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Distant Dome: Despite Record Voter Turnout, the Democrats Have a Problem
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While the Democrats have reason to celebrate their record turnout for a primary, they have a problem they need to address before the general election.
Education
Joyful Musings: Frame This Lovely Day in Newmarket
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Homemade aprons adorned volunteers and there was pride in simple work, a gorgeous day prompted laughter and lightheartedness, community and unity.
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Speaking of Words: ‘Socialism’ as a Word
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Hundreds of elected officials around the country have called themselves “socialists” recently and got elected anyway, including a Senator from Vermont, several members of Congress, and the mayor of New York.
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Distant Dome: Pocketbook Issues Unite New Hampshire and Massachusetts Residents
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When Congress and the Bush administration pulled the rug out from under the massive defense spending the Reagan administration used to fuel the economy, everything came crashing down from defense contractors to computer manufacturers and overbuilt condo projects banks financed without doing due diligence in return for some of the profits.
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Radio Free New Hampshire: The Real Thing
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The liberalization of any society is an intoxicating, spiritually challenging, and heart-breaking process.
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There is Joy Everywhere, You Just Gotta Look
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What’s been your joy this summer, Budget Voguers? Did you spend the warmest months delighting in gardens and ice cream? Travel and lobster? Beaches and the flavors of green so endless, they have words like lime, olive, pea, sage, pastoral?
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Speaking of Words: Who Said ‘Toe-Food’
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Japanese has absorbed thousands of English words, such as aidoru (idol), depato (department store), hankachi (handkerchief), and even raisu (rice).
Business & Economy
Fly Fishing the Belknap Mountain Range
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There is the Sandwich Range which some consider to be the beginning of the White Mountains and the Ossipee Range, both on the north side of Winnipesaukee. The Belknaps lie on the south side of the lake and are more easily accessible from the Seacoast of New Hampshire.
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The Feral Elder: Shhhh. Please don’t say that!
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Let’s start with the one I hear most often. “I hope I look as good as you when I’m your age.”