Concord Monitor back issues from January 2008:
Some candidates won't make the cut ; Next debates will have stricter criteria
Jan 01, 2008; ... The three presidential debates scheduled this weekend in NewHampshire have the strictest participation criteria of any so farthis campaign season, eliciting criticism from the chairmen of bothpolitical parties here and from voters whose candidates haven't madethe cut. The Fox ...
Chirp, Chirp. Cha-ching ; Who would have thought you could make money raising crickets in Franklin
Jan 01, 2008; ... In a corner of an old mill building in downtown Franklin,crickets chirp, even in the winter. "Only adult males chirp,"said Carl Jenkins of Crazy Carl's Cricket Farm. "It was music to myears when I first heard chirping." The sound told Jenkins that his product was a success. He ...
Cecille J. Gilbert Safford ; Worked at experimental radio lab during World War II
Jan 01, 2008 ... DEERING - Cecille Joan Gilbert Safford, 84, died Saturday, Dec.29, 2007, at the Concord Regional Visiting Nurse Association HospiceHouse in Concord. She was born Nov. 8, 1923, at Sacred Heart Infirmary inManchester, the daughter of Nerine Warne Gilbert Duarte and LeroyCharles ...
School funding amendment may resurface ; Education debate returns to Legislature
Jan 01, 2008; ... In the six months since the Legislature recessed, Gov. John Lynchand legislative leaders have been pushing to resurrect aconstitutional amendment on education funding. Senate Republican Leader Ted Gatsas - who voted against aproposed amendment in June - is working with Senate ...
After defeat, Edwards returned to his passion ; Poverty center let him remain in public eye
Jan 01, 2008; ... In the months after John Edwards and John Kerry lost their 2004bid for the White House, Edwards had to decide how to spend timesuddenly available to him. While his advisers at the time say hehadn't yet resolved to make another run for the presidency, thechoices he would make would set ...
Business calendar
Jan 01, 2008 ... Tomorrow: Concord Business Network International, BNI Partnersfor Success, will host a networking event at 8 a.m. at the AmericanRed Cross Building, 2 Maitland St., Concord. Info: 848-4500. Thursday: The Newfound Region Chamber of Commerce ...
Donald A. Curtis ; Member of the Masons
Jan 01, 2008 ... LEESBURG, Fla. - Donald Albion Curtis, 77, a summer resident ofGlen, died Friday, Dec. 28, 2007. Mr. Curtis was born in Pittsfield. He was a salesman and a member of the Congregational Church inFranklin. He was an active member of the Masons 32nd degree, EasternStar and an ...
New Hampshire essential for Obama ; Staff press for votes in 'ferocious' effort
Jan 01, 2008; ... The New Hampshire Democratic primary plays a vital role in Sen.Barack Obama's campaign strategy, as a way to gain momentum againstrivals Hillary Clinton and John Edwards, Obama's national campaignmanager, David Plouffe, said yesterday. "Historically, New Hampshire has been a very ...
Campaign watch
Jan 01, 2008 ... TODAY - John McCain holds a town hall meeting at the VFW, 143 CourtSt., Laconia, 6 ...
Movie schedules
Jan 01, 2008 ... Listings are for today only. To confirm show times, call movietheaters. Red River Theatres 11 Main St., Concord, 224-4600 Lars and the Real Girl (PG-13) 2:20 No Country For Old Men (R) 4:40, 7:15 Into the Wild (R) 3:45, 6:45 My Kid Could Paint That ...
Joan M. Carroll ; Active in Warner Fall Foliage Festival
Jan 01, 2008 ... LAKEWOOD, Colo. - Joan M. Carroll, 76, died Thursday, Dec. 27,2007. She lived in Warner for 21 years and moved to Colorado in 1999. She retired from the Merrimack County Telephone Co. and wasactive in the Warner Fall Foliage Festival and the Warner ...
