One can only read so many books and magazines. An angler can only play with their rods, reels and fly boxes so many times. I was going stir crazy.
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Peace Coalition Asks Shaheen to Oppose New Arms Transfers to Israel
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Six members of the New Hampshire Coalition for a Just Peace in the Middle East met Wednesday with a staffer for U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-NH, calling on the Senator to oppose a new round of arms transfers to Israel.
Business & Economy
Distant Dome: History Repeats on Sununu Budget Transition
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Irony may not be quite the word, but for people who were around nearly 40 years ago and remember another gubernatorial transition involving a Sununu, the current transition from his son to Gov. Kelly Ayotte had an eerily similar echo.
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Playing Fly Fishing
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I have a nice view of the bird feeder that keeps me entertained. Every once in a while I get an unexpected visitor. I have had Red Tail Hawks and even a Peregrine Falcon. I’m not much of a birder, but the big birds usually get my attention.
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Speaking of Words: Euphemisms
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Take climate change, for example. Frank Luntz, a Republican operative who specializes in misleading phrases, recommended to George W. Bush that his administration use that phrase instead of the more honest global warming.
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Me and My President: Geno Marconi and Joe Biden
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Longtime Ports and Harbors Director Geno Marconi is pictured speaking with President Biden as then-U.S. Rep. Annie Kuster and U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-NH, look on.
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Buyer Beware, Electricity Customers!
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Circle February 1 on your calendar if you are an electricity customer in New Hampshire. The price of electricity is changing and many Granite Staters risk losing out on the best possible price. Beware!
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Speaking of Words: None, The Oxford, and Kindred Commas
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More and more writers and publishers are joining newspaper editors in the belief that the second-last item in a series needs no comma after it.
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Another Fly Fishing Auld Lang Syne
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The year starts anew when I go out to get my new fishing license. As my favorite Iowa son-in-law quipped, “My license to gill.” You have to love the Bond reference.