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Voices of the personalities and people of the Granite State.
Gov. Sununu: “Success is built on personal relationships, which is why I spent time visiting directly with Secretary Zinke in Washington, D.C. today to discuss the future of potential offshore drilling along New Hampshire’s coast.”
CONCORD – On the eve of deliberations on the Northern Pass Transmission project, intervenors asked the Site Evaluation Committee to reject a new motion from the project’s developers.
DURHAM – Tune in Saturday, February 3 at 6 pm as the Nute Rams butt heads with the Hanover Marauders in the 36th season opener of Granite State Challenge.
What prompted the change last week? Roger Wood talks with Elle Shaheen of Portsmouth, a member of the Harvard class of 2021. Elle is majoring in theater, dance and media and communication and has been active with other students pushing for the Hasty Pudding change.
If the cover of “Sacred Trust,” created by editorial cartoonist Mike Marland, doesn’t clue you in, it won’t take long to realize that this novel is written as a vicarious
homage to New Hampshire’s own ongoing battle over the controversial
“Northern Pass” project and other similar projects.
The long cold snap we’ve survived has been an invitation to renew my acquaintance with an old friend. I can remember the days when this friend would send me to my mailbox two or three times a week, eagerly anticipating what was coming in red and white packages.
The Internet has made it possible for small, isolated properties to compete with the New Yorks and Disney Worlds in promoting themselves. Previously, a small region in northern New Hampshire could not possibly approach the promotional impact of mega-travel destinations.
And in one of those moments where I wonder what I have to complain about, I think of the story Julia tells of when her mom went in to the base hospital to birth her youngest. Only days after, Mrs. Lillard had to pack up and move to the next base as her husband was going back to Vietnam. Six children, a day-old baby, moving house and a husband off to Vietnam.
Tourism has become a leading element of the world’s economy. Spending—by travelers, and by the businesses that serve them—ranks no lower than fifth in most of the world’s nations. You cannot overstate its importance in generating jobs and revenue within New Hampshire.