Review: ‘The Longest Ride’ by Nicholas Sparks
read more…: Review: ‘The Longest Ride’ by Nicholas SparksI recommend this book to everyone, especially if you love Nicholas Sparks. I also recommend this book to hopeless romantics, like myself.
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From prison system to professional foodie, living the ‘Dream’
read more…: From prison system to professional foodie, living the ‘Dream’How Jane Coplan changed her life, from prison warden to entrepreneur.
Taste of Downtown 2015: Hottest meal ticket in town
read more…: Taste of Downtown 2015: Hottest meal ticket in townAdvance tickets are now on sale for $15 or by stopping by our office at 1000 Elm Street. Ticket prices will increase to $20 the day of the event.
Bribery will get you everywhere with Clayton, er, a spontaneous plug for GLENDI
read more…: Bribery will get you everywhere with Clayton, er, a spontaneous plug for GLENDISee, George Copadis has been trying to bribe me into doing a column about Glendi, the big Greek festival that begins on Friday, but you’ll be happy to know I didn’t surrender my journalistic integrity for a couple pieces of baklava. No sir. I held out for some finikia, too.
Queen City politics must focus on the public good
read more…: Queen City politics must focus on the public goodIt saddens me to see the decay of democracy over the past decade due to the shift of power from the Board to the Office of the Mayor. The previous system of checks and balances served Manchester well in the time I was an alderman. The City’s successful transition into a modern economy was achieved at a time when there was a proper balance of powers between the Board and the Mayor. It was a system that fostered compromise, the key to a democracy based on promoting the public good.
Dear Dr. Brady: My kid’s been talking a lot about death. Is this normal?
read more…: Dear Dr. Brady: My kid’s been talking a lot about death. Is this normal?Readers have questions; our resident expert, Dr. Loretta Brady, has answers. Read on, or submit your own question.
Book Review: “Dorothy Must Die” by Danielle Paige
read more…: Book Review: “Dorothy Must Die” by Danielle PaigeNew feature! Book reviews (and occasional movie/live performance reviews) brought to you by our resident bibliophile Brittany Frizzell.
Five Guys success story: 1 guy, a timely recession, a big dream – and milkshakes!
read more…: Five Guys success story: 1 guy, a timely recession, a big dream – and milkshakes!Listen in as Mike Morin interviews Cort Mendez, owner of NH Five Guys franchises – a great story of an American dream in life’s second act.
Hirschmann was flat-out wrong to oppose teachers’ contract
read more…: Hirschmann was flat-out wrong to oppose teachers’ contractAlderman Hirschmann’s opposition to the contract, like his failed tax cap-compliant budget, is based on false economies generated by ideology, not reality. Ward 12 voters should send him back to school to pursue a degree in economics or, failing that, a refresher course in basic math. Voting my friend Keith off the Board will give him the time needed to seek that remedial education.
A stumble down memory lane: That time when married teachers were purged from city classrooms
read more…: A stumble down memory lane: That time when married teachers were purged from city classroomsThe cauldron started to bubble in 1919 when, in a front-page story, The Manchester Union reported that, “Good authority says that some members of the school committee are already planning to institute measures designed to clear the schools of married teachers taken on during the war period.”