by David Brooks | Mar 19, 2018 | Blog, Newsletter
t’s that time of year again, when New Hampshire-ites head into the woods to make syrup from the sap of their box elders, Norway maples and black birch trees. What’s that you say – nobody taps those species? Why not? They have sweet sap, too – why don’t we...
by David Brooks | Mar 19, 2018 | Blog, Newsletter
Blogs used to be cool and cutting edge but they’ve mostly fallen off people’s radar – the New Hampshire Press Association, for example, no longer awards a blog of the year prize because not enough actual news blogs exist. GraniteGeek is unusual...
by David Brooks | Mar 19, 2018 | Blog, Newsletter
If you’re not familiar with the story of Betty and Barney Hill, the first folks to say they were abducted by a UFO – or even if you are familiar with it – you’ll want to check out Ray Duckler’s pieces in the Sunday Monitor (right here)....
by David Brooks | Mar 19, 2018 | Blog, Newsletter
UNH researchers say that the amount and type of radiation encountered by astronauts is getting more dangerous. Space.com reported on their findings right here. “The radiation dose rates from measurements obtained over the last four years exceeded trends from...
by David Brooks | Mar 19, 2018 | Blog, Newsletter
This is town meeting season in New Hampshire, were people gather, usually in the cafeteria of the local elementary school, and vote on how much money their town or school district can spend in the upcoming year. They also vote on various other things, such as whether...
by David Brooks | Mar 18, 2018 | Blog, Newsletter
A personal note: This week marked the 40th anniversary of my first staff newspaper byline, which ran in a now-defunct daily in Virginia. I’ve worked as a beat reporter – and for a couple years as a copy editor – in small daily newspapers ever since,...
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