by David Brooks | Dec 29, 2015 | None, Science-Technology
Patience is a virtue – unless you’re a forester, in which case it’s a necessity. Especially when bringing a species back from the dead. “It’s such a fast-growing species,” said Will Guinn, regional forester for the state Division of Forests and Lands, talking about...
by David Brooks | Dec 28, 2015 | Blog
A screenshot to remind you of how wonderfully accurate the Old Farmer’s Almanac is in its secret-sauce weather predictions.
by David Brooks | Dec 28, 2015 | Gov-State, None
For the first time since John Adams was president, more people live in New Hampshire than in Maine. But that doesn’t mean New Hampshire has shed its recent slow-growth history. It’s just that Maine has started to shrink. “The big thing is that more people are dying in...
by David Brooks | Dec 26, 2015 | Blog
Recycling Christmas lights is not easy, separating out the plastic coasting and the bulbs from the metal – which is why most places just heave them into the landfill when they break, which they always do. The Concord Monitor reports that four new Hampshire...
by David Brooks | Dec 26, 2015 | Blog
And now, for a wet-blanket moment on your news feed: Christmas lights are fun and delightful, but a federal study says this country uses more electricity to power them than many countries do to power their entire economy, including El Salvador, Cambodia and Nepal....
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