Mayor's going-away present: a $25 ticket
Jan 01, 2008; ... On his last official day in office, Mayor Michael Donovan went tocity hall yesterday afternoon to drop off his "city business"parking permit, a book of ordinances and unused "mayor's office"envelopes. He thought he had parked in a 20-minute space on GreenStreet in front of City Hall, ...
One for the record books ; End-of-year storm sets new mark for snowfall
Jan 01, 2008; ... The year went out with a record-breaking storm yesterday thatbrought the month's cumulative snowfall to 44.5 inches in Concord,making it the snowiest December in more than 130 years. And there won't be any rest for the snow-shoveling weary. The 2008 snowfall tally is expected ...
Same-sex couples say 'I Do' just after midnight
Jan 01, 2008; ... More than 40 couples braved chilly conditions outside the StateHouse last night to be among the first in the state to celebrate acivil union. Shortly after midnight, they walked two-by-two under anarchway and into state history. "We are here to support the right to do this," said ...
Madeline D. Spencer ; Enjoyed carpentry work and fishing
Jan 01, 2008 ... Madeline D. Spencer, 76, died Friday, Dec. 28, 2007, in Concord. The daughter of Madeline and the Rev. Frederick Dixon, she wasborn Jan. 6, 1931, in Mount Silinda, South Africa. Madeline (Maddie to her friends) loved animals, especially hertwo cats that she shared her home with ...
Record of bad judgment
Jan 01, 2008 ... Sen. Obama's chief campaign adviser, David Axelrod, has beencriticized by some for "politicizing" this week's events in Pakistanand for suggesting that rising instability in nuclear-armed Pakistanis one of the harmful by-products of the Iraq adventure, anadventure which Sen. Clinton ...
Excitement, trust and hope in Obama
Jan 01, 2008 ... For the first time in many years I see the excitement, trust andhope that people, young and old, have found in the candidacy ofBarack Obama. He offers the ...
School reform may not be the answer
Jan 01, 2008 ... Having devoted numerous years to the testing of students foradmission to graduate study in mathematics and the sciences, I readwith interest your Dec. 5 editorial about the lower aspirations ofthe current crop of students. As usual, the blame was quickly placed on the shoulders of ...
Obama, for a change
Jan 01, 2008 ... I am a young, disillusioned voter who has a hard time believingpoliticians can do anything good. I have never voted for someone Iactually believed in. My dad sometimes reminisces about leaders wecould trust to do the right thing or at least to try to do the rightthing. Honestly, I never ...
Democratic mouthpiece
Jan 01, 2008 ... This letter is in response to your anti-Romney smear campaignthat you labeled an editorial ("Romney should not be the nextpresident," Sunday Monitor, Dec. 23). You have once again proven that the mainstream media is not "fairand balanced." The Concord Monitor is truly ...
Edwards will fight special interests
Jan 01, 2008 ... With one issue after another, our economy and democracy have beenundermined by special interests. This is so much a part of theAmerican landscape now that we hardly seem to notice. Some people would rather keep things simple, thinking that oncethe Republicans are out of the White ...
Obama has the ability we need
Jan 01, 2008 ... I am writing in support of Sen. Barack Obama. As a wife, mother,grandmother and an educator for more than 38 years, I believe thatSen. Obama has the ability, commitment, experience and desire toreengage this country in a united effort to regain the trust, faithand admiration of our ...
Disgusting
Jan 01, 2008 ... Your personal attack on Mitt Romney is disgusting. Once againyour paper amounts to nothing more ...
Act now on warming
Jan 01, 2008 ... The globe is warming, but do we really get it? The temperateweather patterns that we enjoy are a result of the ocean temperatureand the polar region's ice mass. Scientists know the oceans act as agiant heat sponge, absorbing solar heat and tempering our climate.However, the increased ...
What I like
Jan 01, 2008; ... BARBARA HIGGINS, longtime track and cross-country coach atConcord High, loves the chicken tenders at the Puritan Backroomrestaurant in Manchester. It's the special sauce, with its mysterious ingredients, thatgrabs her taste buds. "It has to have the special sauce," Higgins ...
