Recent Georgi Hippauf Columns

Rx: Give credit to those who deserve it

Georgi Hippauf | Sunday, April 22, 2012

This year’s unremarkable passage of fall into winter into spring was much too uneventful for me. We bore the worst in one nasty October storm …

Time for seniors to make their voices heard

Georgi Hippauf | Sunday, March 25, 2012

Pull out that gray, pin-striped suit you wore at the last board meeting, brush off your academic degrees and pack your wheeled weekender. We’re going …

Celebrate the artist in all of us

Georgi Hippauf | Sunday, February 26, 2012

It’s great to witness how our region’s art scene has flourished in recent years. New Hampshire has always provided a mecca for artists and authors …

Getting older might teach you to live better

Georgi Hippauf | Sunday, January 22, 2012

“You can’t stop the waves, but you can learn to surf.” This is just one example of the wise words of advice meted out generously …

Memories help make for a joyful Christmas season

Georgi Hippauf | Sunday, December 25, 2011

It’s Christmas – a very significant birthday. As we treasure each moment of this beautiful season, it’s likely we’ll remember our own ghosts of Christmas …

Seniors need to make voices heard about national, world events

Georgi Hippauf | Sunday, November 27, 2011

This column is aptly named, as it correctly reflects the windmills of my restless mind. The intellect is a wondrous thing, and lucky are we …

A moment in time flutters by and leaves a lasting impression

Georgi Hippauf | Sunday, October 23, 2011

A friend and I were lounging on the hotel patio only 50 feet or so away from the foamy roaring surf of high tide. It …

Pay due respect to your Memory Retrieval System

Georgi Hippauf | Sunday, September 25, 2011

After celebrating a milestone birthday this summer, I needed to reassess my sense of purpose, my raison d’etre. A “Purpose-Driven Life” came to mind as …

Water is a resource that’s a concern to all residents of Greater Nashua

Georgi Hippauf | Sunday, August 28, 2011

Water is the essence of life, the “blue oil of the 21st century,” the most essential element for life on Earth. Clean, safe drinking water …

Exploring one’s heritage along the beautiful Gaspe Peninsula

Georgi Hippauf | Sunday, July 24, 2011

I’ve just returned from one of the most inspiring places I’ve ever had the privilege to visit, a place where earth meets the most expansive …

Celebrating America, the beautiful and benevolent

Georgi Hippauf | Sunday, June 26, 2011

I had finished writing a column on the topic of memory, the importance of retaining and appreciating its amazing resilience, when I was interrupted by …