by David Brooks | May 27, 2026 | Blog
The Granite Geek blog/newsletter has been incorporated into the Concord Monitor online thingamajig. As a result, this separate WordPress site will not be updated after a decade of use. If you came here via a bookmark, switch it to Granitegeek.org. See you there!
by David Brooks | May 5, 2026 | Blog, Newsletter
When it comes to the question of children getting vaccines, parents have pretty strong opinions. But it’s not always just yea or nay: Opinions can shift depending on which vaccine you’re talking about. In my experience, when it comes to vaccines regularly...
by David Brooks | May 4, 2026 | Blog, Newsletter
If you’re a fan of old technology, you’ll enjoy this story in the Union-Leader about Manchester ending its fire alarm telegraph system, using the boxes on street corners. The network used a hard-wired telegraph system to transmit numerical codes to the...
by David Brooks | May 4, 2026 | Blog, Newsletter
Northern New England is at the forefront of the country’s decline in births and subsequent rise in median age. Vermont is seeing it the most, however; it’s population is actually declining slightly. SevenDays VT, the well-respected independent publication,...
by David Brooks | Apr 29, 2026 | Blog, Newsletter
A new report from the U.S. Geological Survey is touting the possibility that the region might hold big deposits of the valuable metal lithium, which is something of a surprise to New Hampshire even if it is old hat in Maine. “The Plumbego North deposit in Newry,...
by David Brooks | Apr 28, 2026 | Blog, Newsletter
Solar power is neat and electric vehicles are cool and heat pumps are more powerful than it seems like they should be, but these days the technology that’s really accelerating the energy transition is batteries. Plus, we can play along at home! Try doing that...
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