by David Brooks | Jul 6, 2017 | Blog, Newsletter
(This story appeared in the July 6 Monitor. As of this writing, all the comments posted at the end of it are thoughtful, well-written and in complete paragraph form. Go figure.) This week’s decision by the New Hampshire Union Leader to end readers’ ability to post...
by David Brooks | Jul 4, 2017 | Blog, Newsletter
This column is for geeks, who like innovative ideas that upend stodgy old industries, so to celebrate Fourth of July wanted to come up with an idea that will upend something traditionally American. Since mom and apple pie are fine as they are, I decided to upend...
by David Brooks | Jul 4, 2017 | Blog, Newsletter
Dave Solomon of the Union-Leader wrote about the fact that negative pricing for electricity is starting to be seen in New Hampshire during low power-usage times, part of a trend caused in part by renewables (especially solar and wind): A 2014 change in the energy...
by David Brooks | Jul 4, 2017 | Newsletter
Maine is the soft-shell clam capital of the country. But clammers harvested less than 1.5 million pounds last year, the lowest total in a quarter century – down from nearly 8 million pounds at the industry’s height in the late 1970s. So reports the Portland...
by David Brooks | Jul 3, 2017 | Newsletter
Last week I wrote about the 45th parallel cutting through New Hampshire (you can re-read my sterling prose right here) and mentioned some other wonderful historical markers that the state has placed. I figured that those of you lacking New Hampshire knowledge might...
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