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New Hampshire acupuncturists support ongoing relief efforts in Puerto Rico

KORBEN PERRY The New Hampshire Acupuncture and Asian Medicine Association is supporting continued disaster relief efforts in Puerto Rico. Ear acupuncture has commonly been offered to victims and first responders at sites where man-made and natural disasters have occurred, according to association President Vicki Irwin.  She said the association recently donated monty to[Read More…]

The first boil of the maple season

By BECKY NELSON Bramblings We fired up the maple arch for the first boil of the season this week. It was actually our best first boil ever. We have added about 1,000 taps over the last three years but we were tickled to make as much syrup as we did[Read More…]

“An American Marriage: A Novel”

By TERRI SCHLICHENMEYER The Book Worm He did it on one knee. One knee, with a nervous grin on his face and a velvet box in his shaking hands, asking you the Question of a Lifetime. You’d talked about this day but it was still a surprise and now you[Read More…]

Farming struggles

Becky Nelson Bramblings I am worried. Recent news that the price of milk has dropped again is going to put even more small dairy farmers out of the marketplace and out of a job. My way of life has been repeatedly threatened over the last few decades, with small and[Read More…]

‘Berlin 1936’ by Oliver Hilmes

By TERRI SCHLICHENMEYER The Book Worm You are not alone. While you may be the only person in the room, you are one of many. Every word you’ve written was written before. Every place you’ve visited has been seen by other eyes. The things you experience have been done elsewhere.[Read More…]

T’How to Stop Time’

By TERRI SCHLICHENMEYER The Book Worm The big hand is on the “12.” And the little hand is, well, you’ve known how to tell time since you were small. It’s something you do so naturally now that you probably don’t even think about it anymore. You just do it …[Read More…]