Roger Wood on the Wonders of the Smartphone
By ROGER WOOD, InDepthNH.org | January 31, 2021
Roger Wood at his home studio in Portsmouth
Roger Wood at large on the wonders of the Smartphone.
Roger Wood produces a podcast called “Roger Wood Indepth ” covering news and life in New Hampshire. Wood is a well-known, award-winning radio, television and newspaper journalist with more than 30 years of experience. He has written and produced news and features for many radio stations and networks over the years.
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BERLIN, N.H. - The Federal Bureau of Prisons' leaked plan to convert a prison in Berlin to house immigrants detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) sparked outrage and concern from the New Hampshire Immigrants' Rights Network on how the facility could be used to fuel President Trump's mass deportation agenda.
CONCORD – A New York man and Old Dutch Mustard Co., a mustard and vinegar manufacturing company, pleaded guilty in federal court to knowingly discharging acidic water into the Souhegan River, Acting U.S. Attorney Jay McCormack and Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Adam Gufstafson of the Justice Department’s Environment and Natural Resources Division announce.
By PAULA TRACY, InDepthNH.org
NEWBURY - The Newbury Conservation Commission is asking the state to hold a public meeting to discuss the future of an aging sewage lagoon on property it leases at Mount Sunapee State Park and one legislator has also urged discussions prior to construction of a new 300-space parking lot.
By PAULA TRACY, InDepthNH.org
STARK - It is the Commissioner of Safety's assessment that North Country Fish and Game Conservation Officer Levi D. Frye, 30, died in the line of duty and that his young family should receive a $100,000 death benefit from the state.
Speaking of WordsBy MICHAEL FERBER
Almost everyone who cares about poetry will say that poetry, or at least good poetry, cannot be translated into another language. They may quote Robert Frost, who knew a thing or two about it, as saying, “Poetry is what gets lost in translation.” They may point to nuances and subtleties of meaning and sound that cannot be carried over into another tongue; they may refer to an inner “spirit” of a language that differs in essence from the spirits of all other languages. They may say there are no true cross-linguistic synonyms. And so on.
