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Joyful Musings: How Can I Be Helpful?
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This year, however, upon entering with my bag of donations, rather than asking people about their experiences, I offered my service as a volunteer and was scooped up faster than a Louis Vuitton bag.
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Speaking of Words: Latest News from the Hittites
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The Hittites were once a powerful kingdom that, at its peak around 1300 BCE, dominated Anatolia (now Turkey) and even reached as far south as Aleppo (now in modern Syria); they fought a major battle with the Egyptians, led by Ramesses the Great, at Kadesh in 1274
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Writing on the Fly: Spring Training with a Fly Rod
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The days of grabbing my fly rod and gear and jumping into the river are over. As Clint Eastwood said, “A man has got to know his limitations.”
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Radio Free New Hampshire: A Good Crisis
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It’s attributed to him, and he never actually said it, but it would suit Winston Churchill anyway – “never let a good crisis go to waste.”
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Whew, Here Come the Adirondack Chairs, and Color
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But now, it’s time for all of that tactile precipitation to depart, to go away, time for shovels and ice scrapers to disappear.
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Distant Dome: The State’s Inequitable Tax System Impacts Communities
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Newington, spends 29 percent of its total property taxes on schools; Sunapee, 52 percent; Newport, 59 percent, and Charlestown, 69 percent.
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Speaking of Words: Thing
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I have a thing about thing. It is a really interesting word, with a surprising history.
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No Kings Protests March 28 in NH
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Saturday’s No Kings Protests has already listed 50 locations in New Hampshire. Please send any additions or corrections to: arnie.alpert@indepthnh.org.
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Anamaki Chronicles: North Country Lives Well-Worth Celebrating
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In my youth, my sisters and I would ride our horses up over Lit’s Mountain behind our home, ending the trip with a swim – on the horses – in the Pemigewasset River.