by David Brooks | Apr 14, 2025 | Blog, Newsletter
Interesting look at New Hampshire’s dam situation from New Hampshire Bulletin (story is here), talking about a long-running problem: it costs money to keep dams in shape, we don’t want to spend the money so lots of dams are in bad shape, and most of them...
by David Brooks | Apr 12, 2025 | Blog, Newsletter
VTDigger reports: “Native lake trout has returned to thrive in Lake Champlain. Severely affected by overfishing and habitat destruction in the 1800s, the lake trout in the lake have benefited from a restoration program that cooperating fish and wildlife agencies...
by David Brooks | Apr 11, 2025 | Blog, Newsletter
More people have died in New Hampshire from the flu this season than in any other season on record, according to the state. There have been 71 deaths attributed to influenza this season, one of them a child, according to the weekly report from the Department of Health...
by David Brooks | Apr 10, 2025 | Blog, Newsletter
ADDENDUM: This article’s data is from the state economic analysis; Ken Johnson, UNH’s demographics guru, says federal Census Bureau estimates indicate we’re still slightly (50.1%) female – that’s a lower percentage than any other New...
by David Brooks | Apr 8, 2025 | Blog, Newsletter
Helping to save the planet is all well and good, but if it’s going to inconvenience us, I’d like some immediate benefit. So how about this: My trash doesn’t stink. That is what got me into composting. At my house, all the peels, fat, coffee grounds and other organic...
by David Brooks | Apr 8, 2025 | Blog, Newsletter
I’ve learned to be very suspicious of claims that loudly proclaim themselves to be “pragmatic” or “realistic”. More often than not, those are code words for “we don’t want anything to change so we’ll block all reform,...
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