number of massage outlets across the Granite State may be fronts for prostitution, victims’ advocates allege, citing...

By ALYSSA DANDREA

Seated before the New Hampshire Parole Board on Thursday, convicted murderer Clifford “Edgar” Avery Jr. showed no remorse for killing a Concord woman more than four decades ago and continued to profess his innocence.“I don’t believe I pose any risk to...

By RAY DUCKLER

Martha Taylor, the official Henniker town historian, believes ghosts may exist.Not this ghost, though. Not the ghost named Mary Wallace – once connected to her hometown – despite visual evidence to the contrary, shown on a recent documentary on the...

By ALYSSA DANDREA

As part of an amended plea deal, a former Pembroke Academy student convicted Monday of assaulting female classmates must register as a sex offender in New Hampshire for up to 10 years.However, Griffin Furlotte, 18, could petition the superior court to...

By ALYSSA DANDREA

Concord police carried out a drug raid on Manchester Street early Friday morning that yielded five arrests.Additionally, police recovered a car on site that had been reported stolen from Vermont.Law enforcement executed a search warrant and arrest...