A perilous walk on messy sidewalks
Jan 01, 2008 ... On Christmas Day I went for a walk and experienced the sidewalkson Concord Heights for the first time. My gym was closed, so Idecided to get a bit of exercise outside. The conditions underfootwere un-navigable. Snow had not been removed, and it was extremelyslippery. I can ...
I'm breaking my rule and endorsing Obama for president ; Value of a long political resume is overrated
Jan 01, 2008; ... For nearly 30 years, I have been a proud citizen of the GraniteState, no more so than when we conduct our first in the nationprimary. Obviously, it's a chance to see the candidates face-to-face untethered from their handlers and minders, to kick the tires,as the cliche goes, of their ...
Beware the slogans
Jan 01, 2008 ... This primary, don't vote your favorite slogan into front-runnerstatus. Don't vote a slick image into pack leadership. We're allbusy, with paychecks to earn and kids to raise and overdue noticesto juggle, and those 30-second ads are all we can focus on. Butwe've just lived through eight ...
Degrading
Jan 01, 2008 ... Re "Romney should not be the next president" (Sunday Monitoreditorial, Dec. 23): Your paper makes me ashamed to be living in New Hampshire. Theattack on Mitt ...
Bon appetit!
Jan 01, 2008 ... I have just received a copy of the White House Christmas dinnermenu. Let me share it with you: Your choice of shredded American eagle tasered to perfection withlight pepper spray served on a cedar waterboard, or Bill of Rightsflambe with a puree of habeas corpus and chickenhawk ...
A real winner
Jan 01, 2008 ... John McCain has been quietly moving up in the polls with thesupport of powerful interest groups determined to put him in theWhite House. It's been interesting to observe, especially since McCain hasbeen rather mild-mannered - speaking mostly, in monotone cliches.His quiet "I love ...
Don't waste your vote on Romney
Jan 01, 2008 ... Mitt Romney is the worst choice for president. If he getselected, expect much worse for the following four years. The ironic thing about his supporters on the campaign trail isthat they are mostly poor to middle-class people who believe what hesays because they see his car salesman ...
Make up yourown mind
Jan 01, 2008 ... Despite the media's constant attention to only those theyconsidered "top runners" in this election and their predictions thatthis would be a race between Clinton and Obama on the Democraticside and Romney and Giuliani on the Republican side, the messages ofothers are getting ...
She's ready
Jan 01, 2008 ... Just eight years ago we were prosperous, our economy wasthriving, we were at peace, we were world leaders. Everybody wantedto come to America - a land of golden opportunity. Today we are at war, our young men are dying on foreign soil, andour economy has reached the lowest point ...
Nancy Heath Rollins ; Avid hunter enjoyed watching birds and sports
Jan 01, 2008 ... NOTTINGHAM - Nancy Heath Rollins, 73, of Steppingstone Road, diedSunday, Dec. 30, 2007, at home, with her family by her side. Born Oct. 18, 1934, in Northwood Narrows, she was the daughter ofthe late Robinson and Elsie C. (Mudgett) Heath. She graduated from Coe-Brown Northwood ...
McCain parties like it's 1999 ; He works five events into New Year's Eve
Jan 01, 2008; ... Driving between campaign events yesterday, Sen. John McCain andhis adviser, Charlie Black, speculated with reporters about theRepublican primary race. Rudy Giuliani, they said, had no scheduledcampaign events for yesterday or today. "It's a holiday," Black said. "What the ...
My first car
Jan 01, 2008 ... Graduating high school in 1939 at age 17, and my brothergraduating in 1940 at age 16, we bought a 1933 Plymouth Roadsterwith a rumble seat for $25. In 1943, seven student nurses - including me, the driver - droveto a local nightclub ...
