Stacey Cole's Nature Talks: Of all wild bird songs, the fox sparrow's sound is the 'sweetest'

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I received two photographs from a long-time Exeter reader friend who wished me to identify the bird pictured.

Mark Hayward's City Matters: Doctor finds rewards treating the poor

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What kind of health care do the poor deserve in Manchester? Home remedies? A crowded emergency room? An aspirin when the pain is slight, whiskey when it hurts more, a street-corner transaction when...

Aurore Eaton's Looking Back: A burial ground for the dead and a park for the living

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The Valley Cemetery opened for business shortly after its dedication on July 5, 1841. The first burial took place that month - "Mary J. - child of Steven and Sarah Baldwin."

Joe McQuaid's Publisher's Notebook: Up here, or down South, it pays to be clear

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It pays to be clear. Our company's vice president for advertising accompanied me to a meeting of independently owned newspapers in Charleston, S.C., earlier this month.

Katie McQuaid's Scene in Manchester: YWCA gives us hope in the toughest situations

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I remember the YWCA as the place where I learned to swim as a child. But through some very thought-provoking remarks by YWCA President and CEO Monica Zulauf at last Thursday's Empowerment Breakfast,...

Dick Pinney's Guidelines: The most effective method of baiting for stripers

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There's absolutely no doubt in my mind that using live mackerel, pollock, alewives or pogies for striper bait is the most effective method of catching not just numbers of fish but eventually some...

John Harrigan: Weasel bloodlust, lots of guns and hungry pigs of the woods

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A mink will, out of bloodlust, kill off an entire chicken coop, biting their necks. Oh, okay, so will a weasel. But weasels, being diminutive, can be cute.

Stacey Cole's Nature Talks: May correctly called 'month of the warbler'

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Warblers, tiny woodland sprites that have an almost phantom-like behavior, are often heard before they are seen.

Mark Hayward's City Matters: Clubhouse offers solace, structure for mentally ill

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Granite Pathways is the first gathering spot for the mentally ill in New Hampshire to open under the clubhouse model. There are no therapists or counselors. The staff and members have equal say in...

Aurore Eaton's Looking Back: A new garden cemetery for Manchester

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Many early settlers are buried in the Valley Cemetery. This series will tell the stories of some these people - both famous and unknown.

Aurore Eaton's Looking Back: A new garden cemetery for Manchester

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Many early settlers are buried in the Valley Cemetery. This series will tell the stories of some these people - both famous and unknown.

Katie McQuaid's Scene in Manchester: A new acupuncture experience

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A CHALKBOARD SIGN outside Manchester Acupuncture Studio last week read, "Side effects may include better mood, more energy, heavier wallet, better sleep, less stress..." It all sounded good to me, so...

4 Grin and bear it? No way -- people's habits have to change as NH bear population soars

0 Dick Pinney's Guidelines: Saltwater fishing is starting to get prime

0 Stacey Cole's Nature Talks: Squirrel activity can be 'quite enjoyable to watch'

6 Mark Hayward's City Matters: Veteran principal helps Manchester West High find its pride

0 Aurore Eaton's Looking Back: NH Fire Insurance has broad presence, shorter name

6 Joe McQuaid's Publisher's Notebook: We will print off-site, as would Loeb

0 Katie McQuaid's Scene in Manchester: Ready, get set for some more fun runs

0 John Harrigan: Greens and peepers and bears and moose

0 Dick Pinney's Guidelines: A great-grandson gets his first tom

0 Stacey Cole's Nature Talks: The sights, smells and sounds of sugaring in NH

0 NH Fire Company knew how to celebrate an anniversary

3 Publisher's Notebook -- Joe McQuaid: From patriotic displays to saving history

0 Scrap metal proves a ready source of cash

3 John Harrigan: Warming trend and ticks spelling trouble for moose

1 Dick Pinney's Guidelines: Guides need to know where their place is

0 Stacey Cole's Nature Talks: How to get mockingbird to go live somewhere else

0 Mark Hayward's City Matters: Runners find strength in numbers, and within

0 Aurore Eaton's Looking Back: Prosperity in Manchester and a fireproof building to lead by example