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Why You Should Care NH

Bob Charest has been in the news business since 1977. He has worked at newspapers in Massachusetts and New Hampshire as a reporter and editor. A graduate of Boston University, he has consulted with InDepthNH.org on editing and grant proposals since before its founding in 2015. He write on topics related to advances in technology and how they have affected our privacy in America.

Bob Charest

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How can we be the enemy of the people when we are the people?

This is not the kind of column where I tell you why you should love the press, to trust in the press, and believe US, not THEM.

Business & Economy

If the old stay and the young leave, what does that mean for New Hampshire?

What I discovered from attending all three meetings is that we are in somewhat of a crisis here in New Hampshire. One person aptly called it “a crisis of isolation, or desperation,” and I think that is accurate.

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What To Buy Bob Charest for Dad’s Day? Don’t Ask the Accused Golden State Killer

In smaller print were the words, “Discover what makes him so special. Give him a DNA kit this Father’s Day.”

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It’s tough these days not to become a troglodyte or a Luddite

Of course, I’m talking about the Facebook crisis and the wholesale theft of data from 50 million users by a British consulting firm that used this information for lord knows what.

Business & Economy

What if I Ruled the World, or Maybe Just Facebook, Which Is Sort of the Same Thing

If I were Mark Zuckerberg, I’d probably be doing a lot of tossing and turning in my bed at night. His beloved Facebook is under attack.

Don’t anyone tell Bob that Bruce Willis’ character is already dead

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.

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Now that we are all reporters, it’s time to start acting like one

The recent storm and the resulting loss of electricity for many people and in some cases, the additional loss of cable and telephone, have sent many of us to our smartphones, where we are, oddly enough, finding we have Internet capabilities, thus asking some of life’s most important questions of our friends and neighbors out there in cyberspace.