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We often hear about “silent e,” that magical letter that turns a can into a cane or a glob into a globe, as Tom Lehrer put it in his charming song for the Electric Company many years ago, but a greater problem for English spelling is a large set of silent consonants.
Top ten lists have more to do with personal preferences and experiences. I enjoy reading them and comparing them to my own lists.
It’s been a bit, Joyful Musers; 2025 has had an interesting start on my end, a start not predicted nor expected, a beginning that has me valuing and appreciating the minute, the small, the kindness of strangers, the sun, the snow, life itself.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
