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 ...
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 ...
While having lunch with a friend recently, one topic of discussion was medicines our moms would revert to when we got sick or injured as kids. We can all remember as youngsters falling off our bikes, which resulted in road rash requiring a bandage or ointment of some sort, scraping a knee, ...
In 2016, advocates for persons with mental illness and those dealing with addiction, including the NH Community Behavioral Health Association, declared that Medicaid expansion was the most important proposal the NH General Court would consider that year. Last week, at a press conference in the ...
Years ago, when she was only 9 years old, a little girl named Jada approached me at a meeting in Plaistow to tell me about the pain her family was feeling after her beloved cousin died of an opioid overdose. I was proud of Jada for speaking up, but heartbroken that she had to. Countless other ...
An accomplished chef settles in New Hampshire. He breathes new life into an old diner in a struggling downtown district. Mindful of his context, he maintains the former menus and decor. The chef is “Black” but the food and vibe he is serving are “White”. Things are going fine. ...
