by David Brooks | Mar 31, 2026 | Blog, Newsletter
If you think that cartooning is a silly little subset of life that has nothing to do with you, the new Cartoonist Laureate of Vermont has some news. “Anybody who uses a cell phone, a digital device, a computer, is far more literate in the combination of words and...
by David Brooks | Mar 31, 2026 | Blog, Newsletter
Links to each patent can be found here, using the patent number or inventor’s name. By Targeted News Service WASHINGTON – The following federal patents were assigned in New Hampshire in the week through March 29. Cost Effective Cartridge for a Plasma Arc Torch...
by David Brooks | Mar 31, 2026 | Blog, Newsletter
If you heard this story on NHPR this morning (March 31), this is the story they used: The joy and pageantry of weddings hasn’t changed much in the past generation but the age of the people walking down the aisle sure has. Consider this: In 1995, five percent of New...
by David Brooks | Mar 30, 2026 | Blog, Newsletter
NHPR reports that New Hampshire’s Royal Flush, also known as the “poop boat,” which provided a roving pump out service for boaters’ sewage tanks, won’t happen this year because Republican legislators cut back on useful government services so that a...
by David Brooks | Mar 30, 2026 | Blog, Newsletter
A report released by the Union of Concerned Scientists in February, found that offshore wind energy could have significantly lowered the risk of a blackout in the New England winter season. It analyzed two projects — Vineyard Wind in Massachusetts and Revolution Wind...
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