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HISTORY NEWS

Truly a vintage destination, the 107-year old Mt Washington has added a new 20,000 square-foot conference center. This is the first step in what planners are calling a "billion dollar renaissance" to the Bretton Woods region. A billion? That’s downright presidential.

Horton Hears a Hope

GUEST EDITORIAL

We can learn a lot – even about voting -- from the works of Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known by his pen name, Dr. Seuss. Take "Horton Hears a Who," a book Seuss published over half a century ago.

Portsmouth Needs Convention Center

EDITOR-AT-LARGE

SeacoastNH.com readers are invited to submit guest editorials on topics relating to local history and culture. This week the editor wonders when Portsmouth will step up and take its place as one of New England’s top convention centers. (Read below)

Corgi Meet-Up at Happy Hampton

SEACOAST PETS

What do you call 20 corgis barking? A stump speech. Okay, what do you call 20 corgis running on a beach? Bystanders called it hilarious, and almost painfully cute. We were on hand for this rare moment in Hampton history.

Mute Swans are NH Ugly Ducklings

GUEST EDITORIAL

We captured them, imported and confined them -- but they escaped. Now New Englanders want to wipe them out. One reader says there are lessons to be learned from a popular children’s fantasy.
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Seacoast Medics are Ecuador Angels

GUEST EDITORIAL

You know them as local docs, nurses and techs. Impoverished families in Educator know them as saviors. Portsmouth area healthcare professionals are headed for their tenth trip to save hundreds of Third Wold citizens from horribly debilitating diseases. We’re going along – and you can help today.

Old Stone Face Raffled in Merrimack

Old Man of Merrimack / SeacoastNH.com

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It may not beat the shroud of Tourin or even a taco with the face of Jesus, but it’s good enough for New Hampshire. Now the citizens of Merrimack, NH are offering you the chance to own a roof tile in the shape of the defunct Old Man of the Mountains

Memorialize the Day Hillary Almost Cried

Hillary in Portsmouth, NH January 2008
EDITOR-AT-LARGE

History is what we make it. And when history promises to make money, it’s time for a memorial. People love standing where big events happened. So when Fox News calls Café Espresso an historic site, who can argue. Especially if that site is in our own back yard.

Political Chowder

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Let’s face it, news isn’t really news. Commentary isn’t commentary. Most of what we see on politcal shows is theatrical or dull. But not in New Hampshire. Talk show host Arnie Arnesen’s Political Chowder is the perfect food for thought – tasteful, diverse and packed with protein.

The Real Meaning of the NH Primary

Opossum visits SeacoastNH.com office in New Hampshire on election eve/ J. Dennis Robinson photo
EDITOR AT LARGE

What makes New Hampshire citizens so different from everyone else on the planet? Is it because we refuse to be told what to do? Are we truly as independent minded as the media makes us out to be? What’s so special about NH, the editor suggests, is just how normal we actually are.

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