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Win a bag of Southwest peanuts

Despite complimentary bags of nuts that contain about 17 peanuts (I counted once), and cancelling 15,700 flights a month ago (I counted those, too), I’m holding on to my Southwest Airlines tickets to Florida next month. After seriously considering a divorce from my favorite air carrier of 35 ...

Unpacking the effect of COVID

Headlines since the September release of student assessment results on the NAEP test, the Nation’s Report Card, have loudly echoed the devastating degree of learning loss children experienced during the pandemic’s disruption to schools. The loss is real, and schools are using numerous ...

The revolving door at 47 Factory St.

A photo of a woman building an ice cream sundae caught my eye the other day. It appeared on the front page of a newspaper that I peruse now and then as it sits on the wire rack at a favorite corner store I frequent. The accompanying story announced that the lone remaining Blake’s Ice ...

Polarized politics perpetuated by pitiful haters

Some people just don’t know when to let go. Take (please!) a former NH politician and judge who seemingly has gone from an ‘eccentric’ persona to bizarre. Many in our state fear for his mental well-being and sincerely hope he takes a chill pill. Politics can be nasty, especially when ...