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Taking a stand

Sure, Craig Benson announced his neutrality in the GOP N.H. Senate primaries, but that didn’t mean the guv’s aide-de-camp Keith Herman had to abide by his pronouncement. Herman was busy spreading the word shortly before the District 11 primary -…

Time is on our side

Remember when President Bush wanted to keep America out of the business of nation building? Apparently his wife has forgotten, or at least wants to. In New Hampshire earlier this month to stump for her husband, First Lady Laura Bush…

A shmear of tofu

Forget about Governor Benson’s by now notorious decision to leave the Republican convention in New York City a day before President Bush’s acceptance speech - he was reported as being “bored,” at least when it came to some of the…

Sacre bleu!

We mean no offense to France, Canada or to Americans of French descent, but an anonymous “White House official” used the term as an epithet about John Kerry when the Massachusetts senator appeared irresolute about invading Iraq. So we are…

Life of the parties

Perhaps it was inevitable that Manchester Mayor Bob “Breakaway” Baines would fly the Queen City coop in the last week of July to attend the Democratic convention in Boston. After all, Baines is both an elected official and a Democrat,…

They said it…

“It does show that people take elections seriously, and they want to win. In a warped way, that’s a positive thing, I suppose.” - University of New Hampshire pollster Andy Smith finds the glass half full when it comes to…

Making a red hot Red Hot

Fenway Franks. Chicago-style. Schultz Hot Dogs. Now you can add Shields Provisions Natural Casing Frankfurters to that pantheon of hot dogdom. Seacoast locals loved the Schultz hot dog until a fire in 1990 destroyed the factory. The line was sold…

A year to remember

The 2005 edition of the Living Legacy calendar will be a celebration of New Hampshire’s diverse and historically significant cultural and performing arts centers. The calendar, published by Citizens Bank New Hampshire and the state Department of Cultural Resources, will…