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, ...
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 ...
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. ...
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 ...
Imagine if someone came along and offered you a discount of seven cents per kilowatt-hour on your electric bill. Seven cents doesn’t sound like much, but it adds up. If you use at least 600 kilowatt-hours a month, as many New Hampshire families do, your monthly bill would drop by $42. In ...
Volunteering is the lifeblood of any nonprofit. And I will say that we are blessed to live in a community where the spirit of volunteerism is alive and well. In fact, just at United Way we have hundreds of active volunteers logging thousands of hours in service to our community. They do ...
