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By PAUL STEINHAUSER

Former presidents, top political leaders from across the nation and the world, tech billionaires, cryptocurrency titans, and well-known performers are planning to attend Monday’s inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump.

By BRANDON BOJARSKY

After 90 minutes of regulation and 30 minutes of overtime, the Yankee Small College Conference women’s soccer championship game remained scoreless. NHTI had generated 10 shots on goal but had yet to see one reach the back of the net. Paul Smith’s...

By ELLEN RAFFIO

The Concord area is a haven for outdoor enthusiasts, with breathtaking fall foliage, scenic vistas and open spaces. Our amazing running community takes advantage of this and truly comes alive during the fall racing season.From seasoned athletes to...

By PAUL STEINHAUSER

With two and a half weeks until Election Day, it appears to remain a margin-of-error race between former Republican U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte and former Democratic Manchester Mayor Joyce Craig in the contest to succeed GOP Gov. Chris Sununu in the corner...

By PAUL STEINHAUSER

A majority of voters in New Hampshire say that Vice President Kamala Harris bested former President Donald Trump in Tuesday’s debate, according to a new public opinion survey A Saint Anselm College Survey Center poll released on Friday indicates that...

By PAUL STEINHAUSER

President Joe Biden returns to New Hampshire next week for his second visit in two months to the only general election battleground state in New England.The president will hold an official White House event in Merrimack.Afterward, Democratic sources...

By PAUL STEINHAUSER

Vikram Mansharamani charges that “Washington D.C. is completely dysfunctional,” but he’s hoping voters send him there to help fix the gridlock.Mansharamani, a businessman, entrepreneur, and author who made an unsuccessful run for the 2022 Republican...

By RALPH JIMENEZ

Concord Reads, the one city-one book, community-building program launched in 2002, has awakened from its pandemic hibernation, shaken off sleep, and leapt into 2024 with its choice of Unlikely Animals, by Massachusetts writer Annie Hartnett.The novel...

By PAUL STEINHAUSER

With just over seven months to go until the November election, New Hampshire Democrats are expanding their operations in the key northeastern battleground state as they aim to reelect President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris and boost...

By GAIL MATTHEWS

Some of the life lessons learned in the theatre: self awareness, teamwork, time management, dealing with all types of people and situations, being realistic, being adaptive with good problem-solving skills, and not letting the problem of everyday life...

By PAUL STEINHAUSER

Republican Gov. Chris Sununu got what he asked for from state lawmakers on Friday, who approved funding for New Hampshire troops to help secure America’s southern border with Mexico.The governor formally requested $850,000 to send up to 15 National...

By PAUL STEINHAUSER

While President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump faced political setbacks this past week, when it comes to their campaigns locking up the Democratic and Republican presidential nominations, both hit the jackpot in Las Vegas.Three days after...

By PAUL STEINHAUSER

Another New Hampshire presidential primary is in the books, and some political prognosticators are quick to proclaim that the Granite State’s storied first-in-the-nation primary and cherished candidate-to-voter retail-style campaigning are both on...

By PAUL STEINHAUSER

Republican Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina – endorsing Donald Trump at Concord’s Grappone Center – was the latest sign of a Republican Party that’s closing ranks around the former president’s 2024 bid.“We need a president who doesn’t see black or...

By KELLY SENNOTT

Concord artist David Wiggins is regionally known for his folk murals, but these days what he paints is so much more personal.“You’d get big money for the murals because you’re doing what somebody else wants, but when you do your own work and sell that...

By JOSEPH MENDOLA

If you Google “Dr. Walter E. Williams Amnesty Proclamation,” you’ll find a pardon that bestows forgiveness on all Americans of European descent who, along with their ancestors, may have discriminated against his people.Dr. Williams was a great African...

By CHRISTINE HAGUE

Fifty years ago, I was a young teacher in the quiet farm town of Hatfield, Massachusetts. Across the Connecticut River, the towers of UMass stood tall against the horizon. On that campus, student activism generated protests for civil rights and...

By JONATHAN P. BAIRD

One positive byproduct of the Black Lives Matter movement is a new willingness to honestly explore our national history. This has been reflected in efforts like the New York Times 1619 Project. American history, as conventionally told, has big gaps....

By CAROLE SOULE

‘I’m cooking dinner for 50. What do you have a lot of?” asked Keith Sarasin. It was the right question, and not one I get very often. That’s a chef who understands how small beef farms work. Keith is a founder of The Farmers Dinner, which serves...

By CAROLE SOULE

When calves are born at Miles Smith Farm in March and April, it’s obvious who their moms are. They’ll be nursing, protecting and generally fussing over them. But, as sometimes occurs among humans, identifying the father can be harder.Thank goodness we...

By CAROLE SOULE

Victor hobbled quickly ahead of me on three legs, his right front foot swinging in the air. He had escaped through an open gate. Even on three legs, he moved faster than me, but I had to get him back to continue treating his infected hoof. Victor is a...