Unfair to Clinton
Jan 01, 2008 ... I'm getting frustrated with the Monitor's reporting of theprimary campaign and in particular the Clinton vs. Obama campaigns.I have always thought of the Monitor as providing fairly unbiasedreporting but not during this buildup to the primary. Every article about Hillary Clinton ...
Vote Romney
Jan 01, 2008 ... I completely agree with Bruce Keough's "My Turn" piece ("MittRomney is the right leader for these challenging times," MonitorForum, Dec. 27). Gov. Romney is a very personable man with the best background ofknowledge, leadership ability, business and very strong ...
Straight talk
Jan 01, 2008 ... I would like to thank the Concord Monitor for backing Sen. JohnMcCain. I have followed Sen. McCain around the state during several ofhis stops. He is without a doubt the most qualified to lead ourcountry. Sen. McCain is knowledgeable on all the important issues.He has integrity ...
We can trust his judgment
Jan 01, 2008 ... I am voting for Barack Obama. The reason is simple: No othercandidate can bring about the changes needed in Washington and inthe country. Leadership encompasses the ability to inspire others to be theirbest, the ability to use one's intuition informed by intellect tomake sound ...
Wow!
Jan 01, 2008 ... I did something different this year: I decided to volunteer fora presidential campaign. Most New Hampshire residents know what a privilege it is to bethe first-in-the-nation primary state. If you are one of the few whocomplain about campaigns calling or sending information about ...
To 2007 we bid adieu, in 2008 we begin anew
Jan 01, 2008; ... Two Thousand and Seven has expired; it's toast. It's surrenderedits spirit, given up its ghost. Yes, the year that's just passed isnow oh, so, passe, But before rites are final, here's an instant replay. Remember the time in the not-so-far past When a Gilford bride got ...
Sick of it
Jan 01, 2008 ... Re "Ron Paul's Constitutional" (Sunday Monitor Local & Statepage, Dec. 30): You quote people doubting Ron Paul's leadership ability. No othercandidate has the citizens rallying like Dr. Paul does. It isextremely important to note that many of his supporters became thatway ...
What about Paul?
Jan 01, 2008 ... It appears that Fox News has failed to invite Ron Paul to the NewHampshire Republican debate on Jan. 6. Considering the record-breaking fundraising and the number ofsupporters Dr. Paul has in New Hampshire, this ...
Click on it
Jan 01, 2008 ... Fans can watch portions of the U.S. Cross Country Championshipsthat start today from Michigan Tech Nordic Training Center. Threeweb cams will cover the start and the finish sections of the course,providing streaming video and audio from the ...
The best of 2007 from 1 to 10
Jan 01, 2008; ... As sports fans, we are compelled by the omnipresent opportunityto see something special. A champion's charge. A brilliant chip froman impossible, half-buried bunker lie. David challenging Goliath -and defeating him. In an age of repeating highlight reels, and nightly rankings ...
Flush with loyalty
Jan 01, 2008 ... Pat Noone was honored as the New England Patriots fan of the yearlast week in a ceremony at Gillette Stadium. Among his qualifications: Noone, a Swiftwater, Pa., resident, hasdriven 5 1/2 hours each way to attend ...
UNH and USA
Jan 01, 2008 ... The University of New Hampshire's James vanRiemsdyk had a goaland three assists yesterday to help lead the U.S. National JuniorTeam to a 5-3 victory over Finland at the World Junior ...
Sports roundup
Jan 01, 2008 ... Youth basketball The Kearsarge 5th- and 6th-grade girls' basketball team won theSt. Paul's Christmas Tournament over the weekend with a 51-20victory over Newfound in the championship game. Anna Cahill (22points), Morgan Church (16) and Erica Bologna (nine) led theoffense. Chloe ...
Never more
Jan 01, 2008 ... Brian Billick was fired as coach of the Baltimore Ravensyesterday, less than a day after his team concluded a disappointing5-11 season. Billick won the 2001 Super Bowl in his second season with theRavens, and led the team to a franchise-best 13-3 record in 2006.But Baltimore lost ...
