by David Brooks | Dec 16, 2021 | Blog, Newsletter
Some public mailboxes in the area have been closed after people reported that checks had been stolen, possibly having been “fished” out of the openings. The investigation apparently began after reports of altered checks came to the Warner Police Department. “We had...
by David Brooks | Dec 14, 2021 | Blog, Newsletter
There was a telling moment in a Friday web discussion held by U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen about how the state should take advantage of millions of dollars in new federal funding for high-speed internet, and it came right at the very beginning. “Michelle (Cota) is not in...
by David Brooks | Dec 14, 2021 | Blog, Newsletter
Rooftop solar power may seem like 21st-century energy tech but to a certain extent, it takes a 19th-century approach. After all, a solar panel is a machine that sends out electricity to be used by somebody else, just like Seabrook Station or the Sewell’s Falls...
by David Brooks | Dec 13, 2021 | Blog, Newsletter
Wilson Bentley (1865-1931) who lived his entire life in Jericho, Vermont, is the guy who invented how to photograph a snowflake. In his honor, the column The Outside Story had a piece last week on how you – yes, you! – can preserve a fast-melting snowflake...
by David Brooks | Dec 13, 2021 | Blog, Newsletter
Another natural experiment about the accuracy of AccuVote machines occurs because almost half the polling places in New Hampshire still hand-count their ballots on election nights. In 2020, there were three recounts of multi-town state representative districts which...
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