by David Brooks | Jul 12, 2019 | Blog, Newsletter
91.7% – that’s how many drivers went over the 30 mph speed limit on a section of road in Dunbarton in one week in June, according to data collected by one of those flashing speed-limit signs. That’s the most fun part of my story today (read it here)...
by David Brooks | Jul 11, 2019 | Blog, Newsletter
Almost 10 years after it was first proposed, wind turbines are being built in the town of Antrim. (Story is here) It will be 28.8 megawatts with nine turbines, making it the fourth wind farm of any size in the state. People and organizations fighting the plan because...
by David Brooks | Jul 10, 2019 | Blog, Newsletter
From UNH News Service: As the summer months heat up, so will the asphalt and other materials used to make roads, and climate change is just making it worse. Researchers at the University of New Hampshire say because of this one of the best ways to extend the life...
by David Brooks | Jul 9, 2019 | Blog, Newsletter
Lots and lots of companies provided equipment that helped put Neil and Buzz on the moon 50 years ago, and I have profiled a local example: Sprague Electric’s plant in Concord made Apollo’s capacitors, small electricity-storing-and-discharging units that...
by David Brooks | Jul 9, 2019 | Blog, Newsletter
An analysis of Census Bureau data by N.H. Employment Security shows that, on average, women in New Hampshire are more educated than men but their full-time salaries are less, partly because of pay differences in the fields where many of them work (e.g., construction...
by David Brooks | Jul 9, 2019 | Blog, Newsletter
Baseball is boring and getting boring-er, and people aren’t watching it. Fortunately, I have the solution, which I first put forward two summers ago. To save you clicking through to the column, I’ll reprint it here: This column is for geeks, who like...
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