Pure water through pedaling ; High school seniors enter innovation event
Jan 02, 2008; ... The name of the contest is sort of daunting: Innovate or Die. Butif that bothers Julia Coffin and Alice Arsenault, 17-year-oldConcord High seniors who've been friends since third grade, theydon't show it. Ask them if they spent dozens of weekends in the garage, hammersin hand, ...
United at midnight ; Same-sex couples, supporters celebrate as a new year begins
Jan 02, 2008; ... Rita Lamy and Linda Archer came to make their three-yearrelationship legal. Anne Marie and Debra Menendez are alreadyhitched but wanted to be supportive. And three friends home from theWest Coast figured there was nowhere better to celebrate the newyear. They and nearly 200 ...
A great man
Jan 02, 2008 ... Re "Republicans' best choice is John McCain" (Monitor editorial,Dec. 29): Thank you for your kind words about this great man. Our nation isdesperate for a leader to lift us from our slough of cynicism andinspire us to make our government work for the people or get out ...
But why?
Jan 02, 2008 ... Your recent attack on Mitt Romney left several questionsunanswered, the greatest among them the question, "Why?" Is itpossible that ...
A vote for the GOP?
Jan 02, 2008 ... With its endorsement of Hillary Clinton in the Jan. 8 Democraticprimary, it would appear as though the Concord Monitor actuallywants our next president to be a Republican. Polls have consistently shown Clinton unable to defeat any of theleading Republican candidates. Those polls ...
5 questions about prison poodles
Jan 02, 2008; ... A group of state prison inmates did so well training their firstset of service dogs that Sister Pauline Quinn had no reservationsabout bringing four new puppies behind the walls. Well, almost none.These four are poodles, and Quinn didn't know how they'd bereceived. Her concerns were ...
Movie schedules
Jan 02, 2008 ... Listings are for today only. To confirm times, call theaters. Red River Theatres 11 Main St., Concord, 224-4600 Lars and the Real Girl (PG-13) 6 No Country For Old Men (R) 8:20 Into the Wild (R) 7:40 My Kid Could Paint That (PG-13) ...
Debra A. Bean ; Worked for Lincoln Financial in Concord
Jan 02, 2008 ... SALISBURY - Debra A. Bean, 46, died at Concord Hospital on Dec.29, 2007. She was born Oct. 18, 1961, in Manchester, the daughter of Robertand Claire (Simard) Bean. She and her son, Brian, shared the same birthday. She was raised in Pembroke and was a graduate of Concord ...
A wartime president
Jan 02, 2008 ... Americans have an important decision to make. In these troubledtimes, we are electing a president who will lead us for the nextfour years. Much has been said about the conflict in Iraq. Somecandidates want us to run from Iraq with our tails between our legslike cowards and disgrace the ...
Conflicts aplenty in session ; Dems hope to resolve school-funding debate
Jan 02, 2008; ... From a looming fight over whether to remove a sitting superiorcourt judge to a fresh vote on the old issue of boat speed limits toa new effort to banish unhealthy foods from schools, the legislativesession that begins today promises plenty of action. Topping everyone's list is the ...
Consider Kucinich
Jan 02, 2008 ... With the New Hampshire primary days away, I urge last-minutedeciders to consider Dennis Kucinich, the six-term congressman fromOhio and Democratic candidate for president. His strong positions on bringing the troops home from Iraq, onavoiding unnecessary war with Iran, and on ...
Not so big
Jan 02, 2008 ... Ron Paul excluded from the New Hampshire forum by Fox News andthe New ...
NH on eBay
Jan 02, 2008 ... In 1968 , Nixon really was the one. He would win the NewHampshire Republican primary that year and go on to be elected totwo terms in the White House. His ...
Enough red vs. blue
Jan 02, 2008 ... We have a momentous choice in front of us. We can elect someonewho will lock us into four more years of partisan backbiting andpoisonous politics, or we can choose a leader who has thetemperament and proven ability to ...