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Linda Upham-Bornstein
Morning over Pliny Range, Lancaster
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April was special at InDepthNH.org because your donations honored the fearless, longtime Concord Monitor columnist Katy Burns with all donations matched up to $10,000 through the Katy Burns Local Journalism Fund and we are extending it to end on May 3, World Press Freedom Day.
Diversity may be out of fashion in certain circles, but my annual roadside trash survey reveals an opposing trend: Beer’s dominance among local litterers may be trending downward, with a wide array of other alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks on the rise.
Happy end o’ March and April, Joyful Musers. And as my 62nd year is arriving soon, I’m going to share with you 62 things that I joyfully muse upon in this life.
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.
Why wait until elections to get to know your lawmakers? Watch them in committee and in sessions on YouTube on your phone, tablet or computer. Maybe during your coffee break if you are at work. Or after work, you can catch the day’s recorded live stream.
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.
Participants chanted with purpose, waved their mostly homemade signs at passing motorists, and cheered when drivers honked or gave them thumbs up.
“Stand Up for Federal Workers” will be the theme of a protest at 8:30 AM Friday at the Federal Building on Pleasant Street in Concord.
Top ten lists have more to do with personal preferences and experiences. I enjoy reading them and comparing them to my own lists.