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Opinion & Humor
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Opinion and Humor Features

A Few Tourist Attraction Suggestions for NH
By Darren Garnick. Illustration by Marc Sutherland Friday, June 1, 2012

The Granite State needs more than new slogans to keep the money flowing. Hey business owners, are you ready for the tourist invasion? Those camera-totin', maple syrup-guzzlin', foliage starin' mobs - who spent $4.2 billion in Fiscal Year 2011 - won't just show up in a vacuum. They need to be romantically lured here with sweet marketing slogans. The New Hampshire Division of Travel & Tourism just scrapped its old advertising tagline ("You're Going to Love It Here") and spent $130,000 on a fill-in-the-blank one ("Live Free and ..."). The word "Die" was wisely deleted from future bumper stickers about canoeing, mountain climbing and antiquing. "Live Free and ..." could prove to be a stroke of branding genius like "I (heart) NY" or it might be a PR flop like "Baltimore: The City That Reads." Either way, New Hampshire doesn't need any more slogans to generate revenue.


Last Laugh

NH Magazine Operation Family Fun
Friday, June 1, 2012
When Princesses attack, things can get ugly fast. Having children is like riding on a roller coaster; life goes up and down, up and down, …
NH Magazine A deep appreciation for New Hampshire style
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
On this year's winter vacation in Florida, I picked up the Miami Herald and one headline immediately caught my eye: "We're so vain: we probably …
NH Magazine It's Granite Summertime
Sunday, April 1, 2012
When a season can't quite make up its mind, we can still make the most of it. April in New Hampshire is the special time. …

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Capitol Offenses

NH Magazine Political Proposal: An Ayotte Vice Presidential pick would be another New Hampshire First
Friday, June 1, 2012
Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney has asked a lot of New Hampshire in his quest for the White House. He ran basically non-stop for president …
NH Magazine This year's race for governor a bit like a box of chocoaltes
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
In six months New Hampshire will elect a new governor and most people have no idea who that could be. The governor's race is remarkable …
NH Magazine Taking Folks Down to Size
Sunday, April 1, 2012
In NH politics, what pops up gets whacked down. It's an unspoken but well-enforced rule in New Hampshire politics: There are a few people who …

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Features

NH Magazine The Garden of Eaten
Thursday, September 1, 2011
MEMORIAL DAY All five 4 x 8 vegetable boxes have been planted: two near the house in one garden and three at the edge of …
NH Magazine Born to be Mild
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Our on-the-scene correspondent rode in to the Weirs atop a metal machine that throbbed with the power of two horses and 49 screaming CCs. By …

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Editor's Note

NH Magazine The Sounds of Summer
Friday, June 1, 2012
Summer has a reputation as a time of relaxation, but my experience is this is when we all really kick Life into overdrive. Good thing …
Write Your Mom
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
I've been editing this magazine (or some version of it) for nearly 20 years and I've written a lot of these notes over that time, …
A Fondness For Fools
Sunday, April 1, 2012
After a long, weird winter filled with news of global upheaval, aren't you glad that the calendar has one month each year with a sense …

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Letters

NH Magazine Letters to the Editor
Friday, June 1, 2012
Spot the Newt Need a good reason for spotting the newt? This month's lucky (and fearless) newt spotter will receive a $50 gift certificate to …
Letters to the Editor
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Need a Good Reason to Spot the Newt? This month's lucky (and fearless) newt spotter will receive a White Mountain Lilac Gift Basket for Mother's …
Letters to the Editor
Sunday, April 1, 2012
Need a Good Reason to Spot the Newt? This month's lucky (and fearless) newt spotter will receive a handmade table runner from Peggy Anne's Quilting …

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